2022 Indiana Hoosiers football team

2022 Indiana Hoosiers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	4–8 (2–7 Big Ten)
Head coach	Tom Allen (6th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Walt Bell (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Adam Henry (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Chad Wilt (1st season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (52,626)
Uniform

2022 Big Ten Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 3 Michigan xy$^		9	–	0					13	–	1
No. 4 Ohio State ^		8	–	1					11	–	2
No. 7 Penn State		7	–	2					11	–	2
Maryland		4	–	5					8	–	5
Michigan State		3	–	6					5	–	7
Indiana		2	–	7					4	–	8
Rutgers		1	–	8					4	–	8
West Division
Purdue xy		6	–	3					8	–	6
Illinois		5	–	4					8	–	5
Iowa		5	–	4					8	–	5
Minnesota		5	–	4					9	–	4
Wisconsin		4	–	5					7	–	6
Nebraska		3	–	6					4	–	8
Northwestern		1	–	8					1	–	11
Championship: Michigan 43, Purdue 22
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented Indiana University in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana and competed as a member of the East Division of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Tom Allen.

Spring game

The Hoosiers did not hold an official 2022 spring game, instead choosing to have closed-practices throughout the spring, with the general public and media not in attendance. The Hoosiers have not held an official Spring Game since 2019.

Previous season

Main article: 2021 Indiana Hoosiers football team

Following the Hoosiers' finish in 2020 (the best since the 1967 season), the 2021 team would finish the last in both Big Ten (0–9) and regular season (2–10). Indiana's two wins were against non-conference opponents Idaho and Western Kentucky.

Following the end of the 2021 season, Indiana would release or see the departure of several position coaches, including Offensive Coordinator Nick Sheridan (who was hired by Washington) and Defensive Coordinator Charlton Warren, as well as the transfer of former starting quarterback Michael Penix Jr.

Offseason

Coaching changes

Following the release of Nick Sheridan as offensive coordinator, the Hoosiers would announce on December 9, 2021, that they had hired former UMass head coach as their new offensive coordinator; Bell had previously coached Umass from 2019-2021.

On January 31, 2022, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish announced that they had hired Indiana running backs coach Deland McCullough to the same position for their team; McCullough had previously coached for one year with the Hoosiers. On February 7, 2022, Indiana announced that they had hired former NY Giants running backs coach Craig Johnson as the Hoosiers' new running backs coach; Johnson had served as the running backs coach for the NFL's New York Giants from 2014-2019.

Transfers

Outgoing

Notable departures from the 2021 squad included:

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Michael Penix Jr.	9	Quarterback	6'3'	218	Junior (Redshirt)	Tampa, Florida	Transferred
Tim Baldwin	20	Running back	6'0'	211	Sophomore	Nokesville, Virginia	Transferred
Jacolby Hewitt	2	Wide Receiver	6'1'	198	Junior (Redshirt)	Cordova, Tennessee	Transferred
Brady Feeney	2	Offensive Lineman	6'4'	320	Freshman (Redshirt)	St. Louis, Missouri	Transferred
Micah McFadden	47	Linebacker	6'2'	232	Senior	Tampa, Florida	Declared for NFL Draft
Peyton Hendershot	86	Tight end	6'4'	254	Senior (Redshirt)	North Salem, Indiana	Declared for NFL Draft

Incoming

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes	Prev. School
Connor Bazelak	9	Quarterback	6'3"	202	Sophomore (Redshirt)	Indianapolis, Indiana	Transfer	Missouri
Shaun Shivers	2	Running back	5'7"	188	Senior (Redshirt)	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	Transfer	Auburn

2022 NFL Draft

See also: 2022 NFL Draft

Hoosiers who were picked in the 2022 NFL Draft:

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Team
5	146	Micah McFadden	Linebacker	New York Giants
UFA		Peyton Hendershot	Tight end	Dallas Cowboys

Preseason

Preseason Big Ten poll

Although the Big Ten Conference has not held an official preseason poll since 2010, Cleveland.com has polled sports journalists representing all member schools as a de facto preseason media poll since 2011. For the 2022 poll, Indiana was projected to finish last in the East Division.

Media poll (East Division)
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Ohio State	252 (36)
2	Michigan	203
3	Penn State	169
4	Michigan State	162
5	Maryland	104
6	Rutgers	60
7	Indiana	58

Schedule

The Hoosiers' 2022 schedule consisted of seven home games and five away games. The Hoosiers played three non-conference games, against Idaho and Western Kentucky at home and on the road against Cincinnati. In conference, Indiana hosted Illinois, Michigan, Maryland, Penn State and Purdue. They traveled to Nebraska, Rutgers, Ohio State and Michigan State.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	8:00 p.m.	Illinois	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	FS1	W 23–20	44,357
September 10	8:00 p.m.	Idaho*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	BTN	W 35–22	46,785
September 17	12:00 p.m.	Western Kentucky*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	BTN	W 33–30 OT	48,952
September 24	3:30 p.m.	at Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN2	L 24–45	38,464
October 1	7:30 p.m.	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	BTN	L 21–35	86,804
October 8	12:00 p.m.	No. 4 Michigan	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	FOX	L 10–31	50,805
October 15	3:30 p.m.	Maryland	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	ESPN2	L 33–38	41,154
October 22	12:00 p.m.	at Rutgers	SHI Stadium Piscataway, NJ	BTN	L 17–24	43,255
November 5	3:30 p.m.	No. 15 Penn State	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	ABC	L 14–45	45,142
November 12	12:00 p.m.	at No. 2 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	FOX	L 14–56	103,888
November 19	12:00 p.m.	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (Old Brass Spittoon)	BTN	W 39–31 2OT	56,136
November 26	3:30 p.m.	Purdue	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	BTN	L 16–30
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP and CFP Rankings, after November 1 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

