1948 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

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{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1948

| team = Iowa Hawkeyes

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| 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

| captain =

| stadium = Iowa Stadium

}}

{{1948 Big Nine Conference football standings}}

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.{{cite web|title=1948 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=March 13, 2017|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/iowa/1948-schedule.html}}{{cite web|title=2012 Media Guide Iowa Football|publisher=University of Iowa|year=2012|pages=167, 172|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/iowa/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/2012IAFootballMediaGuide.pdf|access-date=2013-12-22|archive-date=2013-11-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110173344/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/iowa/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/2012IAFootballMediaGuide.pdf|url-status=dead}}

Iowa was ranked at No. 42 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.{{cite news|title=Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings|newspaper=Wilmington Morning News|date=December 15, 1948|page=32|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123192904/michigan-irish-finish-1-2-in/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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.{{cite web|title=Eddie Anderson Member Biography|publisher=National Football Foundation|access-date=March 13, 2017|url={{College Football HoF/url|id=1493}}}}

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.2012 Media Guide, pp. 196-197. DiMarco was selected as the team's most valuable player.2012 Media Guide, p. 152. Three Iowa players received either All-American or All-Big Nine honors in 1948:

• Tackle and future NFLer Bill Kay was selected by the Associated Press (AP) as a second-team honoree on the 1948 College Football All-America Team.{{cite news|title=The 1948 AP All-America|work=Reno Gazette-Journal|date=December 1, 1948|page=16|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4486582/the_1948_ap_allamerica/}} He was also selected by both the AP and United Press (UP) as a first-team honoree on the 1948 All-Big Nine Conference football team.{{cite news|title=Wolves Land 4, Illini None On First All-Big 9 Eleven|newspaper=Daily Illini|date=November 23, 1948|url=http://idnc.library.illinois.edu/cgi-bin/illinois?a=d&d=DIL19481123.2.62#}}{{cite news|title=All Big Nine|newspaper=Record Eagle, Traverse City, Michigan|date=November 23, 1948|page=15|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/55712687/?terms=rifenburg%2Bwistert%2Bnomellini%2Bsarkisian}}
• End Bob McKenzie was selected by the AP and UP as a second-team player on the All-Big Nine team.
• Al DiMarco was selected by the International News Service as a second-team player on its All-Big Nine team.{{cite news|title=INS Big Nine Honorees|newspaper=Milwaukee Sentinel|agency=INS|date=November 21, 1948|page=B2|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1368&dat=19481121&id=cmAaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_AwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2928,5791830}}

Other players of note on the 1948 team included Jack Dittmer, who later played six years in Major League Baseball.2012 Media Guide, p. 144.

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.2012 Media Guide, p. 181.