| 24-Sep | | UCLA | L | 25 | 41 | |
| 1-Oct | at | Purdue | W | 21 | 7 | |
| 8-Oct | | Illinois | L | 14 | 20 | |
| 15-Oct | | Indiana | W | 35 | 9 | |
| 22-Oct | | Northwestern | W | 28 | 21 | |
| 29-Oct | | Oregon | W | 34 | 31 | |
| 5-Nov | at | Minnesota | L | 7 | 55 | |
| 12-Nov | at | Wisconsin | L | 13 | 35 | |
| 19-Nov | at | Notre Dame | L | 7 | 28 | |
| | 4-5-0 | | 184 | 247 | |
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| 1948 Iowa Football Schedule | | | | |
| 25-Sep | | Marquette | W | 14 | 12 | |
| 2-Oct | at | Indiana | L | 0 | 7 | |
| 9-Oct | at | Ohio State | W | 14 | 7 | |
| 16-Oct | | Purdue | L | 13 | 20 | |
| 23-Oct | | Notre Dame | L | 12 | 27 | |
| 30-Oct | | Wisconsin | W | 19 | 13 | |
| 6-Nov | at | Illinois | L | 0 | 14 | |
| 13-Nov | | Minnesota | L | 21 | 28 | |
| 20-Nov | at | Boston University | W | 34 | 14 | |
| | 4-5-0 | | 127 | 142 | |
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| 1947 Iowa Football Schedule | | | | |
| 20-Sep | | North Dakota State | W | 59 | 0 | |
| 26-Sep | at | UCLA | L | 7 | 22 | |
| 4-Oct | | Illinois | L | 12 | 35 | |
| 11-Oct | | Indiana | W | 27 | 14 | |
| 18-Oct | at | Ohio State | T | 13 | 13 | |
| 25-Oct | at | Notre Dame | L | 0 | 21 | |
| 1-Nov | at | Purdue | L | 0 | 21 | |
| 8-Nov | at | Wisconsin | L | 14 | 46 | |
| 15-Nov | | Minnesota | W | 13 | 7 | |
| | 3-5-1 | | 145 | 179 | |
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| 1946 Iowa Football Schedule | | | | |
| 21-Sep | | North Dakota State | W | 39 | 0 | |
| 28-Sep | | Purdue | W | 16 | 0 | |
| 5-Oct | at | Michigan | L | 7 | 14 | |
| 12-Oct | | Nebraska | W | 21 | 7 | |
| 19-Oct | at | Indiana | W | 13 | 0 | |
| 26-Oct | | Notre Dame | L | 6 | 41 | |
| 2-Nov | | Illinois | L | 0 | 7 | |
| 9-Nov | at | Wisconsin | W | 21 | 7 | |
| 16-Nov | at | Minnesota | L | 6 | 16 | |
| | 5-4-0 | | 129 | 92 | |
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| 1945 Iowa Football Schedule | | | | |
| 29-Sep | | Berg Field | W | 14 | 13 | |
| 6-Oct | at | Ohio State | L | 0 | 42 | |
| 13-Oct | at | Purdue | L | 0 | 40 | |
| 20-Oct | | Indiana | L | 20 | 52 | |
| 27-Oct | at | Notre Dame | L | 0 | 56 | |
| 3-Nov | | Wisconsin | L | 7 | 27 | |
| 10-Nov | at | Illinois | L | 7 | 48 | |
| 17-Nov | | Minnesota | W | 20 | 19 | |
| 24-Nov | at | Nebraska | L | 6 | 13 | |
| | 2-7-0 | | 74 | 310 | |
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| 1944 Iowa Football Schedule | | | | |
| 7-Oct | at | Ohio State | L | 0 | 34 | |
| 14-Oct | at | Illinois | L | 6 | 40 | |
| 21-Oct | | Purdue | L | 7 | 26 | |
| 28-Oct | at | Indiana | L | 0 | 32 | |
| 4-Nov | | Nebraska | W | 27 | 6 | |
| 11-Nov | at | Wisconsin | L | 7 | 26 | |
| 18-Nov | | Minnesota | L | 0 | 46 | |
| 25-Nov | | Iowa Pre-Flight | L | 6 | 30 | |
| | 1-7-0 | | 53 | 240 | |
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| 1943 Iowa Football Schedule | | | | |
| 25-Sep | at | Great Lakes Navy | L | 7 | 21 | |
| 2-Oct | | Wisconsin | L | 5 | 7 | |
| 9-Oct | | Iowa Pre-Flight | L | 0 | 25 | |
| 16-Oct | | Indiana | T | 7 | 7 | |
| 23-Oct | at | Purdue | L | 7 | 28 | |
| 6-Nov | | Illinois | L | 10 | 19 | |
| 13-Nov | at | Minnesota | L | 14 | 33 | |
| 20-Nov | at | Nebraska | W | 33 | 13 | |
| | 1-6-1 | | 83 | 153 | |
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| 1942 Iowa Football Schedule | | | | |
| 19-Sep | | Washington | W | 26 | 7 | |
| 26-Sep | | Nebraska | W | 27 | 0 | |
| 3-Oct | | Great Lakes Navy | L | 0 | 25 | |
| 10-Oct | | Camp Grant | W | 33 | 16 | |
| 17-Oct | | Illinois | L | 7 | 12 | |
| 24-Oct | at | Indiana | W | 14 | 13 | |
| 31-Oct | | Purdue | W | 13 | 7 | |
| 7-Nov | | Wisconsin | W | 6 | 0 | |
| 14-Nov | at | Minnesota | L | 7 | 27 | |
| 28-Nov | at | Michigan | L | 14 | 28 | |
| | 6-4-0 | | 147 | 135 | |
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| 1941 Iowa Football Schedule | | | | |
| 27-Sep | | Drake | W | 25 | 8 | |
| 4-Oct | at | Michigan | L | 0 | 6 | |
| 18-Oct | at | Wisconsin | L | 0 | 23 | |
| 25-Oct | at | Purdue | L | 6 | 7 | |
| 1-Nov | | Indiana | W | 13 | 7 | |
| 8-Nov | at | Illinois | W | 21 | 0 | |
| 15-Nov | | Minnesota | L | 13 | 34 | |
| 22-Nov | at | Nebraska | L | 13 | 14 | |
| | 3-5-0 | | 91 | 99 | |
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| 1940 Iowa Football Schedule | | | | |
| 5-Oct | | South Dakota | W | 46 | 0 | |
| 12-Oct | | Wisconsin | W | 30 | 12 | |
| 19-Oct | at | Indiana | L | 6 | 10 | |
| 26-Oct | at | Minnesota | L | 6 | 34 | |
| 2-Nov | | Purdue | L | 6 | 21 | |
| 9-Nov | at | Nebraska | L | 6 | 14 | |
| 16-Nov | at | Notre Dame | W | 7 | 0 | |
| 23-Nov | | Illinois | W | 18 | 7 | |
| | 4-4-0 | | 125 | 98 | |
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