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. – Hoosiers On SI’s year in review stories continue apace. Time to turn my attention to the phenomenon of the 2024 calendar year overall for Indiana athletics – the unprecedented success of the 2024 football team.
I don’t think a poll would be needed to determine that the gridiron Hoosiers were the overall best story of 2024. They are likely the best story of the decade of so far.
Coach Curt Cignetti backed up his early bluster with the best Indiana football season ever, one that saw the Hoosiers finish 11-2 overall, 8-1 in the Big Ten, and earn a spot in the 12-team College Football Playoff field.
While many thought a kind schedule would help the Hoosiers improve in the win department, no one who was thinking objectively thought the College Football Playoff berth was a possibility.
It was a season that could have a transformative effect on Indiana athletics if the success can be replicated. Indiana has desired long-term football success for a long time. The 2024 season could be the season it was finally achieved. Time will tell, but Cignetti is off to an amazing start.
As for 2024 itself, what a ride. As mentioned with the women’s basketball review story, Todd Golden prefers to rank top five memories, rather than specific games or players.
Even if I did want to rank games? Indiana was so dominant that only one of its games – the 20-15 victory over Michigan on Nov. 9 – was dramatic in the least. Unfortunately, that was also true for Indiana’s losses at Ohio State and Notre Dame.
Here’s my top five memories of a season that will live long in the fond remembrances of Indiana fans.
5. Kurtis Rourke-Elijah Sarratt
