1951 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

1951 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1951 record	2–5–2 (0–5–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Leonard Raffensperger
MVP	Bill Reichardt
Home stadium	Iowa Stadium
Seasons

1951 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#4/3 Illinois †	5	–	0	–	1			9	–	0	–	1
#NR/14 Purdue	4	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
#8/8 Wisconsin	5	–	1	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
Michigan	4	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Ohio State	2	–	2	–	2			4	–	3	–	2
Northwestern	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Minnesota	1	–	4	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
Indiana	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Iowa	0	–	5	–	1			2	–	5	–	2
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 1951 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1951 college football season. This season marks Leonard Raffensperger's last season as head coach.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result
September 29*	Kansas State		Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA		W 16–0
October 6	at Purdue		Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN		L 30–34
October 13*	Pittsburgh		Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA		W 34–17
October 20†	Michigan		Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA		L 0–21
October 27	at Ohio State		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		L 21–47
November 3	Minnesota		Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Floyd of Rosedale)		T 20–20
November 10	at #2 Illinois		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL		L 13–40
November 17	at #8 Wisconsin		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI		L 7–34
November 24*	at Notre Dame		Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN		T 20–20
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.