2008 Indiana Hoosiers football team

The 2008 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana University Bloomington during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was led by Bill Lynch in his second year as head coach.

2008 Indiana Hoosiers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	3–9 (1–7 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bill Lynch (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Matt Canada (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Brian George (4th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Joe Palcic (4th season)
MVP	Jammie Kirlew
Captain	Will Patterson, Christopher Phillips, Marcus Thigpen
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 2007 2009 →

2008 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 8 Penn State $+		7	–	1					11	–	2
No. 9 Ohio State %+		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 24 Michigan State		6	–	2					9	–	4
Northwestern		5	–	3					9	–	4
No. 20 Iowa		5	–	3					9	–	4
Wisconsin		3	–	5					7	–	6
Minnesota		3	–	5					7	–	6
Illinois		3	–	5					5	–	7
Purdue		2	–	6					4	–	8
Michigan		2	–	6					3	–	9
Indiana		1	–	7					3	–	9
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	12:00 pm	Western Kentucky*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	BTN	W 31–13	30,067
September 6	7:00 pm	Murray State*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	BTN	W 45–3	30,123
September 20	7:00 pm	Ball State*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	BTN	L 20–42	41,349
September 27	12:00 pm	Michigan State	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (rivalry)	ESPN	L 29–42	31,832
October 4	12:00 pm	at Minnesota	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN	BTN	L 7–16	40,511
October 11	12:00 pm	Iowa	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	BTN	L 9–45	33,428
October 18	8:00 pm	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	BTN	L 13–55	62,870
October 25	12:00 pm	Northwestern	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	BTN	W 21–19	30,698
November 1	12:00 pm	Central Michigan*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	BTN	L 34–37	26,140
November 8	12:00 pm	Wisconsin	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	BTN	L 20–55	30,618
November 15	12:00 pm	at No. 7 Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	BTN	L 7–34	108,447
November 22	12:00 pm	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	ESPN2	L 10–62	63,107
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Western Kentucky

See also: 2008 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hilltoppers	0	0	6	7	13
Hoosiers	10	7	7	7	31

Murray State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Racers	3	0	0	0	3
Hoosiers	14	10	21	0	45

Ball State

See also: 2008 Ball State Cardinals football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	14	14	0	14	42
Hoosiers	6	14	0	0	20

Michigan State

See also: 2008 Michigan State Spartans football team and Old Brass Spittoon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	13	14	9	6	42
Hoosiers	7	15	7	0	29

Minnesota

See also: 2008 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hoosiers	0	7	0	0	7
Golden Gophers	0	7	6	3	16

Iowa

See also: 2008 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawkeyes	10	7	14	14	45
Hoosiers	3	6	0	0	9

Illinois

See also: 2008 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hoosiers	7	0	3	3	13
Fighting Illini	14	14	13	14	55

Northwestern

See also: 2008 Northwestern Wildcats football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	3	6	10	0	19
Hoosiers	7	7	7	0	21

Central Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	7	14	7	9	37
Hoosiers	14	7	13	0	34

Wisconsin

See also: 2008 Wisconsin Badgers football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Badgers	14	10	17	14	55
Hoosiers	13	7	0	0	20

Penn State

See also: 2008 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hoosiers	0	7	0	0	7
Nittany Lions	0	10	17	7	34

Penn State overcame a sluggish first half to preserve their perfect record over the Hoosiers. After going up 7-0, Indiana scored on the next drive to tie it at 7-7, but Kevin Kelly kicked a field goal right before halftime to give the Lions a 10-7 lead at halftime. In the third quarter, Penn State scored two more touchdowns and a field goal to put it at 27-7. Penn State scored the final touchdown of the game in the 4th quarter. Penn State's defense held the Hoosiers to six first downs and forced an interception. The offense struggled at times, however, and turned the ball over three times.

