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.

2016 Indiana Hoosiers football
Foster Farms Bowl, L 24–26 vs. Utah
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionEast Division
2016 record6–7 (4–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKevin Johns (6th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorGreg Frey (3rd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorTom Allen (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorWilliam Inge (4th season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
(Capacity: 52,959)
2016 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
No. 7 Penn State xy$  8 –1     11 –3  
No. 6 Ohio State x^  8 –1     11 –2  
No. 10 Michigan  7 –2     10 –3  
Indiana  4 –5     6 –7  
Maryland  3 –6     6 –7  
Michigan State  1 –8     3 –9  
Rutgers  0 –9     2 –10  
West Division
No. 9 Wisconsin xy  7 –2     11 –3  
Iowa  6 –3     8 –5  
Nebraska  6 –3     9 –4  
Minnesota  5 –4     9 –4  
Northwestern  5 –4     7 –6  
Illinois  2 –7     3 –9  
Purdue  1 –8     3 –9  
Championship: Penn State 38, Wisconsin 31
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

On December 1, 2016, Indiana announced that Kevin Wilson had been dismissed due to "philosophical differences",[1] and that Tom Allen would permanently succeed Wilson as head coach, beginning at the bowl game.

Previous season and offseason
Main article: 2015 Indiana Hoosiers football team

The 2015 Indiana Hoosiers football team finished the regular season 6–6, 2–6 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place in the Eastern Division. The highlight of the season was beating Purdue to become bowl eligible for the first time since 2007. The Hoosiers were invited to the Pinstripe Bowl where they lost to Duke in overtime.

Departures

Notable departures from the 2015 squad included:

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Jordan Howard#8RB6'0"230JuniorGardendale, ALDeclared for the 2016 NFL Draft
Jason Spriggs#78OT6'6"301SeniorChicago, ILDeclared for the 2016 NFL Draft
Nate Sudfeld#7QB6'6"234SeniorModesto, CADeclared 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.[2]

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).

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:30 pmat FIU*
ESPNUW 34–1316,089
September 104:00 pmBall State*
ESPNewsW 30–2041,374
September 243:30 pmWake Forest*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
BTNL 28–3345,519
October 18:00 pmNo. 17 Michigan State
BTNW 24–21 OT43,971
October 83:30 pmat No. 2 Ohio State
ESPNL 17–38107,420
October 153:30 pmNo. 10 Nebraska
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
ABC/ESPN2L 22–2748,254
October 2212:00 pmat Northwestern
BTNL 14–2435,417
October 293:30 pmMaryland
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
ESPNUW 42–3638,291
November 512:00 pmat Rutgers
BTNW 33–2737,345
November 1212:00 pmNo. 12 Penn State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
ABC/ESPN2L 31–4540,678
November 193:30 pmat No. 4 Michigan
ESPNL 10–20110,288
November 2612:00 pmPurdue
ESPNUW 26–2443,103
December 288:30 pmUtah
FOXL 24–2627,608
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Eastern time
Schedule Source:[3]

Game summaries

at FIU
See also: 2016 FIU Panthers football team
Week One: Indiana Hoosiers vs FIU Panthers – Game summary [4]
1 2 34Total
Indiana 5 7 02234
FIU 3 7 3013

at FIU Stadium • Miami, Florida

  • Date: September 1, 2016
  • Game time: 07:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 87 °F (31 °C) • Wind: 16 SE • Weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 16,089
  • Referee: Jeff Servinski * Umpire: Ed Feaster * Linesman: Michael Dolce * Line Judge: Paul Engelberts * Back Judge: Todd Ransom * Field Judge: Grady Smith * Side Judge: Don Sawnson * Center Judge: Patrick Holt
  • TV: ESPNU
  • Sources: IUHoosiers.com[5] FIUsports.com[6]
Game information

Ball State
See also: 2016 Ball State Cardinals football team
Week Two: Ball State Cardinals at Indiana Hoosiers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Ball State 0 0 31720
Indiana 10 10 10030

at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana

  • Date: September 10, 2016
  • Game time: 4:02 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Wind: NW 8 mph • Weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 41,374
  • Referee: Mark Kluczynski
  • TV: ESPNews
  • Sources: IUHoosiers.com[7]
Game information

