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Indiana

B10 · 1945 Season · Final

Developing +
Record
9–0–1
0.950 Win %
Conference
1st
5–0 in B10

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
128
1899–2026
All-Time Record
512–692–38
0.428 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
2025
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 3 · Top 25: 10
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons
  • Pioneer Era · 7 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Indiana head-to-head · History & Eras

1945 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 25Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB107–3W 13–7
6Week 6 · Oct 2Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB104–4–1T 7–7
7Week 7 · Oct 9Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB102–6–1W 6–0
8Week 8 · Oct 16Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HIND B84–5W 54–14
9Week 9 · Oct 23Iowa (IOWA)H2HB102–7W 52–20
10Week 10 · Oct 30Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND MVC8–3W 7–2
11Week 11 · Nov 6CORNELL (IOWA)Unranked—W 46–6
12Week 12 · Nov 13Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB104–5W 49–0
13Week 13 · Nov 20Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI3–7W 19–0
14Week 14 · Nov 27Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB107–3W 26–0

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.081
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+37
0+37
  • Tulsa +8
  • Michigan +7
  • Purdue +7
  • Nebraska +4
  • Minnesota +4
  • Pittsburgh +3
  • Illinois +2
  • Iowa +2
  • Northwestern 0

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #5Better than 97%
Win % Place 4thBetter than 98%

0.950 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#6W12#6W13#5W14#5Regular Season Final#5Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+6
0
+6
+40
+32
+5
+40
+49
+19
+26

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#831940#1031941#421942#291943#201944

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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