Congratulations Indiana University, Big Ten(18 teams) Champions in 2025!!!
Their first Big Ten championship since.......................1967!!!! 58 years ago!!
One of the best football games ever!!! I didn't think anybody could beat Ohio State, especially after watching them CRUSH my Michigan Wolverines the week before, which was very expected.
The best part was watching the game with my daughters family. IU was where she went to undergraduate school, then University of Indianapolis to get her masters degree in Occupational Therapy.
Their quarterback is likely going to win the Heisman Trophy!
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Indiana: The Greatest Turnaround In College Football History (The Entire Hoosiers Football Story)
https://collegefootballplayoff.com/news/2025/12/7/cfp-rankings.aspx
Congrats!
correction. First big ten title since 1967? IU did not win the 67 title. they were awarded the trip to the Rose Bowl only because of a tie for the title and back then you could not go if you had gone the year previous......Why that was is anyone's guess. Just more rules from some crazed liberal more than likely
Thanks, mcfarm! Great to read you again!
Yes indeed it was a 3 way tie for conference play and IU had the best overall record of the 3 and they were ranked highest of the 3 even though they lost to USC in the Rose Bowl.
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| No. 4 Indiana + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Purdue + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
+++++++++++++++++++++++ Indiana Hoosiers footballhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_Hoosiers_footballThe Indiana Hoosiers football program represents Indiana University Bloomington in NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivisioncollege football (FBS) and in the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers have played their home games at Memorial Stadium since 1960. The team has won the Big Ten Championship three times, doing it first in 1945, again in 1967, and most recently in 2025. The Hoosiers have appeared in 12 bowl games, including the 1968 Rose Bowl. In 2024 they made the College Football Playoff. In 2025, the Hoosiers achieved their second-ever undefeated regular season (their first since 1945) and their first season winning all regular season games. Six Indiana players have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, including Zora Clevenger, Bill Ingram, Pete Pihos, George Taliaferro, John Tavener, and Anthony Thompson, who was also National Player of the Year in 1989. The Hoosiers are currently led by head coach Curt Cignetti. John Pont era (1965–1972)John Pont, who came to IU from Yale, took over just as the IU sanctions expired.[4][24] In 1966 the team achieved only a 1–8–1 record.[25] But the following season, in 1967, Indiana surprisingly had a 9–2 record and shared the Big Ten title with Minnesota and Purdue.[25] The team was invited to and accepted the invitation play in the 1968 Rose Bowl (Indiana's only appearance), but lost to Southern California,[24][25][26] the team which would be named national champions. Pont was named unanimous national coach of the year and head coach of the East team in the 1968 Coaches All-America game.[25] With sophomore stars Harry Gonzo, John Isenbarger and Jade Butcher returning for two more years, the Hoosiers were ranked in the preseason top 10 nationally in 1968. Unfortunately, due to injuries and to the return to prominence of programs at Ohio State, Michigan and Purdue, the Hoosiers finished 6–4 in 1968 and 4–6 in 1969 (also partially due to a 14-player African American team boycott).[25] Pont, after only winning five or more games in a single season twice after the Rose Bowl season (never more than six wins),[25] was asked to resign after eight seasons.[27]Interesting story related to that boycott. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 black football players quit at Indiana
https://idnc.library.illinois.edu/?a=d&d=DIL19691106.2.70&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN----------
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https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2015/6/4/FB_0604155909
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1969_Indianapolis_riots
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Nothing like the riots we had in Detroit!
I remember the 1967 race riots in Detroit that were just over 3 miles from where we lived at the time.
This day in history July 23, 2020-Detroit Riots
Started by metmike - July 22, 2020, 2:09 a.m.
Belated congrats to Indiana quarterback, Fernando Mendoza for easily winning the 2025 Heisman Trophy! This was no surprise.
Who won the Heisman Trophy in 2025? Voting results, list of award winners
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Ohio State had 3 of the top 10 players above. With regards to talent of players, OSU is the best team, with the most talented athletes in college football right now.
I think they will win the National Championship even though I'll be rooting for Indiana!!!
https://www.winsipedia.com/ranking/first-round-nfl-draft-picks
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