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Indiana Football: Hoosiers continue special season, reach bowl game

By Alec Lasley

LINCOLN, NE - OCTOBER 26: Head coach Tom Allen of the Indiana Hoosiers leads his team on the field before the game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Memorial Stadium on October 26, 2019 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images)
LINCOLN, NE - OCTOBER 26: Head coach Tom Allen of the Indiana Hoosiers leads his team on the field before the game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Memorial Stadium on October 26, 2019 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images) /
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Following the win at Nebraska on Saturday, the Indiana football program became bowl eligible for the first time under Tom Allen.

It was not only a great road victory for the Indiana football program, but it was the first time since Tom Allen was officially named the head coach for the Hoosiers that they will be back in a bowl game.

As it continues to be a year of ‘first’s’, it was not only the first time since 2007 that the Hoosiers reached five wins in seven weeks, but also the first six win season for Allen. While he coached the 2016 bowl game, taking over for Kevin Wilson, it is a special moment for the Hoosiers as this season continues to be one of the better years in Indiana history.

Not only are the Hoosiers now bowl eligible, there are still four weeks left in the season, with Indiana reaching bowl eligibility this early in the season in 12 years.

With it just being the 11th bowl appearance in program history, it is also just the fourth time in the past 25 years that Indiana will be playing in the postseason.

As Indiana continues to pass test after test in the past couple of weeks, Allen continues to show Indiana fans why he is the right man for the job.

After two straight 5-7 seasons under Allen, the Hoosiers now sit at 6-2 and now sights are set on what could be a possible eight win season, which would be the first since 1993, and would be the second most wins in program history.

The Hoosiers still have four more weeks in the 2019 season, but what a season it has been, and there is no reason to believe this Indiana team is content with just a six win season.

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