2016 Indiana Hoosiers football team explained
The 2016 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented Indiana University Bloomington during the 2016 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. They were led by head coach Kevin Wilson, who was in his sixth season, for twelve games. Following their win against Purdue, the Hoosiers became bowl eligible for the second year in a row and were invited to the Foster Farms Bowl.
On December 1, 2016, Indiana announced that Kevin Wilson had been dismissed due to "philosophical differences",[1] and that Tom Allen would permanently succeed Wilson as head coach, beginning at the bowl game.
Offseason
Departures
Notable departures from the 2015 squad included:
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
|---|
| - 8
| RB | 6'0" | 230 | Junior | | Declared for the 2016 NFL Draft |
| - 78
| OT | 6'6" | 301 | Senior | | Declared for the 2016 NFL Draft |
| - 7
| QB | 6'6" | 234 | Senior | | Declared for the 2016 NFL Draft | |
Schedule
Indiana announced its 2016 football schedule on July 11, 2013. The 2016 schedule consists of seven home and five away games in the regular season. The Hoosiers will host Big Ten foes Maryland, Michigan State, Nebraska, Penn State, and Purdue, and will travel to Michigan, Northwestern, Ohio State, and Rutgers.[2]
The team will host two of the three non–conference games which are against Ball State Cardinals from the Mid-American Conference (MAC), Florida International Panthers (FIU) from Conference USA, and Wake Forest Demon Deacons from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
[3] [4] [5] [6]
Game summaries
At FIU
See also: 2016 FIU Panthers football team.
| Statistics | IU | FIU |
|---|
| First downs | 26 | 16 |
| Total yards | 486 | 331 |
| Rushes/yards | 52–246 | 21–63 |
| Passing yards | 240 | 268 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 18–28–0 | 24–47–3 |
| Time of possession | 33:20 | 26:40 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Indiana | Passing | Richard Lagow | 18/27, 240 yards, TD |
| Rushing | | 22 carries, 135 yards |
| Receiving | | 6 receptions, 70 yards |
| FIU | Passing | | 23/46, 263 yards, 3 INT |
| Rushing | Tony Gaither IV | 1 carry, 27 yards |
| Receiving | | 3 receptions, 91 yards | |
vs Ball State
See also: 2016 Ball State Cardinals football team.
| Statistics | BALL | IU |
|---|
| First downs | 18 | 19 |
| Total yards | 371 | 453 |
| Rushes/yards | 38–140 | 45–187 |
| Passing yards | 231 | 266 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 15–30–1 | 17–27–0 |
| Time of possession | 28:41 | 31:19 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Ball State | Passing | Riley Neal | 15/30, 231 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | James Gilbert | 12 carries, 54 yards |
| Receiving | Kevonn Mabon | 5 receptions, 84 yards |
| Indiana | Passing | Richard Lagow | 17/27, 266 yards, 3 TD |
| Rushing | Devine Redding | 26 carries, 110 yards |
| Receiving | Nick Westbrook-Ikhine | 3 receptions, 133 yards, 2 TD | |
vs Wake Forest
See also: 2016 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team.
| Statistics | WAKE | IU |
|---|
| First downs | 21 | 25 |
| Total yards | 352 | 611 |
| Rushes/yards | 50–180 | 32–115 |
| Passing yards | 172 | 496 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 16–29–0 | 28–47–5 |
| Time of possession | 33:53 | 26:07 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Wake Forest | Passing | | 16/29, 172 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Matt Colburn | 29 carries, 103 yards |
| Receiving | Chuck Wade Jr. | 6 receptions, 59 yards, TD |
| Indiana | Passing | Richard Lagow | 28/47, 496 yards, 3 TD, 5 INT |
| Rushing | Devine Redding | 16 carries, 68 yards |
| Receiving | Ricky Jones | 8 receptions, 208 yards | |
vs No. 17 Michigan State
See also: 2016 Michigan State Spartans football team and Indiana–Michigan State football rivalry.
| Statistics | MSU | IU |
|---|
| First downs | 21 | 19 |
| Total yards | 438 | 437 |
| Rushes/yards | 41–175 | 39–156 |
| Passing yards | 263 | 261 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 21–35–0 | 17–28–1 |
| Time of possession | 33:23 | 26:37 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Michigan State | Passing | Tyler O'Connor | 21/35, 263 yards, 3 TD |
| Rushing | Gerald Holmes | 9 carries, 51 yards |
| Receiving | R. J. Shelton | 7 receptions, 141 yards, TD |
| Indiana | Passing | Richard Lagow | 16/26, 276 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Devine Redding | 19 carries, 100 yards |
| Receiving | Ricky Jones | 5 receptions, 124 yards, TD | |
At No. 2 Ohio State
See also: 2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team.
