FEATURED GAME
Beat #13 Northwestern
28
vs
21
Took down #13 at home
Football History
Season Snapshot 1949 at a glance
1949 Iowa Football
4-5
Overall
3-3
Western
Edward Anderson
Head coach
By the Numbers
Power rating
+12.5
Simple Rating System — #23 nationally
Memorable Games
Highest score
35
vs Indiana on Oct 15
Best defensive game
held them to 7
vs Purdue (21-7)
Closest game
3-point win
vs Oregon (34-31)
Biggest win
by 26
vs Indiana (35-9)
Rankings & Streaks
Longest win streak
3
consecutive wins during the season
Home record
3-2
at Carver / Kinnick / home court
Road record
1-3
true road games (excludes neutral sites)
Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers
Signature Wins
ROAD WIN
Beat Purdue
21
vs
7
Quality road victory
BLOWOUT WIN
Beat Indiana
35
vs
9
Wire-to-wire control — won by 26
Heartbreakers & Tough Tests
VS A TOP TEAM
Faced #1 Notre Dame
7
vs
28
Tough matchup against #1
VS FLOYD OF ROSEDALE
Faced Minnesota
7
vs
55
Trophy game came up just short
VS HEARTLAND TROPHY
Faced Wisconsin
13
vs
35
Trophy game came up just short
Compare This Team
See how the 1949 Hawkeyes stack up against another Iowa season.
1949 Schedule 9 games
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | Home UCLA | 25–41 | L |
| Oct 1 | Away Purdue | 21–7 | W |
| Oct 8 | Home Illinois | 14–20 | L |
| Oct 15 | Home Indiana | 35–9 | W |
| Oct 22 | Home (13) Northwestern | 28–21 | W |
| Oct 29 | Home Oregon | 34–31 | W |
| Nov 5 | Away Minnesota | 7–55 | L |
| Nov 12 | Away Wisconsin | 13–35 | L |
| Nov 19 | Away (1) Notre Dame | 7–28 | L |
Team & Player Stats
Game Logs
| Date | Opp | Rslt | Passing | Rushing | Total | Penalties | TO | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | Rate | Att | Yds | TD | Plays | Yds | Y/P | No | Yds | FL | Int | TO | |||
| Sep 24 | UCLA | L 25–41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 1 | @ Purdue | W 21–7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 8 | Illinois | L 14–20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 15 | Indiana | W 35–9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 22 | Northwestern | W 28–21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 29 | Oregon | W 34–31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 5 | @ Minnesota | L 7–55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 12 | @ Wisconsin | L 13–35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 19 | @ Notre Dame | L 7–28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1949 Roster
Roster not yet imported for this season.
1949 AP Poll Movement
AP Poll
Season
NR
Final Ranking
Season Summary
- Highest Rank
- #15
- Lowest Rank
- #15
- Weeks in Poll
- 1
- Total Weeks
- 8
Week-by-week rankings
9/26
NR
10/3
NR
10/10
NR
10/17
NR
10/24
NR
10/31
#15
11/7
NR
11/14
NR
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