Wake Forest
See also: 2016 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team
Week Four: Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Indiana Hoosiers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Wake Forest 7 14 6633
Indiana 7 0 14728

at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana

  • Date: September 24, 2016
  • Game time: 3:36 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind:5 N-NE • Weather: Fair
  • Game attendance: 45,519
  • Referee: Don Willard
  • TV: BTN
  • Sources:IUHoosiers.com[8]
Game information

Michigan State
See also: 2016 Michigan State Spartans football team and Indiana–Michigan State football rivalry
Week Five: Michigan State Spartans at Indiana Hoosiers – Game summary
1 2 34OTTotal
#17 Michigan State 7 0 77021
Indiana 0 0 714324

at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana

  • Date: October 1, 2016
  • Game time: 8:05 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 62 °F (17 °C) • Wind: S 4 mph • Weather: Fair
  • Game attendance: 43,971
  • Referee: Michael Cannon
  • TV: BTN
  • Sources:IUHoosiers.com[9]
Game information

at Ohio State
See also: 2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
Week Six: Indiana Hoosiers at Ohio State Buckeyes – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Indiana 3 7 7017
#2 Ohio State 3 21 7738

at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: October 8, 2016
  • Game time: 3:36 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind: NW 15 mph • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 107,420
  • Referee: Ron Snodgrass
  • TV: ESPN
  • Sources:IUHoosiers.com[10]
Game information

Nebraska
See also: 2016 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
Week Seven: Nebraska Cornhuskers at Indiana Hoosiers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Nebraska 17 0 01027
Indiana 0 8 7722

at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana

  • Date: October 15, 2016
  • Game time: 3:36 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: S-SW 12 mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 48,254
  • Referee: Jeff Servinski
  • TV: ABC / ESPN2
  • Sources:IUHoosiers.com[11]
Game information

at Northwestern
See also: 2016 Northwestern Wildcats football team
Week Eight: Indiana Hoosiers at Northwestern Wildcats – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Indiana 3 0 9214
Northwestern 14 10 0024

at Ryan Field • Evanston, Illinois

  • Date: October 22, 2016
  • Game time: 12:01 p.m.EST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 50 °F (10 °C) • Wind:W-SW 6 mph • Weather: Mostly Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 35,417
  • Referee: Don Willard
  • TV: BTN
  • Sources:IUHoosiers.com[12]
Game information

Maryland
See also: 2016 Maryland Terrapins football team
Week Nine: Maryland Terrapins at Indiana Hoosiers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Maryland 7 14 31236
Indiana 13 3 131342

at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana

  • Date: October 29, 2016
  • Game time: 3:32 p.m.EST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind:SW 16 mph • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 38,291
  • Referee: John O'Neill
  • TV: ESPNU
  • Sources:IUHoosiers.com[13]
Game information

at Rutgers
See also: 2016 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team
Week Ten: Indiana Hoosiers at Rutgers Scarlet Knights – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Indiana 13 0 13733
Rutgers 10 7 7327

at High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey

  • Date: November 5, 2016
  • Game time: 12:02 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 57 °F (14 °C) • Wind:NW 10 mph • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 37,345
  • Referee: Daniel Capron
  • TV: BTN
  • Sources:IUHoosiers.com[14]
Game information

Penn State
See also: 2016 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
Week Eleven: Penn State Nittany Lions at Indiana Hoosiers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
#12 Penn State 7 7 72445
Indiana 0 14 10731

at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana

  • Date: November 12, 2016
  • Game time: 12:06 P.M. EST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 45 °F (7 °C) • Wind: E-NE 7 mph • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 40,678
  • Referee: Mike Cannon
  • TV: ABC/ESPN2
  • Sources:IUHoosiers.com[15]
Game information

at Michigan
See also: 2016 Michigan Wolverines football team
Week Twelve: Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan Wolverines – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Indiana 0 7 3010
#4 Michigan 0 3 17020

at Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan

  • Date: November 19, 2016
  • Game time: 3:35 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 38 °F (3 °C) • Wind:NW 20-30 mph • Weather: Cloudy rain/snow
  • Game attendance: 110,288
  • Referee: Jerry McGinn
  • TV: ESPN
  • Sources:IUHoosiers.com[16]
Game information

