Tom Allen: It's Still Early, But is There a Case for the Greatest Hoosiers Coach?

Tom Allen: It's Still Early, But is There a Case for the Greatest Hoosiers Coach?

In the world of college football, there are few teams that have built themselves quite the same level of cult following over the years as Indiana University Bloomington football has.

More commonly known as the Hoosiers, this fan favorite team have been a NCAA Division I stalwart for decades and have helped to firmly establish Indiana University as a football school.

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Countdown to 2019 IUFB Kickoff: 33 Days (IU Football 1933-1950)

Countdown to 2019 IUFB Kickoff: 33 Days (IU Football 1933-1950)

Written by Amanda Pavelka

2019 Countdown- #33

1933-1950

Overview

The era of Indiana football from 1934-1950 was a stable, record-breaking era and ended up being one of the most memorable times in program history. Coming off the 1933 season, where the Hoosiers went 1-5-2 under head Coach Billy Hayes, yet another change of coaching staff was called for. There is no sugarcoating it— Indiana football desperately needed someone to come in and pick them from near-ground zero.

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After A Day Of Upsets, What Are Indiana Football's Best Upset Wins?

After A Day Of Upsets, What Are Indiana Football's Best Upset Wins?

On Friday afternoon we saw one of, if not the biggest upset in the history of the NCAA tournament when the second seeded Michigan State Spartans took it on the chin from the Blue Raiders of Middle Tennessee State. That shocking upset got me thinking about what some of Indiana Football's biggest upsets were.

I went through the IU record book and found quite a few occasions where the Hoosiers pulled off wins against ranked teams as underdogs. Now there are some caveats to my search. First, the AP did not rank teams until 1936, so it is hard to judge some of the pre-ranking games so this list is from 1937 on. I was also hesitant to include the games from the World War II Years (1941-1945) due to the craziness of rosters and honestly it was just easier to keep those teams out of this list. I found 10 upsets that should be noted on this list and it will be in chronological order.

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