| Year: | 1989 |
| Team: | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Record: | 5–6 |
| Conf Record: | 3–5 |
| Hc Year: | 11th |
| Off Coach: | Carl Jackson |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Def Coach: | Bill Brashier |
| Dc Year: | 11th |
| Mvp: | Richard Bass Jim Johnson |
| Stadium: | Kinnick Stadium (Capacity: 67,700) |
The 1989 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Hawkeyes played their home games at Kinnick Stadium and were led by head coach Hayden Fry. Iowa finished with a 5–6 record (3–5 Big Ten) and failed to make a bowl for the first time since the 1980 season.
See also: 1989 Oregon Ducks football team.
See also: 1989 Iowa State Cyclones football team and Iowa–Iowa State football rivalry.
The Hawkeyes defeated the Cyclones for the seventh consecutive time.[3]
See also: 1989 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team.
See also: 1989 Michigan State Spartans football team.
See also: 1989 Wisconsin Badgers football team and Iowa–Wisconsin football rivalry.
Nick Bell ran for a career high 217 yards and scored 3 touchdowns (2 rushing, 1 receiving) in the Hawkeyes' win over Wisconsin.[6]
See also: 1989 Michigan Wolverines football team.
See also: 1989 Northwestern Wildcats football team.
See also: 1989 Illinois Fighting Illini football team.
See also: 1989 Purdue Boilermakers football team.
See also: Floyd of Rosedale.
See also: 1989 All-Big Ten Conference football team.
See main article: 1990 NFL draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Bill Anderson | Center | 7 | 176 | Chicago Bears |
| Linebacker | 10 | 251 | New York Jets | |