Traditions Indiana Hoosiers

1 traditions

1.1 school colors
1.2 mascot
1.3 school songs

traditions
school colors

basketball players huddle before game in iconic candy striped pants

the school s official colors cream , crimson. official iu crimson pantone® 201. however, in 1970s former basketball coach bob knight , football coach lee corso started using uniforms more scarlet or bright red. during same time, cream gave way universally white. colors reverted cream , crimson in 2000s, after then-athletics director michael mcneely decided team uniforms needed reflect school s official colors of cream , crimson. indiana cheerleaders still chant go big red . changes on years has led clashing of colors in varsity sport uniforms, case baseball team s jackets being different color caps , uniforms. athletic director fred glass said, view re awfully big , diverse place. think cream , crimson , go big red can survive in 1 place. 4 other major college programs claim crimson dominant color: alabama, harvard, oklahoma , washington state. , oklahoma pairs crimson cream.

mascot

the school not have mascot, student-athletes known hoosiers , nickname natives or residents of indiana. bulldog named ox served football team s mascot 1959–1965. indiana had bison mascot in late 1960s , introduced mascot named hoosier pride in 1979. mascot didn’t go on fans , abandoned.

school songs

the indiana hoosiers have 2 fight songs – indiana, our indiana , indiana fight! – along alma mater song, hail old iu . indiana s recognized fight song, indiana, our indiana , first performed iu band in november, 1912 @ football game against northwestern. song has since been played @ every indiana football , basketball game. indiana s popular fight song melody indiana fight! , though words sung @ indiana sporting event. crowd sings go! iu! fight! fight! fight! indiana, re you! @ end of song. indiana s official alma mater song, hail old iu first performed on march 10, 1893 in indianapolis. j.t. giles, organized iu glee club wrote words scottish song in order give hoosiers school song performance @ state contest. song has been mainstay @ indiana events since day.