Indiana University Football looks to go 5-0 for the First Time Since 1967 Hosting Maryland The Indiana Hoosiers will look for their first 5-0 start since 1967 when the welcome the Maryland Terrapins to Memorial Stadium Saturday after for a noon kickoff on the Big Ten Network. The Big Ten Network Tailgate show will be on the Westside of Assembly Hall from 10 am-Noon before the game and fans can be a part of it with prizes and special guests before a huge Conference Matchup. Indiana leads the All-Time Series 7-5, and this will be the 11th consecutive meeting dating back to when Maryland joined the Big Ten in 2014 with both teams splitting the Big Ten matchups 5-5 as the Hoosiers beat Maryland in non-conference matchups in 1934 and 1935. Indiana won three straight from 2018-20 and Maryland has won the last three meetings including a 44-17 win in College Park a season ago. This will be the sixth trip to Bloomington for the Terrapins since 2014 and Maryland has won twice in Bloomington in 2014 and 2022.
Indiana has started the season 5-0 only twice in program history in 1910 and 1967. In 1910 the Hoosiers went 6-1 and 1967 Indiana went 9-1 before losing to the USC in the Rose Bowl to finish 9-2. Curt Cignetti is the first IU Coach to ever start 4-0 in his debut season, but he started 4-0 the last three seasons at James Madison and for 6 coaches and 13 players he brought with him to Indiana this is nothing new. ” We are used to being successful, this staff that I brought in, the players that are here” Cignetti Said in Media Availability this week. The Hoosiers have scored a School Record and FBS best 202 points through the first four games and have given up 37 points all season and a 3-1 Maryland team in town he expects nothing less from his team. “Success leads to confidence which leads to success” Cignetti Said. “They go hand in hand. But you still have to put the work in during the week because everything we do isn’t fun”. …