| Year: | 1983 |
| Team: | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Coachrank: | 14 |
| Aprank: | 14 |
| Record: | 9–3 |
| Conf Record: | 7–2 |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Oc Year: | 5th |
| Def Coach: | Bill Brashier |
| Dc Year: | 5th |
| Captain: | Norm Granger Jon Roehlk Dave Strobel |
| Mvp: | Norm Granger Chuck Long Dave Moritz |
| Bowl Result: | L 14–6 vs. Florida |
The 1983 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Hawkeyes, led by head coach Hayden Fry, were members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Kinnick Stadium. Iowa finished the season 9–3 (7–2 Big Ten), capped by a loss to Florida in the Gator Bowl.
| Hayden Fry | Head coach | - align="center" | 5th | Baylor (1951) | |
| Bill Brashier | Defensive Coordinator | - align="center" | 5th | North Texas State (1952) | |
| Bill Snyder | Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks | - align="center" | 5th | William Jewell (1963) | |
| Dan McCarney | Defensive Line | - align="center" | 7th | Iowa (1975) | |
| Barry Alvarez | Linebackers | - align="center" | 5th | Nebraska (1969) | |
| Tight Ends | - align="center" | 5th | Army (1973) | ||
| Carl Jackson | Running Backs | - align="center" | 5th | Prairie View A&M (1963) | |
| Kirk Ferentz | Offensive Line | - align="center" | 3rd | Connecticut (1978) | |
| Del Miller | Offensive assistant | - align="center" | 6th | Central (IA) (1972) | |
| Bernie Wyatt | Defensive Ends/Recruiting Coordinator | - align="center" | 10th | Iowa (1962) | |
| Bill Dervrich | Strength and Conditioning | - align="center" | 4th | West Chester State (1975) | |
| Bob Stoops | Graduate Assistant | - align="center" | 1st | Iowa (1983) |
Five of the staff would go on to become the winningest head coaches at five different programs: Snyder (Kansas State), Alvarez (Wisconsin), Stoops (Oklahoma), McCarney (Iowa State) and Ferentz (Iowa)
See also: 1983 Iowa State Cyclones football team and Iowa–Iowa State football rivalry.
This was the first of 15 straight wins in the series for the Hawkeyes.
See also: 1983 Penn State Nittany Lions football team.
See also: 1983 Ohio State Buckeyes football team.
The Hawkeyes earned their first win over the Buckeyes since 1962.
See also: 1983 Illinois Fighting Illini football team.
The Hawkeyes - ranked #3 in the Coaches poll and #4 in the AP poll - could not break through on this day in Champaign. Illinois would go on to win the outright Big Ten title by finishing 9-0 in conference play.
See also: 1983 Northwestern Wildcats football team.
The Hawkeyes set a Big Ten record with 713 yards of total offense.
See also: 1983 Purdue Boilermakers football team.
See also: 1983 Michigan Wolverines football team.
See also: 1983 Indiana Hoosiers football team.
See also: 1983 Wisconsin Badgers football team and Iowa–Wisconsin football rivalry.
See also: 1983 Michigan State Spartans football team.
See also: 1983 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team and Iowa–Minnesota football rivalry.
The Hawkeyes rolled up a school-record 517 yards rushing against the Gophers. Three Iowa backs went over 100 yards, led by Eddie Phillips with 172 yards and 3 touchdowns. Ronnie Harmon had 75 yards and 2 touchdowns on only 4 carries, and also caught a touchdown pass.
See main article: 1983 Gator Bowl.
See also: 1983 Florida Gators football team.
See also: 1983 College Football All-America Team and 1983 All-Big Ten Conference football team.
See main article: 1984 NFL draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Tackle | 1 | 21 | Kansas City Chiefs | |
| Center | 4 | 97 | New Orleans Saints | |
| Running Back | 5 | 137 | Dallas Cowboys | |
| Joe Levelis | Guard | 6 | 166 | Dallas Cowboys |
| Dave Moritz | Wide Receiver | 10 | 275 | San Francisco 49ers |