| Year: | 1959 |
| Team: | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Record: | 5–4 |
| Conf Record: | 3–3 |
| Head Coach: | Forest Evashevski |
| Hc Year: | 8th |
| Mvp: | Don Norton |
| Captain: | Don Norton, Ray Jauch |
| Stadium: | Iowa Stadium |
The 1959 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1959 Big Ten Conference football season. The team was coached by Forest Evashevski and captained by Don Norton and Ray Jauch. Iowa finished with a 5–4 record, losing more games this season than in the previous three seasons combined (24–3–2).