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What The Game Meant:
Maryland was the best team IU has seen this season and it was a test to see where IU stood. While the Hoosiers didn’t play their cleanest game, they controlled most of the game and walked away with a 42-28 win to move to 5-0 (2-0).
Read MoreWritten by: TJ Inman
A week after drilling UCLA in Pasadena, the Indiana Hoosiers returned home and welcomed the Charlotte 49ers to Bloomington. IU fans worried about how this team would deal with success, something that has plagued Indiana football for ages but those concerns were quickly put to bed as the Hoosier offense scored on its first seven possessions en route to a 52-14 victory over Biff Poggi’s squad. Kurtis Rourke again exhibited complete control of the offense, completing 16 of 20 passes for 258 yards with one passing touchdown and 32 yards rushing plus one score. Indiana set a new school for points in a four-game stretch and the offense racked up 510 yards to Charlotte’s 256 yards. Charlotte was able to find some success, particularly on the ground, but IU’s double-whammy of a touchdown to end the first half and another one to begin the second half put the game out of reach and allowed Indiana to play second and third-stringers for the final 20 minutes of the contest.
Written by: TJ Inman
The Indiana Hoosiers have not played in the Rose Bowl since 1968. Tonight’s game was not the New Year’s bowl game so often associated with Pasadena but the Rose Bowl venue hosted the Big Ten opener for the UCLA Bruins and IU’s return to the West Coast was eye-opening. Indiana got off to a 21-0 start and never let up, hammering the UCLA Bruins 42-13 to improve to 3-0 on the season.
Read MoreWritten by Sammy Jacobs (@Hoosier_Huddle)
Opponent: Western Illinois Leathernecks
Location: Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, IN
Why They Played:
The Hoosiers and Leathernecks played as the fill-in game for the canceled game with Louisville.
Read MoreWritten by Nick Gonzales
After a less than impressive performance last week against FIU, the Hoosiers decided to change it up and came out firing against Western Illinois. Last week against FIU, IU showed how talented their running backs are this season and continued to do so in Friday’s game while also showing how explosive their receivers can be.
Read MoreWritten by: TJ Inman
The Indiana Hoosiers backed up an impressive week one performance with a dominant Friday night win over Western Illinois. In a clear sign of the influence of new head coach Curt Cignetti, the Hoosiers wasted no time taking care of business as they scored three times in the stretch of seven offensive snaps to take a 21-0 lead. Indiana never really let off the gas, racking up a program record 701 yards of offense and holding Western Illinois to only 121 in the 77-3 blowout win.
Read MoreThe Hoosiers kicked off the Curt Cignetti era on Saturday with a comfortable 31-7 win over Florida International. It is the first time since 2007 that an IU coach has started their tenure with a win.
Read MoreWritten by: TJ Inman
A long offseason, one filled with anticipation and excitement, ended and a new era of Indiana University football kicked off in Bloomington. Curt Cignetti coached his first game as the head coach of the Indiana Hoosiers and his rebuilt squad roared out to a 21-0 lead before cruising to a 31-7 victory over the Florida International Golden Panthers in Memorial Stadium.
Read MoreWritten by: TJ Inman
An enthusiastic crowd at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington welcomed in the unofficial beginning of the Curt Cignetti era for the Indiana Hoosiers. Indiana’s 2024 Spring Game consisted of a pair of 15-minute quarters as the offense (wearing Crimson) squared off against the defense (wearing Cream). Curt Cignetti called it a “glorified practice” but the product on the field was spirited and both sides clearly wanted the victory.
Read MoreWritten by Sammy Jacobs (@Hoosier_Huddle)
It has been nearly 24 hours since IU announced that Tom Allen would not return as the Hoosiers head coach in 2024. Allen spent seven seasons at the helm of Indiana football and we take a look back at his tenure and what his firing means for IU going forward.
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