IU football bowl projections for the 2025 season

IU football kicks off the 2025 season on Saturday, August 30, against Old Dominion at Memorial Stadium. The game will be broadcast at 2:30 p.m. ET on FS1.

The Hoosiers are coming off a magical 11-2 season that ended with a College Football Playoff loss to Notre Dame in South Bend.

With a strong stable of returning players and the addition of quarterback Fernando Mendoza from the transfer portal, expectations are high in Bloomington.

Here’s a look at several bowl projections for the Hoosiers with the start of the season just over one week away:

ESPN.com projection

Kyle Bonagura: ReliaQuest Bowl – Indiana vs. Ole Miss on Wednesday, December 31 in Tampa, Florida

Mark Schlabach: ReliaQuest Bowl – Indiana vs. South Carolina on Wednesday, December 31 in Tampa, Florida

CBSSports.com projection

Music City Bowl – Indiana vs. Auburn on Tuesday, December 30 in Nashville, Tennessee

Athlon Sports projection

ReliaQuest Bowl – Indiana vs. South Carolina on Wednesday, December 31 in Tampa, Florida

On3.com projection

Brett McMurphy – ReliaQuest Bowl – Indiana vs. Texas A&M on Wednesday, December 31 in Tampa, Florida

College Football News projection

Pete Fiutak – ReliaQuest Bowl – Indiana vs. Oklahoma on Wednesday, December 31 in Tampa, Florida

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