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We're certainly accustomed to at least one "it's too hot for football" game in the Aug/Sept schedule every year. I was curious how this year has stacked up so far. I dug through the reported weather in box scores back to 2011 - Kevin Wilson's first year. A few insights: IU has played 42 home games in Aug/Sept since 2011 (#43 comes Friday) 12 had noon kick times, 12 had kick times in the mid-afternoon window (between 1:30-4 PM), and 18 were evening kicks (6 PM or later) Overall the average gametime temperature has been a bit over 76 degrees for that period, with a kick range between 59 and 91 degrees. If you think 2026 has been particularly hot so far, you'd be correct. Over three games, the average temperature at kickoff has been 84 degrees. The 91 degree kickoff temp for the North Texas game tied for the hottest gametime temp since 2011 (Southern Illinois in 2015 also came in at 91). The 86 degree kickoff temp vs WKU tied for fifth hottest overall and second hottest afternoon kick. Both games were played in sunny conditions. The only other season since 2011 with two kickoff temps in the top 10 was 2013, and both those games kicked at 6 PM or later. So I'm willing for now to give some grace to the crowd that opted out after the first half. If the same thing is happening in October, then it's worth fretting about. If you want to parse through the data yourself, click here.