2018 Indiana Hoosiers football team


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.
DateTimeSpring GameSiteTVResultAttendance
April 1412:00 p.m.Cream vs. CrimsonMemorial Stadium • Bloomington, INBTNCrimson 37–28

The Hoosiers finished the 2017 season 5–7 overall, 2–7 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place in the Eastern Division. Following two straight seasons of bowl game appearances, the Hoosiers 2017 record prevented them from going to a bowl for a third subsequent year.

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. 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. On February 27, 2018, Kasey Teegardin was hired to the position of safeties coach, following the departure of former safeties coach, Noah Joseph.

Departures

Notable departures from the 2017 squad included:
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Tegray Scales8Outside Linebacker6'0"227SeniorCincinnati, OhioGraduated
Griffin Oakes92Placekicker5'9"200SeniorGreenwood, IndianaGraduated
Simmie Cobbs1Wide receiver6'4"220Junior Oak Park, IllinoisDeclared for 2018 NFL Draft

2018 NFL Draft

Hoosiers who were picked in the 2018 NFL Draft:
RoundPickPlayerPositionTeam
4101Ian ThomasTECarolina Panthers
6193Chris CovingtonLBDallas Cowboys
UFASimmie CobbsWRWashington Redskins
UFARashard FantCBChicago Bears
UFARobert McCrayDBKansas City Chiefs
UFATegray ScalesLBLos Angeles Rams

Preseason

Position key

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

Defense

Special teams

Schedule

The Hoosiers' 2018 schedule consisted of 7 home games and 5 away games. The Hoosiers first non-conference game was away at FIU of Conference USA, before hosting the remaining two non-conference games; against Virginia from the Atlantic Coast Conference and against Ball State of the Mid-American Conference.
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.

at FIU

Overall recordLast meetingResult
2–02016IU, 34–13

Virginia

Ball State

Michigan State

at Rutgers

Overall recordLast meetingResult
2–22017IU, 41–0

at Ohio State

Overall recordLast meetingResult
12–732017OSU, 49–21

Iowa

Penn State

at Minnesota

Overall recordLast meetingResult
26–382013MINN, 42–39

Maryland

at Michigan

Overall recordLast meetingResult
9–572017UM, 27–20

Purdue

Roster

Awards and honors

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released
Fred Biletnikoff AwardNick WestbrookWRJRJuly 19, 2018
Wuerffel TrophyRicky BrookinsRBSRJuly 26, 2018
Ray Guy AwardHaydon WhiteheadPJunior August 13, 2018
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose AwardLuke TimianWRSenior August 14, 2018
William V. Campbell Trophy Wes MartinOLSenior September 26, 2018
Lou Groza Award Logan JustusKJunior November 1, 2018

Players of the Week

B1G Conference Awards

Radio

Radio coverage for all games will be broadcast on All-Access and on various radio frequencies throughout the state. The primary radio announcer is long-time broadcaster Don Fischer with Play-by-Play.

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.

2019 NFL Draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
4131Wes MartinGWashington Redskins