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The school does not have a mascot, but student-athletes are known as "Hoosiers", a nickname for natives or residents of Indiana. A bulldog named Ox served as the football team's mascot from 1959 to 1965. [6] Indiana had a bison as its mascot in the late 1960s and introduced a mascot named Mr. Hoosier Pride in 1979.
The school's official nickname became the Hoosiers in 1923, when the program called its football team the Scrapping Hoosiers. Hoosiers are the formal nickname for those from Indiana, as they were ...
The Indiana Hoosiers football program represents Indiana University Bloomington in NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football and in the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers have played their home games at Memorial Stadium since 1960. The team has won the Big Ten Championship twice, once in 1945 and again in 1967.
Hoosier / ˈ h uː ʒ ər / is the official demonym for the people of the U.S. state of Indiana.The origin of the term remains a matter of debate; [1] however, "Hoosier" was in general use by the 1840s, [2] having been popularized by Richmond resident John Finley's 1833 poem "The Hoosier's Nest". [2]
The current Indiana Hoosiers football team — the one that sits 10-0 and is ranked fifth in the country heading into a mega clash no one saw coming at No. 2 Ohio State on Saturday — has no one ...
The No. 7 Fighting Irish (11-1) take on the No. 10 Hoosiers (11-1, 8-1 Big Ten) for a spot in the quarterfinals against No. 2 Georgia, which earned a first-round bye in the 12-team bracket after ...
The Shark – mascot of the UNLV Rebels; while the school's teams are named the Rebels, the mascot is a shark in honor of former men's basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian, nicknamed "The Shark" [41] Shasta and Sasha – cougars, co-mascots of the Houston Cougars
The James Madison transfers that signed with Indiana football came to Bloomington for moments like this: ‘That's what college football is all about’: JMU players turned Hoosiers happy to have ...