2018 Indiana Hoosiers football team

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2018 Big Ten Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 3 Ohio State xy$		8	–	1					13	–	1
No. 14 Michigan x		8	–	1					10	–	3
No. 17 Penn State		6	–	3					9	–	4
Michigan State		5	–	4					7	–	6
Maryland		3	–	6					5	–	7
Indiana		2	–	7					5	–	7
Rutgers		0	–	9					1	–	11
West Division
No. 21 Northwestern xy		8	–	1					9	–	5
Wisconsin		5	–	4					8	–	5
No. 25 Iowa		5	–	4					9	–	4
Purdue		5	–	4					6	–	7
Minnesota		3	–	6					7	–	6
Nebraska		3	–	6					4	–	8
Illinois		2	–	7					4	–	8
Championship: Ohio State 45, Northwestern 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 Indiana Hoosiers football team represents Indiana University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hoosiers play their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. Indiana compete as a member of the East Division of the Big Ten Conference. The team is led by second-year head coach Tom Allen.

Spring Game

The 2018 Spring Game took place in Bloomington on April 14 at 12 p.m.

Date	Time	Spring Game	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
April 14[1]	12:00 p.m.	Cream vs. Crimson	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	BTN	Crimson 37–28

• ^{^[1]} Due to inclement weather in the area, the annual spring game was closed to the public and moved inside Mellencamp Pavilion.

Previous season

Main article: 2017 Indiana Hoosiers football team

The Hoosiers finished the 2017 season 5–7 overall, 2–7 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place in the Eastern Division. Following two straight seasons of bowl game appearances, the Hoosiers 2017 record prevented them from going to a bowl for a third subsequent year.

Offseason

Coaching changes

On January 4, 2018, the Hoosiers announced the hiring of David Ballou as new strength and conditioning coach, following the release of Keith Caton, who served one season in the position. On January 8, 2018, the Hoosiers announced the hiring of Kane Wommack as the new linebackers coach. Current Hoosiers linebackers coach, William Inge, will transition to special teams coach prior to the start of the football season. On February 27, 2018, Kasey Teegardin was hired to the position of safeties coach, following the departure of former safeties coach, Noah Joseph.

Departures

Notable departures from the 2017 squad included:

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Tegray Scales	8	Outside Linebacker	6'0	227	Senior	Cincinnati, Ohio	Graduated
Griffin Oakes	92	Placekicker	5'9	200	Senior	Greenwood, Indiana	Graduated
Simmie Cobbs Jr.	1	Wide receiver	6'4	220	Junior (Redshirt)	Oak Park, Illinois	Declared for 2018 NFL Draft

2018 NFL Draft

See also: 2018 NFL Draft

Hoosiers who were picked in the 2018 NFL Draft:

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Team
4	101	Ian Thomas	TE	Carolina Panthers
6	193	Chris Covington	LB	Dallas Cowboys
UFA		Simmie Cobbs Jr.	WR	Washington Redskins
UFA		Rashard Fant	CB	Chicago Bears
UFA		Robert McCray III	DB	Kansas City Chiefs
UFA		Tegray Scales	LB	Los Angeles Rams

Preseason

Position key

Back	B		Center	C		Cornerback	CB		Defensive back	DB
Defensive end	DE		Defensive lineman	DL		Defensive tackle	DT		End	E
Fullback	FB		Guard	G		Halfback	HB		Kicker	K
Kickoff returner	KR		Offensive tackle	OT		Offensive lineman	OL		Linebacker	LB
Long snapper	LS		Punter	P		Punt returner	PR		Quarterback	QB
Running back	RB		Safety	S		Tight end	TE		Wide receiver	WR

Recruits

The Hoosiers signed a total of 26 recruits.

