1940 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

1940 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1940 record	4–4 (2–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Eddie Anderson
MVP	Mike Enich
Captain	Mike Enich
Home stadium	Iowa Stadium

1940 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#1 Minnesota $	6	–	0	–	0			8	–	0	–	0
#3 Michigan	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
#8 Northwestern	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Ohio State	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Iowa	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Indiana	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Purdue	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Illinois	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1940 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result
October 5	South Dakota*		Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA		W 46–0
October 12	Wisconsin		Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA		W 30–12
October 19	at Indiana	#20	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN		L 6–10
October 26	at #6 Minnesota		Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Floyd of Rosedale)		L 6–34
November 2	Purdue		Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA		L 6–21
November 9	at #12 Nebraska*		Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE		L 6–14
November 16	at #7 Notre Dame*		Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN		W 7–0
November 23	Illinois		Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA		W 18–7
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.