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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 <-- 1942 <- 1943 -> 1944 --> 2024

1943 Season Highlights

Alvin N. Bo McMillin enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Indiana.

1943 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 18	vs. Miami Ohio	7	7	T
Sat., Sep. 25	@ Northwestern	6	14	L
Sat., Oct. 2	vs. Wabash	52	0	W
Sat., Oct. 9	@ Nebraska	54	13	W
Sat., Oct. 16	@ Iowa	7	7	T
Sat., Oct. 23	vs. Wisconsin	34	0	W
Sat., Oct. 30	@ Ohio State	20	14	W
Sat., Nov. 6	@ Michigan	6	23	L
Sat., Nov. 13	vs. Great Lakes Navy	7	21	L
Sat., Nov. 20	vs. Purdue	0	7	L

1943 Season Totals
Record	4-4 -2
Points Scored	193
Scoring Average	19.3
Points Allowed	106
Defense Average	10.6
Opponents Record	37-32
Conference Record	2-3
Home Record	2-2 -1
Away Record	2-2 -1

1943 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1943 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Minnesota	5-4	170	184		2-3	77	132	George W. Hauser
Indiana	4-4-2	193	106		2-3-1	73	65	Alvin N. Bo McMillin
Illinois	3-7	154	308		2-4	103	181	Ray Eliot
Purdue	9-0	214	55		6-0	151	42	Elmer H. Burnham
Michigan	8-1	302	73		6-0	207	32	Herbert O. Fritz Crisler
Northwestern	6-2	189	64		5-1	170	39	Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Ohio State	3-6	149	187		1-4	57	134	Paul E. Brown
Wisconsin	1-9	41	282		1-6	27	189	Harry A. Stuhldreher
Iowa	1-6-1	83	153		0-4-1	43	94	Ed Slip Madigan

1943 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1943 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

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.