INDIANA FOOTBALL: GAME NOTES VS. MINNESOTA
PREVIEW VS. MINNESOTA
GAME 9
Minnesota (5-2, 3-1 B1G) at No. 4/4 Indiana (7-1, 4-1 B1G)
Saturday, October 31, 2026
Merchants Bank Field at Memorial Stadium | Bloomington, Ind.
Setting The Scene
• • Indiana will host Minnesota for its Week 9 matchup on Saturday (Oct. 31) at 3:30 p.m. on Merchants Bank Field at Memorial Stadium. The game will air on CBS and Indiana will host ESPN’s College GameDay pregame show for the first time since 2024.
• It will be the first time the programs have played since 2021 when Minnesota won 35-21 in Bloomington.
• The Golden Gophers lead the all-time series 40-26-3 and have won the last four matchups (2008, 2013, 2018, 2021).
• Saturday’s game marks just the 18th time in program history that Indiana has played on Halloween and just the third time since the turn of the century. Indiana’s last Halloween game was a 37-21 win at Rutgers in 2020.
News & Notes
• Curt Cignetti reached 30 wins in his first 32 games as a Power 4 head coach with the Week 3 win over Western Kentucky (9/19). Only Larry Coker (Miami (Fla.), 2001-03) and Gil Dobie (Washington, 1908-12) reached the mark faster – both doing so in 31 games. MORE ON PAGE 4
• Indiana has won 34 games over the past three seasons (2024-26) which are the most in a three-year span in program history. MORE ON PAGE 4
• Indiana’s defense has limited opponents to under 100 yards rushing on 27 occasions since the start of 2024, which leads the nation. Only Ohio State (24) and Miami (21) have more than 20 such games in that span.
• Indiana has either tied or won the turnover battle in 32 straight games dating back to 2024, the most in the FBS since at least 1995. The previous long streak belonged to Air Force from November 2007 through November 2009 (27 games). MORE ON PAGE 4
• IU holds the nation’s longest road winning streak at eight games. The streak began in Week 5 of 2025. Oregon previously led the country with a 12-game road winning streak before it snapped at Illinois in Week 8. MORE ON PAGE 4
• With the 13-6 win over Michigan, Hoosiers improved to 8-1 in one-score games under Cignetti and 3-1 in 2026. For his career, Cignetti is 34-18 in one-score games. MORE ON PAGE 6
• The 11.0 tackles for loss against the Wolverines marked the second game in 2026 with double-digit tackles for loss. It is the ninth such game under defensive coordinator Bryant Haines and the 33rd in program history.
• Josh Hoover scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 4-yard rush in overtime to put Indiana up 13-6 at Michigan. MORE ON PAGE 7
• Nick Marsh is among the FBS leaders in consecutive games with a catch as he has at least one reception in all 31 career games with multiple receptions in 30-straight games dating back to Week 2 of 2024. MORE ON PAGE 9
• Tobi Osunanmi’s 2.0 sacks at Michigan marked seven-straight weeks with at least 1.0 sack and eight-straight weeks with at least 1.0 tackle for loss. The seven-straight weeks with a sack marks the longest streak in program history, previously held by the trio of Jamie Kirlew (2008), Adewale Ogunleye (1999) and Lamar Mills (1992) at six consecutive games. MORE ON PAGE 13
• The 2.0 sacks move his season total to 9.0 and into No. 8 on the single-season charts.
• Amare Ferrell made it back-to-back weeks with an interception when he picked off Michigan’s Tommy Carr. His 11 career interception puts him in a tie at No. 3 on the program’s career interceptions list, most recently with Lance Brown (11; 1991-94). MORE ON PAGE 15
• Isaiah Jones had his second career fumble recovery when he picked up a Tommy Carr fumble in the first quarter at Michigan’s 28-yard line in addition to having nine tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss. MORE ON PAGE 12
• Rolijah Hardy led the Hoosiers with nine tackles and his second career multi-sack game with 2.0 sacks at Michigan. MORE ON PAGE 12
• First year linebacker Jacob Savage charted seven tackles, including 1.0 tackle for loss at Michigan. MORE ON PAGE 12
INDIANA GAME NOTES: https://static.iuhoosiers.com/custompages/PDF/fb/2026/26-10-31-Notes_Minnesota.pdf
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