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1991 Indiana

7–⁠4–⁠1 (5–⁠3 Big Ten), coached by Bill Mallory.

Schedule and results

Indiana in 1991, game by game: lost at No. 7 Notre Dame 27–49; won vs. Kentucky 13–10; tied at Missouri 27–27; won vs. Michigan State 31–0; won vs. Northwestern 44–6; lost at No. 4 Michigan 16–24; won at Wisconsin 28–20; won vs. Minnesota 34–8; lost at No. 10 Iowa 21–38; lost at No. 19 Ohio State 16–20; won vs. Purdue 24–22; won vs. Baylor 24–0+38−22Lost 27–49 at No. 7 Notre Dame-22No. 7 Notre DameWon 13–10 vs. Kentucky+3KentuckyTied 27–27 at Missouri0MissouriWon 31–0 vs. Michigan State+31Michigan StateWon 44–6 vs. Northwestern+38NorthwesternLost 16–24 at No. 4 Michigan-8No. 4 MichiganWon 28–20 at Wisconsin+8WisconsinWon 34–8 vs. Minnesota+26MinnesotaLost 21–38 at No. 10 Iowa-17No. 10 IowaLost 16–20 at No. 19 Ohio State-4No. 19 Ohio StateWon 24–22 vs. Purdue+2PurdueWon 24–0 vs. Baylor+24Baylor
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 7at7Notre DameL 27–⁠4922%
Sep 21vsKentuckyW 13–⁠1063%
Sep 28atMissouriT 27–⁠2750%
Oct 5vsMichigan StateW 31–⁠057%
Oct 12vsNorthwesternW 44–⁠681%
Oct 19at4MichiganL 16–⁠2421%
Oct 26atWisconsinW 28–⁠2068%
Nov 2vsMinnesotaW 34–⁠870%
Nov 9at10IowaL 21–⁠3831%
Nov 16at19Ohio StateL 16–⁠2033%
Nov 23vsPurdueW 24–⁠2275%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsBaylorCopper BowlW 24–⁠041%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Baylor 24–⁠0 in the Copper Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 11: 25

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1991.

Led the nationVaughn Dunbar: rushing yards (1,805 yds)

Consensus All-AmericanVaughn Dunbar, RB

Record
7–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked peak No. 25
Points
305–⁠224
Coach
Bill Mallory
Elo
1590 +79 this season
SP+ rating
9.8 No. 30 of 104; offense No. 39, defense No. 34
SRS
8.8 No. 25 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Joe Novak
Captains
Mark Hagen, Randy Schneider and Paul Williams
Most valuable player
Vaughn Dunbar

Drafted in 1992

The 1992 draft
Rd 1Vaughn Dunbar RBNew Orleans Saints
Rd 4Shawn Harper OGLos Angeles Rams

All-Big Ten

1 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

  • Rod ColemanTEAP-2
  • Randy SchneiderOTAP-2
  • Greg FarrallDLAP-2
  • Scott BonnellKAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1991 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1991 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Michigan8–⁠010–⁠26
Iowa7–⁠110–⁠1–⁠110
Ohio State5–⁠38–⁠4
Indiana5–⁠37–⁠4–⁠1
Illinois4–⁠46–⁠6
Purdue3–⁠54–⁠7
Michigan State3–⁠53–⁠8
Wisconsin2–⁠65–⁠6
Northwestern2–⁠63–⁠8
Minnesota1–⁠72–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.