 A large metal plate on the base of the trophy shows the complete results for each Telephone Trophy game.Before the 1959 match-up between the two schools, which took place in Ames, Iowa, field testing showed that the telephones the two schools used to communicate with their coaches in the coaches box were wired so that either school could hear what was happening on the other sideline.The problem was fixed before the game, but neither of the two coaches knew that.