The Indiana football team has again proven itself among worth contenders for a College Football Playoff bid.

The Hoosiers evaded a couple of difficult games in its minefield of a schedule, putting themselves in good position mathematically to make the CFP regardless of how their two toughest tests — at Oregon and Penn State — go.

Those aforementioned wins, a 63-10 dismissal of Illinois and a gritty 20-15 prove-it win at Iowa , were critical to IU's mission. It also made Curt Cignetti 's Indiana 16-2 during his tenure.

That set the stage for what's next.

Following the bye week, IU is again on the road for a Big Ten game at Oregon on Saturday, Oct. 11.

Does Indiana football play today?

No, the Hoosiers have the week off before playing at Oregon on Saturday, Oct. 11.

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