2020 Indiana Hoosiers football team
The 2020 Indiana Hoosiers football team will represent Indiana University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hoosiers will play their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana and compete as a member of the East Division of the Big Ten Conference. The team will be led by fourth-year head coach Tom Allen.
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
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| 2020 record | 0–0 (0–0 Big Ten) |
| Head coach | Tom Allen (4th season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Nick Sheridan (1st season) |
| Co-offensive coordinator | Grant Heard (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Kane Wommack (2nd season) |
| Co-defensive coordinator | Kevin Peoples (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 52,656) |
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| East Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Illinois | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: December 5, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Spring Game
The 2020 Spring Game was scheduled to take place in Bloomington on April 17, 2020 at 7:00 p.m.; however, on March 12, 2020, the Big Ten Conference cancelled the remainder of all winter and spring sports seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2]
| Date | Time | Spring Game | Site | TV | Result | Source |
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| April 17 | 7:00 p.m. | Cream vs. Crimson | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN |
Previous season
The Hoosiers finished the 2019 season 8–5 overall, 5–4 in Big Ten play to finish in fourth place in the Eastern Division. This would be the Hoosiers best finish to a season since the 1993 season. The Hoosiers were invited to the Gator Bowl, where they would lose by one-point to Tennessee, 22–23.
Offseason
Coaching changes
On December 17, 2019, the Fresno State announced it had hired Indiana offensive coordinator Kalen DeBoer as their new head coach; DeBoer had served only one year as the Hoosiers' offensive coordinator.[3] On January 10, 2020, Indiana announced it had promoted Nick Sheridan to offensive coordinator and running backs' coach Mike Hart to associate head coach.[4] On January 19, 2020, Allen announced the additions of Jason Jones as safeties coach, Kevin Wright as tight ends coach and promoted former safeties coach, Kasey Teegardin, to special teams coordinator.[5]
Transfers
Outgoing
Notable departures from the 2019 squad included:
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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| Coy Cronk | 54 | Offensive Lineman | 6'5" | 325 | Senior (Redshirt) | Lafayette, Indiana | Graduate transfer |
| Cole Gest | 20 | Running Back | 5'8' | 194 | Senior (Redshirt) | Lyndhurst, Ohio | Graduate transfer |
| Peyton Ramsey | 12 | Quarterback | 6'2" | 216 | Senior (Redshirt) | Cincinnati, Ohio | Graduate transfer |
| Ronnie Walker | 23 | Running Back | 5'11" | 211 | Sophomore | Hopewell, Virginia | Transferred |
Incoming
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | Prev. School |
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| Dylan Powell | 72 | Offensive Lineman | 6'3" | 300 | Senior (Redshirt) | Hannibal, Missouri | Graduate transfer | Stanford |
| Jovan Swann | 51 | Defensive Line | 6'2" | 270 | Senior (Redshirt) | Greenwood, Indiana | Graduate transfer | Stanford |
| Khameron Taylor | 85 | Tight End | 6'4" | 270 | Senior (Redshirt) | Alachua, Florida | Graduate transfer | South Alabama |
2020 NFL Draft
Hoosiers who were picked in the 2020 NFL Draft:
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Team |
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| 6 | 209 | Simon Stepaniak | Guard | Green Bay Packers |
| UFA | Nick Westbrook | Wide receiver | Tennessee Titans |
Schedule
The Hoosiers' 2020 schedule will consist of 7 home games and 5 away games.[6] The Hoosiers' first game will be against conference opponent Wisconsin, before opening the non-conference schedule, at home, against Western Kentucky of Conference USA and the following week against Ball State; the Hoosiers will finish the non-conference schedule at UConn in East Hartford, Connecticut.
The Hoosiers are scheduled to play nine conference games; they host Maryland, Michigan State, Penn State, Illinois and Purdue. They will travel to Wisconsin, Rutgers, Ohio State and Michigan.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 4 | at Wisconsin | |||||
| September 12 | Western Kentucky* |
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| September 19 | Ball State* |
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| September 26 | at UConn* | CBSSN | ||||
| October 10 | Maryland |
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| October 17 | at Rutgers | |||||
| October 24 | Michigan State |
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| October 31 | Penn State |
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| November 7 | at Ohio State | |||||
| November 14 | Illinois |
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| November 21 | at Michigan | |||||
| November 28 | Purdue |
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Personnel
Roster
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Special teams
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Radio
Radio coverage for all games will be broadcast on IUHoosiers.com All-Access and on various radio frequencies throughout the state. The primary radio announcer is long-time broadcaster Don Fischer with Play-by-Play.[8][9]
References
- "IU Football: Date and Time for Spring Game is Set". TheDailyHoosier.com. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
- "Big Ten Cancels All Events for Remainder of 2019-20 Athletic Season". IUHoosiers.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
- "Fresno State hires Kalen DeBoer as coach". ESPN. 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- "Indiana promotes Nick Sheridan to offensive coordinator". WashingtonPost.com. January 10, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- "Indiana promotes Nick Sheridan to offensive coordinator". HoosierHuddle.com. January 19, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
- "2020 Schedule". IUHoosiers.com. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
- "2020 Indiana Hoosiers Football Schedule". FBS Schedules. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
- "Broadcast Information". www.IUHoosiers.com. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- "Inside IU – Voice of IU sports". www.wslmradio.com. Retrieved December 5, 2018.