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jordan Jusevtich S	Lowell, Indiana	Lowell High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jan 21, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Elijah Rodgers CB	Blacksburg, South Carolina	Blacksburg High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Apr 1, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Jacolby Hewitt WR	Cordova, Tennessee	Cordova High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jun 10, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Matt Bjorson TE	Hinsdale, Illinois	Central High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jun 14, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Nick Marozas OT	Chicago, Illinois	Brother Rice High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Jun 19, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Gavin McCabe DE	Chicago, Illinois	Marist High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	Jun 20, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Aaron Casey LB	Douglasville, Georgia	Alexander High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	Jun 20, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Charles Campbell K	Jackson, Tennessee	University School of Jackson	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jul 16, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Miles Marshall WR	Lilburn, Georgia	Parkview High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jul 20, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
James Head DE	Miami, Florida	Southridge High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	Jul 21, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Aidan Rafferty OT	Washington, D.C.	Gonzaga College High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	Jul 21, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Micah McFadden LB	Tampa, Florida	Plant High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jul 30, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Jaylin Williams CB	Germantown, Tennessee	Germantown High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Aug 1, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Reese Taylor QB	Indianapolis, Indiana	Ben Davis High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	Aug 2, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Ronnie Walker RB	Hopewell, Virginia	Hopewell High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Aug 28, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Madison Norris DE	Fishers, Indiana	Hamilton Southeastern High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Oct 6, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Shamar Jones DT	Johnstown, Pennsylvania	Greater Johnstown High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	271 lb (123 kg)	Oct 13, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Cam Jones LB	Memphis, Tennessee	St. Benedict at Auburndale High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Oct 21, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
TJ Ivy TE	Chicago, Illinois	Marist High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	Oct 23, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Devon Matthews DB	Jacksonville, Florida	Jean Ribault High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	Dec 11, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Stevie Scott RB	Albany, New York	Christian Brothers Academy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Dec 15, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Noah Pierre CB	Hialeah, Florida	Champagnat Catholic High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Dec 20, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Michael Penix QB	Tampa, Florida	Tampa Bay Technical High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Dec 20, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Jamar Johnson CB	Sarasota, Florida	Riverview High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jan 25, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
James Miller LB	Seffner, Florida	Armwood High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Feb 7, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Jonathan King DE	Tampa, Florida	Tampa Bay Technical High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Feb 7, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Indiana Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 7, 2018. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 7, 2018.

Returning starters

Indiana returns 17 offensive players and eight defensive players that started games for the team in 2017 along with punter Haydon Whitehead.

Offense

Player	Class	Position
Delroy Baker	Senior	Offensive Line
Coy Cronk	Junior	Offensive Line
Morgan Ellison	Sophomore	Running Back
Cole Gest	Sophomore	Running Back
Donavan Hale	Junior	Wide Receiver
J-Shun Harris II	Senior	Wide Receiver
Hunter Littlejohn	Junior	Offensive Line
Brandon Knight	Senior	Offensive Line
Mike Majette	Senior	Running Back
Wes Martin	Senior	Offensive Line
Whop Philyor	Sophomore	Wide Receiver
Luke Timian	Senior	Wide Receiver
Mackenzie Nworah	Sophomore	Offensive Line
Peyton Ramsey	Sophomore	Quarterback
Simon Stepaniak	Junior	Offensive Line
Ryan Watercutter	Senior	Tight End
Nick Westbrook	Junior	Wide Receiver
Reference:

Defense

Player	Class	Position
Marcelino Ball	Sophomore	Defensive Back
Mike Barwick Jr.	Senior	Defensive Line
Andre Brown Jr.	Junior	Defensive Back
Jonathan Crawford	Senior	Defensive Back
Raheem Layne	Sophomore	Cornerback
A'Shon Riggins	Junior	Defensive Back
Jacob Robinson	Senior	Defensive Line
Brandon Wilson	Junior	Defensive Line
Reference:

Special teams

Player	Class	Position
Haydon Whitehead	Junior	Punter
Reference:

Schedule

The Hoosiers' 2018 schedule will consist of 7 home games and 5 away games. The Hoosiers first non-conference game will be away at FIU of Conference USA (C-USA), before hosting the remaining two non-conference games; against Virginia from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and against Ball State of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).

The Hoosiers are scheduled to play nine conference games; they host Michigan State, Iowa, Penn State, Maryland and Purdue. They will travel to Rutgers, Ohio State, Minnesota, and Michigan.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 p.m.	at FIU*	Riccardo Silva Stadium Miami, FL	CBSSN	W 38–28	17,082
September 8	7:30 p.m.	Virginia*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	BTN	W 20–16	35,492
September 15	12:00 p.m.	Ball State*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	BTN	W 38-10	40,240
September 22	7:30 p.m.	No. 24 Michigan State	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (Old Brass Spittoon)	BTN	L 21-35	45,445
September 29	12:00 p.m.	at Rutgers	HighPoint.com Stadium Piscataway, NJ	BTN	W 24-17	32,056
October 6	4:00 p.m.	at No. 3 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	FOX	L 26-49	104,193
October 13	12:00 p.m.	Iowa	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	ESPN2	L 16–42	40,512
October 20	3:30 p.m.	Penn State	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	ABC
October 26	8:00 p.m.	at Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN	FS1
November 10		Maryland	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN
November 17		at Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan
November 24		Purdue	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

