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1993 Indiana

8–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Big Ten), coached by Bill Mallory.

Schedule and results

Indiana in 1993, game by game: won vs. Toledo 27–0; won vs. Northern Illinois 28–10; won vs. Kentucky 24–8; lost vs. No. 23 Wisconsin 15–27; won at Minnesota 23–19; won vs. Iowa 16–10; won at Northwestern 24–0; won vs. No. 22 Michigan State 10–0; lost at No. 19 Penn State 31–38; lost at No. 5 Ohio State 17–23; won vs. Purdue 24–17; lost vs. No. 22 Virginia Tech 20–45+27−25Won 27–0 vs. Toledo+27ToledoWon 28–10 vs. Northern Illinois+18Northern Illino…Won 24–8 vs. Kentucky+16KentuckyLost 15–27 vs. No. 23 Wisconsin-12No. 23 WisconsinWon 23–19 at Minnesota+4MinnesotaWon 16–10 vs. Iowa+6IowaWon 24–0 at Northwestern+24NorthwesternWon 10–0 vs. No. 22 Michigan State+10No. 22 Michigan StateLost 31–38 at No. 19 Penn State-7No. 19 Penn StateLost 17–23 at No. 5 Ohio State-6No. 5 Ohio StateWon 24–17 vs. Purdue+7PurdueLost 20–45 vs. No. 22 Virginia Tech-25No. 22 Virginia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsToledoW 27–⁠049%
Sep 11vsNorthern IllinoisW 28–⁠1074%
Sep 18vsKentuckyW 24–⁠871%
Sep 25vs23WisconsinL 15–⁠2762%
Oct 2atMinnesotaW 23–⁠1961%
Oct 9vsIowaW 16–⁠1064%
Oct 23atNorthwesternW 24–⁠064%
Oct 30vs22Michigan StateW 10–⁠058%
Nov 6at19Penn StateL 31–⁠3836%
Nov 13at5Ohio StateL 17–⁠2323%
Nov 20vsPurdueW 24–⁠1782%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvs22Virginia TechIndependence BowlL 20–⁠4545%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Virginia Tech 45–⁠20 in the Independence Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 19th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 10: 23
  2. Wk 11: 17
  3. Wk 12: 19
  4. Wk 13: 21
  5. Wk 14: 21
  6. Wk 15: 21
  7. Wk 16: 21
Record
8–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked peak No. 17
Points
259–⁠197
Coach
Bill Mallory
Elo
1542 +54 this season
SP+ rating
9.6 No. 33 of 105; offense No. 63, defense No. 13
SRS
6.4 No. 36 of 106 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Joe Novak
Captains
Charles Beauchamp and Hurvin McCormack
Most valuable player
Thomas Lewis

Drafted in 1994

The 1994 draft
Rd 1Thomas Lewis WRNew York Giants

All-Big Ten

3 first team, 1 second team

First team

  • Hurvin McCormackDLAP-1
  • Bill ManolopolousKAP-1
  • Jim DiGuilioPAP-1

Second team

  • Charles BeauchampLBAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1993 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1993 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Wisconsin6–⁠1–⁠110–⁠1–⁠16
Ohio State6–⁠1–⁠110–⁠1–⁠111
Penn State6–⁠210–⁠28
Indiana5–⁠38–⁠4
Michigan5–⁠38–⁠421
Illinois5–⁠35–⁠6
Michigan State4–⁠46–⁠6
Iowa3–⁠56–⁠6
Minnesota3–⁠54–⁠7
Northwestern0–⁠82–⁠9
Purdue0–⁠81–⁠10

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