2015 Indiana Hoosiers football team

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.

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	Conf							Overall
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

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
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Andre Brown Jr. ATH	Decatur, GA	Columbia	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Aug 13, 2014
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Jameel Cook Jr. DB	Missouri City, TX	Ridge Point	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	Feb 1, 2015
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Jonathan Crawford S	Largo, FL	Largo	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Dec 18, 2014
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Austin Dorris TE	Shadyside, OH	Shadyside	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jun 23, 2014
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Tyler Green DB	Waldorf, MD	DeMatha Catholic	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Dec 14, 2014
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Donavan Hale ATH	Largo, FL	Largo	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Dec 18, 2014
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Isaac James ATH	Carmel, IN	Carmel	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Dec 14, 2014
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Reakwon Jones LB	Lynn Haven, FL	A. Crawford Mosley	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jan 19, 2015
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Austin King QB	Alpharetta, GA	Alpharetta	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Dec 15, 2014
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Brandon Knight OL	Noblesville, IN	Noblesville	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Jun 22, 2014
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Hunter Littlejohn OL	Powell, OH	Olentangy Liberty	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	Jun 18, 2014
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DaVondre Love OL	St. Louis, MO	Affton	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	Dec 14, 2014
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Mike Majette ATH	Woodbridge, VA	Woodbridge Senior	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Dec 14, 2014
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Camion Patrick WR	Knoxville, TN	East Mississippi CC	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Feb 4, 2015
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Jacob Robinson DL	Westfield, IN	Westfield	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	May 9, 2014
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Simon Stepaniak OL	Hamilton, OH	Ross	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	May 3, 2014
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Omari Stringer LB	Crete, IL	Crete-Monee	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jun 30, 2014
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Leon Thornton III WR	Lombard, IL	Montini Catholic	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jun 11, 2014
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Nick Westbrook-Ikhine WR	Lake Mary, FL	Lake Mary	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Aug 16, 2014
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Devonte Williams RB	Columbia, MD	Bullis School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Feb 2, 2015
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Brandon Wilson DL	Winter Garden, FL	West Orange	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Jan 4, 2015
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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

See also: 2015 Purdue Boilermakers football team and Old Oaken Bucket

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

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

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

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

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP 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

Main article: 2016 NFL draft

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

1. "B1G Releases 2015 Conference Schedule" (Press release). Indiana Athletics. June 3, 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
2. "Indiana Hoosiers Schedule 2015". ESPN. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
3. "2015 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
4. "2015 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
5. "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 17. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
6. "2016 NFL Draft". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 6, 2016.