• Sources:

Game summaries

at FIU

See also: 2018 FIU Panthers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	2016	IU, 34–13

Indiana vs. FIU – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Hoosiers	14	14	7	3	38
Panthers	7	7	7	7	28

at Riccardo Silva Stadium, Miami, Florida

• Date: September 1
• Game time: 7:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Mostly Cloudy; 85° F; Winds 14 MPH
• Game attendance: 17,082
• Referee: Daniel Capron
• TV announcers (CBSSN): Brad Johansen, Danny Kanell
• Sources: IUHoosiers.com

Game information

First quarter FIU 07:42 Anthony Jones 2 yd run; Jose Borregales XP Good (FIU 7–0) IU 04:59 Donavan Hale 18 yd pass from Peyton Ramsey; Logan Justus XP Good (Tied 7–7) IU 04:01 Jonathan Crawford INT return for TD; Logan Justus XP Good (IU 14–7) Second quarter IU 13:42 Peyton Hendershot 3 yd pass from Peyton Ramsey; Logan Justus XP Good (IU 21–7) FIU 06:12 Anthony Jones 36 yd run; Jose Borregales XP Good (IU 21–14) IU 03:41 Donavan Hale 2 yd pass from Peyton Ramsey; Logan Justus XP Good (IU 28–14) Third quarter IU 07:39 Mike Majette 9 yd pass from Mike Penix; Logan Justus XP Good (IU 35–14) FIU 01:11 Shawndarrius Phillips 1 yd run; Jose Borregales XP Good (IU 35–21) Fourth quarter IU 09:58 Logan Justus 36 yd field goal (IU 38–21) FIU 06:04 Maurice Alexander 7 yd pass from James Morgan; Jose Borregales XP Good (IU 38–28) Top passers IU – Peyton Ramsey 20/27, 156 Yds, 3 TD, 1 INT FIU – James Morgan 11/20, 90 Yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Top rushers IU – Stevie Scott 20 attempts, 70 yards FIU – Anthony Jones 15 attempts, 88 yards, 2 TD Top receivers IU – Donavan Hale 4 receptions, 60 yards, 2 TD FIU – Maurice Alexander 4 receptions, 25 yards, 1 TD Top Tacklers IU – Dameon Willis Jr 6 tackles FIU – Sage Lewis 18 tackles

Virginia

See also: 2018 Virginia Cavaliers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–2	2017	IU, 34–17

Virginia vs. Indiana – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cavaliers	9	0	7	0	16
Hoosiers	13	7	0	0	20

at Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana

• Date: September 8
• Game time: 7:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Rain; 62° F; Winds E-NE 13 MPH
• Game attendance: 35,492
• Referee: Jeff Maconaghy
• TV announcers (BTN): Lisa Byington, J Leman
• Sources: IUHoosiers.com

Game information

First quarter UVA 09:36 Olamide Zaccheaus 1 yd pass from Bryce Perkins; A.J. Mejia XP Good (UVA 7–0) IU 06:27 Stevie Scott 40 yd run; Logan Justus XP Good (Tied 7-7) IU 05:53 Donavan Hale 9 yd pass from Peyton Ramsey; Logan Justus kick blocked (IU 13-7) UVA 05:53 Juan Thornhill 98 yd PAT return (IU 13-9) Second quarter IU 01:36 Nick Westbrook 23 yd pass from Peyton Ramsey; Logan Justus XP Good (IU 20-9) Third quarter UVA 07:59 Chris Sharp 20 yd pass from Bryce Perkins; A.J. Mejia XP Good (IU 20-16) Fourth quarter Top passers UVA – Bryce Perkins 12/24, 106 Yds, 2 TD IU – Peyton Ramsey 16/22, 150 Yds, 2 TD, 1 INT Top rushers UVA – Bryce Perkins 25 attempts, 123 yards IU – Stevie Scott 31 attempts, 204 yards, 1 TD Top receivers UVA – Hasise Dubois 4 receptions, 49 yards IU – Donavan Hale 4 receptions, 56 yards, 1 TD Top tacklers UVA – Joey Blount 13 tackles IU – Jonathan Crawford 7 tackles

