2015 Indiana Hoosiers football team

2015 Indiana Hoosiers football

Pinstripe Bowl, L 41–44 ^OT vs. Duke
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Division	East Division
2015 record	6–7 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Kevin Wilson (5th year)
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Johns (5th year)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Brian Knorr (2nd year)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 52,959)

2015 Big Ten football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
#6 Michigan State xy$^		7	–	1		12	–	2
#4 Ohio State x		7	–	1		12	–	1
#12 Michigan		6	–	2		10	–	3
Penn State		4	–	4		7	–	6
Indiana		2	–	6		6	–	7
Rutgers		1	–	7		4	–	8
Maryland		1	–	7		3	–	9
West Division
#9 Iowa x		8	–	0		12	–	2
#23 Northwestern		6	–	2		10	–	3
#21 Wisconsin		6	–	2		10	–	3
Nebraska		3	–	5		6	–	7
Minnesota		2	–	6		6	–	7
Illinois		2	–	6		5	–	7
Purdue		1	–	7		2	–	10
Championship: Michigan State 16, Iowa 13
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of January 2, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented Indiana University Bloomington during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hoosiers competed in the East Division of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was led by head coach Kevin Wilson, who served in his fifth season. They finished the season 6–7, 2–6 in Big Ten play to finish in fifth place in the East Division. They were invited to the Pinstripe Bowl where they lost to Duke in overtime.

Previous season

The 2014 Indiana Hoosiers football team finished the regular season 4–8, 1–7 in Big Ten play to finish in last place in the Eastern Division. Their highlight win of the season came against #18 Missouri of the Southeastern Conference.

Preseason

Recruits

2015 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Joe Belden DE	Avon, IN	Avon	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	Jun 18, 2014
Joe Belden DE	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Andre Brown Jr. ATH	Decatur, GA	Columbia	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Aug 13, 2014
Andre Brown Jr. ATH	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jameel Cook Jr. DB	Missouri City, TX	Ridge Point	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	Feb 1, 2015
Jameel Cook Jr. DB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jonathan Crawford S	Largo, FL	Largo	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Dec 18, 2014
Jonathan Crawford S	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Austin Dorris TE	Shadyside, OH	Shadyside	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jun 23, 2014
Austin Dorris TE	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Tyler Green DB	Waldorf, MD	DeMatha Catholic	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Dec 14, 2014
Tyler Green DB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Donavan Hale ATH	Largo, FL	Largo	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Dec 18, 2014
Donavan Hale ATH	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Isaac James ATH	Carmel, IN	Carmel	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Dec 14, 2014
Isaac James ATH	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Reakwon Jones LB	Lynn Haven, FL	A. Crawford Mosley	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jan 19, 2015
Reakwon Jones LB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Austin King QB	Alpharetta, GA	Alpharetta	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Dec 15, 2014
Austin King QB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Brandon Knight OL	Noblesville, IN	Noblesville	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Jun 22, 2014
Brandon Knight OL	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Hunter Littlejohn OL	Powell, OH	Olentangy Liberty	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	Jun 18, 2014
Hunter Littlejohn OL	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
DaVondre Love OL	St. Louis, MO	Affton	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	Dec 14, 2014
DaVondre Love OL	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Mike Majette ATH	Woodbridge, VA	Woodbridge Senior	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Dec 14, 2014
Mike Majette ATH	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Camion Patrick WR	Knoxville, TN	East Mississippi CC	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Feb 4, 2015
Camion Patrick WR	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jacob Robinson DL	Westfield, IN	Westfield	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	May 9, 2014
Jacob Robinson DL	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Simon Stepaniak OL	Hamilton, OH	Ross	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	May 3, 2014
Simon Stepaniak OL	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Omari Stringer LB	Crete, IL	Crete-Monee	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jun 30, 2014
Omari Stringer LB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Leon Thornton III WR	Lombard, IL	Montini Catholic	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jun 11, 2014
Leon Thornton III WR	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Nick Westbrook WR	Lake Mary, FL	Lake Mary	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Aug 16, 2014
Nick Westbrook WR	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Devonte Williams RB	Columbia, MD	Bullis School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Feb 2, 2015
Devonte Williams RB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Brandon Wilson DL	Winter Garden, FL	West Orange	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Jan 4, 2015
Brandon Wilson DL	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 56 Rivals: 48 247Sports: 50 ESPN: N/A
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: "2015 Indiana Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 4, 2015. "2015 Indiana Football Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved February 4, 2015. "ESPN – 2015 Indiana Football Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 4, 2015. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 4, 2015. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 4, 2015.

