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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: Alvin N. Bo McMillin
Conference: Big 10-

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1887 <-- 1935 <- 1936 -> 1937 --> 2024

1936 Season Highlights

Alvin N. Bo McMillin enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Indiana.

1936 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Oct. 3	vs. Centre	38	0	W
Sat., Oct. 10	@ Michigan	14	3	W
Sat., Oct. 17	@ Nebraska	9	13	L
Sat., Oct. 24	@ Ohio State	0	7	L
Sat., Oct. 31	vs. Iowa	13	6	W
Sat., Nov. 7	vs. Syracuse	9	7	W
Sat., Nov. 14	@ Chicago	20	7	W
Sat., Nov. 21	@ Purdue	20	20	T

1936 Season Totals
Record	5-2 -1
Points Scored	123
Scoring Average	15.4
Points Allowed	63
Defense Average	7.9
Opponents Record	22-25
Conference Record	2-1
Home Record	3-0
Away Record	2-2 -1

1936 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1936 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Minnesota	7-1	203	32		4-1	135	6	Bernard W. Bernie Bierman
Indiana	5-2-1	123	63		2-1-1	47	36	Alvin N. Bo McMillin
Illinois	4-3-1	57	76		1-2-1	11	32	Robert C. Zuppke
Northwestern	7-1	132	73		6-0	86	40	Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Ohio State	5-3	160	27		3-1	54	14	Francis A. Schmidt
Purdue	5-2-1	157	95		2-1-1	68	67	Noble E. Kizer
Iowa	3-4-1	85	103		0-4-1	13	96	Oscar M. Ossie Solem
Wisconsin	2-6	95	144		0-3	32	85	Harry A. Stuhldreher
Michigan	1-7	36	127		0-5	9	79	Harry G. Kipke

1936 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1936 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

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.