Curt Cignetti and the Indiana Hoosiers are on the verge of making history and breaking a modern era record set by the Gators.
The Hoosiers have won 21 games in a row and have allowed 24 or fewer points in all 21 of those games, leaving the Hoosiers one victory short of tying Florida’s modern-era record. From 2008 to 2009, back when Tim Tebow was throwing touchdowns to Percy Harvin and coach Urban Meyer was still in orange and blue, Florida stood atop the college football world, winning 22 consecutive games while allowing 24 or fewer points in all of them.
The Hoosiers’ win streak has continued since last season, when they finished 16-0 and won the national championship behind Heisman Trophy winner and No. 1 NFL draft pick Fernando Mendoza.
Last year, Indiana couldn’t be stopped; Cignetti seemed to have a complex plan for every opponent every Saturday, using RPOs to put Mendoza in situations where he could reliably throw to his first read and take what opponents like Oregon and Miami gave him. Cignetti’s schemes paid dividends in the playoffs, delivering a championship to a program historically defined by losing.
Indiana played with a persistent chip on their shoulder as if each week was another chance to prove that they belonged among the college football elite. That leads to where they are now, approaching Meyer’s record of 22 consecutive wins.
Indiana is ONE win away from history 🤯
— Novig (@Novig) October 4, 2026
The Hoosiers have now won 21 STRAIGHT games when allowing 24 points or fewer
Just one shy of Florida’s record since 1993. pic.twitter.com/XLZCkc0vXt
Florida's streak started off The Promise
The Gators, however, didn’t start their 2008 campaign off hot as Indiana did. Instead, the irony is that Florida’s 22-game winning streak began with a loss that sparked the famous Tebow speech following their 31-30 defeat to Ole Miss.
Tebow gave a genuine speech promising that no one in the country would play as hard as he would for the rest of the season. To say he delivered on that promise would be an understatement, as they went on to win 10 straight and their second national championship in three years.
They carried that momentum and grit into the next year, when the Gators started 12-0 before losing to Alabama 32-13 in the SEC championship, bringing an end to their historic run.
Indiana is one Nebraska win away from tying Florida’s record, but to beat it, Cignetti must look two weeks ahead and find an answer for Heisman Trophy front-runner and Ohio State receiver Jeremiah Smith.
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