Ball State

See also: 2018 Ball State Cardinals football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–3	2016	IU, 30–20

Ball State vs. Indiana – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	3	0	7	0	10
Hoosiers	3	21	7	7	38

at Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana

• Date: September 15
• Game time: 12:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny; 81° F; Winds NE 7 MPH
• Game attendance: 40,240
• Referee: Ron Snodgrass
• TV announcers (BTN): Chris Denari, Bobby Carpenter
• Sources: IUHoosiers.com

Game information

First quarter BSU 11:01 Morgan Hagee 31 yd field goal (BSU 3–0) IU 07:47 Logan Justus 21 yd field goal (Tied 3-3) Second quarter IU 14:55 Stevie Scott 1 yd run; Logan Justus XP good (IU 10-3) IU 12:26 J-Shun Harris 86 yd return for TD; Logan Justus XP good (IU 17-3) IU 00:22 Peyton Ramsey 5 yd run; Logan Justus XP good (IU 24-3) Third quarter IU 08:52 Ronnie Walker 18 yd run; Logan Justus XP good (IU 31-3) BSU 02:08 James Gilbert 27 yd run; Morgan Hagee XP good (IU 31-10) Fourth quarter IU 10:11 Stevie Scott 11 yd run; Logan Justus XP good (IU 38-10) Top passers BSU – Riley Neal 12/24, 115 Yds IU – Peyton Ramsey 20/27, 173 Yds Top rushers BSU – James Gilbert 16 attempts, 89 yards, 1 TD IU – Stevie Scott 18 attempts, 114 yards, 2 TD Top receivers BSU – Corey Lacanaria 4 receptions, 40 yards IU – Luke Timian 5 receptions, 56 yards Top Tacklers BSU – Brandon Martin 9 tackles IU – Reakwon Jones 5 tackles

Michigan State

See also: 2018 Michigan State Spartans football team and Indiana–Michigan State football rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–46	2017	MSU, 17–9

Michigan State vs. Indiana – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 24 Spartans	14	7	7	7	35
Hoosiers	0	7	0	14	21

at Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana

• Date: September 22
• Game time: 7:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Mostly Cloudy; 59° F; Winds E-NE 3 MPH
• Game attendance: 45,445
• Referee: Mark Kluczynski
• TV announcers (BTN): Brandon Gaudin, Glen Mason, Elise Menaker
• Sources: IUHoosiers.com

Game information

First quarter MSU 08:11 Jalen Nailor 16 yd pass from Brian Lewerke; Matt Coghlin XP Good (MSU 7–0) MSU 05:35 Shakur Brown 69 yd INT return; Matt Coghlin XP good (MSU 14-0) Second quarter IU 06:54 Stevie Scott 8 yd pass from Peyton Ramsey; Logan Justus XP Good (MSU 14-7) MSU 00:19 Matt Dotson 11 yd pass from Brian Lewerke; Matt Coghlin XP Good (MSU 21-7) Third quarter MSU 04:47 Matt Coghlin 6 yd run; Matt Coghlin XP Good (MSU 28-7) Fourth quarter IU 14:43 Logan Justus 35 yd field goal (MSU 28-10) IU 08:19 Whop Philyor 65 yd pass from Peyton Ramsey; Peyton Ramsey to Nick Westbrook 2-PT conversion Good (MSU 28-18) IU 03:28 Logan Justus 36 yd field goal (MSU 28-21) MSU 03:17 Jalen Nailor 75 yd run; Matt Coghlin XP Good (MSU 35-21) Top passers MSU – Brian Lewerke 14/25, 213 Yds, 2 TD, 2 INT IU – Peyton Ramsey 32/46, 272 Yds, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers MSU – Jalen Nailor 3 attempts, 79 yards, 1 TD IU – Stevie Scott 11 attempts, 23 yards Top receivers MSU – Felton Davis 5 receptions, 79 yards IU – Whop Philyor 13 receptions, 148 yards, 1 TD Top Tacklers MSU - Andrew Dowell 9 tackles IU - Jonathan Crawford 8 tackles

at Rutgers

See also: 2018 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–2	2017	IU, 41–0

Indiana vs. Rutgers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Hoosiers	7	17	0	0	24
Scarlet Knights	7	0	0	10	17

at High Point Solutions Stadium, Piscataway, New Jersey

• Date: September 29
• Game time: 12:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny; 74° F; Winds W 3 MPH
• Game attendance: 32,056
• Referee: Jerry McGinn
• TV announcers (BTN): Brandon Gaudin, Glen Mason
• Sources: IUHoosiers.com

