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. Two jerseys, one pair of pants for each, no alternate jerseys, and until October 3 a single helmet. This is the full Indiana 2026 uniform schedule: the crimson home set, the white road set that says HOOSIERS instead of INDIANA, the crimson helmet that goes with both, the white helmet that showed up at Rutgers, and a week-by-week outlook for all twelve games. Six games in, Indiana is 6-0, in the crimson home set four times, all white, white helmet included, at Rutgers, and the crimson helmet with the white road set at Nebraska. 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 was whether a program that just won everything would crack open the closet for something new. It did at Rutgers, with a white helmet, and the next question is whether a new jersey follows. 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. More: North Texas uniform schedule.

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. ★ Confirmed from Indiana's own game photography: crimson helmet with the white stripe, crimson jersey, white pants, the standard home set. Indiana won the non-conference finale 38-0 in a 4 p.m. Eastern kickoff on Peacock. 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. ★ Confirmed from Indiana's game photography: crimson helmet with the white IU, crimson jersey, white pants, the same home set as the first two games. The Big Ten and FOX flexed this one to Friday night, 8 p.m. Eastern, a rare prime-time Friday at Memorial Stadium and the first conference game of the year. Northwestern wore the purple helmet, white jersey and purple pants and made it close, but Lee Beebe Jr. ran for 203 yards and Indiana won 29-23 to move to 4-0. More: Northwestern uniform schedule.

October 3 at Rutgers. ★ Confirmed from the broadcast: white helmet, white jersey, white pants under the lights at SHI Stadium, the first look at the road HOOSIERS jersey in 2026. Rutgers wore The Blackout it announced for Homecoming, black helmets and black uniforms, so it was white against black. Indiana won 47-15 to move to 5-0. The Rutgers 2026 uniform schedule covers the Scarlet Knights' side.

October 10 at Nebraska. ★ Confirmed from a game photo: crimson helmet, white jersey, white pants, the road jersey with HOOSIERS across the chest and the crimson helmet back on after the white helmet at Rutgers. Nebraska wore the white helmet, scarlet jersey and white pants. Indiana trailed 10-3 at halftime, scored 14 in the fourth quarter at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln and won 20-17 to move to 6-0. 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 mostly 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. The one break so far is a helmet: Indiana wore a white helmet with crimson trim at Rutgers on October 3, a 47-15 win, then went back to the crimson helmet with the white road set at Nebraska on October 10. Crimson at home, white on the road, white pants with both. The grid above has all twelve games. If the defending national champion breaks the pattern with a jersey too, 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 wore the crimson helmet, the white HOOSIERS road jersey and white pants at Nebraska on Saturday, October 10, confirmed from a game photo, and won 20-17 to move to 6-0. Next is Ohio State at home on October 17, where crimson is expected. 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. The primary helmet is a crimson shell with a white center stripe, the white IU trident on both sides and INDIANA on the rear bumper, and Indiana wore a white helmet with crimson trim at Rutgers on October 3. All of it is adidas, and the planned change for 2026 was 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 in three seasons under Curt Cignetti, which covers the 2025 national championship run. The one new look in 2026 is a white helmet with crimson trim, worn with the white road set at Rutgers on October 3. 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.