2019 Indiana Hoosiers football team explained

Year:	2019
Team:	Indiana Hoosiers
Sport:	football
Conference:	Big Ten Conference
Division:	East Division
Short Conf:	Big Ten
Record:	8–5
Conf Record:	5–4
Head Coach:	Tom Allen
Hc Year:	3rd
Off Coach:	Kalen DeBoer
Oc Year:	1st
Off Scheme:	Spread
Def Coach:	Kane Wommack
Dc Year:	1st
Def Scheme:	Multiple 4–2–5
Mvp:	Senior class
Captain:	Coy Cronk, Reakwon Jones, Peyton Ramsey, Simon Stepaniak, Nick Westbrook-Ikhine
Stadium:	Memorial Stadium
Bowl:	Gator Bowl
Bowl Result:	L 22–23 vs. Tennessee

The 2019 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented Indiana University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana, and competed as a member of the East Division of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by third-year head coach Tom Allen.

Spring Game

The 2019 Spring Game took place in Bloomington on April 12, 2019 at 7:00 p.m.^[1]

Offseason

Coaching changes

On December 27, 2018, the Hoosiers announced the promotion of Kane Wommack from Linebacker's Coach to Defensive coordinator; however, Wommack will continue linebacker coaching responsibilities.^{[3] [4]} On December 30, 2018, Hoosiers' offensive coordinator Mike DeBord announced his retirement from football.^{[5] [6]} On January 21, 2019, former Fresno State offensive coordinator Kalen DeBoer was announced as the Hoosiers' new offensive coordinator.^{[7] [8]}

Departures

Notable departures from the 2018 squad included:

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
J-Shun Harris II	5		5'8"	172	Senior (Redshirt)		Graduated
Luke Timian	25		6'0"	195	Senior (Redshirt)		Graduated

Transfers

The Hoosiers lost 2 players due to transfer:

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Transfer to
Craig Nelson	26	RB	5'10"	191	Freshman		Southern Jaguars^[9]
Austin Dorris	83	TE	6'5"	252	Junior		Bowling Green Falcons^[10]

2019 NFL Draft

See also: 2019 NFL draft.

Hoosiers who were picked in the 2019 NFL Draft:

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Team
4	131	Wes Martin	Guard	Washington Redskins
UFA		Jonathan Crawford	Safety	Tennessee Titans
UFA		Dan Godsil	Long snapper	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
UFA		Brandon Knight	Offensive lineman	Dallas Cowboys

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 21 recruits.

Returning starters

Offense

Player	Class	Position	2018	Career
Michael Penix Jr.	Freshman	Quarterback	3 games	3 games
Stevie Scott	Sophomore	Running back	11 games	11 games
Cole Gest	Junior	Running back	1 game	2 games
Nick Westbrook-Ikhine	Senior	Wide receiver	12 games	24 games
Whop Philyor	Junior	Wide receiver	5 games	5 games
Donavan Hale	Senior	Wide receiver	8 games	10 games
Ty Fryfogle	Junior	Wide receiver	3 games	3 games
Peyton Hendershot	Sophomore	Tight end	10 games	10 games
Coy Cronk	Senior	Offensive line	11 games	36 games
Hunter Littlejohn	Senior	Offensive line	4 games	16 games
Simon Stepaniak	Senior	Offensive line	12 games	20 games
Reference:^[11]

Defense

Player	Class	Position	2018	Career
Allen Stallings	Senior	Defensive line	0 games	1 game
Brandon Wilson	Senior	Defensive line	1 game	2 games
Gavin Everett	Senior	Defensive line	11 games	11 games
Reakwon Jones	Senior	Defensive back	10 games	10 games
James Miller	Sophomore	Defensive back	1 game	1 game
Marcelino McCrary-Ball	Junior	Defensive back	11 games	26 games
A'Shon Riggins	Senior	Defensive back	5 games	16 games
Andre Brown, Jr.	Senior	Defensive back	12 games	29 games
Raheem Layne	Junior	Defensive back	7 games	8 games
Khalil Bryant	Senior	Defensive back	9 games	9 games
Bryant Fitzgerald	Sophomore	Defensive back	4 games	4 games
Reference:

