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.
On December 1, 2016, Indiana announced that Kevin Wilson had been dismissed due to "philosophical differences", and that Tom Allen would permanently succeed Wilson as head coach, beginning at the bowl game.
Offseason Departures Notable departures from the 2015 squad included:
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Jordan Howard #8 RB 6'0" 230 Junior Gardendale, AL Declared for the 2016 NFL Draft Jason Spriggs #78 OT 6'6" 301 Senior Chicago, IL Declared for the 2016 NFL Draft Nate Sudfeld #7 QB 6'6" 234 Senior Modesto, CA Declared 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.
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).
Game summaries At FIU
Statistics IU FIU First downs 26 16 Total yards 486 331 Rushes/yards 52–246 21–63 Passing yards 240 268 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–28–0 24–47–3 Time of possession 33:20 26:40 Team Category Player StatisticsIndiana Passing Richard Lagow 18/27, 240 yards, TD Rushing Devine Redding 22 carries, 135 yards Receiving Nick Westbrook-Ikhine 6 receptions, 70 yardsFIU Passing Alex McGough 23/46, 263 yards, 3 INT Rushing Tony Gaither IV 1 carry, 27 yards Receiving Stantley Thomas-Oliver 3 receptions, 91 yards
vs Ball State
Statistics BALL IU First downs 18 19 Total yards 371 453 Rushes/yards 38–140 45–187 Passing yards 231 266 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 15–30–1 17–27–0 Time of possession 28:41 31:19 Team Category Player StatisticsBall State Passing Riley Neal 15/30, 231 yards, TD, INT Rushing James Gilbert 12 carries, 54 yards Receiving Kevonn Mabon 5 receptions, 84 yardsIndiana Passing Richard Lagow 17/27, 266 yards, 3 TD Rushing Devine Redding 26 carries, 110 yards Receiving Nick Westbrook-Ikhine 3 receptions, 133 yards, 2 TD
vs Wake Forest
Statistics WAKE IU First downs 21 25 Total yards 352 611 Rushes/yards 50–180 32–115 Passing yards 172 496 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16–29–0 28–47–5 Time of possession 33:53 26:07 Team Category Player StatisticsWake Forest Passing John Wolford 16/29, 172 yards, TD Rushing Matt Colburn 29 carries, 103 yards Receiving Chuck Wade Jr. 6 receptions, 59 yards, TDIndiana Passing Richard Lagow 28/47, 496 yards, 3 TD, 5 INT Rushing Devine Redding 16 carries, 68 yards Receiving Ricky Jones 8 receptions, 208 yards
vs No. 17 Michigan State
Statistics MSU IU First downs 21 19 Total yards 438 437 Rushes/yards 41–175 39–156 Passing yards 263 261 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21–35–0 17–28–1 Time of possession 33:23 26:37 Team Category Player StatisticsMichigan State Passing Tyler O'Connor 21/35, 263 yards, 3 TD Rushing Gerald Holmes 9 carries, 51 yards Receiving R. J. Shelton 7 receptions, 141 yards, TDIndiana Passing Richard Lagow 16/26, 276 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Devine Redding 19 carries, 100 yards Receiving Ricky Jones 5 receptions, 124 yards, TD
At No. 2 Ohio State
Statistics IU OSU First downs 14 18 Total yards 281 383 Rushes/yards 40–99 50–290 Passing yards 182 93 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14–28–1 9–21–1 Time of possession 27:02 32:58 Team Category Player StatisticsIndiana Passing Richard Lagow 14/28, 182 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Devine Redding 22 carries, 78 yards Receiving Nick Westbrook-Ikhine 2 receptions, 67 yardsOhio State Passing J. T. Barrett 9/21, 93 yards, TD, INT Rushing J. T. Barrett 26 carries, 137 yards, TD Receiving Dontre Wilson 3 receptions, 42 yards, TD
vs No. 10 Nebraska
Statistics NEB IU First downs 17 18 Total yards 360 333 Rushes/yards 45–152 30–88 Passing yards 208 245 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 10–26–2 24–39–2 Time of possession 32:56 27:04 Team Category Player StatisticsNebraska Passing Tommy Armstrong Jr. 10/26, 208 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Terrell Newby 22 carries, 102 yards, TD Receiving Stanley Morgan Jr. 3 receptions, 93 yards, TDIndiana Passing Richard Lagow 19/32, 196 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Devine Redding 11 carries, 57 yards, TD Receiving Mitchell Paige 9 receptions, 101 yards
At Northwestern
