The 2018 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented

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in the

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. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in

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. Indiana competed as a member of the East Division of the

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. The team was led by second-year head coach Tom Allen.

Spring Game

The 2018 Spring Game took place in Bloomington on April 14 at 12 p.m. * Due to inclement weather in the area, the annual spring game was closed to the public and moved inside Mellencamp Pavilion.

Offseason

Coaching changes

On January 4, 2018, the Hoosiers announced the hiring of David Ballou as new

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, following the release of Keith Caton, who served one season in the position. On January 8, 2018, the Hoosiers announced the hiring of Kane Wommack as the new

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. Current Hoosiers linebackers coach, William Inge, will transition to special teams coach prior to the start of the football season. On February 27, 2018, Kasey Teegardin was hired to the position of safeties coach, following the departure of former safeties coach, Noah Joseph.

Departures

Notable departures from the 2017 squad included:

2018 NFL draft

Hoosiers who were picked in the

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Preseason

Position key

Recruits

The Hoosiers signed a total of 26 recruits.

Returning starters

Indiana returns 17 offensive players and eight defensive players that started games for the team in 2017 along with punter Haydon Whitehead.

Offense

Defense

Special teams

Schedule

The Hoosiers' 2018 schedule consisted of 7 home games and 5 away games. The Hoosiers first non-conference game was away at FIU of

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(C-USA), before hosting the remaining two non-conference games; against

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from the

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(ACC) and against

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of the

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(MAC). The Hoosiers played nine conference games; they hosted

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and

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. They traveled to

Rutgers Rutgers University ( ), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a public land-grant research university consisting of three campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's College and was aff ...

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, and

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Game summaries

At FIU

vs Virginia

vs Ball State

vs No. 24 Michigan State

At Rutgers

At No. 3 Ohio State

vs Iowa

vs No. 18 Penn State

At Minnesota

vs Maryland

At No. 4 Michigan

vs Purdue

Roster

Awards and honors

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Players of the Week

B1G Conference awards

Radio

Radio coverage for all games will be broadcast o
IUHoosiers.com
All-Access and on various radio frequencies throughout the state. The primary radio announcer is long-time broadcaster Don Fischer with

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After the season

Season summary

Indiana started the year with three consecutive victories against non-conference opponents FIU,

, and

. In Big Ten Conference play, the team secured victories against

and

. In the last game of the season, with bowl eligibility on the line, Indiana fell to in-state rivals

21–28 to finish in sixth in the East Division with a final record of 5–7, 2–7 in conference play. The Hoosiers were led offensively by quarterback Peyton Ramsey, who finished in fourth in the Big Ten Conference with 2,875 passing yards and 19 touchdowns. Running back Stevie Scott was fifth in the conference with 1,137 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns. Kicker Logan Justus was the team's sole all-conference selection, chosen to the second team by the coaches after finishing in second in the conference in field goal percentage.

2019 NFL Draft

References

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