# 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.

## Preseason
### Recruits

College recruiting information (2014) :
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 StadiumBloomington, IN | ESPNews | W 28–10 | 38,006 |
| September 13 | 12:00 pm | at Bowling Green* | Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH | ESPNU | L 42–45 | 23,717 |
| September 20 | 4:00 pm | at No. 18 Missouri* | Faurot FieldColumbia, MO | SECN | W 31–27 | 66,455 |
| September 27 | 1:30 pm | Maryland | Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN | BTN | L 15–37 | 44,313 |
| October 4 | 2:30 pm | North Texas* | Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN | BTN | W 49–24 | 40,457 |
| October 11 | 12:00 pm | at Iowa | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA | ESPNU | L 29–45 | 68,590 |
| October 18 | 3:30 pm | No. 8 Michigan State | Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN (rivalry) | ESPN | L 17–56 | 44,403 |
| November 1 | 3:30 pm | at Michigan | Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI | BTN | L 10–34 | 103,111 |
| November 8 | 12:00 pm | Penn State | Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN | BTN | L 7–13 | 42,683 |
| November 15 | 3:30 pm | at Rutgers | High Point Solutions StadiumPiscataway, NJ | BTN | L 23–45 | 47,492 |
| November 22 | 12:00 pm | at No. 7 Ohio State | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | BTN | L 27–42 | 101,426 |
| November 29 | 12:00 pm | Purdue | Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket) | BTN | W 23–16 | 40,079 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## 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
## 2015 NFL draftees

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