Special teams

Player	Class	Position	2018	Career
Logan Justus	Senior	Kicker	12 games	12 games
Nathanael Snyder	Junior	Kicker	0 games	0 games
Haydon Whitehead	Senior	Punter	12 games	24 games
		Punter	- games	- games
Reference:

Preseason Big Ten poll

Although the Big Ten Conference has not held an official preseason poll since 2010, Cleveland.com has polled sports journalists representing all member schools as a de facto preseason media poll since 2011. For the 2019 poll, Indiana was projected to finish in fifth in the East Division.^[12]

Media poll (East Division)
1	Michigan	222 (20)
2	Ohio State	214 (14)
3	Michigan State	156
4	Penn State	154
5	Indiana	86.5
6	Maryland	82.5
7	Rutgers	37

Schedule

The Hoosiers' 2019 schedule will consist of 6 home games, 5 away games and 1 neutral site game in Indianapolis, Indiana.^[13] The Hoosiers' first non-conference game will be at Lucas Oil Stadium, in Indianapolis, against Ball State of the Mid-American Conference (MAC), before hosting the remaining two non-conference games; against Eastern Illinois from the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) and against UConn of the American Athletic Conference (AAC).

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

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Game summaries

vs Ball State

See also: 2019 Ball State Cardinals football team.

Statistics	BALL	IU
First downs	25	26
Total yards	474	398
Rushes/yards	33–148	40–100
Passing yards	326	298
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	24–41–2	26–41–1
Time of possession	29:01	30:59

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ball State	Passing		26/41, 298 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing		22 carries, 81 yards, TD
Receiving	Yo'Heinz Tyler	3 receptions, 71 yards, TD
Indiana	Passing		24/40, 326 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing	Michael Penix Jr.	7 carries, 67 yards
Receiving		3 receptions, 103 yards, TD

vs Eastern Illinois (FCS)

See also: 2019 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team.

Statistics	EIU	IU
First downs	5	26
Total yards	116	555
Rushes/yards	31–52	34–114
Passing yards	64	441
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	11–25–0	30–41–0
Time of possession	27:25	32:35

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Eastern Illinois	Passing	Johnathan Brantley	8/17, 49 yards
Rushing	Darshon McCullough	6 carries, 17 yards
Receiving	James Sheehan	2 receptions, 18 yards
Indiana	Passing		13/14, 226 yards, 2 TD
Rushing		12 carries, 61 yards, TD
Receiving	Donavan Hale	5 receptions, 110 yards, TD

vs No. 6 Ohio State

See also: 2019 Ohio State Buckeyes football team.

Statistics	OSU	IU
First downs	30	15
Total yards	520	257
Rushes/yards	42–306	31–42
Passing yards	214	215
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	17–29–0	21–36–1
Time of possession	27:50	32:10

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ohio State	Passing		14/24, 199 yards, 3 TD
Rushing		22 carries, 193 yards, TD
Receiving		3 receptions, 70 yards, TD
Indiana	Passing	Peyton Ramsey	19/33, 162 yards, INT
Rushing	Peyton Ramsey	14 carries, 14 yards
Receiving		4 receptions, 70 yards, TD

vs UConn

See also: 2019 UConn Huskies football team.

Statistics	CONN	IU
First downs	9	25
Total yards	145	430
Rushes/yards	22–51	40–178
Passing yards	94	252
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	15–30–1	24–28–1
Time of possession	24:08	35:52

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Connecticut	Passing	Jack Zergiotis	14/28, 90 yards, INT
Rushing	Kevin Mensah	10 carries, 34 yards
Receiving	Cameron Ross	3 receptions, 30 yards
Indiana	Passing	Peyton Ramsey	23/27, 247 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing	Stevie Scott III	21 carries, 97 yards, TD
Receiving		5 receptions, 47 yards

At No. 25 Michigan State

See also: 2019 Michigan State Spartans football team and Indiana–Michigan State football rivalry.

