9 , ▁Martin ▁Sam pson , ▁who ▁would ▁later ▁score ▁the ▁first ▁touch down ▁in ▁school ▁history , ▁led ▁a ▁meeting ▁regarding ▁the ▁organization ▁of ▁an ▁S . U . I . ▁football ▁team . ▁It ▁was ▁this ▁suggestion ▁that ▁earned ▁Sam pson ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁coach ▁and ▁captain ▁of ▁the ▁team . ▁In ▁the ▁following ▁days , ▁Iowa ▁sent ▁out ▁a ▁challenge ▁to ▁any ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Iowa ▁for ▁a ▁game ▁of ▁football . ▁The ▁one ▁team ▁to ▁accept ▁Iowa ' s ▁challenge : ▁Iowa ▁College . ▁The ▁Haw key es ▁were ▁no ▁str angers ▁to ▁the ▁P ione ers , ▁as ▁the ▁two ▁schools ▁had ▁met ▁on ▁the ▁baseball ▁diam ond ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁before . ▁The ▁game ▁date ▁was ▁set ▁for ▁November ▁ 1 6 , ▁and ▁the ▁prepar ations ▁for ▁the ▁game ▁began . ▁ ▁Pre par ations ▁were ▁difficult ▁at ▁Iowa , ▁as ▁proper ▁management ▁and ▁leadership ▁was ▁obviously ▁lack ing ▁at ▁team ▁practices . ▁That ▁was ▁hardly ▁the ▁case ▁with ▁practices ▁at ▁Iowa ▁College . ▁With ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁Frank ▁Ever est ▁and ▁Lou ▁Van ▁G iesen , ▁two ▁men ▁with ▁playing ▁experience ▁back ▁east , ▁the ▁P ione ers ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁field ▁a ▁compet itive ▁team . ▁Iowa ▁was ▁out match ed , ▁and ▁lost ▁the ▁game , ▁ 2 4 – 0 . ▁Although ▁a ▁rem atch ▁was ▁scheduled ▁to ▁be ▁played ▁on ▁Thanks g iving , ▁it ▁was ▁can ce led ▁due ▁to ▁inc lement ▁weather . ▁With