2020 Indiana Hoosiers football team

The 2020 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented Indiana University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana, and competed as a member of the East Division of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Tom Allen.

2020 Indiana Hoosiers football
Outback Bowl, L 20–26 vs. Ole Miss
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Division	East Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
AP	No. 12
Record	6–2 (6–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Tom Allen (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Nick Sheridan (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Grant Heard (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Kane Wommack (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Kevin Peoples (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple 4–2–5
MVPs	Micah McFadden Michael Penix Jr.
Captains	Harry Crider Cam Jones Marcelino McCrary-Ball Micah McFadden Michael Penix Jr.
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Uniform
Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

2020 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 2 Ohio State xy$^		5	–	0					7	–	1
No. 12 Indiana		6	–	1					6	–	2
Penn State		4	–	5					4	–	5
Maryland		2	–	3					2	–	3
Rutgers		3	–	6					3	–	6
Michigan		2	–	4					2	–	4
Michigan State		2	–	5					2	–	5
West Division
No. 10 Northwestern xy		6	–	1					7	–	2
No. 16 Iowa		6	–	2					6	–	2
Wisconsin		3	–	3					4	–	3
Minnesota		3	–	4					3	–	4
Nebraska		3	–	5					3	–	5
Purdue		2	–	4					2	–	4
Illinois		2	–	6					2	–	6
Championship: Ohio State 22, Northwestern 10
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Note: Due to COVID-19, the Big Ten suspended the season on August 11, but later decided to begin play on October 24. In addition to the title game that was played on December 19, the conference seeded all remaining teams for "championship week" games.[1] Rankings from AP Poll.

On July 9, 2020, the Big Ten announced that member teams would only play conference games in effort to reduce issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2] On August 11, the Big Ten canceled the college football season for the fall of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[3][4][5] This decision was reversed on September 16, with an announcement that each team would play eight games in eight weeks beginning on October 24.^[6][7]

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 canceled the remainder of all winter and spring sports seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[8][9]

Date	Time	Spring Game	Site	Result	Source
April 17	7:00 p.m.	Cream vs. Crimson	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	Canceled

Offseason

Coaching changes

On December 17, 2019, the Fresno State Bulldogs announced that they had hired Indiana offensive coordinator Kalen DeBoer as their new head coach; DeBoer had served only one year as the Hoosiers' offensive coordinator.^[10] On January 10, 2020, Indiana announced it had promoted Nick Sheridan to offensive coordinator and running backs' coach Mike Hart to associate head coach.^[11] 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.^[12]

Transfers

Outgoing

Notable departures from the 2019 squad included:

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
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
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

See also: 2020 NFL draft

Hoosiers who were picked in the 2020 NFL Draft:

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Team
6	209	Simon Stepaniak	Guard	Green Bay Packers
UFA		Nick Westbrook	Wide receiver	Tennessee Titans

Preseason

Position key

Back	B		Center	C		Cornerback	CB		Defensive back	DB
Defensive end	DE		Defensive lineman	DL		Defensive tackle	DT		End	E
Fullback	FB		Guard	G		Halfback	HB		Kicker	K
Kickoff returner	KR		Offensive tackle	OT		Offensive lineman	OL		Linebacker	LB
Long snapper	LS		Punter	P		Punt returner	PR		Quarterback	QB
Running back	RB		Safety	S		Tight end	TE		Wide receiver	WR

Recruits

The Hoosiers signed a total of 20 recruits.

