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Iowa Football Team History

Iowa Hawkeyes

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
Founded: 1847
Stadium: Kinnick Stadium
Capacity: 70,585
Colors: Gold, Black & White
Coach: Edward N. Eddie Anderson
Conference: Big 10-

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1889 <-- 1948 <- 1949 -> 1950 --> 2024

1949 Season Highlights

Edward N. Eddie Anderson enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Iowa.

1949 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 24	vs. UCLA	25	41	L
Sat., Oct. 1	@ Purdue	21	7	W
Sat., Oct. 8	vs. Illinois	14	20	L
Sat., Oct. 15	vs. Indiana	35	9	W
Sat., Oct. 22	vs. Northwestern	28	21	W
Sat., Oct. 29	vs. Oregon	34	31	W
Sat., Nov. 5	@ Minnesota	7	55	L
Sat., Nov. 12	@ Wisconsin	13	35	L
Sat., Nov. 19	@ Notre Dame	7	28	L

1949 Season Totals
Record	4-5
Points Scored	184
Scoring Average	20.4
Points Allowed	247
Defense Average	27.4
Opponents Record	44-36
Conference Record	3-3
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	1-3

1949 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1949 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Minnesota	7-2	231	80		4-2	131	47	Bernard W. Bernie Bierman
Illinois	3-4-2	149	140		3-3-1	109	93	Ray Eliot
Indiana	1-8	117	254		0-6	57	178	Clyde B. Smith
Ohio State	7-1-2	207	136	Won 17-14	4-1-1	128	65	Wesley E. Wes Fesler
Michigan	6-2-1	135	85		4-1-1	94	54	Bennie G. Oosterbaan
Wisconsin	5-3-1	207	129		3-2-1	98	81	Ivan B. Ivy Williamson
Iowa	4-5	184	247		3-3	118	147	Edward N. Eddie Anderson
Northwestern	4-5	137	156		3-4	91	120	Robert W. Bob Voigts
Purdue	4-5	119	135		2-4	52	93	Stuart K. Stu Holcomb

1949 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1949 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.