2018 Indiana Hoosiers football team explained

Year:	2018
Team:	Indiana Hoosiers
Sport:	football
Conference:	Big Ten Conference
Division:	East Division
Short Conf:	Big Ten
Record:	5–7
Conf Record:	2–7
Head Coach:	Tom Allen
Hc Year:	2nd
Off Coach:	Mike DeBord
Oc Year:	2nd
Off Scheme:	Multiple
Def Coach:	Mark Hagen
Dc Year:	2nd
Def Scheme:	4–2–5
Mvp:	Jonathan Crawford
Captain:	Jonathan Crawford, Wes Martin, Jacob Robinson, Luke Timian
Stadium:	Memorial Stadium

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]

• Due to inclement weather in the area, the annual spring game was closed to the public and moved inside Mellencamp Pavilion.^[2]

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:

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
	8		6'0"	227	Senior		Graduated
	92		5'9"	200	Senior		Graduated
	1		6'4"	220	Junior (Redshirt)		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	WR	Washington Redskins
UFA		Rashard Fant	CB	Chicago Bears
UFA		Robert McCray	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.

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-Ikhine	Junior	Wide Receiver
Reference:^[7]

Defense

Player	Class	Position
Marcelino McCrary-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 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

See also: 2018 FIU Panthers football team.

Statistics	IU	FIU
First downs	31	22
Total yards	465	327
Rushes/yards	45–213	39–170
Passing yards	252	157
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	28–37–1	17–28–1
Time of possession	32:35	27:25

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana	Passing		20/27, 156 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing		20 carries, 70 yards
Receiving	Donavan Hale	4 receptions, 60 yards, 2 TD
Florida International	Passing		11/20, 90 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Anthony Jones	15 carries, 88 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	C. J. Worton	5 receptions, 69 yards

vs Virginia

See also: 2018 Virginia Cavaliers football team.

Statistics	UVA	IU
First downs	15	21
Total yards	294	387
Rushes/yards	39–188	44–237
Passing yards	106	150
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	12–25–0	16–22–1
Time of possession	30:24	29:36

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Virginia	Passing		12/24, 106 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	Bryce Perkins	25 carries, 123 yards
Receiving	Hasise Dubois	4 receptions, 49 yards
Indiana	Passing	Peyton Ramsey	16/22, 150 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing	Stevie Scott III	31 carries, 204 yards, TD
Receiving	Donavan Hale	4 receptions, 56 yards, TD

vs Ball State

See also: 2018 Ball State Cardinals football team.

Statistics	BALL	IU
First downs	18	26
Total yards	347	457
Rushes/yards	39–204	44–255
Passing yards	143	202
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	14–28–1	24–32–0
Time of possession	27:17	32:43

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ball State	Passing	Riley Neal	12/24, 115 yards
Rushing	James Gilbert	16 carries, 89 yards, TD
Receiving	Corey Lacanaria	4 receptions, 40 yards
Indiana	Passing	Peyton Ramsey	20/27, 173 yards
Rushing	Stevie Scott III	18 carries, 114 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Luke Timian	5 receptions, 56 yards

vs No. 24 Michigan State

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

Statistics	MSU	IU
First downs	19	18
Total yards	350	301
Rushes/yards	40–131	32–29
Passing yards	219	272
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	15–26–2	32–46–2
Time of possession	31:23	28:37

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Michigan State	Passing		14/25, 213 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing		3 carries, 79 yards, TD
Receiving	Felton Davis	5 receptions, 79 yards
Indiana	Passing	Peyton Ramsey	32/46, 272 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing	Stevie Scott III	11 carries, 18 yards
Receiving		13 receptions, 148 yards, TD

At Rutgers

See also: 2018 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team.

Statistics	IU	RUTG
First downs	24	19
Total yards	451	291
Rushes/yards	42–163	23–98
Passing yards	288	193
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	27–40–1	19–36–1
Time of possession	35:24	24:36

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana	Passing	Peyton Ramsey	27/40, 288 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Stevie Scott III	18 carries, 58 yards, TD
Receiving		5 receptions, 70 yards
Rutgers	Passing		18/35, 154 yards, TD, INT
Rushing		8 carries, 64 yards
Receiving	Jerome Washington	2 receptions, 55 yards

At No. 3 Ohio State

See also: 2018 Ohio State Buckeyes football team.

