| 1948Iowa Hawkeyes football | |
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| Conference | Big Nine Conference |
| Record | 4–5 (2–4 Big Nine) |
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| MVP | Al DiMarco |
| Home stadium | Iowa Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1Michigan $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7Northwestern | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16Minnesota | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1948 Iowa Hawkeyes football team was anAmerican football team that represented theUniversity of Iowa in the1948 Big Nine Conference football season. The team compiled a 4–5 record (2–4 against conference opponents) and finished in a tie for fifth place in theBig Nine Conference.[1][2]
Iowa was ranked at No. 42 in the finalLitkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[3]
Head coachEddie Anderson was in his seventh and final season as Iowa's head coach; he was inducted into theCollege Football Hall of Fame in 1971.[4]
The team's statistical leaders included Jerry Faske with 491 rushing yards, quarterback Al DiMarco with 1,105 passing yards, and Bob McKenzie with 382 receiving yards.[5] DiMarco was selected as the team's most valuable player.[6] Three Iowa players received either All-American or All-Big Nine honors in 1948:
Other players of note on the 1948 team includedJack Dittmer, who later played six years inMajor League Baseball.[11]
The team played its home games atIowa Stadium (now Kinnick Stadium). It drew 212,708 spectators at five home games, an average of 42,542 per game.[12]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 25 | Marquette* | W 14–12 | |||
| October 2 | atIndiana | L 0–7 | |||
| October 9 | at No. 11Ohio State | W 14–7 | 63,394 | [13] | |
| October 16 | Purdue |
| L 13–20 | 47,000 | |
| October 23 | No. 2Notre Dame* |
| L 12–27 | 53,000 | |
| October 30 | Wisconsin |
| W 19–13 | 38,000 | [14] |
| November 6 | atIllinois | L 0–14 | 41,502 | ||
| November 13 | No. 14Minnesota |
| L 21–28 | 44,000 | |
| November 20 | atBoston University* | W 34–14 | 12,848 | [15][16] | |
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