1950 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

The 1950 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1950 Big Nine Conference football season. Led by first-year head coach Leonard Raffensperger, the Hawkeyes compiled an overall record of 3–5–1 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, placing sixth in the Big Ten. The team played home games at Iowa Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.

1950 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–5–1 (2–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPHarold Bradley Jr.
Home stadiumIowa Stadium
Seasons
← 1949
1951 →
1950 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Michigan $ 4 1 1 6 3 1
No. 14 Ohio State 5 2 0 6 3 0
Wisconsin 5 2 0 6 3 0
No. 13 Illinois 4 2 0 7 2 0
Northwestern 3 3 0 6 3 0
Iowa 2 4 0 3 5 1
Minnesota 1 4 1 1 7 1
Indiana 1 4 0 3 5 1
Purdue 1 4 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 29at No. 12 USC*W 20–1445,167
October 7at IndianaNo. 17L 7–20
October 14No. 15 WisconsinL 0–1446,333
October 21Purdue 
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
W 33–2152,261
October 28at No. 6 Ohio StateL 21–8382,174
November 4at MinnesotaW 13–060,321
November 11No. 10 Illinois
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 7–2145,104
November 18Notre Dame*
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
T 14–1452,863
November 24at No. 14 Miami (FL)*L 6–14
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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