Schedule

Indiana announced their 2015 football schedule on June 3, 2013. The 2015 schedule consist of 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season. The Hoosiers will host Big Ten foes Iowa, Michigan, Ohio State, and Rutgers and will travel to Maryland, Michigan State, Penn State, and Purdue.^[1]

The Hoosiers hosted three of their four non conference games against Florida International (FIU), Southern Illinois and Western Kentucky (WKU). Indiana traveled to Winston-Salem, North Carolina to face the Wake Forest Demon Deacons of the Atlantic Coast Conference on September 26.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	4:00 PM	Southern Illinois*	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	ESPNews	W 48–47	36,071
September 12	8:00 PM	FIU*	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	BTN	W 36–22	41,509
September 19	4:00 PM	WKU*	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	ESPNews	W 38–35	44,823
September 26	12:30 PM	at Wake Forest*	BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC	ACCN	W 31–24	22,508
October 3	3:30 PM	No. 1 Ohio State	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	ABC/ESPN2	L 27–34	52,929
October 10	12:00 PM	at Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	ESPN	L 7–29	97,873
October 17	3:30 PM	Rutgers	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	BTN	L 52–55	40,567
October 24	3:30 PM	at No. 7 Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Old Brass Spittoon)	ABC/ESPN2	L 26–52	74,144
November 7	3:30 PM	No. 10 Iowa	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	ESPN	L 27–35	44,739
November 14	3:30 PM	No. 15 Michigan	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	ABC/ESPN2	L 41–48 ^2OT	49,557
November 21	12:00 PM	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD	BTN	W 47–28	33,685
November 28	12:00 PM	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	BTN	W 54–36	37,152
December 26	3:30 PM	vs. Duke*	Yankee Stadium • Bronx, NY (Pinstripe Bowl)	ABC	L 41–44 ^OT	37,218
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.

Schedule Source:^[2]