College recruiting information (2020)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
David Baker WR	Indianapolis, Indiana	Scecina Memorial High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jun 28, 2019
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Tim Baldwin Jr. RB	Nokesville, Virginia	Patriot High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	Dec 8, 2019
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
AJ Barner TE	Aurora, Ohio	Aurora High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Dec 8, 2019
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Kahlil Benson OL	Southaven, Mississippi	Southaven High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	332 lb (151 kg)	Feb 5, 2020
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Bryson Bonds DB	Crowley, Texas	Crowley High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Dec 8, 2019
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Chris Bradberry OL	Rancho Cucamonga, California	Etiwanda High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	May 10, 2020
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Brady Feeney OL	St. Louis, Missouri	Christian Brothers College High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	325 lb (147 kg)	Jul 28, 2019
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Luke Haggard OL	Petaluma, California	Petaluma High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Dec 16, 2019
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Randy Holtz OL	Fort Wayne, Indiana	Snider High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	350 lb (160 kg)	Dec 17, 2019
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Christopher Keys DB	Collins, Mississippi	Collins High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jun 6, 2019
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Cameron Knight OL	Noblesville, Indiana	Noblesville High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	May 18, 2019
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Damarjhe Lewis DL	Griffin, Georgia	Griffin High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	291 lb (132 kg)	Nov 28, 2019
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Caleb Murphy DL	Campbellsburg, Indiana	West Washington High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	Jun 4, 2019
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Javon Swinton ATH	Stafford, Virginia	North Stafford High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jul 25, 2019
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Lem Watley-Neely DB	Harper Woods, Michigan	Harper Woods High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jun 23, 2019
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Luke Wiginton OL	Fort Wayne, Indiana	Bishop Dwenger High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	289 lb (131 kg)	Apr 6, 2019
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Rashawn Williams WR	Detroit, Michigan	Martin Luther King High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Apr 29, 2019
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Dexter Williams II QB	Macon, Georgia	Mount de Sales Academy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jun 23, 2019
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Ty Wise LB	Carmel, Indiana	Carmel High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	Mar 7, 2019
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Overall recruit ranking:    Rivals: 48    247Sports: 58    ESPN: 55
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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: "Indiana Football Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved July 15, 2020. "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved July 15, 2020.

Preseason Big Ten poll

Although the Big Ten Conference has not held an official preseason poll since 2010, Cleveland.com has polled sports journalists representing all member schools as a de facto preseason media poll since 2011. For the 2020 poll, Indiana was projected to finish fourth in the East Division.^[13]

Media poll (East Division)
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Ohio State	237 (33)
2	Penn State	204 (1)
3	Michigan	169
4	Indiana	134
5	Michigan State	94
6	Maryland	76
7	Rutgers	38

Schedule

The Hoosiers' 2020 schedule originally consisted of 7 home games and 5 away games;^[14] however, the Big Ten moved to a conference-only schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[15][16] The Hoosiers were also originally scheduled to play three non-conference games, against Western Kentucky and Ball State at home and on the road against UConn.

The Hoosiers were scheduled to host Penn State, Illinois, Michigan, Maryland and Purdue. They were scheduled to travel to Wisconsin, Ohio State, Minnesota, Rutgers and Michigan State.

The season was canceled on August 11, 2020,^[5] but announced on September 16 that the decision had been reversed, and that the football season would begin on October 23.^[17]

On December 9, Purdue and Indiana announced a mutual one-time cancellation of the Old Oaken Bucket game scheduled for December 12 after team-related activities were paused because of an elevated number of coronavirus cases within both the Boilermakers' and Hoosiers' programs.^[18] On December 13, Purdue and Indiana came to a mutual agreement to reschedule the Old Oaken Bucket game for one week later, on December 18;^[19] however, on December 15, both teams again mutually agreed to cancel the Friday contest, due to issues remaining on both teams with COVID complications.^[20]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 24	3:30 p.m.	No. 8 Penn State		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	FS1	W 36–35 OT	995
October 31	3:30 p.m.	at Rutgers	No. 17	SHI Stadium Piscataway, NJ	FS1	W 37–21	0
November 7	12:00 p.m.	No. 23 Michigan	No. 13	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	FS1	W 38–21	1,034
November 14	12:00 p.m.	at Michigan State	No. 10	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (rivalry)	ABC	W 24–0	340
November 21	12:00 p.m.	at No. 3 Ohio State	No. 9	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	FOX	L 35–42	635
November 28	12:00 p.m.	Maryland	No. 12	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	ESPN2	W 27–11	963
December 5	3:30 p.m.	at No. 16 Wisconsin	No. 12	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ABC	W 14–6	0
December 12	3:30 p.m.	Purdue		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	BTN	No contest[18]
December 18	7:30 p.m.	Purdue		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (Championship Week, Old Oaken Bucket)	BTN	No contest[20]
January 2, 2021	12:30 p.m.	vs. Ole Miss*	No. 11	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL (Outback Bowl)	ABC	L 20–26	11,025
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings (after November 24) released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

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Rankings

Further information: 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP	RV	none	—*	—*	—	RV			17	13	10	9	12	10	8	7	7	12
Coaches	RV	none	—*	—*	—			RV	19	13	10	10	12	11	9	7	8	13
CFP	Not released												12	12	12	11	11	Not released

(*) Big Ten Conference members were not eligible for the Week 2 of the AP and Coaches Polls and Week 3 of the AP due to not having a scheduled season at the time.

