Hoosiers
Crossroads of America natives
Hoosiers are people from the U.S. state of Indiana.
The origin is uncertain—theories abound but none conclusive.
The term carries no negative connotation; Indianans embrace it: The Hoosiers rallied behind their team.
Indiana University's athletic teams are the Hoosiers.
The word also titles a 1986 film about Indiana high school basketball.
Indiana's capital city
- cornfieldsCultivated grain expanses
- crossroadsMeeting of routes
- heartlandCentral region of significance
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
prairies · soybeans · farming · Amish · barns · silos · county fairs · covered bridges
- small-townLimited local outlook
- underdogPresumed loser beforehand
- championshipCompetition for top rank
- coachOne who instructs
Dennis Hopper · state finals · inspirational · true story · 1950s · gymnasium · sectionals · regionals
Informal substitute name
- demonymName for locals
- nativeOriginating from a place
- residentOne who inhabits
- state prideAttachment to one's homeland
Kurt Vonnegut · John Mellencamp · David Letterman · Michael Jackson · Axl Rose · Larry Bird · friendly · hardworking
Volatile hoops coach
- Big TenMajor collegiate athletic conference
- crimsonDeep purplish-red shade
- creamRich milk fat
- BloomingtonIndiana city with major university
March Madness · championship banners · college basketball · IU · rivalry
Indianapolis
Indiana's capital city
- cornfieldsCultivated grain expanses
- crossroadsMeeting of routes
- heartlandCentral region of significance
limestone · prairies · soybeans · farming · Amish · barns · silos · county fairs · covered bridges · steel mills
Gene Hackman
- small-townLimited local outlook
- underdogPresumed loser beforehand
- championshipCompetition for top rank
Dennis Hopper · coach · state finals · inspirational · true story · 1950s · gymnasium · sectionals · regionals
nickname
Informal substitute name
state pride · Kurt Vonnegut · John Mellencamp · David Letterman · Michael Jackson · Axl Rose · Larry Bird · friendly · hardworking · Midwesterner
Bobby Knight
Volatile hoops coach
Bloomington · March Madness · championship banners · college basketball · IU · rivalry
- Sports FilmsRocky, Rudy, The Natural, Field of Dreams, Bull Durham
- College MascotsTigers, Eagles, Bears, Huskies, Mustangs
- IndianaIndianapolis, Bloomington, Fort Wayne, South Bend, Evansville
- IU BloomingtonIndiana University, IU, crimson, student union, Big Ten
- racing tiresslicks, racing slicks, wet tires, wets, rain tires
- demographicspopulation density, population growth, age distribution, population, gender ratio
HoosiersMichiganders
Natives of a Great Lakes state
Californians · New Yorkers · Kentuckians · Ohioans · Texans
- Indiana HoosiersMidwestern university's sports programs
- Hoosier StateNickname for Indiana