1994 Indiana Hoosiers football team

The 1994 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented Indiana University Bloomington as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Bill Mallory, the Hoosiers finished the season with an overall record of 6–5 and a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for ninth place in the Big Ten. The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana.

1994 Indiana Hoosiers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record6–5 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJoe Novak (11th season)
MVPAlfonzo Thurman
CaptainTroy Drake, Alfonzo Thurman
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1993
1995 →
1994 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Penn State $ 8 0 0 12 0 0
No. 14 Ohio State 6 2 0 9 4 0
Wisconsin 5 2 1 8 3 1
No. 12 Michigan 5 3 0 8 4 0
Illinois 4 4 0 7 5 0
Purdue 3 3 2 5 4 2
Iowa 3 4 1 5 5 1
Indiana 3 5 0 6 5 0
Northwestern 3 5 0 4 6 1
Minnesota 1 7 0 3 8 0
Michigan State 0 8 0 0 11 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • † Michigan State forfeited 5 wins including 4 conference victories, over Wisconsin, Indiana, Northwestern, and Purdue.
Rankings from AP Poll

After the season, Indiana's record was retroactively adjusted to 7–4 following NCAA violations incurred by Michigan State.[1][2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 312:30 pmCincinnati*ESPNW 28–331,284
September 102:00 pmMiami (OH)*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 35–1433,489
September 177:00 pmKentucky*W 59–2957,825[3]
September 2412:30 pmat No. 16 WisconsinNo. 25ESPNL 13–6277,745
October 12:00 pmMinnesota
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 25–1438,195
October 82:05 pmat IowaW 27–2067,138
October 222:00 pmNorthwestern 
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 7–2039,208
October 291:00 pmat Michigan StateL 21–2760,773[4]
November 512:30 pmNo. 2 Penn State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
ESPNL 29–3547,754
November 1212:30 pmOhio State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
ESPNL 17–3244,672
November 191:00 pmat PurdueW 33–2960,967–62,839[5][6][7]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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1995 NFL draftees

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Player Round Pick Position NFL team
Andrew Greene 2 53 Guard Miami Dolphins
Lance Brown 5 161 Safety Pittsburgh Steelers

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References

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  1. ^ "Forfeits and Vacated Games". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  2. ^ "Michigan State University - Public Infraction Report". NCAA. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  3. ^ "Smith takes IU from red zone to end zone". Palladium-Item. September 18, 1994. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Spartans Spared Major Penalties". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Associated Press. September 17, 1996.
  5. ^ Hammel, Bob (November 20, 1994). "Bucket yes, bowl no for Indiana". Sunday Herald-Times. Bedford, Indiana. p. B1. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ Hammel, Bob (November 20, 1994). "IU retains Bucket with 33-29 win over Boilers (continued)". Sunday Herald-Times. Bedford, Indiana. p. B5. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  7. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 92. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  8. ^ "1994 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  9. ^ "1994 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  10. ^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 16. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  11. ^ "1995 Homecoming". Indiana Arbutus (yearboook). Archived from the original on April 21, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  12. ^ "1995 NFL Draft". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 2, 2015.