Wins would come for Bill Mallory, but not in his first season in 1984. The only winless season in Indiana history was an ugly duckling, but the program would soon become a swan.
Indiana football has had many low moments. After all, this is a program with 27 seasons in which it had a winning percentage of .250 or less, and every decade has had at least one of those seasons since the 1920s.
“I thought long and hard about leaving Indiana, because they were good to me and I will always be grateful for the chance they gave me,” said Wyche, who also said he “cried” over the decision. “It’s a career ambition to be an NFL head coach and coming back to Cincinnati is like going home.” Mallory had been considered for the Indiana top spot before. In 1972, when he was in the midst of his success at Miami, Mallory was interviewed for the job Lee Corso ultimately got.
“He told me how sold he was on the university. He told me a lot of the things I wanted to hear,” Mallory recalled.“To be honest, I never really understood why Indiana hasn’t been more of a winner. There are a lot of plusses here, a lot to build from, and that’s why I feel challenged,” Mallory said. “Cream just doesn’t do anything for me. And the logo? I saw Indiana play Kentucky on TV and couldn’t make it out. That’s one thing I’m not sold on.”Under Mallory, Indiana would revert back to crimson uniforms and the block “I” helmets, a look Mallory would re-establish as a winning one.
Indiana lost to both Duke and Kentucky to start the 1984 season. The 48-14 loss to the Wildcats had Mallory down a bit.Big Ten play offered no respite from the losing, but maybe a bit of hope. An opening loss at Northwestern was followed by a moral victory in a 14-6 home loss to No. 14 Michigan.The Hoosiers would lose their next four games by no more than nine points. However, the worm never turned. Heavy defeats to Big Ten powers Ohio State and Illinois followed.
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