2015 Indiana Hoosiers football team

2015 Indiana Hoosiers football

Pinstripe Bowl, L 41–44 ^OT vs. Duke
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Division	East Division
Record	6–7 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Kevin Wilson (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Johns (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Brian Knorr (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
MVP	Nate Sudfeld
Captain	Dan Feeney, Nick Mangieri, Marcus Oliver, Zack Shaw, Jason Spriggs, Nate Sudfeld
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

2015 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 6 Michigan State xy$^	7	–	1	12	–	2
No. 4 Ohio State x	7	–	1	12	–	1
No. 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
No. 9 Iowa xy	8	–	0	12	–	2
No. 23 Northwestern	6	–	2	10	–	3
No. 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 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.

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Preseason

Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 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	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Nick Westbrook-Ikhine WR	Lake Mary, FL	Lake Mary	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Aug 16, 2014
Nick Westbrook-Ikhine WR	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Western Kentucky*	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 (rivalry)	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 the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Purdue

Indiana Hoosiers (5–6) at Purdue Boilermakers (2–9)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Indiana	10	14	14	16	54
Purdue	7	7	14	8	36

at Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana

Date: November 28
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Overcast • 38 °F (3 °C) • Wind 9 mph (14 km/h) NNE
Game attendance: 37,152
Referee: John O'Neill
TV: Big Ten Network
Automated ScoreBook

Game information

Indiana

Nate Sudfeld
18/29, 350 Yds, 4 TD
Devine Redding
22 Rush, 144 Yds, TD
Mitchell Paige
5 Rec, 92 Yds, TD

Purdue

Austin Appleby
36/57, 332 Yds, 2 TD, 3 INT
Markell Jones
16 Rush, 96 Yds, TD
Danny Anthrop
9 Rec, 96 Yds

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	IND	PUR
1	9:51	10	72	2:53	Indiana	Paige 23-yard touchdown reception from Sudfeld, Oakes kick good	7	0
1	6:01	5	21	1:14	Indiana	45-yard field goal by Oakes	10	0
1	0:00	6	78	1:44	Purdue	Appleby 1-yard touchdown run, Griggs kick good	10	7
2	12:46	7	75	2:14	Indiana	Redding 6-yard touchdown run, Oakes kick good	17	7
2	7:07	14	99	4:12	Indiana	Cobbs 15-yard touchdown reception from Sudfeld, Oakes kick good	24	7
2	3:12	12	75	3:55	Purdue	Jurasevich 11-yard touchdown reception from Appleby, Griggs kick good	24	14
3	13:38	6	75	1:22	Indiana	Sudfeld 3-yard touchdown run, Oakes kick good	31	14
3	4:28	14	76	5:46	Purdue	Herdman 2-yard touchdown reception from Appleby, Griggs kick good	31	21
3	1:57	9	50	2:31	Indiana	Wilson 1-yard touchdown run, Oakes kick good	38	21
3	0:19	6	75	1:38	Purdue	M. Jones 20-yard touchdown run, Griggs kick good	38	28
4	12:22	4	53	1:33	Indiana	Knight 22-yard touchdown reception from Sudfeld, Oakes kick no good	44	28
4	11:21	4	56	1:01	Purdue	Appleby 1-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass good	44	36
4	10:15	3	83	1:06	Indiana	Booker 72-yard touchdown reception from Sudfeld, Oakes kick good	51	36
4	5:31	5	36	0:57	Indiana	34-yard field goal by Oakes	54	36
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							54	36

