1974 Indiana Hoosiers football team

The 1974 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1974 Big Ten Conference football season. They participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Lee Corso, in his second year as head coach of the Hoosiers.

1974 Indiana Hoosiers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	1–10 (1–7 Big Ten)
Head coach	Lee Corso (2nd season)
MVP	Donnie Thomas
Captain	Bill Atkinson, Tim Mills
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1973 1975 →

1974 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Ohio State +	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 3 Michigan +	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
No. 12 Michigan State	6	–	1	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
Wisconsin	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Illinois	4	–	3	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Purdue	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
Minnesota	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Iowa	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Indiana	1	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	L 0–16	40,911
September 21	No. 17 Arizona*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 20–35	35,683	[1]
September 28	at Kentucky*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)	L 22–28	56,000	[2]
October 5	West Virginia*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 0–24	30,153	[3]
October 12	Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	W 34–3	34,102
October 19	at No. 1 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 9–49	87,671
October 26	Wisconsin	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 25–35	31,453
November 2	No. 3 Michigan	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 7–21	32,873
November 9	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 22–24	25,382
November 16	No. 15 Michigan State	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (rivalry)	L 10–19	25,492
November 23	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	L 17–38	63,637
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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1975 NFL draftees

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Larry Jameson	Defensive tackle	6	152	St. Louis Cardinals

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References

1. "Arizona guns down spunky I.U., 35–20". The Indianapolis Star. September 22, 1974. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Late Indiana rally not enough". The Muncie Star. September 29, 1974. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Mountaineers cut off IU at pass, 24–0; 11 in row". Sunday Herald-Times. October 6, 1974. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "1974 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
5. "1974 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
6. "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 15. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
7. "1974 Homecoming". Indiana Arbutus (yearboook). Archived from the original on April 21, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
8. "1975 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.