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
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	3–5–1 (2–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Leonard Raffensperger (1st season)
MVP	Harold Bradley Jr.
Home stadium	Iowa Stadium

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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 29	at No. 12 USC*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 20–14	45,167
October 7	at Indiana	No. 17	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 7–20
October 14	No. 15 Wisconsin		Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)	L 0–14	46,333
October 21	Purdue		Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	W 33–21	52,261
October 28	at No. 6 Ohio State		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 21–83	82,174
November 4	at Minnesota		Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)	W 13–0	60,321
November 11	No. 10 Illinois		Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	L 7–21	45,104
November 18	Notre Dame*		Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	T 14–14	52,863
November 24	at No. 14 Miami (FL)*		Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	L 6–14
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game