# 2016 Indiana Hoosiers football team

The 2016 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented Indiana University Bloomington during the 2016 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. They were led by head coach Kevin Wilson, who was in his sixth season, for twelve games. Following their win against Purdue, the Hoosiers became bowl eligible for the second year in a row and were invited to the Foster Farms Bowl.
On December 1, 2016, Indiana announced that Kevin Wilson had been dismissed due to "philosophical differences", and that Tom Allen would permanently succeed Wilson as head coach, beginning at the bowl game.

## Offseason
### Departures

Notable departures from the 2015 squad included:
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Jordan Howard | #8 | RB | 6'0" | 230 | Junior | Gardendale, AL | Declared for the 2016 NFL Draft |
| Jason Spriggs | #78 | OT | 6'6" | 301 | Senior | Chicago, IL | Declared for the 2016 NFL Draft |
| Nate Sudfeld | #7 | QB | 6'6" | 234 | Senior | Modesto, CA | Declared for the 2016 NFL Draft |

## Schedule

Indiana announced its 2016 football schedule on July 11, 2013. The 2016 schedule consists of seven home and five away games in the regular season. The Hoosiers will host Big Ten foes Maryland, Michigan State, Nebraska, Penn State, and Purdue, and will travel to Michigan, Northwestern, Ohio State, and Rutgers.
The team will host two of the three non–conference games which are against Ball State Cardinals from the Mid-American Conference (MAC), Florida International Panthers (FIU) from Conference USA, and Wake Forest Demon Deacons from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 7:30 pm | at FIU* | FIU StadiumMiami, FL | ESPNU | W 34–13 | 16,089 |
| September 10 | 4:00 pm | Ball State* | Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN | ESPNews | W 30–20 | 41,374 |
| September 24 | 3:30 pm | Wake Forest* | Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN | BTN | L 28–33 | 45,519 |
| October 1 | 8:00 pm | No. 17 Michigan State | Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN (rivalry) | BTN | W 24–21 $^{OT}$ | 43,971 |
| October 8 | 3:30 pm | at No. 2 Ohio State | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | ESPN | L 17–38 | 107,420 |
| October 15 | 3:30 pm | No. 10 Nebraska | Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN | ABC/ESPN2 | L 22–27 | 48,254 |
| October 22 | 12:00 pm | at Northwestern | Ryan FieldEvanston, IL | BTN | L 14–24 | 35,417 |
| October 29 | 3:30 pm | Maryland | Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN | ESPNU | W 42–36 | 38,291 |
| November 5 | 12:00 pm | at Rutgers | High Point Solutions StadiumPiscataway, NJ | BTN | W 33–27 | 37,345 |
| November 12 | 12:00 pm | No. 12 Penn State | Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN | ABC/ESPN2 | L 31–45 | 40,678 |
| November 19 | 3:30 pm | at No. 4 Michigan | Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI | ESPN | L 10–20 | 110,288 |
| November 26 | 12:00 pm | Purdue | Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket) | ESPNU | W 26–24 | 43,103 |
| December 28 | 8:30 pm | Utah | Levi's StadiumSanta Clara, CA (Foster Farms Bowl) | FOX | L 24–26 | 27,608 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At FIU

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hoosiers | 5 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 34 |
| Golden Panthers | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
at FIU Stadium • Miami, Florida
* Date: September 1, 2016
* Game time: 07:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Cloudy, 81 °F (27 °C)
* Game attendance: 16,089
* Referee: Jeff Servinski
* TV: ESPNU
* Sources: IUHoosiers.com FIUsports.com
| Statistics | IU | FIU |
| First downs | 26 | 16 |
| Total yards | 486 | 331 |
| Rushes/yards | 52–246 | 21–63 |
| Passing yards | 240 | 268 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 18–28–0 | 24–47–3 |
| Time of possession | 33:20 | 26:40 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Indiana | Passing | Richard Lagow | 18/27, 240 yards, TD |
| Indiana | Rushing | Devine Redding | 22 carries, 135 yards |
| Indiana | Receiving | Nick Westbrook-Ikhine | 6 receptions, 70 yards |
| FIU | Passing | Alex McGough | 23/46, 263 yards, 3 INT |
| FIU | Rushing | Tony Gaither IV | 1 carry, 27 yards |
| FIU | Receiving | Stantley Thomas-Oliver | 3 receptions, 91 yards |