Purdue

See also: 2008 Purdue Boilermakers football team and Old Oaken Bucket

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hoosiers	0	3	0	7	10
Boilermakers	24	17	14	7	62

Rankings

See also: 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP
Coaches
Harris	Not released															Not released
BCS	Not released															Not released

Statistics

Team

Team Opp Scoring 76 16   Points per Game 38 8 First Downs 50 24   Rushing 25 6   Passing 21 16   Penalty 4 2 Total Offense 926 431   Avg per Play 6.1 3.7   Avg per Game 463 215.5 Fumbles-Lost 3 1 4 3 Penalties-Yards 7 63 7 86   Avg per Game 31.5 43

Team Opp Punts-Yards 7 272 15 610   Avg per Punt 38.9 40.7 Time of Possession/Game 30:14 29:46 3rd Down Conversions 8/25 9/29 4th Down Conversions 3/5 1/2 Touchdowns Scored 10 1 Field Goals-Attempts-Long 2 3 28 3 3 37 PAT-Attempts 10 10 1 1 Attendance 60,190     Games/Avg per Game 30,095

Scores by quarter

1 2 3 4 Total Indiana 24 17 28 7 76 Opponents 3 0 6 7 16

Offense

Rushing

Name	GP-GS	Att	Gain	Loss	Net	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
Marcus Thigpen		94			631	6.7	7	78
Kellen Lewis		93			500	5.4	3	75
Bryan Payton		79			339	4.3	2	34
Demetrius McCray		59			214	3.6	2	31
Zach Davis-Walker		23			106	4.6	1	18
Ben Chappell		50			72	1.4	3	15
Ray Fisher		10			58	5.8	0	22
Trea Burgess		17			54	3.2	0	6
Mitchell Evans		8			26	3.3	1	14
Chris Hagerup		3			12	4.0	0	17
Andrew Means		1			7	7.0	0	7
Total
Opponents

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Passing

Name	GP-GS	Effic	Att-Cmp-Int	Pct	Yds	TD	Lng	Avg/G
Kellen Lewis		108.2	193-110-8	57%	1131	6	79
Ben Chappell		111.9	153-80-3	52.3%	1001	4	77
Mitchell Evans		105.1	8-2-0	25%	37	1
Teddy Schell		37.6	4-1-0	25%	6	0
Total		108.4	358-193-12	53.9%	2175	11
Opponents

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Receiving

Name	GP-GS	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
Andrew Means		34	450	13.2	1	47
Ray Fisher		42	373	8.9	5	64
Damarlo Belcher		25	337	13.5	2	47
Terrance Turner		29	289	10.0	0	38
Marcus Thigpen		13	235	18.1	2	79
Tandon Doss		14	186	13.3	1	28
Mitchell Evans		9	129	14.3	0	23
Brandon Walker-Roby		7	54	7.7	0	26
Max Dedmond		6	51	8.5	0	12
Bryan Payton		2	23	11.5	0	14
Matt Ernest		3	18	6.0	0	9
Kellen Lewis		2	17	8.5	0	13
Chris Banks		1	8	8.0	0	8
Brad Martin		1	6	6.0	0	6
Collin Taylor		1	3	3.0	0	3
Total		193	2175	11.3	11	79
Opponents

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Defense

Name	GP	Tackles				Sacks	Pass Defense		Interceptions				Fumbles		Blkd Kick
		Solo	Ast	Total	TFL-Yds	No-Yds	BrUp	QBH	No.-Yds	Avg	TD	Long	Rcv-Yds	FF
Total

Special teams

Name	Punting								Kickoffs
	No.	Yds	Avg	Long	TB	FC	I20	Blkd	No.	Yds	Avg	TB	OB
Total

Name	Punt Returns					Kick Returns
	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Total

References

1. "Three Hoosier FB Games to Appear on Big Ten Network, Five Kick Times Announced". Indiana Sports Information. May 21, 2008. Archived from the original on June 13, 2008. Retrieved May 22, 2008.
2. "Indiana Hoosiers Schedule 2008". ESPN. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
3. "2008 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
4. "2008 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
5. "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 17. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
6. "Indiana Hoosiers Stats - 2008". ESPN. Retrieved August 27, 2015.