1949 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

1949 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceBig Nine Conference
Record4–5 (3–3 Big Nine)
Head coach
MVPJack Dittmer
Home stadiumIowa Stadium
1949 Big Nine Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Ohio State + 4 1 17 1 2
No. 7 Michigan + 4 1 16 2 1
No. 8 Minnesota 4 2 07 2 0
Wisconsin 3 2 15 3 1
Illinois 3 3 13 4 2
Iowa 3 3 04 5 0
Northwestern 3 4 04 5 0
Purdue 2 4 04 5 0
Indiana 0 6 01 8 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Iowa Hawkeyes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Iowa as a member of the Big Nine Conference during the 1949 Big Nine football season. In their eighth and final season under head coach Eddie Anderson, the Hawkeyes compiled a 4–5 record (3–3 in conference games), finished in sixth place in the Big Nine, and were outscored by a total of 247 to 184.

The team played its home games at Iowa Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.