2014 Indiana Hoosiers football team

The 2014 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented Indiana University during the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hoosiers played in the East division, a new 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, which was his fourth season. They finished the season 4–8, 1–7 in Big Ten play to finish in last place in the East Division.

2014 Indiana Hoosiers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Division	East Division
Record	4–8 (1–7 Big Ten)
Head coach	Kevin Wilson (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Johns (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Brian Knorr (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple
MVP	Tevin Coleman
Captain	Tevin Coleman, Collin Rahrig, Bobby Richardson, Shane Wynn
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

2014 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 1 Ohio State x$#^		8	–	0					14	–	1
No. T–5 Michigan State		7	–	1					11	–	2
Maryland		4	–	4					7	–	6
Rutgers		3	–	5					8	–	5
Michigan		3	–	5					5	–	7
Penn State		2	–	6					7	–	6
Indiana		1	–	7					4	–	8
West Division
No. 13 Wisconsin x		7	–	1					11	–	3
Minnesota		5	–	3					8	–	5
Nebraska		5	–	3					9	–	4
Iowa		4	–	4					7	–	6
Illinois		3	–	5					6	–	7
Northwestern		3	–	5					5	–	7
Purdue		1	–	7					3	–	9
Championship: Ohio State 59, Wisconsin 0
# – College Football Playoff champion ^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2014 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40‡	Commit date
Delroy Baker OL	Saint Petersburg, Florida	Admiral Farragut	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	5.7	Jun 21, 2013
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Michael Barwick DT	Cincinnati, Ohio	Summit Country Day	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	291 lb (132 kg)	–	Jun 2, 2013
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Dominique Booth WR	Indianapolis, Indiana	Pike	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	–	Jan 7, 2014
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Danny Cameron QB	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Catholic	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	Jul 2, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Nick Carovillano DE	Cincinnati, Ohio	St. Xavier	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	4.8	Jul 19, 2013
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Donovan Clark DB	Fort Wayne, Indiana	South Side	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	–	Jul 2, 2013
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Simmie Cobbs ATH	Oak Park, Illinois	Oak Park River Forest	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	–	Feb 2, 2014
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Jermane Conyers DE	Rossville, Georgia	Ridgeland	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	–	Jul 19, 2013
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Chris Covington ATH	Chicago, Illinois	Al Raby	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	–	Feb 5, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: NR
Will Dawkins ATH	Vero Beach, Florida	Vero Beach	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	–	Feb 2, 2014
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Alexander Diamont QB	Los Angeles, California	Venice	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	–	Jun 12, 2013
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Tony Fields DB	Tallahassee, Florida	Godby	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	–	Jan 22, 2014
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Jordan Fuchs TE	New Berlin, New York	Milford Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	–	Dec 15, 2013
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Tim Gardner OL	New Berlin, New York	Milford Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	320 lb (150 kg)	–	Dec 19, 2013
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Greg Gooch LB	Longwood, Florida	Lyman	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	4.7	Feb 3, 2014
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J-Shun Harris WR	Fishers, Indiana	Fishers	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	4.4	Jul 10, 2012
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DeAndre Herron OL	Council Bluffs, Iowa	Iowa Western CC	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	330 lb (150 kg)	–	Jun 8, 2013
