Indiana Fans Chant 'Fire Woodson' During Blowout Loss to Illinois

Indiana fans are fed up with Mike Woodson.

On Tuesday night during a blowout loss to Illinois, fans in attendance at Assembly Hall called for head coach Mike Woodson to be relieved of his duties. Chants of "Fire Woodson" rained down on the court, as did boos.

Chants of "Fire Woodson" have indeed broken out at Assembly Hall, as @ZachOsterman astutely noted.

Indiana getting blown out on its home floor by Illinois. pic.twitter.com/je3Ac4OdhB
— Kyle Boone (@kyletheboone) January 15, 2025

“Fire Woodson” chant coming from the Indiana student section.

An embarrassing start from Indiana in the first half. #iubb pic.twitter.com/C6GbVBfwvL
— Dylan Traeger (@dylan_traeger) January 15, 2025

At one point in the first half, Indiana trailed on its home floor by 30 points, 52–22. This result followed a 25-point loss to Iowa on Saturday.

Woodson was an All-American when he played at Indiana, but has failed to take the Hoosiers to the next level in three-plus years in charge. He entered Tuesday night 76-44 (.633) as the head coach at IU but is 35-31 in Big Ten play and authored a disappointing campaign last season in which Indiana went 19-14 and missed the NCAA tournament.

The Hoosiers have repeatedly been blown out in losses during Woodson's tenure and their last two games have only added to what has become a dubious record.

It is indeed 12 now.

For wider context, Indiana has lost 31 regular-season games in league play under Mike Woodson. Of those:

>> 16 have come by double digits.
>> 12 have come by 15+.
>> Five have come by 20+. #iubb https://t.co/sWomo9Aoec
— Zach Osterman (@ZachOsterman) January 12, 2025

Indiana currently has only one quad one win this season and entered Tuesday ranked 60th in the NET rankings.