The band and Hawkeye fans spent the Sept. 12 Cy-Hawk game honoring Phillips and his passing.

In a performance Phillips helped create but was postponed by one week, the Hawkeye Marching Band performed “50 Years of the Muppet Show” during halftime. During the final song — Rainbow Connection — the band shifted into formation to spell Derek’s name. The sold-out crowd at Kinnick Stadium gave the band a standing ovation.

Temple will lead the 300 members of the Hawkeye Marching Band as the third woman to hold the title in program history, serving in the role for the next school year.

The Hawkeye Marching Band announces the next Golden Voice of the Hawkeye Marching Band, Bob Shomper!

University of Iowa alumnus John F. Allen (66BBA) watched from the tunnel at Kinnick Stadium as the Hawkeye Marching Band sang “Alma Mater, Iowa” before taking the field to the Iowa Fight Song. The performance, which he found even “more inspiring than the football game,” helped support Allen’s decision to make a transformational gift that would benefit all 295 members of the band.

The first-year undergraduate student is performing in her first season with the Hawkeye Marching Band as their feature twirler.