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Coray Keel WR	Snellville, Georgia	South Gwinnett	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	4.5	Sep 30, 2013
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Wes Martin OL	West Milton, Ohio	Milton-Union	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	–	Jun 17, 2013
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Robert McCray LB	Conyers, Georgia	Rockdale County	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	–	Feb 5, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: NR
Derrian Meminger DT	Sparta, Georgia	Hancock Central	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	–	Feb 5, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: NR
Tommy Mister ATH	Chicago, Illinois	St. Rita	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	–	Jan 18, 2014
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Devine Redding RB	Cleveland, Ohio	Glenville Academic	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	–	Oct 20, 2013
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Tegray Scales LB	Cincinnati, Ohio	Colerain	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	4.7	Jan 19, 2014
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Nile Sykes LB	Oak Park, Illinois	Montini	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	Jul 4, 2014
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Zeke Walker DB	Columbia, South Carolina	Brookland-Cayce	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.5	Feb 5, 2014
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Kiante Walton DB	Columbus, Georgia	Carver	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	–	Feb 2, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: NR
Dameon Willis LB	Cleveland, Ohio	Saint Ignatius	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	4.5	Oct 2, 2013
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Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 45   Rivals: 38  247Sports: 51  ESPN: 55
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: "Indiana Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 15, 2014. "2014 Indiana Football Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved June 15, 2014. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 15, 2014. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved June 15, 2014. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 15, 2014.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	12:00 pm	Indiana State*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	ESPNews	W 28–10	38,006
September 13	12:00 pm	at Bowling Green*	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	ESPNU	L 42–45	23,717
September 20	4:00 pm	at No. 18 Missouri*	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	SECN	W 31–27	66,455
September 27	1:30 pm	Maryland	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	BTN	L 15–37	44,313
October 4	2:30 pm	North Texas*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	BTN	W 49–24	40,457
October 11	12:00 pm	at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ESPNU	L 29–45	68,590
October 18	3:30 pm	No. 8 Michigan State	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (rivalry)	ESPN	L 17–56	44,403
November 1	3:30 pm	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	BTN	L 10–34	103,111
November 8	12:00 pm	Penn State	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	BTN	L 7–13	42,683
November 15	3:30 pm	at Rutgers	High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ	BTN	L 23–45	47,492
November 22	12:00 pm	at No. 7 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	BTN	L 27–42	101,426
November 29	12:00 pm	Purdue	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	BTN	W 23–16	40,079
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Indiana	Alma mater
Kevin Wilson	Head coach	4th	North Carolina (1984, M.Ed. 1987)
Kevin Johns	Offensive coordinator, QB & WR	4th	Dayton (1998), Northwestern (M.Ed. 2001)
Brian Knorr	Defensive coordinator, DE & OLB	1st	Air Force (1986), Dayton (M.S. 1991)
Greg Frey	Co-Offensive Coordinator, OL	4th	Florida State (1996)
William Inge	Co-Defensive coordinator, LB	2nd	Iowa (1996, M.S. 1999)
Deland McCullough	Running Backs	4th	Miami (OH) (1996)
Larry McDaniel	Defensive Line	1st	Indiana (1993)
James Patton	TE & FB, Off. Recruiting Coord.	2nd	Miami (OH) (1993, M.S. 1995)
Brandon Shelby	Cornerbacks	4th	Oklahoma (2004, M.S. 2005)
Noah Joseph	S, Def. Recruiting Coord.	1st	Drake (1999), Iowa State (M.S. 2003)
Mark Hill	Head Strength & Conditioning	4th	UT-Chattanooga (1999)

