| Year: | 1948 |
| Team: | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Big Nine Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Nine |
| Record: | 4–5 |
| Conf Record: | 2–4 |
| Head Coach: | Eddie Anderson |
| Hc Year: | 7th |
| Mvp: | Al DiMarco |
| Stadium: | Iowa Stadium |
The 1948 Iowa Hawkeyes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Iowa in the 1948 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 the Big Nine Conference.[1] [2]
Iowa was ranked at No. 42 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[3]
Head coach Eddie Anderson was in his seventh and final season as Iowa's head coach; he was inducted into the College 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 included Jack Dittmer, who later played six years in Major League Baseball.[11]
The team played its home games at Iowa Stadium (now Kinnick Stadium). It drew 212,708 spectators at five home games, an average of 42,542 per game.[12]