Indiana is now a soccer faculty. A minimum of for this season, which is already essentially the most profitable season in program historical past.
Because of the Hoosiers’ 20-15 win over the Michigan Wolverines on Saturday, they improved to 10-0 on the season. It’s not solely the primary 10-0 begin in program historical past, it’s the first 10-win season this system has ever had.
Earlier than this season, Indiana had solely ever produced two nine-win seasons, with the newest coming throughout the 1967 marketing campaign.
Indiana is likely one of the greatest shock tales within the nation with first-year head coach Curt Cignetti orchestrating a surprising one-year turnaround. Not solely did the Hoosiers win solely three video games throughout the 2023 season, they solely gained 9 video games over the earlier three seasons mixed.
Now they’re a top-10 staff and looking out like a critical contender to qualify for the 12-team playoff.
What made Saturday’s win so spectacular is that they have been capable of knock off Michigan regardless of not getting an awesome exhibiting from their offense. The Hoosiers entered Saturday with one of many highest-scoring offenses within the nation this season, averaging 46.6 factors per recreation. That quantity was second solely to Miami. However the Hoosiers have been by no means capable of get rolling on offense towards Michigan, particularly within the second half once they have been restricted to only a area purpose.
Regardless of that, they have been nonetheless capable of finding a option to grind out a win towards the defending nationwide champions. Whereas Michigan may not be the identical staff that it was a yr in the past, there isn’t a approach anyone in Indiana would have anticipated a win on this recreation to enhance to 10-0 when the season started.
The Hoosiers nonetheless have two video games remaining that land on two very totally different sides of the aggressive spectrum. In two weeks they get their greatest take a look at of the season by enjoying a highway recreation at Ohio State, probably the greatest groups within the nation. They may then shut out their common season towards a Purdue staff that has only one win this season.
An 11-win season appears properly inside attain. An ideal 12-0 common season is not less than nonetheless a risk.