Game information

First quarter RU 10:46 Shameen Jones 11 yd pass from Artur Sitkowski; Justin Davidovicz XP Good (RU 7-0) IU 07:33 Stevie Scott 16 yd run; Logan Justus XP Good (Tied 7-7) Second quarter IU 14:56 Peyton Ramsey 1 yd run; Logan Justus XP Good (IU 14-7) IU 09:21 J-Shun Harris 2 yd pass from Peyton Ramsey; Logan Justus XP Good (IU 21-7) IU 00:20 Logan Justus 44 yd field goal (IU 24-7) Third quarter Fourth quarter RU 10:40 Jonathan Hilliman 1 yd run; Justin Davidovicz XP Good (IU 24-14) RU 03:52 Justin Davidovicz 52 yd field goal (IU 24-17) Top passers IU – Peyton Ramsey 27/40, 288 Yds, 1 TD, 1 INT RU – Artur Sitkowski 18/35, 154 Yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Top rushers IU – Stevie Scott 18 attempts, 58 yards, 1 TD RU – Raheem Blackshear 8 attempts, 64 yards Top receivers IU – Ty Fryfogle 5 receptions, 70 yards RU – Jerome Washington 2 receptions, 55 yards Top Tacklers IU - Jaylin Williams 5 tackles RU - Deonte Roberts 14 tackles

at Ohio State

See also: 2018 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–73	2017	OSU, 49–21

Indiana vs. Ohio State – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Hoosiers	3	17	6	0	26
No. 3 Buckeyes	7	21	7	14	49

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

• Date: October 6
• Game time: 4:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Partly Cloudy; 88° F; Winds S-SW 11 MPH
• Game attendance: 104,193
• Referee: Larry Smith
• TV announcers (FOX): Brady Quinn, Aaron Goldsmith
• Sources: IUHoosiers.com

Game information

First quarter IU 11:47 Logan Justus 37 yd field goal (IU 3–0) OSU 02:58 J.K. Dobbins 1 yd run; Sean Nuernberger XP Good (OSU 7–3) Second quarter OSU 12:21 Johnnie Dixon 39 yd pass from Dwayne Haskins; Sean Nuernberger XP Good (OSU 14–3) IU 10:59 Peyton Hendershot 32 yd pass from Peyton Ramsey; Logan Justus XP Good (OSU 14–10) IU 07:04 Nick Westbrook 19 yd pass from Peyton Ramsey; Logan Justus XP Good (IU 17–14) OSU 04:39 Parris Campbell 18 yd pass from Dwayne Haskins; Sean Nuernberger XP Good (OSU 21–17) OSU 02:16 Terry McLaurin 7 yd pass from Dwayne Haskins; Sean Nuernberger XP Good (OSU 28–17) IU 00:40 Logan Justus 37 yd field goal (OSU 28–20) Third quarter OSU 14:09 Parris Campbell 71 yd pass from Dwayne Haskins; Sean Nuernberger XP Good (OSU 35–17) IU 04:53 Donavan Hale 3 yd pass from Peyton Ramsey; Peyton Ramsey 2-PT conversion No Good (OSU 35–26) Fourth quarter OSU 12:21 Terry McLaurin 17 yd pass from Dwayne Haskins; Sean Nuernberger XP Good (OSU 42–26) OSU 06:51 Binjimin Victor 30 yd pass from Dwayne Haskins; Sean Nuernberger XP Good (OSU 49–26) Top passers IU – Peyton Ramsey 26/49, 322 Yds, 3 TD OSU – Dwayne Haskins 33/44, 455 Yds, 6 TD, 2 INT Top rushers IU – Stevie Scott 9 attempts, 64 yards OSU – J.K. Dobbins 26 attempts, 82 yards, 1 TD Top receivers IU – Nick Westbrook 5 receptions, 109 yards, 1 TD OSU – Parris Campbell 9 receptions, 142 yards, 2 TD Top Tacklers IU - Dameon WIllis, Jr. 9 tackles OSU - Jordan Fuller 5 tackles

Iowa

See also: 2018 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
28–44	2015	IOWA, 35–27

Iowa vs. Indiana – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawkeyes	14	7	14	7	42
Hoosiers	3	7	6	0	16

at Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana

• Date: October 13
• Game time: 12:00 p.m.
• Game attendance: 40512
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht, Rocky Boiman

