Overview
The Indiana Hoosiers play Big Ten football at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, a program that underwent a stunning transformation in the mid-2020s under head coach Curt Cignetti. Long regarded as a basketball school first, Indiana has rewritten its football identity with one of the fastest rises to the top of the national landscape in recent memory.
History & Legacy
Indiana began playing football in 1884 and won Big Ten championships in 1945 and 1967. After decades as a Big Ten also-ran, the Hoosiers hired Curt Cignetti in 2024 and immediately reached the College Football Playoff; in 2025 Indiana completed a 12-0 regular season and won its first Big Ten title since 1967, then capped a perfect 16-0 season with the program's first-ever national championship, defeating Miami in the CFP title game.
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ConferenceBig Ten
Championships1 (2025)
School Founded1820
Home VenueMemorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN)
RivalsPurdue (Old Oaken Bucket)
Conference Titles3 Big Ten titles (1945, 1967, 2025)
All-Time IconAnthony Thompson — Heisman runner-up
Retired Numbers32 (Anthony Thompson)
ColorsCream and crimson