Indiana Uniform Schedule 2026: Every Jersey and When the Hoosiers Wear It

Indiana is the defending national champion and it is defending the title in the plainest uniform in the Big Ten. One helmet, two jerseys, one pair of pants for each, and no alternates. This is the full Indiana 2026 uniform schedule: the crimson home set, the white road set that says HOOSIERS instead of INDIANA, the one crimson helmet that goes with both, and a week-by-week outlook for all twelve games. Two games in, Indiana has worn the same combination twice. We update this page as each jersey is confirmed.

The Indiana 2026 Uniform Sets

The current adidas look dates to June 2024, the first offseason of the Cignetti era, and the whole point of it was subtraction. Indiana stripped the black outlines off the numbers and letters, went back to straight crimson and white, and put names on the back. It is the least fussy uniform the program has worn in twenty years, and it has now been worn through a 16-0 season and a national title, so nobody in Bloomington is in a hurry to change it.

For 2026 the changes are small enough that you need the photos to catch them. Indiana moved onto adidas's newest jersey template, which means a better fabric and a cleaner cut, and added the IU trident at the base of the collar. The wordmarks stayed exactly where they were: INDIANA at home, HOOSIERS on the road. That is the entire 2026 update, and the program showed it off in a media day photoshoot in June rather than with a reveal video.

Two things make the grid below easy to read. Big Ten home teams wear color and visitors wear white, and Indiana has exactly one option in each direction. So every home date is crimson over white pants, every road date is white over white pants, and the only real question of the season is whether a program that just won everything finally cracks open the closet for something new. Homecoming and the Old Oaken Bucket game are the two dates where that would happen.

The Full Indiana 2026 Uniform Schedule, Week by Week

September 5 vs. North Texas. ★ Confirmed from game photos: crimson helmet, crimson jersey, white pants, the default home look for a Big Noon Kickoff opener on FOX at Merchants Bank Field at Memorial Stadium. Indiana won 52-16 with FOX's pregame show on site, and the Hoosiers wore the new adidas template with the trident on the collar for the first time in a game.

September 12 vs. Howard. ★ Confirmed from the broadcast: crimson helmet, crimson jersey, white pants again, a noon kickoff on BTN. Indiana won 55-0 and did not allow a point. Two games, one combination, which is exactly what this program has done since the summer of 2024.

September 19 vs. Western Kentucky. Crimson expected. A 4 p.m. Eastern kickoff on Peacock to close the non-conference schedule. Indiana has not lost at home under Cignetti, a streak that now runs seventeen games and is the longest active home winning streak in the country, so the crimson jersey is undefeated in Bloomington across three seasons.

September 25 vs. Northwestern. Crimson expected. The Big Ten and FOX flexed this one to Friday night, 8 p.m. Eastern, so it is a rare prime-time Friday date at Memorial Stadium and the first conference game of the year. Northwestern is in white as the visitor.

October 3 at Rutgers. White expected. An 8 p.m. Eastern kickoff at SHI Stadium, and the first look at the road HOOSIERS jersey in 2026. The Rutgers 2026 uniform schedule covers the Scarlet Knights' side.

October 10 at Nebraska. White expected. Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, with Nebraska in red at home. See the Nebraska 2026 uniform schedule.

October 17 vs. Ohio State. Crimson expected. The biggest home game on the board and the sort of night that usually produces a special jersey somewhere else in the country. Indiana's answer so far has been to wear the same thing it always wears. Our Ohio State 2026 uniform schedule tracks the Buckeyes.

October 24 at Michigan. White expected. A November-style trip to Michigan Stadium in late October, with the Michigan 2026 uniform schedule on the other side.

October 31 vs. Minnesota. Crimson expected. Homecoming, which is historically the date Indiana has used for something different. The candy stripe alternate came out on Homecoming in 2016. If a 2026 alternate exists at all, this is the most likely Saturday for it, and we will update the cell the moment anything is announced. The Minnesota Gophers 2026 uniform schedule has the visitors.

November 7. Bye.

November 14 vs. USC. Crimson expected. A West Coast opponent in Bloomington in the middle of November, courtesy of the Big Ten's expanded footprint. See the USC 2026 uniform schedule.

November 21 at Washington. White expected. The long trip of the season, to Husky Stadium. The Washington Huskies 2026 uniform schedule has that one.

November 28 vs. Purdue. Crimson expected. The Old Oaken Bucket game, at home, to close the regular season. Indiana has beaten Purdue by a combined 122-3 over the last two meetings, and the Bucket is the other date worth watching for a throwback. The Purdue 2026 uniform schedule tracks the Boilermakers.

The Bottom Line

Indiana is the most predictable uniform team in the Big Ten and it is not an accident. The 2024 redesign took the black accents out, the 2026 update added a trident to the collar and stopped, and the program has now gone three full seasons without an alternate jersey or a second helmet. Crimson at home, white on the road, white pants with both, one helmet for everything. The grid above has all twelve games. If the defending national champion ever does break the pattern, Homecoming against Minnesota on October 31 and the Old Oaken Bucket game against Purdue on November 28 are the two dates to circle, and we will star this page the day it happens.

Frequently Asked Questions

What jersey is Indiana wearing this week?

Indiana hosts Western Kentucky on Saturday, September 19 at 4 p.m. Eastern, and the crimson home jersey with white pants is expected. The Hoosiers have worn that exact combination in both games so far, a 52-16 win over North Texas and a 55-0 win over Howard. The week-by-week grid above lists every game with the expected set, and we confirm each one as it is worn.

What are Indiana's football uniforms for 2026?

A crimson home jersey with white numerals and INDIANA across the chest, a white road jersey with crimson numerals and HOOSIERS across the chest, and white pants with both. One helmet covers the whole season: a crimson shell with a white center stripe, the white IU trident on both sides and INDIANA on the rear bumper. All of it is adidas, and the only change for 2026 is a new jersey template with the IU trident added at the base of the collar.

Why does Indiana's road jersey say HOOSIERS instead of INDIANA?

That is the design. Since the 2024 adidas redesign the home crimson jersey reads INDIANA and the white road jersey reads HOOSIERS. Everything else about the two jerseys matches, which makes the chest wordmark the single quickest way to tell a home game from a road game in a photo.

Does Indiana have an alternate uniform in 2026?

Not one that has been announced. Indiana has not worn an alternate jersey or an alternate helmet in three seasons under Curt Cignetti, which covers the 2025 national championship run. The program has a history worth raiding, including the candy stripe alternates from 2016 and the six-helmet program from 2013, but nothing from that closet has come back out yet.

How many games does Indiana play in 2026?

Twelve regular season games: eight at Merchants Bank Field at Memorial Stadium, four on the road at Rutgers, Nebraska, Michigan and Washington, and a bye on November 7. The full schedule with the expected uniform for each game is in the grid above.