Roster

2015 Indiana Hoosiers football team roster

Players Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`1`	Cobbs, Jr., SimmieSimmie Cobbs, Jr.	3.0 !So
WR	`3`	Booth, DominiqueDominique Booth	3.0 !So
WR	`4`	Jones, RickyRicky Jones	3.5 !Jr
WR	`5`	Harris II, J-ShunJ-Shun Harris II	3.0 !So
WR	`6`	Patrick, CamionCamion Patrick	2.5 !So
QB	`7`	Sudfeld, NateNate Sudfeld (C)	57.0 !Sr
RB	`8`	Howard, JordanJordan Howard	5.0 !Jr
QB	`9`	Boudreau, NateNate Boudreau	2.5 !So
QB	`12`	Diamont, ZanderZander Diamont	3.0 !So
WR	`14`	Hawkins, MarquiMarqui Hawkins	2.5 !So
WR	`15`	Westbrook, NickNick Westbrook	1.0 !Fr
QB	`16`	King, AustinAustin King	1.0 !Fr
WR	`17`	Griffith, IsaacIsaac Griffith	2.5 !So
QB	`18`	Cameron, DannyDanny Cameron	1.5 !Fr
RB	`21`	Wilson, AndrewAndrew Wilson	3.5 !Jr
RB	`23`	Rodriguez, AlexAlex Rodriguez	1.5 !Fr
WR	`31`	Booker, AndreAndre Booker	57.0 !Sr
RB	`33`	Brookins, RickyRicky Brookins	1.5 !Fr
RB	`34`	Redding, DevineDevine Redding	3.0 !So
WR	`38`	Graham, DamonDamon Graham	57.0 !Sr
WR	`39`	Gajcak, ChrisChris Gajcak	1.0 !Fr
C	`50`	Reed, JakeJake Reed	4.5 !Sr
OL	`52`	Love, DaVondreDaVondre Love	1.0 !Fr
OL	`54`	Bowen, Ja'MerezJa'Merez Bowen	1.5 !Fr
OL	`57`	Gardner, TimTim Gardner	1.5 !Fr
OL	`59`	Trainor, JackJack Trainor	1.0 !Fr
OL	`62`	Knight, BrandonBrandon Knight	1.0 !Fr
OL	`63`	Lukens, TylerTyler Lukens	4.5 !Sr
C	`65`	Rogers, WesWes Rogers	3.5 !Jr
OL	`67`	Feeney, DanDan Feeney (C)	3.5 !Jr
OL	`68`	Littlejohn, HunterHunter Littlejohn	1.0 !Fr
OL	`69`	Biesen, BlakeBlake Biesen	1.5 !Fr
OL	`70`	Bailey, JacobJacob Bailey	3.5 !Jr
OL	`71`	Baker, DelroyDelroy Baker	1.5 !Fr
OL	`72`	Stepaniak, SimonSimon Stepaniak	1.0 !Fr
OL	`75`	Herron, DeAndreDeAndre Herron	3.5 !Jr
OL	`76`	Martin, WesWes Martin	1.5 !Fr
OT	`77`	Camiel, DimitricDimitric Camiel	3.5 !Jr
OT	`78`	Spriggs, JasonJason Spriggs (C)	57.0 !Sr
WR	`80`	Thornton III, LeonLeon Thornton III	1.0 !Fr
TE	`81`	Fuchs, JordanJordan Fuchs	3.0 !So
WR	`82`	Timian, LukeLuke Timian	1.5 !Fr
TE	`83`	Dorris, AustinAustin Dorris	1.0 !Fr
TE	`84`	Friend, DannyDanny Friend	2.5 !So
TE	`85`	Cooper, MichaelMichael Cooper	4.5 !Sr
WR	`86`	Miller, ChandlerChandler Miller	3.5 !Jr
WR	`87`	Paige, MitchellMitchell Paige	3.5 !Jr
TE	`88`	Corsaro, AnthonyAnthony Corsaro	57.0 !Sr
TE	`94`	Damaska, SeanSean Damaska	3.5 !Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`2`	Simmons, T. J.T. J. Simmons	5.0 !Jr
DB	`3`	Green, TylerTyler Green	1.0 !Fr
LB	`4`	Covington, ChrisChris Covington	3.0 !So
ATH	`5`	Williams, DevonteDevonte Williams	1.0 !Fr
LB	`6`	Walker, ZekeZeke Walker	1.5 !Fr
DB	`7`	Bach, BenBen Bach	2.5 !So
CB	`7`	Clark, DonovanDonovan Clark	3.0 !So
LB	`8`	Scales, TegrayTegray Scales	3.0 !So
ATH	`9`	Crawford, JonathanJonathan Crawford	1.0 !Fr
ATH	`10`	Hale, DonavanDonavan Hale	1.0 !Fr
LB	`12`	Jones, ReakwonReakwon Jones	1.0 !Fr
ATH	`13`	James, IsaacIsaac James	1.0 !Fr
ATH	`14`	Brown, Jr., AndreAndre Brown, Jr.	1.0 !Fr
CB	`16`	Fant, RashardRashard Fant	2.5 !So
DB	`18`	Padmore, NoelNoel Padmore	2.5 !So
S	`19`	Fields, TonyTony Fields	3.0 !So
DB	`20`	Cook, Jr., JameelJameel Cook, Jr.	1.0 !Fr
DB	`22`	Green, WesleyWesley Green	1.5 !Fr
ATH	`24`	Majette, MikeMike Majette	1.0 !Fr
DB	`25`	Swann, MarioMario Swann	2.5 !So
DB	`26`	Walton, KianteKiante Walton	3.0 !So
DB	`27`	Jones, ArthurArthur Jones	2.5 !So
DB	`28`	Dawkins, WillWill Dawkins	1.5 !Fr
LB	`29`	Fletcher, DawsonDawson Fletcher	3.5 !Jr
DB	`30`	Dutra, ChaseChase Dutra	2.5 !So
LB	`33`	Shaw, ZachZach Shaw (C)	4.5 !Sr
LB	`35`	Sykes, NileNile Sykes	1.5 !Fr
LB	`37`	Estes, GabeGabe Estes	1.0 !Fr
LB	`39`	Arnold, KennyKenny Arnold	1.5 !Fr
LB	`41`	Newton, ClydeClyde Newton	5.0 !Jr
LB	`43`	Willis Jr., DameonDameon Willis Jr.	1.5 !Fr
LB	`44`	Oliver, MarcusMarcus Oliver (C)	2.5 !So
LB	`45`	Thomas, TonyTony Thomas	3.5 !Jr
LB	`46`	Watercutter, RyanRyan Watercutter	1.5 !Fr
DL	`47`	McCray III, RobertRobert McCray III	3.0 !So
LB	`48`	Stringer, OmariOmari Stringer	1.0 !Fr
LB	`49`	Gooch, GregGreg Gooch	3.0 !So
DL	`51`	Barwick, Jr., MikeMike Barwick, Jr.	1.5 !Fr
DT	`53`	Heffern, ShawnShawn Heffern	3.5 !Jr
DL	`56`	Mangieri, NickNick Mangieri (C)	57.0 !Sr
LB	`57`	Loechel, KyleKyle Loechel	1.5 !Fr
DT	`58`	Dougherty, PatrickPatrick Dougherty	2.5 !So
DT	`74`	Hoff, NateNate Hoff	2.5 !So
DL	`90`	Belden, JoeJoe Belden	1.0 !Fr
DL	`91`	Robinson, JocobJocob Robinson	1.0 !Fr
DT	`93`	Green III, RalphRalph Green III	3.5 !Jr
LB	`95`	Wilson, BrandonBrandon Wilson	1.0 !Fr
DT	`98`	Latham, DariusDarius Latham	5.0 !Jr
DT	`99`	Rayner, AdariusAdarius Rayner	4.5 !Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`36`	Toth, EricEric Toth	4.5 !Sr
LS	`42`	Guedel, NolanNolan Guedel	1.5 !Fr
LS	`66`	Pericht, JoshJosh Pericht	2.5 !So
P	`86`	Gedeon, JosephJoseph Gedeon	1.5 !Fr
K	`87`	Meinzer, CalobCalob Meinzer	1.0 !Fr
K	`90`	Del Grosso, AaronAaron Del Grosso	2.5 !So
K	`92`	Oakes, GriffinGriffin Oakes	2.5 !So
P	`93`	Campos, NickNick Campos	3.5 !Jr
LS	`97`	Godsil, DanDan Godsil	1.0 !Fr

