| Year: | 1896 |
| Team: | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Western Interstate University Football Association |
| Short Conf: | WIUFA |
| Record: | 7–1–1 |
| Conf Record: | 3–0–1 |
| Head Coach: | Alfred E. Bull |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Stadium: | Iowa Field |
| Champion: | WIUFA champion |
The 1896 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa during the 1896 college football season. It was the first Hawkeye football team to win a conference championship. The Hawkeyes went undefeated against the likes of Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska and had only one loss, to Chicago. The team allowed only 12 points the entire season.