### vs Ball State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 20 |
| Hoosiers | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 30 |
at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana
* Date: September 10, 2016
* Game time: 4:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Rainy, 73 °F (23 °C)
* Game attendance: 41,374
* Referee: Mark Kluczynski
* TV: ESPNN
* Sources: IUHoosiers.com
| Statistics | BALL | IU |
| First downs | 18 | 19 |
| Total yards | 371 | 453 |
| Rushes/yards | 38–140 | 45–187 |
| Passing yards | 231 | 266 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 15–30–1 | 17–27–0 |
| Time of possession | 28:41 | 31:19 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Ball State | Passing | Riley Neal | 15/30, 231 yards, TD, INT |
| Ball State | Rushing | James Gilbert | 12 carries, 54 yards |
| Ball State | Receiving | Kevonn Mabon | 5 receptions, 84 yards |
| Indiana | Passing | Richard Lagow | 17/27, 266 yards, 3 TD |
| Indiana | Rushing | Devine Redding | 26 carries, 110 yards |
| Indiana | Receiving | Nick Westbrook-Ikhine | 3 receptions, 133 yards, 2 TD |

### vs Wake Forest

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Demon Deacons | 7 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 33 |
| Hoosiers | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana
* Date: September 24, 2016
* Game time: 3:35 p.m.
* Game weather: Partly sunny, 84 °F (29 °C)
* Game attendance: 45,519
* Referee: Don Willard
* TV announcers (BTN): Joe Beninati (play-by-play), Jeremy Leman (analyst)
* Sources:IUHoosiers.com
| Statistics | WAKE | IU |
| First downs | 21 | 25 |
| Total yards | 352 | 611 |
| Rushes/yards | 50–180 | 32–115 |
| Passing yards | 172 | 496 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 16–29–0 | 28–47–5 |
| Time of possession | 33:53 | 26:07 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Wake Forest | Passing | John Wolford | 16/29, 172 yards, TD |
| Wake Forest | Rushing | Matt Colburn | 29 carries, 103 yards |
| Wake Forest | Receiving | Chuck Wade Jr. | 6 receptions, 59 yards, TD |
| Indiana | Passing | Richard Lagow | 28/47, 496 yards, 3 TD, 5 INT |
| Indiana | Rushing | Devine Redding | 16 carries, 68 yards |
| Indiana | Receiving | Ricky Jones | 8 receptions, 208 yards |

### vs No. 17 Michigan State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| No. 17 Spartans | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Hoosiers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 24 |
at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana
* Date: October 1, 2016
* Game time: 8:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Partly cloudy, 55 °F (13 °C)
* Game attendance: 43,971
* Referee: Michael Cannon
* TV announcers (BTN): Eric Collins (play-by-play), Glen Mason (analyst)
* Sources:IUHoosiers.com
| Statistics | MSU | IU |
| First downs | 21 | 19 |
| Total yards | 438 | 437 |
| Rushes/yards | 41–175 | 39–156 |
| Passing yards | 263 | 261 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 21–35–0 | 17–28–1 |
| Time of possession | 33:23 | 26:37 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Michigan State | Passing | Tyler O'Connor | 21/35, 263 yards, 3 TD |
| Michigan State | Rushing | Gerald Holmes | 9 carries, 51 yards |
| Michigan State | Receiving | R. J. Shelton | 7 receptions, 141 yards, TD |
| Indiana | Passing | Richard Lagow | 16/26, 276 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Indiana | Rushing | Devine Redding | 19 carries, 100 yards |
| Indiana | Receiving | Ricky Jones | 5 receptions, 124 yards, TD |

