Indiana has just won its eighth straight game of the season, going 8-0 for the second straight season, and the second time in program history. This doesn't come as a huge surprise that being 8-0 is something Indiana isn't used to with the history of the football program.
For years, Indiana has never been known as a football school, but instead a basketball school. The state of Indiana is known as the Hoosier state, especially when it comes to basketball. Legendary head coach Bob Knight is to thank for that, as he continuously led the Hoosiers to successful seasons.
When it came to football, though, Indiana was never able to find success. It was so bad that at this moment, Indiana is known to have the losingest program in all of college football, currently sitting at 715 losses in program history.
Normally, that number would go up a lot year in and year out; however, in the last two seasons, it has only gone up by two as the Hoosiers lost two games last season under the new coach, Curt Cignetti. This season, the Hoosiers have yet to fall, and again, it is thanks to the excellent coaching of Cignetti.
So, the question is, how many games does Curt Cignetti have to win in order to get out of the basement of college football?
Indiana is so close to not having the most losses in college football history
Right now, Indiana has 715 losses in its football program history. The next closest program is Northwestern, which now sits at 711 losses after they fell to Nebraska this week. So while if Indiana keeps winning and Northwestern keeps losing, the Wildcats will find themselves at the bottom.
However, the Hoosiers will always be looked at as a school once at the bottom, so how many more games does Cignetti need to win in order to make the football program look better?
Well, the first thing Cignetti can do is go undefeated in the regular season and bring home a Big Ten Championship. Doing that would mean that Indiana has most likely beaten the Ohio State Buckeyes, the best team in the country. It would also earn the Hoosiers the No. 1 overall seed in the College Football Playoff, most likely giving them the easiest path to the National Championship.
The ultimate win would be a National Championship win. It would officially make the Hoosiers a football school, something no one would have ever thought would happen.