| Statistics | IU | OSU |
|---|
| First downs | 14 | 18 |
| Total yards | 281 | 383 |
| Rushes/yards | 40–99 | 50–290 |
| Passing yards | 182 | 93 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 14–28–1 | 9–21–1 |
| Time of possession | 27:02 | 32:58 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Indiana | Passing | Richard Lagow | 14/28, 182 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Devine Redding | 22 carries, 78 yards |
| Receiving | Nick Westbrook-Ikhine | 2 receptions, 67 yards |
| Ohio State | Passing | | 9/21, 93 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | J. T. Barrett | 26 carries, 137 yards, TD |
| Receiving | Dontre Wilson | 3 receptions, 42 yards, TD | |
vs No. 10 Nebraska
See also: 2016 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team.
| Statistics | NEB | IU |
|---|
| First downs | 17 | 18 |
| Total yards | 360 | 333 |
| Rushes/yards | 45–152 | 30–88 |
| Passing yards | 208 | 245 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 10–26–2 | 24–39–2 |
| Time of possession | 32:56 | 27:04 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Nebraska | Passing | | 10/26, 208 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Terrell Newby | 22 carries, 102 yards, TD |
| Receiving | | 3 receptions, 93 yards, TD |
| Indiana | Passing | Richard Lagow | 19/32, 196 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Devine Redding | 11 carries, 57 yards, TD |
| Receiving | Mitchell Paige | 9 receptions, 101 yards | |
At Northwestern
See also: 2016 Northwestern Wildcats football team.
| Statistics | IU | NW |
|---|
| First downs | 23 | 26 |
| Total yards | 401 | 408 |
| Rushes/yards | 27–84 | 44–123 |
| Passing yards | 317 | 285 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 35–59–2 | 24–44–0 |
| Time of possession | 28:52 | 31:08 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Indiana | Passing | Richard Lagow | 35/59, 317 yards, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Devine Redding | 16 carries, 42 yards |
| Receiving | Nick Westbrook-Ikhine | 10 receptions, 126 yards |
| Northwestern | Passing | | 24/43, 285 yards, 3 TD |
| Rushing | | 28 carries, 94 yards |
| Receiving | | 7 receptions, 125 yards, TD | |
vs Maryland
See also: 2016 Maryland Terrapins football team.
| Statistics | MARY | IU |
|---|
| First downs | 29 | 34 |
| Total yards | 517 | 650 |
| Rushes/yards | 50–269 | 57–414 |
| Passing yards | 248 | 236 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 22–34–1 | 17–26–0 |
| Time of possession | 32:15 | 27:45 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Maryland | Passing | Perry Hills | 22/33, 248 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Rushing | | 13 carries, 142 yards, TD |
| Receiving | | 5 receptions, 81 yards, TD |
| Indiana | Passing | Richard Lagow | 16/25, 207 yards |
| Rushing | Devine Redding | 17 carries, 130 yards, TD |
| Receiving | Ricky Jones | 4 receptions, 77 yards | |
At Rutgers
See also: 2016 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team.
| Statistics | IU | RUTG |
|---|
| First downs | 27 | 13 |
| Total yards | 567 | 351 |
| Rushes/yards | 44–147 | 34–93 |
| Passing yards | 420 | 258 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 29–41–2 | 19–36–0 |
| Time of possession | 32:45 | 27:15 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Indiana | Passing | Richard Lagow | 28/40, 394 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Devine Redding | 18 carries, 73 yards, TD |
| Receiving | Mitchell Paige | 6 receptions, 100 yards |
| Rutgers | Passing | Giovanni Rescigno | 19/36, 258 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Justin Goodwin | 19 carries, 82 yards |
| Receiving | Jawuan Harris | 8 receptions, 118 yards | |
vs No. 10 Penn State
See also: 2016 Penn State Nittany Lions football team.
| Statistics | PSU | IU |
|---|
| First downs | 18 | 20 |
| Total yards | 409 | 454 |
| Rushes/yards | 45–77 | 41–110 |
| Passing yards | 332 | 344 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 16–30–2 | 24–41–0 |
| Time of possession | 33:39 | 26:21 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Penn State | Passing | | 16/30, 332 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | | 33 carries, 58 yards, 2 TD |
| Receiving | | 5 receptions, 88 yards |
| Indiana | Passing | Richard Lagow | 23/40, 292 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Devine Redding | 23 carries, 108 yards, 2 TD |
| Receiving | Camion Patrick | 3 receptions, 91 yards | |
At No. 4 Michigan
See also: 2016 Michigan Wolverines football team.
