In 1956, Iowa was 6–1 when they faced Ohio State in Iowa's last Big Ten game of the year. In one of the most hard-hitting and memorable games in Iowa history, Iowa defeated the Woody Hayes-led Buckeyes, 6–0, to clinch Iowa's fourth Big Ten title and the first in 34 years. It also secured Iowa's first Rose Bowl berth. Such a happy occasion was marred, however, by the tragic news that former Hawkeye Cal Jones had just died in a plane crash in Canada. The Hawks quietly dedicated their first bowl trip to Pasadena to Jones' memory and defeated Oregon State, 35–19.