BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football has come a great distance from Curt Cignetti having to ship out emails encouraging followers to pack Memorial Stadium and keep till the clock hits zero.
The No. 2 Hoosiers (11-0, 8-0 Massive Ten) wrapped up a second straight undefeated season at residence on Saturday with a 31-7 win over Wisconsin. With Alabama dropping to Oklahoma, they’ve the longest energetic residence profitable streak within the FBS at 15 video games.
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Cignetti did not should prod the fan base into motion this season — IU offered out its total Massive Ten schedule — and the 55,042 followers in attendance on Saturday remained of their seats the complete means by way of.
“We feed off of their vitality,” Cignetti mentioned after the sport. “I actually assume that us taking part in at house is no less than a 14-point benefit.”
Cignetti’s feedback would possibly seem to be hyperbole, however the numbers again up his assertion.
The Hoosiers have crushed their opponents by a mean of 37.9 factors per sport at Memorial Stadium throughout his tenure. In 2025, they’ve received by a mean of 40.7 factors at residence and did not play a single sport in Bloomington determined by single digits.
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They beat three groups by 50 or extra factors, and two of this wins got here in opposition to Massive Ten opponents.
“Our followers are the very best in America,” Cignetti mentioned after the sport. “I do know everyone says that, that is acquired it going and packs the home, however I like our followers. I do know the place we began and the place we are actually, and they’re excessive. I can not say sufficient good issues about them.”
Indiana has offered out 18 video games because the stadium expanded in 1970 to carry 50,000-plus followers, and eight of these sellouts have come throughout Cignetti’s tenure. This was solely the sixth time in program historical past it offered out a number of residence video games in the identical season.
“We do not know for a undeniable fact that it’s our final sport right here at residence,” Cignetti mentioned. “We hope it’s. It is sort of bizarre to say. We’ll see what occurs.”
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