Roster

2014 Indiana Hoosiers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 2 Chris Covington Fr WR 3 Dominique Booth Fr WR 4 Ricky Jones  So WR 5 J-Shun Harris Fr RB 6 Tevin Coleman (C) Jr QB 7 Nate Sudfeld Jr QB 9 Nate Boudreau  So WR 10 Simmie Cobbs Fr QB 12 Zander Diamont Fr WR 13 Coray Keel Fr WR 14 Nick Stoner Sr WR 15 Isaiah Roundtree  Sr QB 16 Bryce Smith  Fr WR 17 Isaac Griffith  Fr QB 18 Danny Cameron Fr QB 19 Max Matthews  Jr RB 20 D'Angelo Roberts Sr RB 21 Andrew Wilson  So WR 24 Danny Dunn  Fr RB 25 Tommy Mister Fr WR 28 Nick Cox Fr RB 28 Anthony Davis  Jr WR 31 Andre Booker Jr RB 33 Ricky Brookins Fr RB 34 Devine Redding Fr RB 36 Myles Graham  Fr RB 37 Alex Rodriguez Fr WR 38 Damon Graham Jr FB 46 Mike Replogle Sr C 50 Jake Reed  Jr OL 52 Gavin Peacock Fr OL 57 Tim Gardner Fr OT 59 Peyton Eckert  Jr OT 62 Ralston Evans  Jr OL 63 Tyler Lukens  Jr C 64 Collin Rahrig (C)  Sr C 65 Wes Rogers  So OL 67 Dan Feeney  So OL 68 David Kaminiski  Jr OL 69 Blake Biesen Fr OL 70 Jacob Bailey  So OL 71 Delroy Baker Fr OL 73 Bernard Taylor Sr OL 74 DeAndre Herron Jr OL 76 Wes Martin Fr OT 77 Dimitric Camiel  So OT 78 Jason Spriggs Jr TE 81 Jordan Fuchs Fr TE 84 Danny Friend So TE 85 Michael Cooper  Jr WR 86 Chandler Miller  So WR 87 Mitchell Paige  So TE 88 Anthony Corsaro Jr TE 94 Sean Damaska  So TE 95 Chandler Watson  Jr TE 96 Christian Englum  So	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 2 T. J. Simmons So BAN 4 Forisse Hardin Sr CB 7 Donovan Clark Fr LB 8 Tegray Scales Fr S 9 Will Dawkins Fr S 10 Matt Skowronek  Fr CB 12 Noel Padmore  Fr CB 15 Ben Bach  Fr S 15 Zeke Walker Fr CB 16 Rashard Fant  Fr CB 17 Michael Hunter  Jr S 18 Tyler Brady  So S 19 Tony Fields Fr S 21 Ty Smith  Fr CB 22 Kenny Mullen Sr LB 23 Owen Mattingly Fr CB 23 Laray Smith So CB 24 Tim Bennett Sr CB 25 Mario Swann  Fr S 26 Kiante Walton Fr LB 27 Steven Funderburk  Sr S 27 Arthur Jones  Fr BAN 29 Dawson Fletcher Jr S 30 Chase Dutra  Fr CB 31 Derek Driver  Fr BAN 33 Zach Shaw  Jr S 34 Mike Warner Fr LB 35 Nile Sykes Fr S 37 Mark Murphy Sr S 38 Garrett Welch  So BAN 39 Dameon Willis, Jr. Fr DB 40 Antonio Allen So BAN 41 Clyde Newton So LB 42 David Cooper  Sr S 43 Brandon Grubbe  Sr LB 44 Marcus Oliver So BAN 45 Tony Thomas  So BAN 46 Ryan Watercutter Fr BAN 47 Robert McCray Fr LB 48 Marcus Mabry Jr LB 49 Greg Gooch Fr LB 51 Kyle Kennedy  Jr DT 53 Shawn Heffern  So LB 54 Garrett Libertowski  Jr DT 55 Nick Carovillano Fr BAN 56 Nick Meminger Jr LB 57 Kyle Loechel  Jr DT 58 Patrick Dougherty  Fr LB 60 Danny Banks  Fr LB 61 Dylan Banks  Fr LB 63 Kenny Arnold Fr DE 71 Levik Salluom  So DT 72 Derrian Meminger Fr DT 74 Nate Hoff  Fr DT 75 Mike Barwick, Jr. Fr DT 90 Eric Kayne Fr DT 92 Christopher Cormier Sr DT 93 Ralph Green III  So DT 95 Bobby Richardson (C) Sr DT 97 Jordan Heiderman  Sr DT 98 Darius Latham So DT 99 Adarius Rayner  Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class LS 46 Nolan Guedel Fr LS 66 Josh Pericht  Fr P 86 Joseph Gedeon Fr PK 87 Ben Rice Fr PK 89 Jake Shake Fr PK 90 Aaron Del Grosso  Fr LS 91 Matt Dooley Sr PK 92 Griffin Oakes  Fr P 93 Nick Campos  So	Head coach Kevin R. Wilson Coordinators/assistant coaches Kevin Johns (Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks / Wide Receivers) Brian Knorr (Defensive coordinator / Defensive Ends / Outside Linebackers) Greg Frey (Co-Offensive Coordinator / Offensive Line) William Inge (Co-Defensive coordinator / Linebackers) Deland McCullough (Running Backs) Larry McDaniel (Defensive Line) James Patton (Tight Ends / Fullbacks / Offensive Recruiting Coordinator) Brandon Shelby (Cornerbacks) Noah Joseph (Safities / Defensive Recruiting Coordinator) Mark Hill (Head Strength and Conditioning Coach) Brian Lepak (Offensive Graduate Assistant) Kasey Teegardin (Defensive Graduate Assistant) Carter Whitson (Offensive Graduate Assistant) Elliott Wratten (Defensive Graduate Assistant) Billy Ray Johnson (Assistant AD for Football Administration) Mike Pechac (Director of Player Development & Academic Enhancement) Jeff Sims (Senior Director of Player Personnel) Ryan McInerney (Quality Control - Recruiting/Defense) Courtney Messingham (Quality Control - Recruiting/Offense) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

2015 NFL draftees

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL club
Tevin Coleman	3	73	Running back	Atlanta Falcons

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References

1. "Indiana Hoosiers Schedule 2014". ESPN. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
2. "2014 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
3. "2014 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
4. "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 17. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
5. "2015 NFL Draft". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 27, 2015.