The 1958 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1958 college football season. The team was coached by Forest Evashevski and captained by fullback John Nocera. The Football Writers Association of America awarded the team the Grantland Rice Award, which is presented annually to the college football team adjudged by the FWAA to be national champion.
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