### At No. 2 Ohio State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hoosiers | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| No. 2 Buckeyes | 3 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio
* Date: October 8, 2016
* Game time: 3:35 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny, 64 °F (18 °C)
* Game attendance: 107,420
* Referee: Ron Snodgrass
* TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analyst), Allison Williams (sideline)
* Sources:IUHoosiers.com
| Statistics | IU | OSU |
| First downs | 14 | 18 |
| Total yards | 281 | 383 |
| Rushes/yards | 40–99 | 50–290 |
| Passing yards | 182 | 93 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 14–28–1 | 9–21–1 |
| Time of possession | 27:02 | 32:58 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Indiana | Passing | Richard Lagow | 14/28, 182 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Indiana | Rushing | Devine Redding | 22 carries, 78 yards |
| Indiana | Receiving | Nick Westbrook-Ikhine | 2 receptions, 67 yards |
| Ohio State | Passing | J. T. Barrett | 9/21, 93 yards, TD, INT |
| Ohio State | Rushing | J. T. Barrett | 26 carries, 137 yards, TD |
| Ohio State | Receiving | Dontre Wilson | 3 receptions, 42 yards, TD |

### vs No. 10 Nebraska

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 10 Cornhuskers | 17 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
| Hoosiers | 0 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 22 |
at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana
* Date: October 15, 2016
* Game time: 3:35 p.m.
* Game weather: Partly cloudy, 72 °F (22 °C)
* Game attendance: 48,254
* Referee: Jeff Servinski
* TV announcers (ABC): Mike Patrick (play-by-play), Ed Cunningham (analyst), Jerry Punch (sideline)
* Sources:IUHoosiers.com
| Statistics | NEB | IU |
| First downs | 17 | 18 |
| Total yards | 360 | 333 |
| Rushes/yards | 45–152 | 30–88 |
| Passing yards | 208 | 245 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 10–26–2 | 24–39–2 |
| Time of possession | 32:56 | 27:04 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Nebraska | Passing | Tommy Armstrong Jr. | 10/26, 208 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Nebraska | Rushing | Terrell Newby | 22 carries, 102 yards, TD |
| Nebraska | Receiving | Stanley Morgan Jr. | 3 receptions, 93 yards, TD |
| Indiana | Passing | Richard Lagow | 19/32, 196 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Indiana | Rushing | Devine Redding | 11 carries, 57 yards, TD |
| Indiana | Receiving | Mitchell Paige | 9 receptions, 101 yards |

### At Northwestern

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hoosiers | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 14 |
| Wildcats | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
at Ryan Field • Evanston, Illinois
* Date: October 22, 2016
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
* Game weather: Cloudy, 54 °F (12 °C)
* Game attendance: 35,417
* Referee: Don Willard
* TV announcers (BTN): Scott Graham (play-by-play), Jeremy Leman (analyst)
* Sources:IUHoosiers.com
| Statistics | IU | NW |
| First downs | 23 | 26 |
| Total yards | 401 | 408 |
| Rushes/yards | 27–84 | 44–123 |
| Passing yards | 317 | 285 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 35–59–2 | 24–44–0 |
| Time of possession | 28:52 | 31:08 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Indiana | Passing | Richard Lagow | 35/59, 317 yards, 2 INT |
| Indiana | Rushing | Devine Redding | 16 carries, 42 yards |
| Indiana | Receiving | Nick Westbrook-Ikhine | 10 receptions, 126 yards |
| Northwestern | Passing | Clayton Thorson | 24/43, 285 yards, 3 TD |
| Northwestern | Rushing | Justin Jackson | 28 carries, 94 yards |
| Northwestern | Receiving | Austin Carr | 7 receptions, 125 yards, TD |

