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Photos: Iowa fans tailgating and pregame scenes at 2019 Holiday Bowl

Dec. 27, 2019 6:08 pm
Iowa Hawkeyes flag is seen on a vehicle with SDCCU Stadium before the 2019 Holiday Bowl between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the USC Trojans in San Diego, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 27, 2019. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes fan Jonathan Schultz (right) takes a selfie with his daughters Jaelynn (left), 16, and Jordan before the 2019 Holiday Bowl between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the USC Trojans at SDCCU Stadium in San Diego, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 27, 2019. Jonathan, a Sioux City native has been in California since 1994 when he was stationed in the Air Force. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Former Linn-Mar and Iowa Central Community College footballer Ray Cheetany (right) and his cousin Dina Mansour tailgate before the 2019 Holiday Bowl between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the USC Trojans at SDCCU Stadium in San Diego, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 27, 2019. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes quarterback Ryan Schmidt (17) throws while on the field before the 2019 Holiday Bowl between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the USC Trojans at SDCCU Stadium in San Diego, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 27, 2019. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes quarterback Ryan Schmidt (17) throws while on the field before the 2019 Holiday Bowl between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the USC Trojans at SDCCU Stadium in San Diego, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 27, 2019. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes football helmets without the Tigerhawk logo, in honor of former head coach Hayden Fry, and a sticker honoring former Iowa athletics director Chalmers William 'Bump' Elliott on the helmets before the 2019 Holiday Bowl between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the USC Trojans at SDCCU Stadium in San Diego, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 27, 2019. Elliott died Dec. 7 while Fry died Dec. 17. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes football helmets without the Tigerhawk logo, in honor of former head coach Hayden Fry, and a sticker honoring former Iowa athletics director Chalmers William 'Bump' Elliott on the helmets before the 2019 Holiday Bowl between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the USC Trojans at SDCCU Stadium in San Diego, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 27, 2019. Elliott died Dec. 7 while Fry died Dec. 17. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes quarterback Ryan Schmidt (17) weaves around a goal line pylon as he warms up on the field before the 2019 Holiday Bowl between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the USC Trojans at SDCCU Stadium in San Diego, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 27, 2019. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes figurines line the top of the truck cab of Jonathan Schultz as he tailgates with his daughters Jaelynn, 16, and Jordan before the 2019 Holiday Bowl between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the USC Trojans at SDCCU Stadium in San Diego, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 27, 2019. Jonathan, a Sioux City native has been in California since 1994 when he was stationed in the Air Force. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes fan Jonathan Schultz is decked out in Hawkeyes regalia as he tailgates with his daughters Jaelynn, 16, and Jordan before the 2019 Holiday Bowl between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the USC Trojans at SDCCU Stadium in San Diego, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 27, 2019. Jonathan, a Sioux City native has been in California since 1994 when he was stationed in the Air Force. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Dave Bannister of Des Moines, Iowa, dressed as Hayden Fry as he tailgates before the 2019 Holiday Bowl between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the USC Trojans at SDCCU Stadium in San Diego, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 27, 2019. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
A tailgater displays a sweatshirt before the 2019 Holiday Bowl between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the USC Trojans at SDCCU Stadium in San Diego, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 27, 2019. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Jake Zimmerman, dressed as Hayden Fry rides his high bicycle as he tailgates before the 2019 Holiday Bowl between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the USC Trojans at SDCCU Stadium in San Diego, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 27, 2019. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Waukon, Iowa, native Andrea Berry of Phoenix, AZ, smiles as she talks to her husband Travis as they tailgate before the 2019 Holiday Bowl between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the USC Trojans at SDCCU Stadium in San Diego, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 27, 2019. Andrea went to the University of Iowa. Travis is a fan by marriage. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Travis Berry of Phoenix, AZ, wears a Hawkeyes hat as he tailgates with his wife Andrea before the 2019 Holiday Bowl between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the USC Trojans at SDCCU Stadium in San Diego, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 27, 2019. Andrea, a Waukon native went to the University of Iowa. Travis is a fan by marriage. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)