1946 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

1946 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1946 record	5–4 (3–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Eddie Anderson
MVP	Bill Kay
Home stadium	Iowa Stadium

1946 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#5 Illinois $	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
#6 Michigan	5	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
#20 Indiana	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Iowa	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Minnesota	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Ohio State	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	3	–	2
Northwestern	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Wisconsin	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Purdue	0	–	5	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1946 college football season. This marks Eddie Anderson's return as a head coach for the Hawkeyes after taking time off to serve in World War II.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result
September 21	North Dakota State*		Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA		W 39–0
September 28	Purdue		Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA		W 16–0
October 5	at Michigan		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI		L 7–14
October 12	Nebraska*		Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA		W 21–7
October 19	at #18 Indiana		Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN		W 13–0
October 26	#2 Notre Dame*	#17	Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA		L 6–41
November 2	#11 Illinois		Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA		L 0–7
November 9	at #15 Wisconsin		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI		W 21–7
November 16	at Minnesota		Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Floyd of Rosedale)		L 6–16
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.