Roster

2015 Indiana Hoosiers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`1`	Simmie Cobbs	So
WR	`3`	Dominique Booth	So
WR	`4`	Ricky Jones	Jr
WR	`5`	J-Shun Harris II	So
WR	`6`	Camion Patrick	So
QB	`7`	Nate Sudfeld (C)	Sr
RB	`8`	Jordan Howard	Jr
QB	`9`	Nate Boudreau	So
QB	`12`	Zander Diamont	So
WR	`14`	Marqui Hawkins	So
WR	`15`	Nick Westbrook-Ikhine	Fr
QB	`16`	Austin King	Fr
WR	`17`	Isaac Griffith	So
QB	`18`	Danny Cameron	Fr
RB	`21`	Andrew Wilson	Jr
RB	`23`	Alex Rodriguez	Fr
WR	`31`	Andre Booker	Sr
RB	`33`	Ricky Brookins	Fr
RB	`34`	Devine Redding	So
WR	`38`	Damon Graham	Sr
WR	`39`	Chris Gajcak	Fr
C	`50`	Jake Reed	Sr
OL	`52`	DaVondre Love	Fr
OL	`54`	Ja'Merez Bowen	Fr
OL	`57`	Tim Gardner	Fr
OL	`59`	Jack Trainor	Fr
OL	`62`	Brandon Knight	Fr
OL	`63`	Tyler Lukens	Sr
C	`65`	Wes Rogers	Jr
OL	`67`	Dan Feeney (C)	Jr
OL	`68`	Hunter Littlejohn	Fr
OL	`69`	Blake Biesen	Fr
OL	`70`	Jacob Bailey	Jr
OL	`71`	Delroy Baker	Fr
OL	`72`	Simon Stepaniak	Fr
OL	`75`	DeAndre Herron	Jr
OL	`76`	Wes Martin	Fr
OT	`77`	Dimitric Camiel	Jr
OT	`78`	Jason Spriggs (C)	Sr
WR	`80`	Leon Thornton III	Fr
TE	`81`	Jordan Fuchs	So
WR	`82`	Luke Timian	Fr
TE	`83`	Austin Dorris	Fr
TE	`84`	Danny Friend	So
TE	`85`	Michael Cooper	Sr
WR	`86`	Chandler Miller	Jr
WR	`87`	Mitchell Paige	Jr
TE	`88`	Anthony Corsaro	Sr
TE	`94`	Sean Damaska	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`2`	T. J. Simmons	Jr
DB	`3`	Tyler Green	Fr
LB	`4`	Chris Covington	So
ATH	`5`	Devonte Williams	Fr
LB	`6`	Zeke Walker	Fr
DB	`7`	Ben Bach	So
CB	`7`	Donovan Clark	So
LB	`8`	Tegray Scales	So
ATH	`9`	Jonathan Crawford	Fr
ATH	`10`	Donavan Hale	Fr
LB	`12`	Reakwon Jones	Fr
ATH	`13`	Isaac James	Fr
ATH	`14`	Andre Jr. Brown	Fr
CB	`16`	Rashard Fant	So
DB	`18`	Noel Padmore	So
S	`19`	Tony Fields	So
DB	`20`	Jameel Jr. Cook	Fr
DB	`22`	Wesley Green	Fr
ATH	`24`	Mike Majette	Fr
DB	`25`	Mario Swann	So
DB	`26`	Kiante Walton	So
DB	`27`	Arthur Jones	So
DB	`28`	Will Dawkins	Fr
LB	`29`	Dawson Fletcher	Jr
DB	`30`	Chase Dutra	So
LB	`33`	Zach Shaw (C)	Sr
LB	`35`	Nile Sykes	Fr
LB	`37`	Gabe Estes	Fr
LB	`39`	Kenny Arnold	Fr
LB	`41`	Clyde Newton	Jr
LB	`43`	Dameon Jr. Willis	Fr
LB	`44`	Marcus Oliver (C)	So
LB	`45`	Tony Thomas	Jr
LB	`46`	Ryan Watercutter	Fr
DL	`47`	Robert McCray	So
LB	`48`	Omari Stringer	Fr
LB	`49`	Greg Gooch	So
DL	`51`	Mike Jr. Barwick	Fr
DT	`53`	Shawn Heffern	Jr
DL	`56`	Nick Mangieri (C)	Sr
LB	`57`	Kyle Loechel	Fr
DT	`58`	Patrick Dougherty	So
DT	`74`	Nate Hoff	So
DL	`90`	Joe Belden	Fr
DL	`91`	Jocob Robinson	Fr
DT	`93`	Ralph Green III	Jr
LB	`95`	Brandon Wilson	Fr
DT	`98`	Darius Latham	Jr
DT	`99`	Adarius Rayner	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`36`	Eric Toth	Sr
LS	`42`	Nolan Guedel	Fr
LS	`66`	Josh Pericht	So
P	`86`	Joseph Gedeon	Fr
K	`87`	Calob Meinzer	Fr
K	`90`	Aaron Del Grosso	So
K	`92`	Griffin Oakes	So
P	`93`	Nick Campos	Jr
LS	`97`	Dan Godsil	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

Draft picks

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.
^ "Indiana Hoosiers Schedule 2015". ESPN. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
^ "2015 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
^ "2015 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 17. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
^ "2016 NFL Draft". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 6, 2016.

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