Bowl Games
Indiana has featured in only nine bowl games in 120 seasons, so consistently reaching the postseason is considered a primary goal of the program. An oft-spoken mantra, coined after Terry Hoeppner's death in 2007, is to "play 13," meaning to play an extra game (a bowl game) after the 12-game regular season.
| Date | Bowl | W/L | Opponent | PF | PA |
| January 1, 1968 | Rose Bowl | L | USC | 3 | 14 |
| December 21, 1979 | Holiday Bowl | W | BYU | 38 | 37 |
| December 31, 1986 | All-American Bowl | L | Florida State | 13 | 27 |
| January 2, 1988 | Peach Bowl | L | Tennessee | 22 | 27 |
| December 28, 1988 | Liberty Bowl | W | South Carolina | 34 | 10 |
| December 29, 1990 | Peach Bowl | L | Auburn | 23 | 27 |
| December 31, 1991 | Copper Bowl | W | Baylor | 24 | 0 |
| December 31, 1993 | Independence Bowl | L | Virginia Tech | 20 | 45 |
| December 31, 2007 | Insight Bowl | L | Oklahoma State | 33 | 49 |
| Total | 9 Bowl Games | 3-6 | 157 | 187 |
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