Purdue
See also: 2016 Purdue Boilermakers football team and Old Oaken Bucket
Week Thirteen: Purdue Boilermakers at Indiana Hoosiers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Purdue 7 9 6224
Indiana 14 3 0926

at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana

  • Date: November 26, 2016
  • Game time: 12:02 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 43 °F (6 °C) • Wind: W 6 mph • Weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 43,103
  • Referee: Ron Snodgrass
  • TV: ESPNU
  • Sources:IUHoosiers.com[17]
Game information

Utah (Foster Farms Bowl)
See also: 2016 Utah Utes football team and 2016 Foster Farms Bowl
Foster Farms Bowl: Utah Utes vs Indiana Hoosiers  – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Utah 10 7 6326
Indiana 7 10 0724

at Levi's Stadium • Santa Clara, CA

Game information

Roster
2016 Indiana Hoosiers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 1 Simmie Cobbs Jr
RB 2 Devonte Williams  Fr
QB 3 Peyton Ramsey Fr
WR 4 Ricky Jones  Sr
WR 5 J-Shun Harris II  So
RB 6 Camion Patrick  Jr
WR 7 Taysir Mack Fr
QB 9 Mike Fiacable  Fr
WR 10 Donavan Hale So
QB 12 Zander Diamont Jr
WR 13 Isaac James  Fr
WR 15 Nick Westbrook-Ikhine So
QB 16 Austin King  Fr
WR 17 Justin Berry Fr
WR 17 Isaac Griffith  Jr
QB 18 Danny Cameron  So
WR 19 Jonah Morris Fr
RB 20 Cole Gest Fr
QB 21 Richard Lagow  Jr
RB 23 Alex Rodriguez  So
RB 24 Mike Majette So
WR 25 Kiante Enis Fr
RB 31 Tyler Natee Fr
WR 33 Ricky Brookins  So
RB 34 Devine Redding Jr
WR 39 Chris Gajcak  Fr
RB 41 Clyde Newton Sr
OL 51 Mackenzie Nworah Fr
OL 52 DaVondre Love  Fr
OL 54 Coy Crunk Fr
OL 56 Grayson Stover Fr
OL 59 Jack Trainor  Fr
OL 61 Nick Ramacca Fr
OL 62 Brandon Knight So
OL 65 Wes Rogers  Sr
OL 67 Dan Feeney  Sr
OL 68 Hunter Littlejohn  Fr
OL 70 Jacob Bailey  Sr
OL 71 Delroy Baker  So
OL 72 Simon Stepaniak  Fr
OL 75 Alex Serrano  So
OL 76 Wes Martin  So
OT 77 Dimitric Camiel  Sr
TE 80 Ian Thomas Jr
TE 81 Jordan Fuchs Jr
WR 82 Luke Timian  So
TE 83 Austin Dorris  Fr
TE 84 Danny Friend  Jr
TE 85 Ryan Watercutter  So
WR 86 Marqui Hawkins  Jr
WR 87 Mitchell Paige  Sr
TE 88 Shaun Bonner Fr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 2 T. J. Simmons Sr
DB 3 Tyler Green So
LB 4 Chris Covington Jr
DB 6 Zeke Walker  So
LB 8 Tegray Scales Jr
DB 9 Jonathan Crawford So
DB 12 Jayme Thompson  Jr
DB 13 Noel Padmore  Jr
DB 14 Andre Brown, Jr. So
CB 16 Rashard Fant  Jr
DB 18 Ben Bach  Jr
S 19 Tony Fields Jr
DB 20 Jameel Cook, Jr. So
WR 21 Leon Thornton III So
DB 22 Wesley Green  So
DB 23 Khalil Bryant Fr
DB 26 Kiante Walton  So
DB 27 Arthur Jones  Jr
DB 28 A’Shon Riggins Fr
LB 29 Dawson Fletcher  Sr
DB 30 Chase Dutra  Jr
DB 34 Thomas Henderson  Fr
LB 35 Nile Sykes  So
DB 36 Johnny Albomonte  Fr
DB 38 Jake Attar  Fr
LB 39 Kenny Arnold  So
LB 40 Reakwon Jones  Fr
DB 42 Marcelino Ball Fr
LB 43 Dameon Willis Jr.  So
LB 44 Marcus Oliver  Jr
LB 45 Tom Bolstad Fr
DL 47 Robert McCray Jr
DL 48 Omari Stringer  Fr
DL 49 Greg Gooch Jr
DL 50 Joshua Brown  Fr
DL 51 Mike Barwick, Jr.  So
DL 54 Ja’Merez Bowen So
DT 58 Patrick Dougherty  Jr
LB 60 Danny Banks Jr
DL 69 Gavin Everett  Fr
DT 74 Nate Hoff  Jr
DL 90 Joe Belden  Fr
DL 91 Jocob Robinson So
DL 93 Ralph Green III  Sr
DL 95 Brandon Wilson  Fr
DL 98 Jerome Johnson Fr
DL 99 Allen Stallings IV Fr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
LS 31 James Halford  Sr
LS 60 Logan Robbins Fr
P 88 Drew Conard Fr
P 86 Joseph Gedeon  So
PK 90 Aaron Del Grosso  Jr
K 92 Griffin Oakes  Jr
LS 97 Dan Godsil So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Tom Allen (Associate Head Coach / Defense)
  • Greg Frey (Assistant Head Coach / OL)
  • Mark Hagen (Assistant Defensive Coordinator / DL)
  • William Inge (Co-Defensive Coord / LBs)
  • Kevin Johns (Offensive Coord / QBs / WRs)
  • Noah Joseph (S / Def. Recruiting Coord)
  • Deland McCullough (RBs)
  • James Patton (TEs / FBs / Off. Recruiting Coord)
  • Brandon Shelby (CBs)
  • Keith Caton (Head Strength & Conditioning)
  • Brian Lepak (Graduate Asst - Offense)
  • Billy Cosh (Graduate Asst – Offense)
  • Kasey Teegardin (Grad Asst - Defense)
  • Pat Kuntz (Grad Asst – Defense)
  • Billy Ray Johnson (Asst AD Football Administration)
  • Mike Pechac (Dir Player Dev & Academic Enhancement)
  • Ryan McInerney (Quality Control - Recruiting/Def.)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 30, 2016