Statistics	IU	MSU
First downs	26	23
Total yards	356	442
Rushes/yards	28–70	34–142
Passing yards	286	300
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	33–42–0	18–36–0
Time of possession	34:20	25:40

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana	Passing	Michael Penix Jr.	33/42, 286 yards, 3 TD
Rushing	Stevie Scott III	18 carries, 66 yards
Receiving		14 receptions, 142 yards, 2 TD
Michigan State	Passing		18/36, 300 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	Brian Lewerke	12 carries, 78 yards
Receiving		5 receptions, 117 yards, 2 TD

vs Rutgers

See also: 2019 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team.

Statistics	RUTG	IU
First downs	6	25
Total yards	75	557
Rushes/yards	33–74	38–260
Passing yards	1	297
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	5–13–0	24–35–1
Time of possession	23:42	36:18

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rutgers	Passing	Johnny Langan	5/13, 1 yard
Rushing		14 carries, 44 yards
Receiving	Aaron Young	3 receptions, 4 yards
Indiana	Passing	Michael Penix Jr.	20/39, 282 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing	Stevie Scott III	12 carries, 164 yards
Receiving	Whop Philyor	10 receptions, 182 yards

At Maryland

See also: 2019 Maryland Terrapins football team.

Statistics	IU	MARY
First downs	28	21
Total yards	520	383
Rushes/yards	32–186	37–173
Passing yards	334	210
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	29–41–1	17–27–1
Time of possession	35:33	24:27

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana	Passing	Peyton Ramsey	20/27, 193 yards, TD
Rushing	Stevie Scott III	18 carries, 108 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Peyton Hendershot	6 receptions, 95 yards
Maryland	Passing		17/27, 210 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing		23 carries, 158 yards, 2 TD
Receiving		5 receptions, 82 yards, TD

At Nebraska

See also: 2019 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team.

Statistics	IU	NEB
First downs	24	26
Total yards	455	514
Rushes/yards	31–104	50–220
Passing yards	351	294
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	27–40–1	20–23–0
Time of possession	32:28	27:32

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana	Passing	Peyton Ramsey	27/40, 351 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing	Stevie Scott III	16 carries, 68 yards, TD
Receiving	Whop Philyor	14 receptions, 178 yards
Nebraska	Passing	Noah Vedral	14/16, 201 yards
Rushing		22 carries, 83 yards, TD
Receiving	J. D. Spielman	5 receptions, 97 yards

vs Northwestern

See also: 2019 Northwestern Wildcats football team.

Statistics	NW	IU
First downs	12	24
Total yards	199	414
Rushes/yards	28–87	51–144
Passing yards	112	270
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	12–31–0	17–25–0
Time of possession	21:17	38:43

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northwestern	Passing		7/17, 65 yards
Rushing	Aidan Smith	6 carries, 34 yards
Receiving	Ramaud Chiaokhiao-Bowman	3 receptions, 43 yards
Indiana	Passing	Michael Penix Jr.	10/15, 162 yards
Rushing	Stevie Scott III	26 carries, 116 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Whop Philyor	2 receptions, 76 yards

At No. 9 Penn State

See also: 2019 Penn State Nittany Lions football team.

Statistics	IU	PSU
First downs	23	21
Total yards	462	371
Rushes/yards	31–91	45–192
Passing yards	371	179
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	31–41–0	11–23–0
Time of possession	32:06	27:54

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana	Passing	Peyton Ramsey	31/41, 371 yards, TD
Rushing	Stevie Scott III	17 carries, 54 yards
Receiving	Ty Fryfogle	5 receptions, 131 yards, TD
Penn State	Passing		11/23, 179 yards, TD
Rushing		21 carries, 100 yards, TD
Receiving		2 receptions, 52 yards

vs No. 13 Michigan

See also: 2019 Michigan Wolverines football team.

