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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: Alvin N. Bo McMillin
Conference: Big 10-

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1887 <-- 1937 <- 1938 -> 1939 --> 2024

1938 Season Highlights

Alvin N. Bo McMillin enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Indiana.

1938 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Oct. 1	@ Ohio State	0	6	L
Sat., Oct. 8	@ Illinois	2	12	L
Sat., Oct. 15	@ Nebraska	0	0	T
Sat., Oct. 22	vs. Kansas State	6	13	L
Sat., Oct. 29	@ Wisconsin	0	6	L
Sat., Nov. 5	@ Boston College	0	14	L	@ Boston, MA
Sat., Nov. 12	vs. Iowa	7	3	W
Sat., Nov. 19	@ Purdue	6	13	L

1938 Season Totals
Record	1-6 -1
Points Scored	21
Scoring Average	2.6
Points Allowed	67
Defense Average	8.4
Opponents Record	31-28
Conference Record	1-4
Home Record	1-1
Away Record	0-5 -1

1938 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1938 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Minnesota	6-2	97	38		4-1	66	12	Bernard W. Bernie Bierman
Illinois	3-5	110	88		1-3	26	61	Robert C. Zuppke
Indiana	1-6-1	21	67		1-4	15	40	Alvin N. Bo McMillin
Purdue	5-1-2	84	38		3-1-1	38	20	Allen H. Mal Elward
Wisconsin	5-3	111	93		3-2	64	60	Harry A. Stuhldreher
Michigan	6-1-1	131	40		2-1-1	38	7	Herbert O. Fritz Crisler
Northwestern	4-2-2	93	32		2-1-2	32	23	Lynn O. Pappy Waldorf
Ohio State	4-3-1	119	65		2-2-1	38	44	Francis A. Schmidt
Iowa	1-6-1	46	135		0-3-1	16	66	Irl I. Tubbs

1938 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1938 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.