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2018 Indiana Hoosiers football team

The 2018 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented Indiana University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. Indiana competed as a member of the East Division of the Big Ten Conference. The team was 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.[1]

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.[3][4] 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.[5] On February 27, 2018, Kasey Teegardin was hired to the position of safeties coach, following the departure of former safeties coach, Noah Joseph.[6]

Departures

Notable departures from the 2017 squad included:

2018 NFL Draft

Hoosiers who were picked in the 2018 NFL Draft:

Preseason

Position key

Recruits

The Hoosiers signed a total of 26 recruits.

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

Schedule

The Hoosiers' 2018 schedule consisted of 7 home games and 5 away games.[8] The Hoosiers first non-conference game was 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 played nine conference games; they hosted Michigan State, Iowa, Penn State, Maryland and Purdue. They traveled to Rutgers, Ohio State, Minnesota, and Michigan.

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Game summaries

At FIU

Indiana Hoosiers (0–0) at FIU Panthers (0–0) – Game summary

at Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, Florida

  • Date: September 1, 2018
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 86 °F (30 °C)
  • Game attendance: 17,082
  • Referee: Daniel Capron
  • TV announcers (CBS): Brad Johansen (play-by-play), Danny Kanell (analyst)
  • Sources: IUHoosiers.com[13]

vs Virginia

Virginia Cavaliers (1–0) vs Indiana Hoosiers (1–0) – Game summary

at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana

  • Date: September 8, 2018
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Rainy, 66 °F (19 °C)
  • Game attendance: 35,492
  • Referee: Jeff Maconaghy
  • TV announcers (BTN): Lisa Byington (play-by-play), Jeremy Leman (analyst)
  • Sources: IUHoosiers.com[14]

vs Ball State

Ball State Cardinals (1–1) vs Indiana Hoosiers (2–0) – Game summary

at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana

  • Date: September 15, 2018
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 84 °F (29 °C)
  • Game attendance: 40,240
  • Referee: Ron Snodgrass
  • TV announcers (BTN): Chris Denari (play-by-play), Bobby Carpenter (analyst)
  • Sources: IUHoosiers.com[15]

vs No. 24 Michigan State

No. 24 Michigan State Spartans (1–1) vs Indiana Hoosiers (3–0) – Game summary

at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana

  • Date: September 22, 2018
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 63 °F (17 °C)
  • Game attendance: 45,445
  • Referee: Mark Kluczynski
  • TV announcers (BTN): Brandon Gaudin (play-by-play), Glen Mason (analyst), Elise Menaker (sideline)
  • Sources: IUHoosiers.com[16]

At Rutgers

Indiana Hoosiers (3–1) at Rutgers Scarlet Knights (1–3) – Game summary

at High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey

  • Date: September 29, 2018
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 73 °F (23 °C)
  • Game attendance: 32,056
  • Referee: Jerry McGinn
  • TV announcers (BTN): Brandon Gaudin (play-by-play), Glen Mason (analyst)
  • Sources: IUHoosiers.com[17]

At No. 3 Ohio State

Indiana Hoosiers (4–1) at No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes (5–0) – Game summary

at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: October 6, 2018
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 82 °F (28 °C)
  • Game attendance: 104,193
  • Referee: Larry Smith
  • TV announcers (FOX): Aaron Goldsmith (play-by-play), Brady Quinn (analyst)
  • Sources: IUHoosiers.com[18]

vs Iowa

Iowa Hawkeyes (4–1) vs Indiana Hoosiers (4–2) – Game summary

at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana

  • Date: October 13, 2018
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 52 °F (11 °C)
  • Game attendance: 40,512
  • Referee: Jeff Servinski
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Anthony Becht (analyst), Rocky Boiman (sideline)
  • Sources: IUHoosiers.com[19]

vs No. 18 Penn State

No. 18 Penn State Nittany Lions (4–2) vs Indiana Hoosiers (4–3) – Game summary

at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana

  • Date: October 20, 2018
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 59 °F (15 °C)
  • Game attendance: 41,553
  • Referee: John O'Neill
  • TV announcers (ABC): Steve Levy (play-by-play), Brian Griese (analyst)
  • Sources: IUHoosiers.com[20]

At Minnesota

Indiana Hoosiers (4–4) at Minnesota Golden Gophers (3–4) – Game summary

at TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota

  • Date: October 26, 2018
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Rainy, 46 °F (8 °C)
  • Game attendance: 33,273
  • Referee: Mark Kluczynski
  • TV announcers (FS1): Aaron Goldsmith (play-by-play), Evan Moore (analyst)
  • Sources: IUHoosiers.com[21]

vs Maryland

Maryland Terrapins (5–4) vs Indiana Hoosiers (4–5) – Game summary

at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana

  • Date: November 10, 2018
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 32 °F (0 °C)
  • Game attendance: 35,264
  • Referee: Michael Cannon
  • TV announcers (BTN): Lisa Byington (play-by-play), Jeremy Leman (analyst)
  • Sources: IUHoosiers.com[22]

At No. 4 Michigan

Indiana Hoosiers (5–5) at No. 4 Michigan Wolverines (9–1) – Game summary

at Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan

  • Date: November 17, 2018
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Snowy, 36 °F (2 °C)
  • Game attendance: 110,118
  • Referee: John O'Neill
  • TV announcers (FS1): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst)
  • Sources: IUHoosiers.com[23]

vs Purdue

Purdue Boilermakers (5–6) vs Indiana Hoosiers (5–6) – Game summary

at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana

  • Date: November 24, 2018
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 52 °F (11 °C)
  • Game attendance: 48,247
  • Referee: Jerry McGinn
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Mark Neely (play-by-play), John Congemi (analyst)
  • Sources: IUHoosiers.com[24]

Roster

Awards and honors

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Players of the Week

B1G Conference awards

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.[36][37]

After the season

Season summary

Indiana started the year with three consecutive victories against non-conference opponents FIU, Virginia, and Ball State. In Big Ten Conference play, the team secured victories against Rutgers and Maryland. In the last game of the season, with bowl eligibility on the line, Indiana fell to in-state rivals Purdue 21–28 to finish in sixth in the East Division with a final record of 5–7, 2–7 in conference play.

The Hoosiers were led offensively by quarterback Peyton Ramsey, who finished in fourth in the Big Ten Conference with 2,875 passing yards and 19 touchdowns. Running back Stevie Scott was fifth in the conference with 1,137 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns. Kicker Logan Justus was the team's sole all-conference selection, chosen to the second team by the coaches after finishing in second in the conference in field goal percentage.[38]

2019 NFL Draft

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