# 2025 Indiana Hoosiers football team

The 2025 Indiana Hoosiers football team will represent Indiana University during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hoosiers will be led by second-year head coach Curt Cignetti. They are set to play home games at Memorial Stadium located in Bloomington, Indiana as members of the Big Ten Conference.

## Offseason
### Departures

* RB Ty Son Lawton
* RB Solomon Vanhorse
* WR Andison Coby
* WR Myles Price
* TE Zach Horton
* TE Trey Walker
* OL Mike Katic
* OL Nick Kidwell$^†$
* OL Tyler Stephens
* DE Lanell Carr Jr.
* DE Jacob Mangum-Farrar
* DT James Carpenter
* S Josh Sanguinetti
* K Derek McCormick
* P James Evans
* LS Mark Langston$^†$
† Applying for medical redshirts

#### NFL draft

| Name | Pos. |
| Shawn Asbury II | DB |
| Miles Cross | WR |
| Cedarius Doss | DB |
| Justice Ellison | RB |
| Terry Jones Jr. | DB |
| Kurtis Rourke | QB |
| Nic Toomer | DB |
| Jailin Walker | LB |
| Trey Wedig | OL |
| CJ West | DL |
| Ke'Shawn Williams | WR |

#### CFL draft

| Name | Pos. | Team | Round | Pick |
| Kurtis Rourke | QB | | | |

#### Outgoing transfers

| Name | No. | Pos. | Height | Weight | Hometown | New school |
| Donaven McCulley | 1 | WR | 6' 5" | 203 lbs | Indianapolis, IN | Michigan |
| Tayven Jackson | 2 | QB | 6' 4" | 212 lbs | Greenwood, IN | UCF |
| JoJo Johnson | 3 | CB | 6' 0" | 184 lbs | Merrillville, IN | TBD |
| E.J. Williams Jr. | 7 | WR | 6' 4" | 203 lbs | Phenix City, AL | Withdrew |
| DJ Warnell Jr. | 10 | S | 6' 3" | 200 lbs | La Marque, TX | North Texas |
| Roman Purcell | 12 | QB | 6' 1" | 214 lbs | Indianapolis, IN | TBD |
| Tyrik McDaniel | 17 | S | 6' 1" | 195 lbs | Columbia, SC | TBD |
| Elijah Green | 21 | RB | 6' 0" | 207 lbs | Roswell, GA | Sam Houston |
| Jamison Kelly | 21 | S | 6' 0" | 190 lbs | Columbia, MS | TBD |
| Joshua Rudolph | 26 | LB | 6' 0" | 225 lbs | Montgomery, AL | UTEP |
| Jaz Boykin | 28 | CB | 6' 0" | 178 lbs | Fishers, IN | Hampton |
| Nahji Logan | 33 | LB | 6' 3" | 226 lbs | Yeadon, PA | Nevada |
| Caleb King | 54 | DE | 6' 5" | 261 lbs | Georgetown, IN | TBD |
| Venson Sneed Jr. | 55 | DE | 6' 4" | 265 lbs | Winter Park, FL | Western Kentucky |
| Noah Bolticoff | 66 | OL | 6' 5" | 300 lbs | Rose Hill, KS | North Alabama |
| Brady Simmons | 81 | WR | 6' 1" | 160 lbs | Indianapolis, IN | Miami (OH) |
| Brody Kosin | 82 | TE | 6' 6" | 237 lbs | Clarkston, MI | Miami (OH) |
| Brody Foley | 86 | TE | 6' 6" | 255 lbs | Cincinnati, OH | Tulsa |

#### Coaching departures
### Acquisitions
#### Incoming transfers

| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Hometown | Prev. school |
| Kahlil Benson | OL | 6' 6" | 305 lbs | Southaven, MS | Colorado |
| Ryland Gandy | CB | 6' 0" | 180 lbs | Buford, GA | Pittsburgh |
| Holden Staes | TE | 6' 4" | 248 lbs | Atlanta, GA | Tennessee |
| Louis Moore | S | 5' 11" | 200 lbs | Mesquite, TX | Ole Miss |
| Zen Michalski | OL | 6' 6" | 319 lbs | Floyds Knobs, IN | Ohio State |
| Roman Hemby | RB | 6' 0" | 208 lbs | Bel Air, MD | Maryland |
| Fernando Mendoza | QB | 6' 5" | 225 lbs | Miami, FL | California |
| Brendan Franke | K | 6' 3" | 225 lbs | Gretna, NE | Texas State |
| Dominique Ratcliff | DL | 6' 3" | 285 lbs | Conroe, TX | Texas State |
| Mitch McCarthy | P | 6' 5" | 230 lbs | Melbourne, AUS | UCF |
| Riley Nowakowski | TE | 6' 1" | 243 lbs | Milwaukee, WI | Wisconsin |
| Tyler Morris | WR | 5' 11" | 185 lbs | Bolingbrook, IL | Michigan |
| Makai Jackson | WR | 6' 0" | 200 lbs | Levittown, PA | Appalachian State |
| Hosea Wheeler | DL | 6' 3" | 300 lbs | Elk Grove, CA | Western Kentucky |
| Amariyun Knighten | CB | 6' 0" | 174 lbs | Deerfield Beach, FL | Northern Illinois |
| Lee Beebe Jr. | RB | 5' 10" | 220 lbs | Montgomery, AL | UAB |
| Sam Lindsey | LS | 6' 0" | 185 lbs | Lilburn, GA | Georgia State |
| Grant Wilson | QB | 6' 3" | 217 lbs | Milton, GA | Old Dominion |
| Devan Boykin | CB | 5' 11" | 175 lbs | Jamestown, NC | NC State |

