Indiana — Big Ten
HC
Curt Cignetti · Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN) · Bloomington, IN · 52,656 cap
PPA off / def
0.34 / 0.01
2025
Class rank
#29
class of 2026
Returning PPA
17%
returning production
vs Ohio State — OSU leads 81–13
| 2025 |
OSU L 10–13 | Columbus |
| 2024 |
OSU W 38–15 | Columbus |
| 2023 |
OSU W 23–3 | away |
| 2022 |
OSU W 56–14 | Columbus |
| 2021 |
OSU W 54–7 | away |
| 2020 |
OSU W 42–35 | Columbus |
| 2019 |
OSU W 51–10 | away |
| 2018 |
OSU W 49–26 | Columbus |
| 2017 |
OSU W 49–21 | away |
| 2016 |
OSU W 38–17 | Columbus |
| + 89 earlier meetings in archive |
2026 schedule
| Wk | Opponent | All-time series | Venue |
|---|
| wk1 | vs North Texas | tied 1–1 | Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN) |
| wk2 | vs Howard | | Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN) |
| wk3 | vs Western Kentucky | leads 5–0 · W5 | Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN) |
| wk4 | vs Northwestern | Northwestern leads 47–35–1 · W2 | Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN) |
| wk5 | at Rutgers | tied 5–5 · L3 | SHI Stadium |
| wk6 | at Nebraska | leads 11–9–3 | Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE) |
| wk7 | vs Ohio State | Ohio State leads 80–13–5 | Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN) |
| wk8 | at Michigan | Michigan leads 61–11 | Michigan Stadium |
| wk9 | vs Minnesota | Minnesota leads 39–26–3 · L4 | Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN) |
| wk11 | vs USC | USC leads 4–0 · L4 | Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN) |
| wk12 | at Washington | leads 3–1 | Husky Stadium |
| wk13 | vs Purdue | Purdue leads 74–44–6 · W2 | Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN) |
2025 results (16–0)
Statistical comps — 2025 Indiana's closest analogs
Nearest neighbors by z-scored success rate, explosiveness, run rate & havoc (offense + defense), 2015–25.
2025 leaders
Transfer portal — 2026 (17 in / 16 out)
Origins
For a century the punchline of the Big Ten, with a single Rose Bowl in 1967. Then 2024 arrived — eleven wins, a playoff berth, and the best season in 137 years of trying.
Founded 1820 · One of the first state universities in the Northwest Territory · first football 1887 · defined by Bo McMillin
All-time record
All-time
509–696–38
1892–2025
Win %
42.5%
131 seasons played
Winning seasons
34
26% of seasons
| Best seasons | W | L | Conference |
|---|
| 2025 | 16 | 0 | Big Ten |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | Big Ten |
| 1945 | 9 | 0 | Western |
| 1967 | 9 | 2 | Big Ten |
| 1905 | 8 | 1 | Western |
Season records from CollegeFootballData, which is why the span starts at 1892 — that is where its coverage of this program begins, not necessarily the first year it fielded a team.
Play-calling tendencies (2025 · garbage time excluded)
| Situation | Plays | Run % | Success % | Nat'l | Avg yds | Expl % |
|---|
| 1st down | 391 | 60% |
51% | 11 of 136 | 6.7 | 14% |
| 2nd down | 280 | 59% |
50% | 3 of 136 | 6.4 | 10% |
| 3rd & short (≤3) | 63 | 60% |
63% | — | 5.1 | 10% |
| 3rd & medium (4–7) | 50 | 32% |
54% | — | 6.2 | 18% |
| 3rd & long (8+) | 45 | 29% |
36% | — | 8.7 | 24% |
| 4th down | 14 | 57% |
57% | — | 3.4 | 14% |
185 drives · 49% ended in points · 7.3 plays and 45.0 yards per drive · 1.96 PPA per drive
Success: 50% of yardage needed on 1st, 70% on 2nd, 100% on 3rd/4th. Explosive: 12+ yd rush / 16+ yd pass. National rank is shown only for 1st and 2nd down, where every team has 100+ plays; the later buckets average 18-43 and a rank there would be noise.
League leaderboard →Most valuable plays (by PPA, 2025)
| Wk | Opp | Play | Yds | PPA |
|---|
| 14 | Purdue |
(01:44) Shotgun #1 R.Hemby rush middle for 82 yards gain to the PUR00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:… |
82 | 7.00 |
| 9 | UCLA |
(04:24) Shotgun #15 F.Mendoza pass complete deep right to #7 E.Williams Jr. caught at UCL2… |
62 | 6.60 |
| 2 | Kennesaw State |
Omar Cooper Jr. run for 75 yds for a TD (Nico Radicic KICK) |
75 | 6.08 |
| 5 | Iowa |
Fernando Mendoza pass complete to Elijah Sarratt for 49 yds for a TD (Nico Radicic KICK) |
49 | 5.90 |
| 14 | Purdue |
(09:38) Shotgun #16 A.Mendoza pass complete short right to #4 D.Chandler caught at IND39, … |
65 | 5.41 |
| 8 | Michigan State |
Fernando Mendoza pass complete to Omar Cooper Jr. for 48 yds for a TD (Nico Radicic KICK) |
48 | 4.62 |
| 3 | Indiana State |
Alberto Mendoza pass complete to Omar Cooper Jr. for 58 yds for a TD (Nico Radicic KICK) |
58 | 4.56 |
| 14 | Purdue |
(04:02) Shotgun #15 F.Mendoza pass complete deep left to #3 O.Cooper Jr. caught at PUR15, … |
43 | 4.42 |