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Indiana Football: 5 reasons why IU will make a bowl game in 2019

By Zacarias Olvera

Indiana players greet fans as they head into the stadium prior to action between the Michigan Wolverines and Indiana Hoosiers at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana on November 11, 2006. Michigan won 34-3. (Photo by G. N. Lowrance/Getty Images)
Indiana players greet fans as they head into the stadium prior to action between the Michigan Wolverines and Indiana Hoosiers at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana on November 11, 2006. Michigan won 34-3. (Photo by G. N. Lowrance/Getty Images) /
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PISCATAWAY, NJ – SEPTEMBER 29: Head Coach Tom Allen of the Indiana Hoosiers challenges a call against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights during the first quarter at HighPoint.com Stadium on September 29, 2018 in Piscataway, New Jersey. (Photo by Corey Perrine/Getty Images)
PISCATAWAY, NJ – SEPTEMBER 29: Head Coach Tom Allen of the Indiana Hoosiers challenges a call against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights during the first quarter at HighPoint.com Stadium on September 29, 2018 in Piscataway, New Jersey. (Photo by Corey Perrine/Getty Images) /

2. A favorable schedule to get to six wins

With three non-conference games against Ball State, Eastern Illinois, and Connecticut, teams that had a combined record of 8-27 in 2018, the Hoosiers should continue their out-of-conference winning streak.

While these will be favorable games for Indiana to win en route to six games to gain bowl eligibility, they will need to win three games in conference play.

Rutgers was at the bottom of the Big Ten East Division last year and should be another potential win for the Hoosiers. However, the final two wins needed to reach a bowl game would likely need to come within a group of quality opponents in Purdue, Northwestern, Nebraska, and Maryland.

While this season’s schedule provides Indiana with a good chance of reaching bowl game eligibility, conference play will not be without its challenges as games against Penn State, Michigan, and Ohio State will test the Hoosiers’ toughness.

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