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers IOWA – IU – Top rushers IOWA – IU – Top receivers IOWA – IU –

Penn State

See also: 2018 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–20	2017	PSU, 45–14

Penn State vs. Indiana – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Nittany Lions	0	0	0	0	0
Hoosiers	0	0	0	0	0

at Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana

• Date: October 20
• Game time: 3:30 p.m.
• TV: ABC/ESPN/ESPN2

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers PSU – IU – Top rushers PSU – IU – Top receivers PSU – IU –

at Minnesota

See also: 2018 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
26–38	2013	MINN, 42–39

Indiana vs. Minnesota – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Hoosiers	0	0	0	0	0
Golden Gophers	0	0	0	0	0

at TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Date: October 26
• Game time: 8:00 p.m.
• TV: FS1

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers IU – MINN – Top rushers IU – MINN – Top receivers IU – MINN –

Maryland

See also: 2018 Maryland Terrapins football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–2	2017	UMD, 42–39

Maryland vs. Indiana – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Terrapins	0	0	0	0	0
Hoosiers	0	0	0	0	0

at Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana

• Date: November 10
• Game time: TBD
• TV: TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers UMD – IU – Top rushers UMD – IU – Top receivers UMD – IU –

at Michigan

See also: 2018 Michigan Wolverines football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–57	2017	UM, 27–20

Indiana vs. Michigan – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Hoosiers	0	0	0	0	0
Wolverines	0	0	0	0	0

at Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan

• Date: November 17
• Game time: TBD
• TV: TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers IU – UM – Top rushers IU – UM – Top receivers IU – UM –

Purdue

See also: 2018 Purdue Boilermakers football team and Indiana–Purdue rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
41–73	2017	PUR, 31–24

Purdue vs. Indiana – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Boilermakers	0	0	0	0	0
Hoosiers	0	0	0	0	0

at Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana

• Date: November 24
• Game time: TBD
• TV: TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers PU – IU – Top rushers PU – IU – Top receivers PU – IU –

