IU football first D-1 school to lose 700 games. Here are the 10 worst from past 20 years.

Indiana football is No. 1 ... in futility.

Saturday's 38-33 loss to Maryland was the 700th in IU's history, the first Division I program to hit that mark. To be fair, the Hoosiers have been playing since that inaugural 0-1 season under A.B. Woodford in 1887. Coincidentally, 1887 was the first year we observed Groundhog Day, and IU football fans know the feeling.

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Admittedly, I've only paid attention the past 20 years, and I didn't have the stomach to go digging through the archives of 700 defeats. I also used a previous list of horror from former IndyStar IU reporter the late Terry Hutchens as a guide for many Saturdays you'd like to forget.

10. Rutgers 38, Indiana 3, Nov. 13, 2021

The highlight of this game was the mob of shirtless dudes in the stands to take attention away from what was happening on the field. “Really nothing positive to say,” IU coach Tom Allen said postgame. "Very disappointed. Frustrating, bad performance by our team. I’m very upset about it.”

9. Purdue 44, Indiana 7, Nov. 27, 2021

Injuries forced walk-on quarterback Grant Gremel into a starting role, but anytime you have a total capitulation to your rival, it's a bad day at the office.

"It was the final score. A 44-7 loss to Purdue? On this day, those Purdue students with that kickoff chant were merely rude. But not wrong," wrote IndyStar's Gregg Doyel.

8. Ball State 27, Indiana 20, Sept. 3, 2011

"Kevin Wilson era opens with dud." That was the headline in the next morning's IndyStar.

"In theory, the Kevin Wilson era could have started in a more ignominious fashion. For example, the team bus could have gotten lost on the way from Bloomington to Lucas Oil Stadium..." IndyStar columnist Bob Kravitz wrote. "But this was pretty ignominious. Embarrassing is another word."

7. Virginia 47, Indiana 7, Oct. 10, 2009

Trust us folks, this wasn't a good Virginia team. It finished the season 3-9 and entered this game 117th out of 120 teams in total offense. IU cured that, allowing 536 yards. "We got beat every way you can get beat," IU coach Bill Lynch said. Quarterback Ben Chappell described it as a "total lack of execution."

6. Purdue 62, Indiana 10, Nov. 22, 2008

Purdue scored eight touchdowns on its first 10 drives — and hit field goals on the other two. Purdue racked up 596 yards of offense and 35 first downs. Purdue coach Joe Tiller said the lack of punts may have been a first for his career.

"I just felt like everybody started giving up," IU senior Marcus Thigpen said.

At the time, it was IU's most-lopsided loss since the 58-0 loss to Michigan in 2000. A year after reaching its first bowl since 1993, the Hoosiers collapsed to 3-9 and lost nine of their last 10 games, including four by at least 35 points. "It was a disappointing year and a disappointing game," coach Bill Lynch said.

5. Connecticut 34, Indiana 10, Aug. 30, 2003

It was IU's season opener and the Huskies were in their second season playing Division I football. But Connecticut scored two quick touchdowns and never looked back and put up over 500 yards of offense against the hapless Hoosiers.Matt LoVecchio was sacked five times. It was ugly.  And to go on the road and get rocked like Indiana did was another stain in Gerry DiNardo's rebuilding efforts.

4. Minnesota 63, Indiana 26, Nov. 4, 2006

Indiana was 5-4 with three games to play and needed a win over Minnesota to get bowl eligible. The Golden Gophers were 0-5 in conference play and were coming off a 44-0 drubbing at Ohio State the week before. But the Hoosiers went to the Metrodome and were awful from start to finish. Indiana was behind 35-0 with 9 minutes to play in the first half. This one got even worse at the very end when Minnesota intercepted a Blake Powers pass and returned it for a TD. IU would then drop its final two games (to Michigan and Purdue) and finish out of the bowl picture.

3. Wisconsin, take your pick.

Look at this four-year stretch:

Wisconsin 83, Indiana 20, Nov. 13, 2010

Wisconsin 59, Indiana 7, Oct. 15, 2011

Wisconsin 62, Indiana 14, Nov. 10, 2012

Wisconsin 51, Indiana 3, Nov. 16, 2013

That's absolutely brutal, and the way the Hoosiers lost that 2010 game probably cost Bill Lynch his job.

2. North Texas 24, Indiana 21, Sept. 24, 2011

IU fell behind a team from the Sun Belt Conference 24-0. The Hoosiers didn't score their first offensive touchdown until less than 6 minutes remained in the game. At halftime, North Texas had 371 yards of offense. The Mean Green came into the game giving up 42 points a game and a NCAA-worst 559 yards of total offense per game. IU came storming back and made it interesting, but it's still North Texas.

1. Southern Illinois 35, Indiana 28, Sept. 16, 2006

Southern Illinois plays in the FCS (the former Division I-AA). The Salukis had dropped 20 games in a row to Division I opponents. Their most recent such win was in 1983 against New Mexico State. IU led 21-7 in the third, but Southern Illinois got hot and eventually broke a 28-all tie with a touchdown with about 6 minutes to play. IU was without James Hardy, who was serving a team suspension but again ... it was Southern Illinois.

Former IndyStar IU reporter Terry Hutchens contributed to this story.

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