| Statistics | IU | MICH |
|---|
| First downs | 15 | 15 |
| Total yards | 255 | 284 |
| Rushes/yards | 36–64 | 50–225 |
| Passing yards | 191 | 59 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 14–30–0 | 7–16–0 |
| Time of possession | 25:39 | 34:21 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Indiana | Passing | Richard Lagow | 14/29, 191 yards |
| Rushing | Devine Redding | 22 carries, 50 yards |
| Receiving | Nick Westbrook-Ikhine | 4 receptions, 78 yards |
| Michigan | Passing | | 7/16, 59 yards |
| Rushing | | 23 carries, 158 yards, 2 TD |
| Receiving | | 1 reception, 21 yards | |
vs Purdue
See also: 2016 Purdue Boilermakers football team and Old Oaken Bucket.
| Statistics | PUR | IU |
|---|
| First downs | 20 | 17 |
| Total yards | 267 | 269 |
| Rushes/yards | 34–42 | 54–152 |
| Passing yards | 225 | 117 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 24–45–2 | 11–22–4 |
| Time of possession | 31:41 | 28:19 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Purdue | Passing | | 24/45, 225 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Markell Jones | 22 carries, 35 yards, TD |
| Receiving | | 6 receptions, 78 yards, TD |
| Indiana | Passing | Richard Lagow | 11/19, 117 yards, TD, 3 INT |
| Rushing | Devine Redding | 24 carries, 99 yards, TD |
| Receiving | Nick Westbrook-Ikhine | 1 reception, 44 yards | |
See also: 2016 Utah Utes football team.
See main article: 2016 Foster Farms Bowl.
| Statistics | UTAH | IU |
|---|
| First downs | 21 | 22 |
| Total yards | 470 | 341 |
| Rushes/yards | 52–256 | 37–117 |
| Passing yards | 214 | 224 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 12–24–1 | 15–40–1 |
| Time of possession | 35:23 | 24:37 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Utah | Passing | | 11/23, 178 yards, INT |
| Rushing | | 26 carries, 222 yards, TD |
| Receiving | Demari Simpkins | 4 receptions, 58 yards |
| Indiana | Passing | Richard Lagow | 14/39, 188 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | Devine Redding | 17 carries, 72 yards, TD |
| Receiving | Nick Westbrook-Ikhine | 5 receptions, 80 yards, TD | |
Awards and honors
Big Ten Players of the Week
Weekly Awards| Marcelino McCrary-Ball | Big Ten Freshman Player of the Week | September 12, 2016 | [7] |
| Marcus Oliver | Co-defensive Big Ten Player of the Week | October 29, 2016 | [8] |
| Tyler Natee | Big Ten Freshman Player of the Week | October 29, 2016 | [9] | |
Awards
| Tegray Scales | Second team All-Big Ten | November 29, 2016 | [10] |
| Rashard Fant | Second team All-Big Ten | November 29, 2016 | [11] |
| Jacob Bailey | Big Ten Sportsmanship Award | November 29, 2016 | [12] |
| Dan Feeney | First team All-Big Ten | November 30, 2016 | [13] |
| First team All-American | December 12, 2016 | [14] | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Kevin Wilson resigsn. ESPN.com. December 2016. December 6, 2016.
- Big Ten Releases 2016 & 2017 Football Schedules. Indiana University Department of Athletics. July 11, 2013. December 6, 2015.
- Web site: . Indiana Hoosiers Schedule 2016 . . January 1, 2024 .
- Web site: . 2016 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results . College Football @ Sports-Reference.com . . January 1, 2024 .
- Web site: . 2016 Football Schedule . . January 1, 2024 .
- Web site: . Indiana Football 2023 Record Book . . 17 . January 1, 2024 .
- News: B1G Football Freshman Player of the Week. BigTen.org. September 26, 2016. September 12, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161001104944/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/big10-m-footbl-spec-rel.html. October 1, 2016. dead.
- News: B1G Football Freshman Player of the Week. BigTen.org. October 31, 2016. October 29, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161101101842/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/103116aaa.html. November 1, 2016. dead.
- News: B1G Football Freshman Player of the Week. BigTen.org. October 31, 2016. October 29, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161101101842/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/103116aaa.html. November 1, 2016. dead.
- News: All Big Ten Honors. IUHoosiers.com. November 30, 2016. November 30, 2016.
- News: All Big Ten Honors. IUHoosiers.com. November 30, 2016. November 30, 2016.
- News: Big Ten Sportsmanship Award. IUHoosiers.com. November 30, 2016. November 30, 2016.
- News: First Team All Big Ten. IUHoosiers.com. December 5, 2016. November 30, 2016.
- News: First Team all American. collegefootball.ap.org. December 13, 2016. December 12, 2016. December 12, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161212231257/http://collegefootball.ap.org/article/2016-ap-all-america-team. dead.
