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Indiana Football Team History

Indiana Hoosiers

Indiania University
Bloomington, IN
Founded: 1820
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 52,180
Colors: Cream & Crimson
Coach: Lee Corso
Conference: Big 10-

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1887 <-- 1972 <- 1973 -> 1974 --> 2024

1973 Season Highlights

Lee Corso enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Indiana.

1973 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 15	vs. Illinois	14	28	L
Sat., Sep. 22	@ Arizona	10	26	L
Sat., Sep. 29	vs. Kentucky	17	3	W
Sat., Oct. 6	@ West Virginia	28	14	W
Sat., Oct. 13	@ Minnesota	3	24	L
Sat., Oct. 20	vs. Ohio State	7	37	L
Sat., Oct. 27	@ Wisconsin	7	31	L
Sat., Nov. 3	@ Michigan	13	49	L
Sat., Nov. 10	vs. Northwestern	20	21	L
Sat., Nov. 17	@ Michigan State	9	10	L
Sat., Nov. 24	vs. Purdue	23	28	L

1973 Season Totals
Record	2-9
Points Scored	151
Scoring Average	13.7
Points Allowed	271
Defense Average	24.6
Opponents Record	69-50
Conference Record	0-8
Home Record	1-4
Away Record	1-5

1973 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1973 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Minnesota	7-4	260	295		6-2	193	199	Cal Stoll
Illinois	5-6	164	157		4-4	127	109	Robert L. Bob Blackman
Indiana	2-9	151	271		0-8	96	228	Lee Corso
Michigan	10-0-1	330	68		7-0-1	245	58	Glenn Bo Schembechler
Ohio State	10-0-1	413	64	Won 42-21	7-0-1	307	37	Wayne Woody Hayes
Michigan State	5-6	114	164		4-4	69	108	Dennis E. Denny Stolz
Purdue	5-6	200	213		4-4	147	162	Alex Agase
Northwestern	4-7	188	299		4-4	162	220	John Pont
Wisconsin	4-7	216	237		3-5	138	161	John Jardine
Iowa	0-11	140	401		0-8	94	296	Frank X. Lauterbur

1973 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1973 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.