1973 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

The 1973 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1973 Big Ten Conference football season. This was Frank Lauterbur's third and final season as head coach. The team played its home games at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.

1973 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record0–11 (0–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorHoward Vernon (1st season)
MVPBrian Rollins
CaptainDan Dickel, Brian Rollins, Roger Jerrick
Home stadiumKinnick Stadium
1973 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Ohio State + 7 0 110 0 1
No. 6 Michigan + 7 0 110 0 1
Minnesota 6 2 07 4 0
Illinois 4 4 05 6 0
Michigan State 4 4 05 6 0
Purdue 4 4 05 6 0
Northwestern 4 4 04 7 0
Wisconsin 3 5 04 7 0
Indiana 0 8 02 9 0
Iowa 0 8 00 11 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Despite the team's winless record (0–11), this team had players that experienced significant success in their football careers. Rod Walters was a first round draft pick, Joe Devlin was a second round pick and started 179 games in the NFL, and Jim Caldwell was an assistant coach on two Super Bowl champions and reached the Super Bowl as a head coach.

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