Statistics	MICH	IU
First downs	22	19
Total yards	453	321
Rushes/yards	29–87	37–97
Passing yards	366	224
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	20–32–1	18–30–1
Time of possession	28:06	31:52

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Michigan	Passing		20/32, 366 yards, 5 TD, INT
Rushing		8 carries, 46 yards
Receiving		6 receptions, 165 yards, 3 TD
Indiana	Passing	Peyton Ramsey	17/29, 217 yards, INT
Rushing	Stevie Scott III	13 carries, 54 yards, TD
Receiving	Peyton Hendershot	6 receptions, 62 yards

At Purdue

See also: 2019 Purdue Boilermakers football team and Old Oaken Bucket.

Statistics	IU	PUR
First downs	27	28
Total yards	522	589
Rushes/yards	50–185	33–181
Passing yards	337	408
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	23–39–0	28–50–1
Time of possession	38:05	21:55

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana	Passing	Peyton Ramsey	23/39, 337 yards, 3 TD
Rushing	Sampson James	22 carries, 118 yards, TD
Receiving	Whop Philyor	8 receptions, 138 yards, 2 TD
Purdue	Passing		28/49, 408 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing		23 carries, 164 yards, 2 TD
Receiving		8 receptions, 142 yards, 2 TD

vs Tennessee (Gator Bowl)

See also: 2019 Tennessee Volunteers football team.

See main article: article and 2020 Gator Bowl.

Statistics	IU	TENN
First downs	17	19
Total yards	303	374
Rushes/yards	31–76	35–136
Passing yards	227	238
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	20–34–1	19–34–2
Time of possession	29:27	30:33

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana	Passing	Peyton Ramsey	20/34, 227 yards, INT
Rushing	Peyton Ramsey	17 carries, 54 yards, TD
Receiving	Peyton Hendershot	6 receptions, 67 yards
Tennessee	Passing		18/31, 221 yards, 2 INT
Rushing		14 carries, 86 yards, TD
Receiving		6 receptions, 68 yards

Awards and honors

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Maxwell Award	Stevie Scott	RB	SO	July 15, 2019	^[18]
Rimington Trophy	Hunter LittleJohn	C	SR	July 19, 2019	^[19]
Outland Trophy	Coy Cronk	OL	SR	July 23, 2019	^[20]
Lou Groza Award	Logan Justus	K	SR	July 24, 2019	^[21]
Wuerffel Trophy	Nick Westbrook-Ikhine	WR	SR	July 25, 2019	^[22]
Fred Biletnikoff Award	Whop Philyor	WR	JR	October 30, 2019	^[23]
Broyles Award	Kalen DeBoer	Offensive coordinator		November 13, 2019	^[24]
George Munger Award	Tom Allen	Head Coach		November 20, 2019	^[25]

Players of the Week

Big Ten Weekly Awards

Michael Penix Jr.	Big Ten Freshmen of the Week	September 2, 2019	^[26]
Logan Justus	Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week
Michael Penix Jr.	Big Ten Freshmen of the Week	September 30, 2019	^[27]
Stevie Scott	Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week	November 4, 2019	^[28]

B1G Conference awards

Awards

Stevie Scott	Second Team All-Big Ten Offensive Teams	December 4, 2019	^[29]
Whop Philyor
Simon Stepaniak	Third Team All-Big Ten Offensive Teams
Peyton Hendershot
Logan Justus	Second Team All-Big Ten Special Teams	December 3, 2019	^[30]
Doug Schlereth	Ford-Kinnick Leadership Award (B1G Individual Honor)

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.^{[31] [32]}

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2020 NFL draft.

