Indiana football could join other IU programs as national champions

Indiana football (15-0) will play Miami in the College Football Playoff championship with a chance to win the school's first football title and to finish 16-0 under the expanded CFP; Indiana men's soccer is the athletic department's most recent team champion, winning in 2012.

Indiana football arrives in Miami with a 15-0 record and will play Miami in the College Football Playoff championship on Monday night. A win would deliver the school's first football national title and would make the team 16-0 in a season under the expanded 12-team CFP. The university's most recent Division I men's perfect season was Indiana basketball's 32-0 run in 1976 under coach Bob Knight. Indiana men's soccer is the athletic department's most recent team champion, winning its latest title in 2012. What is known: - Indiana football is 15-0 and will play Miami in the CFP championship on Monday night. - A victory would be Indiana's first football national title and could produce a 16-0 season with the CFP expansion that began in 2024. - Indiana basketball had a perfect 32-0 season in 1976 under Bob Knight; Knight won three national titles and the program's last revenue-generating title came in 1987 with a 74-73 NCAA final win over Syracuse. - Indiana men's soccer won multiple national championships under coach Jerry Yeagley and later Todd Yeagley, with the most recent team title in 2012. - The 1967 Hoosiers reached the Rose Bowl after sharing the Big Ten title but lost 14-3 to No. 1 USC; USC running back O.J. Simpson had 128 rushing yards in that game. Summary: Indiana football's appearance in the CFP title game places the program within reach of the university's list of national champions and of making history with a 16-0 season under the expanded playoff. The outcome of the championship game against Miami on Monday night will determine whether the Hoosiers add football to IU's championship record.