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Indiana

2025 College Football Champions
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Big Ten · Bloomington, Bloomington, Indiana

National titles: 2025

Live2026:8-1(5-1 in conference)292–112W2from ESPN, hourly

Title chances

This side's chance in each title race we forecast, frozen and scored like every forecast here.

Season titles · resolves 18 Jan 2027

Who will win the 2026 College Football Playoff?

8%Indiana's chance

  • Notre Dame14%mkt 15%
  • Ohio State12%mkt 7%
  • Indiana8%mkt 8%
  • Everyone else67%

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How the model worksSeason titles record: 100% of 3 calls right

Full odds: College Football · every title race

The Heartbreak Index0.3 · #1102

The Blessed · Won it in 2025

0.3
Heartbreak
#1102
of 1,138 clubs
#51
in CFB
0.0
agony · 0.3 despair
Heaviest wounds

fell one round short, 2024 · playoff run died early, 1967

One formula, every club the site covers. See the whole board →

517-697-38
All-time
0.413
Win %
1
National titles
3
Conf titles
3
Major bowls
2
Playoff apps
2
Weeks at #1
1
Heismans

Rivalries

Old Oaken BucketPurdue

Greatest games

Indiana's top games of all time by Game Score.

1
Big Ten Championship Game
#2 Indiana 13-10 #1 Ohio State
in Indianapolis, IN
Conf Title
2025 · Dec 6, 2025
1.54
Game Score
2
College Football Championship Game
#1 Indiana 27-21 #10 Miami (FL)
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, Florida
National TitlePlayoff
2025 · Jan 19, 2026
1.20
Game Score
3
Rose Bowl
#4 Indiana 3-14 #1 USC
Rose Bowl, Los Angeles, California
Major Bowl
1967 · Jan 1, 1968
0.97
Game Score
4
Peach Bowl
#1 Indiana 56-22 #5 Oregon
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Playoff
2025 · Jan 9, 2026
0.93
Game Score
5
Playoff First Round
#9 Indiana 17-27 #3 Notre Dame
Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Indiana
Playoff
2024 · Dec 20, 2024
0.80
Game Score
6
#12 Indiana 35-42 #3 Ohio State
Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
Conf Game
2020 · Nov 21, 2020
0.78
Game Score
7
#5 Indiana 15-38 #2 Ohio State
Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
Conf Game
2024 · Nov 23, 2024
0.76
Game Score
8
#7 Indiana 30-20 #3 Oregon
at Oregon
Conf Game
2025 · Oct 11, 2025
0.70
Game Score
9
#8 Indiana 7-2 #14 Tulsa
Indiana Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana
1945 · Oct 27, 1945
0.68
Game Score
10
Jordan Field, Bloomington, Indiana
Conf Game
1910 · Nov 5, 1910
0.68
Game Score

Season by season

Covers NCAA major, I-AA/FCS and their NCAA precursors (College Division 1962-72, Division II 1973-77) only. NAIA, Division III and club seasons are not included.