Awards and honors

Big Ten Players of the Week
Weekly Awards
Player Award Date Awarded Ref.
Marcelino Ball Big Ten Freshman Player of the Week September 12, 2016 [19]
Marcus Oliver Co-Defensive Big Ten Player of the Week October 29, 2016 [20]
Tyler Natee Big Ten Freshman Player of the Week October 29, 2016 [21]

Awards
Player Award Date Awarded Ref.
Tegray Scales Second team All-Big Ten November 29, 2016 [22]
Rashard Fant Second team All-Big Ten November 29, 2016 [23]
Jacob Bailey Big Ten Sportsmanship Award November 29, 2016 [24]
Dan Feeney First team All-Big Ten November 30, 2016 [25]
First team All-American December 12, 2016 [26]

References
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  2. "Big Ten Releases 2016 & 2017 Football Schedules" (Press release). Indiana University Department of Athletics. July 11, 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
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  8. "Wake 33, IU 28". IUHoosiers.com. September 24, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  9. "MSU 21, IU 24". IUHoosiers.com. October 1, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  10. "IU 17, OSU 38". IUHoosiers.com. October 8, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  11. "NEB 27, IU 22". IUHoosiers.com. October 15, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  12. "IU 14, NW 24". IUHoosiers.com. October 22, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  13. "UMD 36, IU 42". IUHoosiers.com. October 29, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  14. "IU 33, RU 27". IUHoosiers.com. November 5, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  15. "PSU 45, IU 31". IUHoosiers.com. November 12, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  16. "IU 10, UM 20". IUHoosiers.com. November 19, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  17. "PUR 24, IU 26". IUHoosiers.com. November 26, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  18. "Utah 26, IU 24". IUHoosiers.com. December 28, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
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  25. "First Team All Big Ten". IUHoosiers.com. November 30, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
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