Indiana men’s soccer head coach Todd Yeagley announced his team’s 2024 schedule this week.
The 18-match regular season slate includes five teams that made the NCAA Tournament, 11 teams that finished top 60 in RPI rankings last fall, an expanded conference schedule and 11 home matches on Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium.
Season tickets are on sale now, and fans can see every regular season home match for a one-time payment of $44 ($4 per match).
“It is going to a be an electric 2024 season,” Yeagley said. “UCLA and Washington bring great pedigree to Big Ten men’s soccer. In addition to our challenging conference slate, we once again take on an exciting and difficult non-conference portion of our schedule.”
IU has welcomed 175,561 fans to The Bill since 2017, the nation’s No. 1 attendance mark in that span. Within that time, the Hoosiers own a 68-6-10 (.869) home record, have won eight Big Ten Championships (five more than next-best school) and have reached the NCAA College Cup four times and the Sweet 16 all seven of those seasons. Last season, a program record 33,973 fans visited Armstrong Stadium as Indiana went 11-1-2 and celebrated both the Big Ten regular season and tournament titles on Jerry Yeagley Field.
Indiana owns an all-time home record of 365-71-55 (.799).
“The Hoosier Army and loyal fan base will once again play a key role in our classic home-field advantage at Armstrong Stadium,” Yeagley said. “We can’t wait to get going in August as we pursue championship success this fall.”
Indiana opens its season on the road with a historic matchup featuring the two programs with the most NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Championships. Ten-time title-winners Saint Louis will host the eight-time champion Hoosiers August 23 at Hermann Stadium in St. Louis.
IU’s home opener welcomes Notre Dame for a rematch of the 2023 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight, decided by penalty shootout, on Thursday, August 29. The Hoosiers will then host another 2023 tourney team in Yale that Sunday, September 1.
Indiana renews its annual meeting with Butler September 4 as the derby returns to Indianapolis. Another tournament team will travel to The Bill on Monday, September 9, as IU welcomes Dayton.
The Hoosiers open Big Ten play on the road at Rutgers on Friday, September 13, before their conference home opener against soccer rival Maryland a week later (Sept. 20). Those two games sandwich a Tuesday (Sept. 17) matchup with in-state foe Evansville.
IU will play consecutive conference contests on the road at Ohio State (Sept. 27) and Wisconsin (Oct. 1) before a three-game homestand. The Hoosiers will welcome Big Ten newcomer Washington on October 4, tourney team Kentucky on October 8 and Penn State on October 11 – the latter a rematch of the 2023 Big Ten Tournament Final.
The Penn State contest is the first of five straight conference contests at the end of October. On October 15, IU will visit Michigan in Ann Arbor before hosting Michigan State that Friday (Oct. 18). The Hoosiers will have one week to prepare for cross-country travel to play Big Ten newcomer UCLA in Los Angeles on October 25. The conference slate closes with a home match against Northwestern on October 29.
The Hoosiers will not play on the final day of the Big Ten regular season (Nov. 3) but will host NCAA Division-III opponent Trine for the fourth-straight year on November 1.
IU has two exhibition matches scheduled in the buildup to the season. The Hoosiers will meet Bowling Green at the Grand Park Sports Complex in Westfield, Indiana, on August 13 before traveling to face Louisville August 17. The games mark the first chance to see IU’s 13 newcomers – four transfers and nine freshmen.
SEASON TICKET INFORMATION
Season tickets are on sale now and can be purchased online or by calling the IU athletics ticket office at 1-866-IUSPORTS (487-7678). Adult season ticket packages are $44, and youth ticket packages (ages 3-18) are priced at $22. Each order will also receive 10 priority points in the ‘Other Sports’ category. For more information on the Varsity Club’s Priority Points program, visit here.
Season ticket holders will also receive an exclusive gift from Indiana men’s soccer, redeemable at any home match.
Single-match tickets will go on sale Aug. 2. Indiana University faculty/staff and students receive free admission to home matches with a valid Crimson Card.
Indiana Men’s Soccer Schedule by 2023 RPI
3. Notre Dame* (2)
20. UCLA* (13)
29. Yale*
30. Kentucky*
35. Washington
42. Saint Louis
43. Penn State
46. Northwestern
52. Ohio State
53. Michigan State
54. Michigan
63. Dayton*
66. Wisconsin
96. Rutgers
99. Maryland
109. Butler
113. Evansville
* – Denotes 2023 NCAA Tournament appearance | National seed in parenthesis
THE 2024 SCHEDULE
Aug 13 (Tue) Bowling Green, Westfield, Ind. (Preseason Exhibition)
Aug 17 (Sat) Louisville, Louisville, Ky. (Preseason Exhibition)
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Aug 23 (Fri) Saint Louis, Saint Louis, Mo.
Aug 29 (Thu) Notre Dame, Bloomington, Ind.
Sep 1 (Sun) Yale, Bloomington, Ind.
Sep 4 (Wed) Butler, Indianapolis, Ind.
Sep 9 (Mon) Dayton, Bloomington, Ind.
Sep 13 (Fri) Rutgers, Piscataway, N.J.
Sep 17 (Tue) Evansville, Bloomington, Ind.
Sep 20 (Fri) Maryland, Bloomington, Ind.
Sep 27 (Fri) Ohio State, Columbus, Ohio
Oct 1 (Tue) Wisconsin, Madison, Wis.
Oct 4 (Fri) Washington, Bloomington, Ind.
Oct 8 (Tue) Kentucky, Bloomington, Ind.
Oct 11 (Fri) Penn State, Bloomington, Ind.
Oct 15 (Tue) Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Oct 18 (Fri) Michigan State, Bloomington, Ind.
Oct 25 (Fri) UCLA, Los Angeles, Calif.
Oct 29 (Tue) Northwestern, Bloomington, Ind.
Nov 1 (Fri) Trine, Bloomington, Ind.
Nov 7 (Thu) Big Ten Men’s Soccer Tournament
Dec 13 (Fri) NCAA College Cup Cary, N.C.
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