Statistics	IU	OSU
First downs	22	33
Total yards	406	609
Rushes/yards	21–84	48–154
Passing yards	322	455
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	26–49–0	33–44–2
Time of possession	23:18	36:42

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana	Passing	Peyton Ramsey	26/49, 322 yards, 3 TD
Rushing	Stevie Scott III	9 carries, 64 yards
Receiving		5 receptions, 109 yards, TD
Ohio State	Passing		33/44, 455 yards, 6 TD, 2 INT
Rushing		26 carries, 82 yards, TD
Receiving		9 receptions, 142 yards, 2 TD

vs Iowa

See also: 2018 Iowa Hawkeyes football team.

Statistics	IOWA	IU
First downs	26	22
Total yards	479	330
Rushes/yards	32–159	25–67
Passing yards	320	263
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	21–33–1	31–42–2
Time of possession	33:10	26:50

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Iowa	Passing		21/33, 320 yards, 6 TD, INT
Rushing	Toren Young	19 carries, 96 yards
Receiving		4 receptions, 107 yards, 2 TD
Indiana	Passing	Peyton Ramsey	31/42, 263 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing	Stevie Scott III	8 carries, 29 yards
Receiving	Ty Fryfogle	4 receptions, 71 yards, TD

vs No. 18 Penn State

See also: 2018 Penn State Nittany Lions football team.

Statistics	PSU	IU
First downs	20	32
Total yards	417	554
Rushes/yards	36–174	45–224
Passing yards	243	330
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	20–37–1	35–55–1
Time of possession	26:02	33:58

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Penn State	Passing		19/36, 220 yards, TD
Rushing	Trace McSorley	19 carries, 107 yards, 2 TD
Receiving		2 receptions, 72 yards
Indiana	Passing	Peyton Ramsey	26/36, 236 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Stevie Scott III	26 carries, 138 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Luke Timian	6 receptions, 58 yards

At Minnesota

See also: 2018 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team.

Statistics	IU	MINN
First downs	20	22
Total yards	385	482
Rushes/yards	30–153	40–180
Passing yards	232	302
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	29–44–2	17–24–1
Time of possession	29:37	30:23

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana	Passing	Peyton Ramsey	29/44, 232 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing	Stevie Scott III	18 carries, 96 yards, TD
Receiving	Donavan Hale	4 receptions, 51 yards, TD
Minnesota	Passing		17/24, 302 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing	Shannon Brooks	22 carries, 154 yards, TD
Receiving		4 receptions, 108 yards, TD

vs Maryland

See also: 2018 Maryland Terrapins football team.

Statistics	MARY	IU
First downs	27	18
Total yards	542	374
Rushes/yards	59–353	30–131
Passing yards	189	243
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	14–25–1	16–28–1
Time of possession	39:18	20:42

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Maryland	Passing		10/13, 146 yards, TD
Rushing		29 carries, 210 yards
Receiving		4 receptions, 98 yards
Indiana	Passing	Peyton Ramsey	16/28, 243 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing	Stevie Scott III	19 carries, 103 yards, TD
Receiving	Donavan Hale	3 receptions, 92 yards, TD

At No. 4 Michigan

See also: 2018 Michigan Wolverines football team.

Statistics	IU	MICH
First downs	21	25
Total yards	385	507
Rushes/yards	40–190	50–257
Passing yards	195	250
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	16–35–1	16–28–1
Time of possession	24:06	35:54

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana	Passing	Peyton Ramsey	16/35, 195 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Stevie Scott III	30 carries, 139 yards, TD
Receiving	Nick Westbrook-Ikhine	4 receptions, 84 yards
Michigan	Passing		16/28, 250 yards, TD, INT
Rushing		21 carries, 101 yards, TD
Receiving		2 receptions, 83 yards

vs Purdue

See also: 2018 Purdue Boilermakers football team and Old Oaken Bucket.

Statistics	PUR	IU
First downs	26	27
Total yards	440	487
Rushes/yards	34–130	30–142
Passing yards	310	345
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	27–35–1	36–51–1
Time of possession	31:45	28:15

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Purdue	Passing		27/35, 310 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing	Markell Jones	11 carries, 95 yards, TD
Receiving		12 receptions, 141 yards, 2 TD
Indiana	Passing	Peyton Ramsey	36/51, 345 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Stevie Scott III	20 carries, 104 yards, TD
Receiving	Nick Westbrook-Ikhine	8 receptions, 125 yards, TD

Awards and honors

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Fred Biletnikoff Award	Nick Westbrook-Ikhine	WR	JR	July 19, 2018	^[13]
Wuerffel Trophy	Ricky Brookins	RB	SR	July 26, 2018	^[14]
Ray Guy Award	Haydon Whitehead	P	Junior (Redshirt)	August 13, 2018	^[15] ^[16]
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award	Luke Timian	WR	Senior (Redshirt)	August 14, 2018	^[17]
William V. Campbell Trophy (semi-finalist)	Wes Martin	OL	Senior (Redshirt)	September 26, 2018	^[18]
Lou Groza Award (semifinalist)	Logan Justus	K	Junior (Redshirt)	November 1, 2018	^[19]