### vs Maryland

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Terrapins | 7 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 36 |
| Hoosiers | 13 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 42 |
at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana
* Date: October 29, 2016
* Game time: 3:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny, 77 °F (25 °C)
* Game attendance: 38,291
* Referee: John O'Neill
* TV announcers (ESPNU): Eamon McAnaney (play-by-play), John Congemi (analyst)
* Sources:IUHoosiers.com
| Statistics | MARY | IU |
| First downs | 29 | 34 |
| Total yards | 517 | 650 |
| Rushes/yards | 50–269 | 57–414 |
| Passing yards | 248 | 236 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 22–34–1 | 17–26–0 |
| Time of possession | 32:15 | 27:45 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Maryland | Passing | Perry Hills | 22/33, 248 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Maryland | Rushing | Ty Johnson | 13 carries, 142 yards, TD |
| Maryland | Receiving | D. J. Moore | 5 receptions, 81 yards, TD |
| Indiana | Passing | Richard Lagow | 16/25, 207 yards |
| Indiana | Rushing | Devine Redding | 17 carries, 130 yards, TD |
| Indiana | Receiving | Ricky Jones | 4 receptions, 77 yards |

### At Rutgers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hoosiers | 13 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 33 |
| Scarlet Knights | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
at High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey
* Date: November 5, 2016
* Game time: 12:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny, 61 °F (16 °C)
* Game attendance: 37,345
* Referee: Daniel Capron
* TV announcers (BTN): Wayne Randazzo (play-by-play), Jeremy Leman (analyst)
* Sources:IUHoosiers.com
| Statistics | IU | RUTG |
| First downs | 27 | 13 |
| Total yards | 567 | 351 |
| Rushes/yards | 44–147 | 34–93 |
| Passing yards | 420 | 258 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 29–41–2 | 19–36–0 |
| Time of possession | 32:45 | 27:15 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Indiana | Passing | Richard Lagow | 28/40, 394 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT |
| Indiana | Rushing | Devine Redding | 18 carries, 73 yards, TD |
| Indiana | Receiving | Mitchell Paige | 6 receptions, 100 yards |
| Rutgers | Passing | Giovanni Rescigno | 19/36, 258 yards, TD |
| Rutgers | Rushing | Justin Goodwin | 19 carries, 82 yards |
| Rutgers | Receiving | Jawuan Harris | 8 receptions, 118 yards |

### vs No. 10 Penn State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 12 Nittany Lions | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 45 |
| Hoosiers | 0 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana
* Date: November 12, 2016
* Game time: 12:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny, 50 °F (10 °C)
* Game attendance: 40,678
* Referee: Mike Cannon
* TV announcers (ABC): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analyst), Allison Williams (sideline)
* Sources:IUHoosiers.com
| Statistics | PSU | IU |
| First downs | 18 | 20 |
| Total yards | 409 | 454 |
| Rushes/yards | 45–77 | 41–110 |
| Passing yards | 332 | 344 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 16–30–2 | 24–41–0 |
| Time of possession | 33:39 | 26:21 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Penn State | Passing | Trace McSorley | 16/30, 332 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| Penn State | Rushing | Saquon Barkley | 33 carries, 58 yards, 2 TD |
| Penn State | Receiving | Mike Gesicki | 5 receptions, 88 yards |
| Indiana | Passing | Richard Lagow | 23/40, 292 yards, 2 TD |
| Indiana | Rushing | Devine Redding | 23 carries, 108 yards, 2 TD |
| Indiana | Receiving | Camion Patrick | 3 receptions, 91 yards |

