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
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Ohio State + 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 2
No. 7 Michigan + 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
No. 8 Minnesota 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Wisconsin 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Illinois 3 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 2
3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Northwestern 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Purdue 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Indiana 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 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.[1]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 24UCLA*
L 25–4143,546
October 1at Purdue
W 21–732,000
October 8Illinois
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 14–2045,066
October 15Indiana
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
W 35–9
October 22No. 13 Northwestern
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
W 28–21
October 29Oregon*
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
W 34–31
November 5at MinnesotaNo. 15
L 7–5562,089
November 12at Wisconsin
L 13–3545,000
November 19at No. 1 Notre Dame*
L 7–2856,790
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

See also: 1949 college football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP————15————

References

  1. ^ "1949 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
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