1974 Indiana Hoosiers football team

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1974 Indiana Hoosiers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record1–10 (1–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPDonnie Thomas
CaptainBill Atkinson, Tim Mills
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Ohio State + 7 1 0 10 2 0
No. 3 Michigan + 7 1 0 10 1 0
No. 12 Michigan State 6 1 1 7 3 1
Wisconsin 5 3 0 7 4 0
Illinois 4 3 1 6 4 1
Purdue 3 5 0 4 6 1
Minnesota 2 6 0 4 7 0
Iowa 2 6 0 3 8 0
Northwestern 2 6 0 3 8 0
Indiana 1 7 0 1 10 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1974 Big Ten Conference football season. They participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Lee Corso, in his second year as head coach of the Hoosiers.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at IllinoisL 0–1640,911
September 21No. 17 Arizona*L 20–3535,683
September 28at Kentucky*L 22–2856,000[1]
October 5West Virginia*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 0–2430,153[2]
October 12Minnesotadagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 34–334,102
October 19at No. 1 Ohio StateL 9–4987,671
October 26Wisconsin
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 25–3531,453
November 2No. 3 Michigan
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 7–2132,873
November 9at NorthwesternL 22–2425,382
November 16No. 15 Michigan State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN (rivalry)
L 10–1925,492
November 23at PurdueL 17–3863,637
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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1975 NFL draftees[edit]

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Larry Jameson Defensive tackle 6 152 St. Louis Cardinals

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Late Indiana rally not enough". The Muncie Star. September 29, 1974. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Mountaineers cut off IU at pass, 24–0; 11 in row". Sunday Herald-Times. October 6, 1974. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1974 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  4. ^ "1974 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  5. ^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 15. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  6. ^ "1974 Homecoming". Indiana Arbutus (yearboook). Archived from the original on April 21, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  7. ^ "1975 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.