Further information: 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CFP	Not released									—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Roster

2022 Indiana Hoosiers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 0 Emery Simmons Sr WR 1 Donaven McCulley So RB 2 Shaun Shivers  Sr WR 3 Omar Cooper Jr. Fr WR 4 David Baker   So QB 5 Dexter Williams II  So WR 6 Cam Camper  Jr WR 7 D.J. Matthews  Sr WR 8 Jaquez Smith   Fr QB 9 Connor Bazelak  Jr WR 10 Andison Coby Jr RB 12 Jaylin Lucas Fr WR 13 Kamryn Perry Fr QB 14 Jack Tuttle   Sr QB 15 Brendan Sorsby Fr QB 16 Grant Gremel  Jr WR 18 Javon Swinton Jr WR 19 Malachi Holt-Bennett So QB 25 Will Jontz  Jr RB 26 Josh Henderson Sr RB 27 Trent Howland  Fr RB 28 Charlie Spegal  So RB 33 David Holloman  Fr RB 35 Brett Wethington  So RB 36 Reece Lozano Fr RB 37 Declan McMahon Fr WR 38 Jackson Wasserstrom Fr TE 39 Ryan Barnes  Sr TE 45 Trey Walker  Jr TE 48 James Bomba  Fr TE 49 Sam Daugstrup  So OL 50 Zach Carpenter  Jr OL 51 Parker Hannah Sr OL 53 Vinny Fiacable  Fr OL 54 Jack Greer Fr OL 55 Caleb Murphy  So OL 56 Mike Katic  Jr OL 58 Chris Bradberry  Sr OL 61 Ricky Tamis  Jr OL 62 Cameron Knight  So OL 65 Carter Smith Fr OL 67 Kahlil Benson  So OL 69 Peter Schulz  Jr OL 70 Luke Haggard  Sr OL 71 Randy Holtz  So OL 72 DJ Moore Fr OL 73 Tim Weaver  Jr OL 74 Bray Lynch Fr OL 75 Luke Wiginton  So OL 76 Matthew Bedford  Sr OL 77 Joshua Sales Jr.  Fr OL 79 Max Williams Fr WR 80 Connor Delp  Fr WR 81 Brady Simmons Fr WR 82 Christian Harris  Sr WR 83 Eli Jochem  Fr TE 84 Aaron Steinfeldt  Fr WR 85 McCall Ray  Jr TE 86 Brody Foley Fr TE 87 Ryan Miller  Fr TE 88 AJ Barner Jr WR 89 Camden Jordan So	Defense Pos. # Name Class OLB 0 Dasan McCullough Fr DB 1 Devon Matthews  Sr DB 2 James Monds III Fr DB 3 Tiawan Mullen Sr LB 4 Cam Jones   Sr LB 5 Bradley Jennings Jr.  Sr DL 6 James Head Jr.  Sr DB 7 Christopher Keys  So LB 8 Jared Casey  Jr DB 9 Brylan Lanier  Fr OLB 10 Myles Jackson  So DB 12 Lem Watley-Neely  So DL 13 Trevell Mullen Fr LB 14 Kaiden Turner Fr DB 15 Phillip Dunnam Fr DB 16 Jordan Grier So DB 17 Jonathan Haynes  Sr DB 19 Josh Sanguinetti  Jr DB 20 Louis Moore Jr DB 21 Noah Pierre  Sr DB 22 Jamari Sharp Fr DB 23 Jaylin Williams  Sr DB 24 Bryson Bonds  So LB 27 Xavier Trueblood  So DB 29 Liam Zaccheo  So DB 30 Mitchell Evans Fr DB 31 Bryant Fitzgerald  Sr DB 33 Connor Hole  So LB 34 Jeff Utzinger Fr DB 35 Aaron Stewart Fr DB 36 Nicholas Grieser  Jr OLB 37 Jackson Schott  Fr DB 38 Drew Pearce  Fr DL 40 Richard Thomas Jr Fr DL 41 Beau Robbins  Jr DB 42 Patrick Finley  So LB 43 Matt Hohlt  Fr LB 44 Aaron Casey  Sr LB 45 Andrew Turvy  Fr LB 46 Isaiah Jones Fr DL 47 JH Tevis  Sr LB 48 Sam Tallen Fr DL 50 Sio Nofoagatoto'a Sr DL 51 Patrick Lucas  Jr DL 55 Venson Sneed Jr. Fr DL 57 Julian Kameristy  Fr DL 58 Aden Cannon Fr DL 60 Dalton Davis  Jr DL 64 Race Stewart  Fr DL 90 J'mari Monette Fr DL 91 LeDarrius Cox  Jr OLB 92 Alfred Bryant  Sr DL 94 DeMarcus Elliott  Sr DL 98 Cooper Jones  Fr DL 99 Nick James Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 80 Chris Freeman  So K 93 Charles Campbell  Sr P 94 James Evans So LS 95 Sean Wracher Sr P 96 Alejandro Quintero So LS 97 Jake Wellmann  So	Head coach Tom Allen Coordinators/assistant coaches Craig Johnson (Assistant Head Coach / Running Backs) Walt Bell (Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks) Rod Carey (Run Game Coordinator/Offensive Line) Adam Henry (Co-Offensive Coordinator / Wide Receivers) Jason Jones (Safeties) Paul Randolph (Defensive Line) Kasey Teegardin (Special Teams Coordinator / Outside Linebackers) Chad Wilt (Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers) Kevin Wright Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: October 12, 2022

Radio

Radio coverage for all games was broadcast on IUHoosiers.com All-Access and on various radio frequencies throughout the state. The primary radio announcer was long-time broadcaster Don Fischer with Play-by-Play.