BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – After spending the final 10 weeks of the 2020 season ranked among the top 20, the Indiana football program was tabbed No. 17 in the USA Today AFCA Coaches Preseason Poll on Tuesday (August 10).
The Hoosiers finished the 2020 season with a 6-2 overall record and an appearance in the Outback Bowl. Following a week one victory over Penn State at Memorial Stadium, Indiana spend the next 10 weeks ranked among the top 20, which included five weeks among the top 20. A 14-7 record over the last two seasons ahs helped IU to back-to-back January bowl games for the first time in program history, highlighted by winning Big Ten marks in each of those seasons.