#### Recruiting class

College recruiting information (2025) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Byron Baldwin DB | Baltimore, MD | Saint Frances Academy | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Nov 15, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81 |||||||
| LeBron Bond WR | Norfolk, VA | Matthew Fontaine Maury | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Apr 7, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 |||||||
| Triston Abram DE | St. Louis, MO | Christian Brothers College | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Jun 23, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79 |||||||
| Tyrone Burrus Jr. DE | Indianapolis, IN | Warren Central | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Nov 14, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79 |||||||
| Davion Chandler WR | Indianapolis, IN | Lawrence North | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Jun 25, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78 |||||||
| Blake Thiry TE | Prairie du Chien, WI | Prairie du Chien | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Apr 16, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Seaonta Stewart Jr. ATH | Cincinnati, OH | Winton Woods | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Jul 8, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Jaylen Bell DB | Loganville, GA | Grayson | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jun 1, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Baylor Wilkin OL | Findlay, OH | | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 278 lb (126 kg) | Jul 9, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Paul Nelson LB | Cincinnati, OH | | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Jul 9, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Myles Kendrick WR | Jacksonville, FL | | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Jun 29, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Kyler Garcia DT | Nashville, TN | | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 275 lb (125 kg) | Jun 26, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Andrew Barker TE | Kokomo, IN | | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 228 lb (103 kg) | Jun 23, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Zacharey Smith DB | Hapeville, GA | | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Jun 20, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Keishaun Calhoun DE | Groveport, OH | | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Jun 20, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Jamari Farmer LB | Mooresville, NC | | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | Jun 17, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Jhrevious Hall DT | Columbia, TN | | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 270 lb (120 kg) | Jun 4, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Sean Cuono RB | Clearwater, FL | | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Jun 3, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Garrett Reese DB | LaGrange Park, IL | | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Feb 16, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Evan Parker OL | Carmel, IN | | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 305 lb (138 kg) | Feb 5, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Matt Marek OL | Orland Park, IL | | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 295 lb (134 kg) | Jan 31, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: |||||||
| 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: "Rivals commits". Rivals.com. "ESPN commits". ESPN.com. "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. "247Sports commits". 247sports.com. |||||||

#### Coaches acquisitions
## Preseason
### Spring game

| Date | Time | Spring Game | Site | TV | Result | Source |
| | | Offense vs. Defense | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN | | | |

### Big Ten media days

Media poll :
* Team
* Illinois
* Indiana
* Iowa
* Maryland
* Michigan
* Michigan State
* Minnesota
* Nebraska
* Northwestern
* Ohio State
* Oregon
* Penn State
* Purdue
* Rutgers
* UCLA
* USC
* Washington
* Wisconsin

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Site |
| August 30 | Old Dominion* | Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN |
| September 6 | Kennesaw State* | Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN |
| September 13 | Indiana State* | Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN |
| September 20 | Illinois | Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN (rivalry) |
| September 27 | at Iowa | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA |
| October 11 | at Oregon | Autzen StadiumEugene, OR |
| October 18 | Michigan State | Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN (Battle for the Old Brass Spittoon) |
| October 25 | UCLA | Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN |
| November 1 | at Maryland | SECU StadiumCollege Park, MD |
| November 8 | at Penn State | Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA |
| November 15 | Wisconsin | Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN |
| November 29 | at Purdue | Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket) |
| *Non-conference gameSource: ||||

## Game summaries
### vs Old Dominion

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Old Dominion | | | 0 |
| Indiana | | | 0 |
at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana
* Date: August 30
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushes/yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Old Dominion | Passing |
| Old Dominion | Rushing |
| Old Dominion | Receiving |
| Indiana | Passing |
| Indiana | Rushing |
| Indiana | Receiving |

