1971 Indiana Hoosiers football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1971 Indiana Hoosiers football Big Ten Conference Big Ten 3–8 2–6 John Pont 7th Chuck Thomson Chuck Thomson Seventeenth Street Stadium The 1971 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1971 Big Ten Conference football season. The Hoosiers played their home games at Seventeenth Street Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by John Pont, in his seventh year as head coach of the Hoosiers. Schedule 1971 AP September 11 l y Minnesota Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN 0–28 28,549 Rice Jon Gophers pound out 28–0 victory https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-tribune/137572509/ Minneapolis Tribune Minneapolis, Minnesota September 12, 1971 1C December 28, 2023 Newspapers.com Rice Jon Gopher scorecard (continued) https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-tribune/137572777/ Minneapolis Tribune Minneapolis, Minnesota September 12, 1971 6C December 28, 2023 Newspapers.com September 18 w y Kentucky Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN rivalry 26–8 41,954 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-south-bend-tribune-four-field-goals/133873894/ The South Bend Tribune Four field goals fire I.U. past Kentucky September 19, 1971 October 22, 2023 Newspapers.com September 25 l y y Baylor Baylor Stadium Waco, TX 0–10 27,500 Kaye Roger Baylor Spanks Hoosiers 10-0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram/137572997/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Fort Worth, Texas September 26, 1971 1B December 28, 2023 Newspapers.com Kaye Roger Baylor Spanks Hoosiers 10-0 (continued) https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram/137573089/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Fort Worth, Texas September 26, 1971 6B December 28, 2023 Newspapers.com October 2 l y Syracuse Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN 0–7 31,989 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register-syracuse-hits-ho/181979038/ The Des Moines Register Syracuse hits Hoosiers, 7–0 October 3, 1971 October 7, 2025 Newspapers.com October 9 l y Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI 29–35 66,156 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-journal-times-badgers-hang-on-tip-i/182546739/ The Racine Journal-Times Wildcats trip Badgers, 24–11 October 3, 1971 October 7, 2025 Newspapers.com October 16 l Ohio State 13 Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN 7–27 50,812 IU can't 'Buck' the odds: 27–7 The Herald-Times Bob Hammel October 17, 1971 1, 26 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-herald-times-iu-cant-buck-the-odd/178710358/ October 7, 2025 Newspapers.com October 23 l y Northwestern Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN 10–24 32,409 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ann-arbor-news-northwestern-wins-ke/182544132/ The Ann Arbor News Northwestern wins, keeps hopes alive October 24, 1971 October 7, 2025 Newspapers.com October 30 l y Michigan 3 Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI 7–61 75,751 Wowee! Michigan wins 61–7 Curt Sylvester Detroit Free Press October 31, 1971 1D, 2D https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5244432/wowee_michigan_wins_617/ Newspapers.com November 6 l Illinois Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN rivalry 21–22 23,018 https://www.newspapers.com/article/herald-and-review-illinois-trails-217/182546256/ Herald and Review Illinois trails 21–7, then nips Indiana 22–21 to keep streak going November 7, 1971 October 7, 2025 Newspapers.com November 13 w y Iowa Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA 14–7 42,102 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-terre-haute-tribune-hoosiers-whip-io/182548573/ The Terre Haute Tribune Hoosiers whip Iowa November 14, 1971 October 7, 2025 Newspapers.com November 20 w Purdue Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN Old Oaken Bucket 38–31 50,978 https://www.newspapers.com/article/wisconsin-state-journal-hoosiers-tip-boi/182548137/ Wisconsin State Journal Hoosiers tip Boilermakers for the Bucket November 21, 1971 October 7, 2025 Newspapers.com 1971 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/indiana/1971-schedule.html College Football @ Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference December 28, 2023 1971 Football Schedule https://iuhoosiers.com/sports/football/schedule/1971 Indiana University December 28, 2023 Indiana Football 2023 Record Book https://static.iuhoosiers.com/custompages/pdf/fb/2023/23-FB-Record_Book_Full.pdf Indiana University 15 December 28, 2023 1971 Homecoming Indiana Arbutus (yearbook) October 14, 2015 http://www.static.getsnworks.com/ids/arbutus/1972/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160603075621/http://static.getsnworks.com/ids/arbutus/1972/ June 3, 2016 Schedule/Results (1971 Indiana) https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/130747 National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA Statistics October 7, 2025 First one-point safety The first known occurrence of a one-point safety (conversion safety) was in an NCAA game on October 2, 1971, scored by Syracuse in the first quarter of a game at Indiana. On a point-after-touchdown kick, the ball was kicked almost straight up in the air. An Indiana player illegally batted the ball in the end zone (a spot foul defensive penalty). Syracuse won the game, 7–0.https://www.newspapers.com/image/547715115 The Bedford Daily-Times Mail Bedford, Indiana October 3, 1971 6 5 25 Bob Hammel Hungry crowd finds a 'Darling' in defense Kicker George Bodine's effort was far short, and [Mike] Heizman, standing in front of the goal posts, reacted to the falling ball by swatting it away, mosquito-swatting style. Center Greg Aulk fell on the ball for Syracuse. ... 'It was just a reflex action,' Heizman said. 'I never even thought about the ball being live.' Newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/438047796/ College Football Notes The Vincennes Sun-Commercial Vincennes, Indiana 41 212 October 6, 1971 17 Syracuse was trying to kick the extra point after taking a 6-0 lead. The ball was kicked almost straight up in the air and was coming down obviously short of the crossbar when an Indiana player [illegally] batted the ball down in the end zone and Syracuse recovered. Newspapers.comThe Shreveport Journal Shreveport, Louisiana October 5, 1971 10A https://www.newspapers.com/image/601879368/ Newspapers.com Grambling TV rating 'low' Herschel Nissenson 77 The 1970 rulebook (Rule 8-5-3) stated, "If a scrimmage kick fails to cross the neutral zone, or crosses the neutral zone and is first touched by Team B, or is untouched and then rebounds into the end zone where it is recovered by Team A, it is a safety," and (8-5-4) "If the penalty for a foul committed when the ball is free leaves the ball behind a goal line, it is a safety if behind the offender's goal line."1970 NCAA Official Football Rules David M. Nelson 1970 59 College Athletics Publishing Service Phoenix, Arizona 1972 NFL draftees Player Position Round Pick NFL club Steve Porter Wide receiver 14 341 Cincinnati Bengals https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1972.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071221231837/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1972.htm 2007-12-21 1972 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com Pro-Football-Reference.com References Indiana Category:Indiana Hoosiers football seasons Indiana Hoosiers football Category:Long stubs with short prose