US EditionHoosiers receive hero's welcome in return to Bloomington as football national champions
Indiana Hoosiers completed a historic 16-0 season with their first national title and Big Ten championship in decades, sparking widespread community celebrations.
- Jan. 20, 2026, the Indiana Hoosiers returned to Bloomington after beating Miami 27-21 on Monday and finishing 16-0 with an interception by a former Miami player's nephew.
- In two seasons, Curt Cignetti, Indiana head coach, crafted a rags-to-riches run following a school-record 11 wins in 2024, upending long-standing state football traditions.
- Fans chanted as six team buses pulled into the south side of the practice facility, while hundreds of Hoosiers fans braved freezing temperatures and crimson-and-cream fan attire filled the main street leading to the stadium.
- The team announced trophy displays at a grocery store on Wednesday and a Wal-Mart on Thursday, with Fernando Mendoza scheduled for a Wednesday autograph session and a Saturday celebration at Memorial Stadium.
- In a state long defined by basketball, the Hoosiers' season echoed the Hollywood film 'Hoosiers' and inspired even rivals, while mid-January celebrations remain rare compared to Alabama, Michigan or Ohio State.
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Hoosiers receive hero's welcome in return to Bloomington as footb
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — The Indiana Hoosiers were ready to party Tuesday night, and hundreds of loyal fans joined them when they arrived back on campus in Bloomington. Turning out in freezing temperatures and brutally cold wind chills, fans, players and coaches celebrated college football’s implausible national champions . The heartwarming scene reminded fans how Indiana’s journey emulated the Hollywood version in “Hoosiers.” “Hoo, hoo, hoo, Ho…
Hoosiers receive hero's welcome in return to Bloomington as football national champions
The Indiana Hoosiers were ready to party Tuesday night, and hundreds of loyal fans joined them when they arrived back on campus in Bloomington. Turning out in freezing temperatures and brutally cold wind chills, fans, players and coaches celebrated college…
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Indiana University football has completed one of the most remarkable transformations in college sports history, capturing the program's first national championship after decades of struggles.The Hoosiers finished the season with a perfect 16-0 record, capping off an unprecedented turnaround for a program that went 3-9 just two years ago. For more than a century, IU football was better known for tough losses than big wins, holding the losingest r…
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