Indiana Hoosiers

The Indiana Hoosiers football program represents Indiana University Bloomington in NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football. The Hoosiers have played their home games at Memorial Stadium since 1960. A Yale graduate, professor Arthur B. Woodford, came to Indiana to teach political and social science and in 1887 he introduced football to the school. They played one game on record, a 40-2 loss to Wabash College. The program grew painfully suffering losing seasons until 1895 when the school had its first winning campaign under Coach Dana Osgood with a 4-3-1 record.

The Hoosiers have won two Big Ten Conference championships, in 1945 and 1967. They have also appeared in 12 bowl games, including the Rose Bowl in 1968.Check out the top posts of the internet on the history of the Indiana Hoosiers football team by joining us in the celebration of college football history.  The Hoosiers gridders represent the Indiana University on the field. See the best web posts that tell the Hoosier football story below.

The legends of what exactly originated the Hoosier name is unclear, but the lore of how an Indianan answered the door, to a Louisville and Portland Canal contractor's name, to the sounds made by Indiana river men, to a poetic verse of the style men in the area fought by biting each other, and even ancient Native American word for corn.

The Hoosiers have had a few notable players over the years, including George Taliaferro, John Unitas, and Antwaan Randle El. Taliaferro was the first African-American player to lead the Big Ten in rushing. Unitas was one of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history. Randle El was a dual-threat quarterback who also played wide receiver, throwing a TD pass in Super Bowl LV for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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Today's college football players charge down the field adorned in futuristic helmets, marvels of modern engineering designed to absorb impact and mitigate injuries. But rewind the clock a century, and you'd find players taking the field with little more than glorified leather skullcaps. This series delves into the fascinating evolution of college football helmets and head gear, a journey that mirrors not just the changing safety standards of the sport, but also its cultural and technological advancements.

Join us we embark on the individual hard shell histories of individual schools and how the design has progressed for each over the ages.