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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: John Pont
Conference: Big 10-

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1887 <-- 1970 <- 1971 -> 1972 --> 2024

1971 Season Highlights

John Pont enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Indiana.

1971 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 11	@ Minnesota	0	28	L
Sat., Sep. 18	vs. Kentucky	26	8	W
Sat., Sep. 25	@ Baylor	0	10	L
Sat., Oct. 2	vs. Syracuse	0	7	L
Sat., Oct. 9	@ Wisconsin	29	35	L
Sat., Oct. 16	vs. Ohio State	7	27	L
Sat., Oct. 23	vs. Northwestern	10	24	L
Sat., Oct. 30	@ Michigan	7	61	L
Sat., Nov. 6	vs. Illinois	21	22	L
Sat., Nov. 13	@ Iowa	14	7	W
Sat., Nov. 20	vs. Purdue	38	31	W

1971 Season Totals
Record	3-8
Points Scored	152
Scoring Average	13.8
Points Allowed	260
Defense Average	23.6
Opponents Record	50-67
Conference Record	2-6
Home Record	2-4
Away Record	1-4

1971 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1971 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Illinois	5-6	163	238		5-3	149	131	Robert L. Bob Blackman
Minnesota	4-7	212	278		3-5	147	192	Murray Warmath
Indiana	3-8	152	260		2-6	126	235	John Pont
Michigan	11-1	421	83	Lost 12-13	8-0	269	70	Glenn Bo Schembechler
Northwestern	7-4	211	183		6-3	192	127	Alex Agase
Michigan State	6-5	225	169		5-3	192	131	Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Ohio State	6-4	224	120		5-3	175	97	Wayne Woody Hayes
Wisconsin	4-6-1	240	258		3-5	161	200	John Jardine
Purdue	3-7	210	228		3-5	168	182	Bob DeMoss
Iowa	1-10	121	379		1-8	88	302	Frank X. Lauterbur

1971 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1971 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.