Head coach

Kevin R. Wilson

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Greg Frey (Co-Offensive Coord / OL)
William Inge (Co-Defensive Coord / LBs)
Kevin Johns (Offensive Coord / QBs / WRs)
Noah Joseph (S / Def. Recruiting Coord)
Brian Knorr (Defensive Coordinator)
Deland McCullough (RBs)
Larry McDaniel (DL)
James Patton (TEs / FBs / Off. Recruiting Coord)
Brandon Shelby (CBs)
Mark Hill (Head Strength & Conditioning)
Brian Lepak (Offensive Graduate Asst)
Carter Whitson (Offensive Grad Asst)
Kasey Teegardin (Defensive Grad Asst)
Elliott Wratten (Defensive Grad Asst)
Billy Ray Johnson (Asst AD Football Administration)
Mike Pechac (Dir Player Dev & Academic Enhancement)
Ryan McInerney (Quality Control - Recruiting/Def.)
Courtney Messingham (Quality Control - Recruiting/Off.)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 8, 2015

2016 NFL draftees

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL Club
Jason Spriggs	2	48	OT	Green Bay Packers
Jordan Howard	5	150	RB	Chicago Bears
Nate Sudfeld	6	187	QB	Washington Redskins

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References

↑ "B1G Releases 2015 Conference Schedule" (Press release). Indiana Athletics. June 3, 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
↑ "2015 Indiana Hoosiers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
↑ "2016 NFL Draft". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 6, 2016.

Indiana Hoosiers football

Venues	Jordan Field (1887–1924) Memorial Stadium (old) (1925–1959) Memorial Stadium (1960–present) John Mellencamp Pavilion (practice)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Kentucky (The Bourbon Barrel) Michigan State (Old Brass Spittoon) Purdue (Old Oaken Bucket)

Culture & lore	"Indiana, Our Indiana" Marching Hundred

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

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