1945 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

1945 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1945 record	2–7 (1–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Clem Crowe
MVP	Arthur Johnson
Home stadium	Iowa Stadium

1945 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#4 Indiana $	5	–	0	–	1			9	–	0	–	1
#6 Michigan	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
#12 Ohio State	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Northwestern	3	–	3	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Purdue	3	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Wisconsin	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	4	–	2
Illinois	1	–	4	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
Minnesota	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Iowa	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1945 college football season. This marks Clem Crowe's only season as head coach for the Hawkeyes.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result
September 29	Berg AAF*		Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA		W 14–13
October 6	at Ohio State		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		L 0–42
October 13	at #15 Purdue		Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN		L 0–40
October 20	#8 Indiana		Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA		L 20–52
October 27	at #2 Notre Dame*		Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN		L 0–56
November 3	Wisconsin		Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA		L 7–27
November 10	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL		L 7–48
November 17	Minnesota		Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Floyd of Rosedale)		W 20–19
November 24	at Nebraska*		Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE		L 6–13
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.