Opponent: Michigan State Spartans

Location: Saturday October 18th /3:30pm/ Memorial Stadium/ (Bloomington, IN) 

Why They Played:  The Hoosiers and Spartans will now meet every year and battle for the Old Brass Spittoon, which should really help this trophy game gain some traction at the two schools.  

What The Game Meant:

In the span of less than a week the narrative of this game went from maybe the Hoosiers can give them a game at home to hoping the Hoosiers may score a touchdown. After the injury to Nate Sudfeld and the announcement that his back up Chris Covington partially tore his ACL, the Hoosiers looked like they did in 2011.