# 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.

## Preseason
### Recruits

College recruiting information (2015) :
| 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.
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 StadiumBloomington, IN | ESPNews | W 48–47 | 36,071 |
| September 12 | 8:00 pm | FIU* | Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN | BTN | W 36–22 | 41,509 |
| September 19 | 4:00 pm | Western Kentucky* | Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN | ESPNews | W 38–35 | 44,823 |
| September 26 | 12:30 pm | at Wake Forest* | BB&T FieldWinston-Salem, NC | ACCN | W 31–24 | 22,508 |
| October 3 | 3:30 pm | No. 1 Ohio State | Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN | ABC/ESPN2 | L 27–34 | 52,929 |
| October 10 | 12:00 pm | at Penn State | Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA | ESPN | L 7–29 | 97,873 |
| October 17 | 3:30 pm | Rutgers | Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN | BTN | L 52–55 | 40,567 |
| October 24 | 3:30 pm | at No. 7 Michigan State | Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI (rivalry) | ABC/ESPN2 | L 26–52 | 74,144 |
| November 7 | 3:30 pm | No. 10 Iowa | Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN | ESPN | L 27–35 | 44,739 |
| November 14 | 3:30 pm | No. 15 Michigan | Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN | ABC/ESPN2 | L 41–48 $^{2OT}$ | 49,557 |
| November 21 | 12:00 pm | at Maryland | Byrd StadiumCollege Park, MD | BTN | W 47–28 | 33,685 |
| November 28 | 12:00 pm | at Purdue | Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket) | BTN | W 54–36 | 37,152 |
| December 26 | 3:30 pm | vs. Duke* | Yankee StadiumBronx, NY (Pinstripe Bowl) | ABC | L 41–44 $^{OT}$ | 37,218 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Purdue

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Indiana | 10 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 54 |
| Purdue | 7 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 36 |
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
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 :
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | 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. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 54 | 36 |

## Draft picks

| 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 |