Players of the Week

Big Ten Weekly Awards

Stevie Scott	Big Ten Co-Freshmen of the Week	September 10, 2018	^[20]
J-Shun Harris II	Big Ten Special Teams Players of the Week	September 17, 2018	^[21]
Stevie Scott	Big Ten Freshman of the Week
Logan Justus	Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week	November 12, 2018	^[22]

B1G Conference awards

Awards

Logan Justus

Second Team All-Big Ten Special Teams

November 27, 2018

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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.^{[24] [25]}

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.^[26]

2019 NFL Draft

See also: 2019 NFL draft.

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Cream & Crimson Game Set for April 14. IUHoosiers.com. January 19, 2018.
2. Web site: Indiana football cancels 2018 spring game over weather concerns. LandOf10.com. July 18, 2018. July 18, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180718204920/https://www.landof10.com/indiana/indiana-football-spring-game-2018-canceled-weather-time-date. dead.
3. Web site: Ballou Named Head Football Strength and Conditioning coach. Indiana University Athletics. 2018. January 8, 2018.
4. Web site: Indiana football hires Keith Caton as new Strength and Conditioning coach. CrimsonQuarry.com. 2016. January 8, 2018.
5. Web site: Wommack Joins Hoosiers Football Staff as Tenth Assistant coach. Indiana University Athletics. 2018. January 8, 2018.
6. Web site: IU hires Kasey Teegardin as new safeties coach . Scout.com. 2018. March 1, 2018.
7. Web site: 2018 Football Roster. Indiana University Athletics. March 1, 2018.
8. Web site: 2018 Schedule. IUHoosiers.com. December 5, 2017.
9. Web site: . Indiana Hoosiers Schedule 2018 . . January 1, 2024 .
10. Web site: . 2018 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results . College Football @ Sports-Reference.com . . January 1, 2024 .
11. Web site: . 2018 Football Schedule . . January 1, 2024 .
12. Web site: . Indiana Football 2023 Record Book . . 18 . January 1, 2024 .
13. Web site: 2018 Biletnikoff Award Watch List. July 19, 2018. July 19, 2018.
14. Web site: 2018 Wuerffel Trophy Award Watch List. July 26, 2018. July 26, 2018. July 26, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180726215108/https://www.wuerffeltrophy.org/news1/wuerffel-trophy-unveils-2018-watch-list. dead.
15. Web site: 2018 Ray Guy Award Watch List. August 13, 2018. August 14, 2018.
16. Web site: Congrats to @haydonw123 of Indiana @IndianaFootball!. August 13, 2018. August 14, 2018.
17. Web site: Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List features 6 B1G names. August 14, 2018. August 15, 2018.
18. Web site: NFF Announces Impressive List of 179 Semifinalists for 2018 William V. Campbell Trophy. September 26, 2018. September 28, 2018.
19. News: Lou Groza Award Semifinalist. lougrozaaward.com. November 12, 2018. November 1, 2018. November 13, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181113025839/https://www.lougrozaaward.com/18semifinalists. dead.
20. News: Big Ten Football Players of the Week. BigTen.org. September 10, 2018. September 10, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180910204206/https://bigten.org/news/2018/9/10/big-ten-football-players-of-the-week.aspx. dead. September 10, 2018.
21. News: Big Ten Football Players of the Week. BigTen.org. September 25, 2018. September 17, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180925220206/https://bigten.org/news/2018/9/17/big-ten-football-players-of-the-week.aspx?path=football. dead. September 25, 2018.
22. News: Big Ten Football Players of the Week. BigTen.org. November 12, 2018. November 12, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181112153316/https://bigten.org/news/2018/11/12/big-ten-football-players-of-the-week.aspx. dead. November 12, 2018.
23. News: Big Ten Announces Football All-Conference Teams for defense and Special Teams and Select Individual Honors. BigTen.org. November 28, 2018. November 27, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181129012756/https://bigten.org/news/2018/11/27/big-ten-announces-football-all-conference-teams-for-defense-and-special-teams-and-select-individual-honors.aspx. dead. November 29, 2018.
24. Web site: Broadcast Information. www.IUHoosiers.com. December 6, 2017.
25. Web site: Inside IU – Voice of IU sports. www.wslmradio.com. December 6, 2017.
26. Web site: 2018 Big Ten Conference Year Summary. Sports-Reference.com. May 18, 2019.