### At No. 4 Michigan

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hoosiers | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| No. 4 Wolverines | 0 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 20 |
at Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan
* Date: November 19, 2016
* Game time: 3:35 p.m.
* Game weather: Cloudy, 39 °F (4 °C)
* Game attendance: 110,288
* Referee: Jerry McGinn
* TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), Tom Luginbill (sideline)
* Sources:IUHoosiers.com
| Statistics | IU | MICH |
| First downs | 15 | 15 |
| Total yards | 255 | 284 |
| Rushes/yards | 36–64 | 50–225 |
| Passing yards | 191 | 59 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 14–30–0 | 7–16–0 |
| Time of possession | 25:39 | 34:21 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Indiana | Passing | Richard Lagow | 14/29, 191 yards |
| Indiana | Rushing | Devine Redding | 22 carries, 50 yards |
| Indiana | Receiving | Nick Westbrook-Ikhine | 4 receptions, 78 yards |
| Michigan | Passing | John O'Korn | 7/16, 59 yards |
| Michigan | Rushing | De'Veon Smith | 23 carries, 158 yards, 2 TD |
| Michigan | Receiving | Ty Isaac | 1 reception, 21 yards |

### vs Purdue

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Boilermakers | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 24 |
| Hoosiers | 14 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 26 |
at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana
* Date: November 26, 2016
* Game time: 12:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Partly cloudy, 46 °F (8 °C)
* Game attendance: 43,103
* Referee: Ron Snodgrass
* TV announcers (ESPNU): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Ahmad Brooks (analyst)
* Sources:IUHoosiers.com
| Statistics | PUR | IU |
| First downs | 20 | 17 |
| Total yards | 267 | 269 |
| Rushes/yards | 34–42 | 54–152 |
| Passing yards | 225 | 117 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 24–45–2 | 11–22–4 |
| Time of possession | 31:41 | 28:19 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Purdue | Passing | David Blough | 24/45, 225 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| Purdue | Rushing | Markell Jones | 22 carries, 35 yards, TD |
| Purdue | Receiving | DeAngelo Yancey | 6 receptions, 78 yards, TD |
| Indiana | Passing | Richard Lagow | 11/19, 117 yards, TD, 3 INT |
| Indiana | Rushing | Devine Redding | 24 carries, 99 yards, TD |
| Indiana | Receiving | Nick Westbrook-Ikhine | 1 reception, 44 yards |

### vs No. 19 Utah (Foster Farms Bowl)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hoosiers | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| No. 19 Utes | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 26 |
at Levi's Stadium • Santa Clara, CA
* Date: December 28, 2016
* Game time: 5:30 p.m. PST
* Game weather: Sunny, 59 °F (15 °C)
* Game attendance: 27,608
* Referee: David Smith
* TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), Shannon Spake (sideline)
* Sources:IUHoosiers.com
| Statistics | UTAH | IU |
| First downs | 21 | 22 |
| Total yards | 470 | 341 |
| Rushes/yards | 52–256 | 37–117 |
| Passing yards | 214 | 224 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 12–24–1 | 15–40–1 |
| Time of possession | 35:23 | 24:37 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Utah | Passing | Tyler Huntley | 11/23, 178 yards, INT |
| Utah | Rushing | Joe Williams | 26 carries, 222 yards, TD |
| Utah | Receiving | Demari Simpkins | 4 receptions, 58 yards |
| Indiana | Passing | Richard Lagow | 14/39, 188 yards, TD, INT |
| Indiana | Rushing | Devine Redding | 17 carries, 72 yards, TD |
| Indiana | Receiving | Nick Westbrook-Ikhine | 5 receptions, 80 yards, TD |

## Awards and honors
### Big Ten Players of the Week

Weekly Awards :
| Player | Award | Date Awarded |
| Marcelino McCrary-Ball | Big Ten Freshman Player of the Week | September 12, 2016 |
| Marcus Oliver | Co-defensive Big Ten Player of the Week | October 29, 2016 |
| Tyler Natee | Big Ten Freshman Player of the Week | October 29, 2016 |

### Awards

| Player | Award | Date Awarded |
| Tegray Scales | Second team All-Big Ten | November 29, 2016 |
| Rashard Fant | Second team All-Big Ten | November 29, 2016 |
| Jacob Bailey | Big Ten Sportsmanship Award | November 29, 2016 |
| Dan Feeney | First team All-Big Ten | November 30, 2016 |
| Dan Feeney | First team All-American | December 12, 2016 |