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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Famous quotes containing the words bowl and/or games:
“Three wise men of Gotham
Went to sea in a bowl;
If the bowl had been stronger,
My story would have been longer.”
—Mother Goose (fl. 17th–18th century. Three wise men of Gotham (l. 1–4)
“In 1600 the specialization of games and pastimes did not extend beyond infancy; after the age of three or four it decreased and disappeared. From then on the child played the same games as the adult, either with other children or with adults. . . . Conversely, adults used to play games which today only children play.”
—Philippe Ariés (20th century)