### vs Kennessaw State

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Kennesaw State | | | 0 |
| Indiana | | | 0 |
at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana
* Date: September 6
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushes/yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Kennesaw State | Passing |
| Kennesaw State | Rushing |
| Kennesaw State | Receiving |
| Indiana | Passing |
| Indiana | Rushing |
| Indiana | Receiving |

### vs Indiana State

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Indiana State | | | 0 |
| Indiana | | | 0 |
at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana
* Date: September 13
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushes/yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Indiana State | Passing |
| Indiana State | Rushing |
| Indiana State | Receiving |
| Indiana | Passing |
| Indiana | Rushing |
| Indiana | Receiving |

### vs Illinois

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Illinois | | | 0 |
| Indiana | | | 0 |
at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana
* Date: September 20
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushes/yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Illinois | Passing |
| Illinois | Rushing |
| Illinois | Receiving |
| Indiana | Passing |
| Indiana | Rushing |
| Indiana | Receiving |

### at Iowa

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Indiana | | | 0 |
| Iowa | | | 0 |
at Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa
* Date: September 27
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushes/yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Indiana | Passing |
| Indiana | Rushing |
| Indiana | Receiving |
| Iowa | Passing |
| Iowa | Rushing |
| Iowa | Receiving |

### at Oregon

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Indiana | | | 0 |
| Oregon | | | 0 |
at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, Oregon
* Date: October 11
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushes/yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Indiana | Passing |
| Indiana | Rushing |
| Indiana | Receiving |
| Oregon | Passing |
| Oregon | Rushing |
| Oregon | Receiving |

### vs Michigan State

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Michigan State | | | 0 |
| Indiana | | | 0 |
at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana
* Date: October 18
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushes/yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Michigan State | Passing |
| Michigan State | Rushing |
| Michigan State | Receiving |
| Indiana | Passing |
| Indiana | Rushing |
| Indiana | Receiving |

### vs UCLA

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| UCLA | | | 0 |
| Indiana | | | 0 |
at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana
* Date: October 25
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushes/yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| UCLA | Passing |
| UCLA | Rushing |
| UCLA | Receiving |
| Indiana | Passing |
| Indiana | Rushing |
| Indiana | Receiving |

### at Maryland

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Indiana | | | 0 |
| Maryland | | | 0 |
at SECU Stadium • College Park, Maryland
* Date: November 1
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushes/yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Indiana | Passing |
| Indiana | Rushing |
| Indiana | Receiving |
| Maryland | Passing |
| Maryland | Rushing |
| Maryland | Receiving |

### at Penn State

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Indiana | | | 0 |
| Penn State | | | 0 |
at Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania
* Date: November 8
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushes/yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Indiana | Passing |
| Indiana | Rushing |
| Indiana | Receiving |
| Penn State | Passing |
| Penn State | Rushing |
| Penn State | Receiving |

### vs Wisconsin

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Wisconsin | | | 0 |
| Indiana | | | 0 |
at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana
* Date: November 15
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushes/yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Wisconsin | Passing |
| Wisconsin | Rushing |
| Wisconsin | Receiving |
| Indiana | Passing |
| Indiana | Rushing |
| Indiana | Receiving |

### at Purdue

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Indiana | | | 0 |
| Purdue | | | 0 |
at Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana
* Date: November 29
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushes/yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Indiana | Passing |
| Indiana | Rushing |
| Indiana | Receiving |
| Purdue | Passing |
| Purdue | Rushing |
| Purdue | Receiving |

## Statistics
### Team
### Individual leaders
#### Offense

Passing statistics :
| # | NAME | POS | CMP | ATT | PCT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | RTG |
| | TOTALS | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| | OPPONENTS | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Rushing statistics :
| # | NAME | POS | ATT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD |
| | TOTALS | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| | OPPONENTS | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving statistics :
| # | NAME | POS | REC | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD |
| | TOTALS | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| | OPPONENTS | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Defense

Defensive statistics :
| # | NAME | POS | SOLO | AST | CMB | TFL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | FR | TD |
| | TOTALS | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | OPPONENTS | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Special teams

Kicking statistics :
| # | NAME | POS | XPM | XPA | XP% | FGM | FGA | FG% | LNG |
| | TOTALS | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| | OPPONENTS | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Punting statistics :
| # | NAME | POS | PUNTS | YDS | AVG | LNG | BLK | TB | I–20 |
| | TOTALS | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | OPPONENTS | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kick return statistics :
| # | NAME | POS | RET | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD |
| | TOTALS | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| | OPPONENTS | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Punt return statistics :
| # | NAME | POS | RET | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD |
| | TOTALS | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| | OPPONENTS | | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |

## Rankings

Ranking movements :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Coaches | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | Not released |