| Year: | 1991 |
| Team: | Indiana Hoosiers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Record: | 7–4–1 |
| Conf Record: | 5–3 |
| Head Coach: | Bill Mallory |
| Hc Year: | 8th |
| Def Coach: | Joe Novak |
| Dc Year: | 8th |
| Mvp: | Vaughn Dunbar |
| Captain: | Mark Hagen, Randy Schneider, Paul Williams |
| Stadium: | Memorial Stadium |
| Champion: | Copper Bowl champion |
| Bowl: | Copper Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | W 24–0 vs. Baylor |
The 1991 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented Indiana University Bloomington as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Bill Mallory, the Hoosiers compiled an overall record of 7–4–1 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for third place the Big Ten. Indiana was invited to the Copper Bowl, where they beat Baylor, 24–0. The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana.
Vaughn Dunbar set the school record for rushing yards in a single season with 1,805 yards. This record stood until the 2014 season when it was broken by Tevin Coleman with 2,036 yards.[1] [2]
See also: 1991 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team.
See also: 1991 Iowa Hawkeyes football team.
See main article: 1991 Copper Bowl.
See also: 1991 Baylor Bears football team.
The following Hoosiers were selected in the 1992 NFL draft after the season.[7]
| 1 | 21 | Vaughn Dunbar | Running back | New Orleans Saints | |
| 4 | 87 | Shawn Harper | Tackle | Los Angeles Rams |