Statistics IU NW First downs 23 26 Total yards 401 408 Rushes/yards 27–84 44–123 Passing yards 317 285 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 35–59–2 24–44–0 Time of possession 28:52 31:08 Team Category Player StatisticsIndiana Passing Richard Lagow 35/59, 317 yards, 2 INT Rushing Devine Redding 16 carries, 42 yards Receiving Nick Westbrook-Ikhine 10 receptions, 126 yardsNorthwestern Passing Clayton Thorson 24/43, 285 yards, 3 TD Rushing Justin Jackson 28 carries, 94 yards Receiving Austin Carr 7 receptions, 125 yards, TD
vs Maryland
Statistics MARY IU First downs 29 34 Total yards 517 650 Rushes/yards 50–269 57–414 Passing yards 248 236 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 22–34–1 17–26–0 Time of possession 32:15 27:45 Team Category Player StatisticsMaryland Passing Perry Hills 22/33, 248 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Ty Johnson 13 carries, 142 yards, TD Receiving D. J. Moore 5 receptions, 81 yards, TDIndiana Passing Richard Lagow 16/25, 207 yards Rushing Devine Redding 17 carries, 130 yards, TD Receiving Ricky Jones 4 receptions, 77 yards
At Rutgers
Statistics IU RUTG First downs 27 13 Total yards 567 351 Rushes/yards 44–147 34–93 Passing yards 420 258 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 29–41–2 19–36–0 Time of possession 32:45 27:15 Team Category Player StatisticsIndiana Passing Richard Lagow 28/40, 394 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Rushing Devine Redding 18 carries, 73 yards, TD Receiving Mitchell Paige 6 receptions, 100 yardsRutgers Passing Giovanni Rescigno 19/36, 258 yards, TD Rushing Justin Goodwin 19 carries, 82 yards Receiving Jawuan Harris 8 receptions, 118 yards
vs No. 10 Penn State
Statistics PSU IU First downs 18 20 Total yards 409 454 Rushes/yards 45–77 41–110 Passing yards 332 344 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16–30–2 24–41–0 Time of possession 33:39 26:21 Team Category Player StatisticsPenn State Passing Trace McSorley 16/30, 332 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Saquon Barkley 33 carries, 58 yards, 2 TD Receiving Mike Gesicki 5 receptions, 88 yardsIndiana Passing Richard Lagow 23/40, 292 yards, 2 TD Rushing Devine Redding 23 carries, 108 yards, 2 TD Receiving Camion Patrick 3 receptions, 91 yards
At No. 4 Michigan
Statistics IU MICH First downs 15 15 Total yards 255 284 Rushes/yards 36–64 50–225 Passing yards 191 59 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14–30–0 7–16–0 Time of possession 25:39 34:21 Team Category Player StatisticsIndiana Passing Richard Lagow 14/29, 191 yards Rushing Devine Redding 22 carries, 50 yards Receiving Nick Westbrook-Ikhine 4 receptions, 78 yardsMichigan Passing John O'Korn 7/16, 59 yards Rushing De'Veon Smith 23 carries, 158 yards, 2 TD Receiving Ty Isaac 1 reception, 21 yards
vs Purdue
Statistics PUR IU First downs 20 17 Total yards 267 269 Rushes/yards 34–42 54–152 Passing yards 225 117 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 24–45–2 11–22–4 Time of possession 31:41 28:19 Team Category Player StatisticsPurdue Passing David Blough 24/45, 225 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Markell Jones 22 carries, 35 yards, TD Receiving DeAngelo Yancey 6 receptions, 78 yards, TDIndiana Passing Richard Lagow 11/19, 117 yards, TD, 3 INT Rushing Devine Redding 24 carries, 99 yards, TD Receiving Nick Westbrook-Ikhine 1 reception, 44 yards
vs No. 19 Utah (Foster Farms Bowl)
Statistics UTAH IU First downs 21 22 Total yards 470 341 Rushes/yards 52–256 37–117 Passing yards 214 224 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 12–24–1 15–40–1 Time of possession 35:23 24:37 Team Category Player StatisticsUtah Passing Tyler Huntley 11/23, 178 yards, INT Rushing Joe Williams 26 carries, 222 yards, TD Receiving Demari Simpkins 4 receptions, 58 yardsIndiana Passing Richard Lagow 14/39, 188 yards, TD, INT Rushing Devine Redding 17 carries, 72 yards, TD Receiving Nick Westbrook-Ikhine 5 receptions, 80 yards, TD
Roster
Awards and honors Big Ten Players of the Week + Weekly Awards Marcelino McCrary-Ball Big Ten Freshman Player of the Week September 12, 2016 Marcus Oliver Co-defensive Big Ten Player of the Week October 29, 2016 Tyler Natee Big Ten Freshman Player of the Week October 29, 2016
Awards Tegray Scales Second team All-Big Ten November 29, 2016 Rashard Fant Second team All-Big Ten November 29, 2016 Jacob Bailey Big Ten Sportsmanship Award November 29, 2016 Dan Feeney First team All-Big Ten November 30, 2016 First team All-American December 12, 2016
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