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Cream vs. Crimson - Spring football game. Twitter.com/indianafootball. February 7, 2019.
2. Web site: Spring Maximized – Hoosiers End with Offense-Over-Defense Showcase. Indiana University Athletics. April 13, 2019.
3. Web site: Ken Wommack - Bio. Indiana University Athletics. 2018. December 27, 2018.
4. Web site: Linebackers coach Kane Wommack has been named our defensive coordinator. Twitter.com. 2018. December 27, 2018.
5. Web site: DeBord Announces Retirement. IUHoosiers.com. December 30, 2018. December 31, 2018.
6. Web site: IU offensive coordinator Mike DeBord announces retirement. 247Sports.com. December 30, 2018. December 31, 2018.
7. Web site: DeBoer Named IU Associate head coach/offensive coordinator. IUHoosiers.com. January 21, 2019. January 21, 2019.
8. Web site: DeBoer named IU Associate head coach/offensive coordinator. 247Sports.com. January 21, 2019. January 21, 2019.
9. Web site: Craig Nelson - Bio. 247Sports.com. 2019. February 10, 2019.
10. Web site: Austin Dorris - Bio. Rotoworld.com. 2019. February 10, 2019.
11. Web site: 2019 Football Roster. Indiana University Athletics. December 5, 2018.
12. Web site: Michigan named Big Ten football favorite in cleveland.com 2019 preseason poll. July 18, 2019. Cleveland.com. Doug. Lesmerises.
13. Web site: 2019 Schedule. IUHoosiers.com. December 5, 2018.
14. Web site: . Indiana Hoosiers Schedule 2019 . . January 1, 2024 .
15. Web site: . 2019 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results . College Football @ Sports-Reference.com . . January 1, 2024 .
16. Web site: . 2019 Football Schedule . . January 1, 2024 .
17. Web site: . Indiana Football 2023 Record Book . . 18 . January 1, 2024 .
18. Web site: 2019 Maxwell Award Watch List. July 17, 2019. July 15, 2019. July 15, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190715183521/https://www.maxwellfootballclub.org/2019-maxwell-award-watch-list/. dead.
19. Web site: 2019 Rimington Trophy Award Watch List. July 19, 2019. July 20, 2019.
20. Web site: 2019 Outland Trophy Award Watch List. July 23, 2019. July 25, 2019.
21. Web site: 2019 Lou Groza Award Watch List. July 24, 2019. July 25, 2019.
22. Web site: 2019 Wuerffel Trophy Watch List. July 25, 2019. July 25, 2019. July 25, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190725161232/https://www.wuerffeltrophy.org/2019-watch-list. dead.
23. Web site: 2019 Fred Biletnikoff Watch List. October 30, 2019. October 30, 2019.
24. Web site: BROYLES AWARD ANNOUNCES 2019 NOMINEES. November 13, 2019. December 1, 2019.
25. Web site: 2019 George Munger Collegiate Coach of the Year Award Semifinalists Announced. November 20, 2019. November 26, 2019.
26. News: Big Ten Football Players of the Week. BigTen.org. September 2, 2019. September 2, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190902150058/https://bigten.org/news/2019/9/2/big-ten-football-players-of-the-week.aspx. dead. September 2, 2019.
27. News: Big Ten Football Players of the Week. BigTen.org. September 30, 2019. September 30, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190930150203/https://bigten.org/news/2019/9/30/big-ten-football-players-of-the-week.aspx. dead. September 30, 2019.
28. News: Big Ten Football Players of the Week. BigTen.org. November 4, 2019. November 4, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191104161137/https://bigten.org/news/2019/11/4/big-ten-football-players-of-the-week.aspx. dead. November 4, 2019.
29. News: Big Ten Announces Football All-Conference Teams for offense and Select Individual Honors. BigTen.org. December 6, 2019. December 4, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191205021615/https://bigten.org/news/2019/12/4/big-ten-announces-football-all-conference-teams-for-offense-and-select-individual-honors.aspx. dead. December 5, 2019.
30. News: Big Ten Announces Football All-Conference Teams for defense and Special Teams and Select Individual Honors. BigTen.org. December 6, 2019. December 3, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191204022652/https://bigten.org/news/2019/12/3/big-ten-announces-football-all-conference-teams-for-defense-and-special-teams-and-select-individual-honors.aspx. dead. December 4, 2019.
31. Web site: Broadcast Information. www.IUHoosiers.com. December 5, 2018.
32. Web site: Inside IU – Voice of IU sports. www.wslmradio.com. December 5, 2018.