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PASADENA, Calif. — Tens of thousands of Indiana football fans have headed west for the massive Rose Bowl game with Alabama on Thursday. The College Football Playoff quarterfinal game is, without question, the biggest game in Indiana history.

It's also going to be the first game ever where Indiana is ranked No. 1 in the country. They claimed the top spot in all the polls after beating then No. 1 Ohio State to with the Big Ten title and finish the regular season 13-0.

This is uncharted territory for sure for the Hoosiers, with the turnaround by Curt Cignetti over the past two years one of the greatest college football stories ever told. The 11-2 season a year ago was followed by this perfect season, and it's not over yet.

Indiana had more losses that any school in the history of the sport before Cignetti arrived. So, of course, that means Indiana doesn't have much of a bowl history either. They've only played in 13 all- time, with the first one in 1967 when Indiana made it's only other Rose Bowl appearance after tying for the Big Ten title.

Here's the complete list of Indiana bowl games through the years:

* 1967— The USC Trojans beat the Indiana Hoosiers 14-3 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., on Jan. 1, 1968.  Indiana coach: John Pont.

* 1979 — The Indiana Hoosiers defeated the BYU Cougars 38-37 at the Holiday Bowl in San Diego, Calif. on Dec. 21, 1979. Indiana coach: Lee Corso. 

* 1986 — The Florida State Seminoles defeated the Indiana Hoosiers 27-14 at the All-American Bowl in Birmingham, Ala. on Dec. 31, 1986. Indiana coach: Bill Mallory.

* 1987 — The Tennessee Volunteers defeated the Indiana Hoosiers 27-22 at the Peach Bowl in Atlanta, Ga. on Jan. 2, 1988. Indiana coach: Bill Mallory.

* 1988 — The Indiana Hoosiers defeated South Carolina 34-10 at the Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tenn. on Dec. 28, 1988. Indiana coach: Bill Mallory.

* 1990 — The Auburn Tigers defeated the Indiana Hoosiers 27-23 at the Peach Bowl in Atlanta, Ga. on Dec. 29, 1990. Indiana coach: Bill Mallory. 

* 1991 — The Indiana Hoosiers defeated the Baylor Bears 24-0 at the Copper Bowl in Tucson, Ariz. on Dec. 31, 1991. Indiana coach: Bill Mallory.

* 1993 — The Virginia Tech Hokies defeated the Indiana Hoosiers 45-20 at the Independence Bowl in Shereveport, La. on Dec. 31, 1993. Indiana coach: Bill Mallory.

* 2007 — The Oklahoma State Cowboys defeated the Indiana Hoosiers 49-33 at the Insight Bowl in Tempe, Ariz. on Dec. 31, 2007. Indiana coach: Bill Lynch.

* 2015 — The Duke Blue Devils defeated the Indiana Hoosiers 44-4`1 in overtime at the Pinstripe Bowl in New York on Dec. 26, 2015. Indiana coach: Kevin Wilson.

* 2016 — The Utah Utes defeated the Indiana Hoosiers 26-24 at the Foster Farms Bowl in Santa Clara, Calif. on Dec. 28, 2016. Indiana coach: Tom Allen.

* 2019 — The Tennessee Volunteers defeated the Indiana Hoosiers 23-22 at the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Fla. on Jan. 2, 2020. Indiana coach: Tom Allen.

* 2020 — The Ole Miss Rebels defeated the Indiana Hoosiers 26-20 at the Outback Bowl in Tampa, Fla. on Jan. 2, 2021. Indiana coach: Tom Allen.

* 2024 (College Football Playoff) — The Notre Dame Fighting Irish defeated the Indiana Hoosiers 27-17 in the first round of the CFP at South Bend, Ind. on Dec. 20, 2024. Indiana coach: Curt Cignetti.

Indiana postseason history by the numbers

* Appearances by coaches (14): Bill Mallory (6), Tom Allen (3), John Pont (1), Lee Corso (1), Bill Lynch (1), Kevin Wilson (1), Curt Cignetti (1).
* Overall record: 3-11
* Wins by coaches (3): Bill Mallory (2), Lee Corso (1).
* Longest winning streak (1): 3 times. 
* Longest losing streak (7): 1993-present
* Most common opponents: Tennessee (2). 
* Most conference opponents: SEC (4), 

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