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Indiana is chasing its first 12-0 regular season and first unbeaten season since 1945.

A win against Purdue would secure Indiana's first appearance in the Big Ten championship game.

Coach Curt Cignetti is emphasizing complete focus on the upcoming rivalry game against Purdue.

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana ’s 1989 season started brightly.

The Hoosiers opened their schedule 4-2, with narrow losses at Kentucky and Ohio State, as senior running back Anthony Thompson chased NCAA rushing records and a Heisman Trophy. Things got rocky into November, when the Hoosiers lost three of four, but the win in that stretch — a 45-17 rout at Wisconsin — saw Thompson set what was then a single-game NCAA rushing record, with 377 yards.

Indiana headed into the Old Oaken Bucket game that

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