1994 Indiana Hoosiers football team
{{Short description|American college football season}}
{{use mdy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1994
| team = Indiana Hoosiers
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Big Ten Conference
| short_conf = Big Ten
| record = 6–5
| conf_record = 3–5
| head_coach = Bill Mallory
| hc_year = 11th
| off_coach =
| oc_year =
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Joe Novak
| dc_year = 11th
| def_scheme =
| mvp = Alfonzo Thurman
| captain = Troy Drake
| captain2 = Alfonzo Thurman
| stadium = Memorial Stadium
}}
{{1994 Big Ten Conference football standings}}
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.
After the season, Indiana's record was retroactively adjusted to 7–4 following NCAA violations incurred by Michigan State.{{cite web |title=Forfeits and Vacated Games|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|access-date=September 2, 2015|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/friv/forfeits.cgi}}{{cite web |title=Michigan State University - Public Infraction Report|publisher=NCAA|access-date=September 2, 2015|url=https://web1.ncaa.org/LSDBi/exec/miSearch?miSearchSubmit=publicReport&key=249&publicTerms=THIS%20PHRASE%20WILL%20NOT%20BE%20REPEATED}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1994
| poll = AP
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 3
| time = 12:30 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Cincinnati
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| tv = ESPN
| score = 28–3
| attend = 31,284
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 10
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Miami (OH)
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| tv =
| score = 35–14
| attend = 33,489
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 17
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Kentucky
| site_stadium = Commonwealth Stadium
| site_cityst = Lexington, KY
| gamename = rivalry
| tv =
| score = 59–29
| attend = 57,825
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/palladium-item-smith-takes-iu-from-red-z/140355942/|work=Palladium-Item|title=Smith takes IU from red zone to end zone|date=September 18, 1994|accessdate=February 5, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 24
| time = 12:30 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 25
| opponent = Wisconsin
| opprank = 16
| site_stadium = Camp Randall Stadium
| site_cityst = Madison, WI
| tv = ESPN
| score = 13–62
| attend = 77,745
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 1
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Minnesota
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| tv =
| score = 25–14
| attend = 38,195
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 8
| time = 2:05 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Iowa
| site_stadium = Kinnick Stadium
| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA
| tv =
| score = 27–20
| attend = 67,138
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 22
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Northwestern
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| tv =
| score = 7–20
| attend = 39,208
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 29
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Michigan State
| site_stadium = Spartan Stadium
| site_cityst = East Lansing, MI
| gamename = rivalry
| tv =
| score = 21–27
| attend = 60,773
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 5
| time = 12:30 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Penn State
| opprank = 2
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| tv = ESPN
| score = 29–35
| attend = 47,754
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 12
| time = 12:30 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Ohio State
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| tv = ESPN
| score = 17–32
| attend = 44,672
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 19
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Purdue
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
| site_stadium = Ross–Ade Stadium
| gamename = Old Oaken Bucket
| tv =
| score = 33–29
| attend = 60,967–62,839
| source = {{cite news |last=Hammel |first=Bob |title=Bucket yes, bowl no for Indiana |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-mail/137588329/ |newspaper=Sunday Herald-Times |location=Bedford, Indiana |date=November 20, 1994 |page=B1 |access-date=December 28, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Hammel |first=Bob |title=IU retains Bucket with 33-29 win over Boilers (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-mail/137588419/ |newspaper=Sunday Herald-Times |location=Bedford, Indiana |date=November 20, 1994 |page=B5 |access-date=December 28, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite web |author= |title=2022 Purdue Football Record Book |url=https://purduesports.com/documents/2022/8/23/2022_Purdue_Record_Book.pdf |publisher=Purdue University Athletics |page=92 |access-date=February 3, 2023 }}
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=1994 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/indiana/1994-schedule.html |website=College Football @ Sports-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=December 28, 2023 }}{{cite web |author= |title=1994 Football Schedule |url=https://iuhoosiers.com/sports/football/schedule/1994 |publisher=Indiana University |access-date=December 28, 2023 }}{{cite web |author= |title=Indiana Football 2023 Record Book |url=https://static.iuhoosiers.com/custompages/pdf/fb/2023/23-FB-Record_Book_Full.pdf |publisher=Indiana University |page=16 |access-date=December 28, 2023 }}{{cite web|title=1995 Homecoming|publisher=Indiana Arbutus (yearboook)|access-date=October 14, 2015|url=http://www.static.getsnworks.com/ids/arbutus/1996/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421102847/http://static.getsnworks.com/ids/arbutus/1996/|archive-date=April 21, 2016}}
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 |
References
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