Opponent: Illinois Fighting Illini

Location: Saturday November 9th  /3:30pm/ Memorial Stadium/ (Bloomington, Indiana) 

Why They Played:  The Hoosiers and the Illini meet for the 71st time in their history in a Leaders Division match-up. 

What The Game Meant:

Indiana was trying to erase the memory of a tough loss last week against Minnesota and keep their slim bowl hopes alive.  Illinois was trying to end a 18-game Big Ten losing streak