Written By Sammy Jacobs (@Hoosier_Huddle)

Probably the most frustrating game for Indiana in the 2016 season was this five-point loss to Wake Forest at home. The Demon Deacons would go on to make a bowl game, but this game left a bad taste in the mouths of Hoosier Nation. The most obvious reason why the Hoosiers dropped this one was the five interceptions thrown by Richard Lagow, but there were also some other factors that may have been over looked. IU was a dreadful two-for-five in the red zone leaving 21 points on the field and failed to find a consistent running game. The Hoosiers also had a field goal blocked and while the defense played pretty well, they were not good enough in stopping the run on first and second downs leading to Wake Forest converting eight of their 20 third down tries that averaged a distance of just 5.9 yards per attempt and that did include some third and very longs. Thankfully, this game did not haunt the Hoosiers like some other bad losses have in the past. IU rallied to beat Michigan State the next week and made a bowl game.