2026In progress8-1
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
5-1
AP, as of Nov 1
#6
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
202516-0
Indiana · Big Ten
National champion
Conf record
9-0
AP final
#1
Coach final
#1
AP high
#1
Champ game
✓
Conf champ
★
Bowl
College Football Championship Game (W)MajorCFP
202411-2
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
8-1
AP final
#10
Coach final
#10
AP high
#5
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
College Football Playoff Game (L)MajorCFP
20233-9
Indiana · Big Ten (East)
Conf record
1-8
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20224-8
Indiana · Big Ten (East)
Conf record
2-7
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20212-10
Indiana · Big Ten (East)
Conf record
0-9
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#17
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20206-2
Indiana · Big Ten (East)
Conf record
6-1
AP final
#12
Coach final
#13
AP high
#7
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Outback Bowl (L)
20198-5
Indiana · Big Ten (East)
Conf record
5-4
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#24
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Gator Bowl (L)
20185-7
Indiana · Big Ten (East)
Conf record
2-7
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20175-7
Indiana · Big Ten (East)
Conf record
2-7
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20166-7
Indiana · Big Ten (East)
Conf record
4-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Foster Farms Bowl (L)
20156-7
Indiana · Big Ten (East)
Conf record
2-6
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Pinstripe Bowl (L)
20144-8
Indiana · Big Ten (East)
Conf record
1-7
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20135-7
Indiana · Big Ten (Leaders)
Conf record
3-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20124-8
Indiana · Big Ten (Leaders)
Conf record
2-6
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20111-11
Indiana · Big Ten (Leaders)
Conf record
0-8
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20105-7
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
1-7
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20094-8
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
1-7
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20083-9
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
1-7
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20077-6
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
3-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Insight Bowl (L)
20065-7
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
3-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20054-7
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
1-7
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20043-8
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
1-7
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20032-10
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
1-7
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20023-9
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
1-7
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20015-6
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
4-4
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20003-8
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
2-6
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19994-7
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
3-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19984-7
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
2-6
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19972-9
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
1-7
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19963-8
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
1-7
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19952-9
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
0-8
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19946-5
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
3-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#25
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19938-4
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
5-3
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#17
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Independence Bowl (L)
19925-6
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
3-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19917-4-1
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
5-3
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#25
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Copper Bowl (W)
19906-5-1
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
3-4-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#20
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Peach Bowl (L)
19895-6
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
3-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19888-3-1
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
5-3
AP final
#20
Coach final
#19
AP high
#14
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Liberty Bowl (W)
19878-4
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
6-2
AP final
—
Coach final
#20
AP high
#11
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Peach Bowl (L)
19866-6
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
3-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
All-American Bowl (L)
19854-7
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
1-7
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19840-11
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
0-9
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19833-8
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
2-7
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19825-6
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
4-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19813-8
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
3-6
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19806-5
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
3-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19798-4
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
5-3
AP final
#19
Coach final
#16
AP high
#19
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Holiday Bowl (W)
19784-7
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
3-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19775-5-1
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
4-3-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19765-6
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
4-4
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19752-8-1
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
1-6-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19741-10
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
1-7
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19732-9
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
0-8
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19725-6
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
3-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19713-8
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
2-6
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19701-9
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
1-6
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19694-6
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
3-4
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#10
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19686-4
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
4-3
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#13
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19679-2
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
6-1
AP final
#4
Coach final
#6
AP high
#4
Champ game
—
Conf champ
★
Bowl
Rose Bowl (L)Major
19661-8-1
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
1-5-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19652-8
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
1-6
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19642-7
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
1-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19633-6
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
1-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19623-6
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
1-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19612-7
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
0-6
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19601-8
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
0-7
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19594-4-1
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
2-4-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19585-3-1
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
3-2-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19571-8
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
0-6
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19563-6
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
1-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19553-6
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
1-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19543-6
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
2-4
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19532-7
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
1-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19522-7
Indiana · Big Nine
Conf record
1-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19512-7
Indiana · Big Nine
Conf record
1-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19503-5-1
Indiana · Big Nine
Conf record
1-4
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#19
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19491-8
Indiana · Big Nine
Conf record
0-6
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19482-7
Indiana · Big Nine
Conf record
2-4
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#17
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19475-3-1
Indiana · Big Nine
Conf record
2-3-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19466-3
Indiana · Big Nine
Conf record
4-2
AP final
#20
Coach final
—
AP high
#18
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19459-0-1
Indiana · Big Nine
Conf record
5-0-1
AP final
#4
Coach final
—
AP high
#4
Champ game
—
Conf champ
★
19447-3
Indiana · Big Nine
Conf record
4-3
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#15
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19434-4-2
Indiana · Big Nine
Conf record
2-3-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19427-3
Indiana · Big Nine
Conf record
2-2
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#18
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19412-6
Indiana · Big Nine
Conf record
1-3
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19403-5
Indiana · Big Nine
Conf record
2-3
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19392-4-2
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
2-3
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19381-6-1
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
1-4
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19375-3
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
3-2
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#17
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19365-2-1
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
3-1-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19354-3-1
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
2-2-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19343-3-2
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
1-3-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19331-5-2
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
0-3-2
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19323-4-1
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
1-4-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19312-5-1
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
1-4-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19302-5-1
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
1-3
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19292-6-1
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
1-3-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19284-4
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
2-4
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19273-4-1
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
1-2-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19263-5
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
0-4
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19253-4-1
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
0-3-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19244-4
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
1-3
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19233-4
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
2-2
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19221-4-2
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
0-2-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19213-4
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
1-2
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19205-2
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
3-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19193-4
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
0-2
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19182-2
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19175-2
Indiana · Big Ten
Conf record
1-2
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19162-4-1
Indiana · Big Nine
Conf record
0-3-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19153-3-1
Indiana · Big Nine
Conf record
1-3
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19143-4
Indiana · Big Nine
Conf record
1-4
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19133-4
Indiana · Big Nine
Conf record
2-4
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19122-5
Indiana · Western Intercollegiate
Conf record
0-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19113-3-1
Indiana · Western Intercollegiate
Conf record
0-3-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19106-1
Indiana · Western Intercollegiate
Conf record
3-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19094-3
Indiana · Western Intercollegiate
Conf record
1-3
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19083-4
Indiana · Western Intercollegiate
Conf record
1-3
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19072-3-1
Indiana · Western Intercollegiate
Conf record
0-3
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19064-2
Indiana · Western Intercollegiate
Conf record
0-2
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19058-1-1
Indiana · Western Intercollegiate
Conf record
0-1-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19046-4
Indiana · Western Intercollegiate
Conf record
0-3
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19034-4
Indiana · Western Intercollegiate
Conf record
1-2
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19023-5-1
Indiana · Western Intercollegiate
Conf record
0-4
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19016-3
Indiana · Western Intercollegiate
Conf record
1-2
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19004-2-2
Indiana · Western Intercollegiate
Conf record
1-2-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
18996-2
Indiana · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—

Award winners

21 major award winners and consensus All-Americans.

Curt Cignetti2025
AFCA Coach of the Year AwardCoach
Fernando Mendoza2025
Consensus All-AmericanQB
Carter Smith2025
Consensus All-AmericanOL
Fernando Mendoza2025
Davey O'Brien AwardQB
Fernando Mendoza2025
Heisman Trophy★QB
Fernando Mendoza2025
Manning AwardQB
Fernando Mendoza2025
Maxwell AwardQB
Fernando Mendoza2025
Walter Camp AwardQB
Curt Cignetti2024
AFCA Coach of the Year AwardCoach
Tom Allen2020
AFCA Coach of the Year AwardCoach
Tevin Coleman2014
Consensus All-AmericanRB
Vaughn Dunbar1991
Consensus All-AmericanRB