Roster

2018 Indiana Hoosiers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class ATH 2 Reese Taylor Fr WR 3 Ty Fryfogle So RB 4 Morgan Ellison So WR 6 Donavan Hale  Jr WR 5 J-Shun Harris II  Sr QB 8 Johnny Pabst  Fr QB 9 Michael Penix Jr. Fr QB 12 Peyton Ramsey  So WR 15 Nick Westbrook  Jr WR 16 David Felton  Fr WR 17 Justin Berry  So WR 19 Luke Shayotovich Fr RB 20 Cole Gest  So RB 21 Stevie Scott Fr WR 22 Whop Philyor So RB 23 Ronnie Walker Jr. Fr RB 24 Mike Majette Sr WR 25 Luke Timian  Sr RB 28 Kristian Pechac Fr RB 29 Craig Nelson  Fr WR 30 Bradley Ellis Fr RB 33 Ricky Brookins  Sr RB 37 Ahrod Lloyd  Fr RB 38 Connor Thomas  So WR 39 Chris Gajcak  Jr OL 50 Nick Linder  Sr OL 51 Mackenzie Nworah  So OL 52 DaVondre Love  Jr OL 54 Coy Crunk Jr OL 57 Harry Crider So OL 61 Nick Ramacca  Jr OL 62 Brandon Knight Sr OL 64 Ryan Smith  Fr OL 65 Dominic Altimari  Fr OL 66 Aidan Rafferty Fr OL 68 Hunter Littlejohn  Jr OL 70 Zenden Dellinger  Fr OL 71 Delroy Baker  Sr OL 72 Simon Stepaniak  Jr OL 74 Nick Marozas Fr OL 75 Tommy Greene Fr OL 76 Wes Martin  Sr OL 77 Caleb Jones  Fr OL 78 Britt Beery  Fr OL 79 Charlie O'Connor  Fr WR 80 Miles Marshall Fr WR 82 Jacolby Hewitt Fr TE 83 Austin Dorris  Jr TE 84 TJ Ivy Fr TE 85 Ryan Watercutter  Sr TE 86 Peyton Hendershot  Fr TE 88 Shaun Bonner  So TE 89 Matt Bjorson Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 1 Juwan Burgess  Fr DL 6 James Head, Jr. Fr LB 7 Reakwon Jones  Jr LB 8 James Miller Fr DB 9 Jonathan Crawford Sr DB 10 Elijah Rodgers Fr DB 13 Isaac James  Jr DB 14 Andre Brown, Jr.  Jr DB 16 Jamar Johnson Fr DB 17 Raheem Layne So DL 18 Jonathan King Fr DB 19 Noah Pierre Fr DB 23 Jaylin Williams Fr DB 24 Owen Strieter  Fr DB 25 Devon Matthews Fr DB 28 A’Shon Riggins Jr DB 29 Khalil Bryant Jr DB 30 Jordan Jusevitch Fr DB 31 Bryant Fitzgerald  Fr DB 33 Jordan Peterson  So LB 34 Cam Jones Fr LB 35 Nile Sykes  Sr LB 41 Mo Burnam  Fr DB 42 Marcelino Ball  So LB 43 Dameon Willis Jr.  Sr LB 44 Thomas Allen  Fr LB 45 T.D. Roof So LB 46 Aaron Casey Fr DB 46 Sam Slusher  Fr LB 47 Micah McFadden Fr DL 49 Madison Norris Fr DL 50 Nick Linder  Sr DL 51 Mike Barwick, Jr.  Sr DL 52 Kayton Samuels  Sr LB 53 Andrew Stamm  So DL 54 Ja’Merez Bowen  Sr LB 55 Michael McGinnis  Sr DL 58 Jake Ostrowski  Fr DL 59 Gavin McCabe Fr DL 69 Gavin Everett  Jr DL 87 Michael Ziemba So DL 90 Connor Schneider  Fr DL 91 Jocob Robinson Sr DL 92 Alfred Bryant  Fr DL 95 Brandon Wilson  Jr DL 96 Shamar Jones Fr DL 97 Tramar Reece  Fr DL 98 Jerome Johnson  So DL 99 Allen Stallings IV Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 36 Drew Conard  Fr LS 60 Jacob Limbach  So K 82 Logan Justus  Jr K 87 Jack Cardillo  Fr K 90 Jared Smolar  So K 93 Charles Campbell Fr P 94 Haydon Whitehead  Jr LS 97 Dan Godsil Sr	Head coach Tom Allen Coordinators/assistant coaches Mike DeBord (Associate Head Coach / OC / TE) Mark Hagen (Assistant Defensive Coordinator / DL) Mike Hart (RBs) Grant Heard (Passing Game Coordinator / OL) Darren Hiller (Run Game Coordinator / OL) William Inge (Special Teams Coordinator) Brandon Shelby (CBs) Nick Sheridan (QBs) Kasey Teegardin (Safeties) Kane Wommack (Linebackers) David Ballou (Director of Athletic Performance) Dr. Matt Rhea (Athletic Performance Coach) Matt Clapp (Athletic Performance Coach) Paul Constantine (Athletic Performance Coach) Rick Danison II (Director of Athletic Performance - Wilkinson Performance Center) Billy Cosh (Graduate Assistant - Offense) Pat Kuntz (Graduate Assistant - Defense) Jim Nelson (Graduate Assistant - Defense) Jeff McInerney (Quality Control - Special Teams) Ryan McInerney (Quality COntrol - Defense) Sean Fisher (Quality Control - Offense) Matt Wilson (Senior Director of Recruiting) Bruce Johnson (Assistant AD - Director of On-Campus Recruiting) Scott Gasper (Director of Player Personnel) Mike Doig (Director of Operations) Mike Pechac (Director of Player Development and Academic Enhancement) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: August 3, 2018

Awards and honors

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year	Date Awarded	Ref
Fred Biletnikoff Award	Nick Westbrook	WR	JR	July 19, 2018
Wuerffel Trophy	Ricky Brookins	RB	SR	July 26, 2018
Ray Guy Award	Haydon Whitehead	P	Junior (Redshirt)	August 13, 2018
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award	Luke Timian	WR	Senior (Redshirt)	August 14, 2018
William V. Campbell Trophy (Semi-Finalist)	Wes Martin	OL	Senior (Redshirt)	September 26, 2018

Players of the Week

Big Ten Weekly Awards

Player	Award	Date Awarded	Ref.
Stevie Scott	Big Ten Co-Freshmen of the Week	September 10, 2018
J-Shun Harris II	Big Ten Special Teams Players of the Week	September 17, 2018
Stevie Scott	Big Ten Freshman of the Week

Radio

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

Notes

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