Game summaries

vs No. 8 Penn State

See also: 2020 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

No. 8 Penn State Nittany Lions (0–0) vs Indiana Hoosiers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
No. 8 Nittany Lions	7	0	7	14	7	35
Hoosiers	0	17	0	11	8	36

at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana

• Date: October 24, 2020
• Game time: 3:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 54 °F (12 °C)
• Game attendance: 995
• Referee: Ron Snodgrass
• TV announcers (FS1): Aaron Goldsmith (play-by-play), Mark Helfrich (analyst)
• Sources: IUHoosiers.com^[25]

Game information

First quarter (7:59) PSU – Pat Freiermuth 2-yard pass from Sean Clifford, Jake Pinegar kick (Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 7:01; Penn State 7–0) Second quarter (12:24) IU – Charles Campbell 34-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 22 yards, 3:15; Penn State 7–3) (8:12) IU – Stevie Scott III 14-yard run, Charles Campbell kick (Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 2:02; Indiana 10–7) (6:36) IU – Stevie Scott III 2-yard run, Charles Campbell kick (Drive: 2 plays, 4 yards, 0:30; Indiana 17–7) Third quarter (0:00) PSU – Sean Clifford 35-yard run, Jake Pinegar kick (Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 4:07; Indiana 17–14) Fourth quarter (13:18) IU – Charles Campbell 34-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 1:42; Indiana 20–14) (2:30) PSU – Jahan Dotson 60-yard pass from Sean Clifford, Jake Pinegar kick (Drive: 3 plays, 74 yards, 0:44; Penn State 21–20) (1:42) PSU – Devyn Ford 14-yard run, Jake Pinegar kick (Drive: 1 play, 14 yards, 0:05; Penn State 28–20) (0:22) IU – Michael Penix Jr. 1-yard run, Michael Penix Jr. two-point run (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:20; Tied 28–28) Overtime (0:00) PSU – Parker Washington 9-yard pass from Sean Clifford, Jake Pinegar kick (Drive: 4 plays, 25 yards, 0:00; Penn State 35–28) (0:00) IU – Whop Philyor 9-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Michael Penix Jr. two-point run (Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 0:00; Indiana 36–35)

Statistics	PSU	IU
First downs	27	16
Total yards	488	211
Rushes/yards	52–250	26–41
Passing yards	238	170
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	24–35–2	19–36–1
Time of possession	40:25	19:35

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Penn State	Passing	Sean Clifford	24/35, 238 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Sean Clifford	17 carries, 119 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jahan Dotson	4 receptions, 94 yards, TD
Indiana	Passing	Michael Penix Jr.	19/36, 170 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Stevie Scott III	20 carries, 57 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Miles Marshall	4 reception, 46 yards

At Rutgers

See also: 2020 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

No. 17 Indiana Hoosiers (1–0) at Rutgers Scarlet Knights (1–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 17 Hoosiers	3	17	10	7	37
Scarlet Knights	7	0	8	6	21

at SHI Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey

• Date: October 31, 2020
• Game time: 3:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Rainy, 39 °F (4 °C)
• Game attendance: 0
• Referee: Reggie Smith
• TV announcers (FS1): Joe Beninati (play-by-play), Matt Millen (analyst)
• Sources: IUHoosiers.com^[26]

Game information

First quarter (7:35) RUTG – Bo Melton 23-yard pass from Noah Vedral, Guy Fava kick (Drive: 4 plays, 43 yards, 1:40; Rutgers 7–0) (1:46) IU – Charles Campbell 42-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 57 yards, 5:49; Rutgers 7–3) Second quarter (10:02) IU – Charles Campbell 28-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 4:51; Rutgers 7–6) (4:56) IU – Michael Penix Jr. 1-yard run, Charles Campbell kick (Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, 1:04; Indiana 13–7) (3:13) IU – Ty Fryfogle 15-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Charles Campbell kick (Drive: 3 plays, 28 yards, 1:30; Indiana 20–7) Third quarter (10:08) IU – Charles Campbell 31-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 2:25; Indiana 23–7) (5:34) RUTG – Kay'Ron Adams 37-yard run, Isiah Pacheco two-point run (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:34; Indiana 23–15) (3:56) IU – Peyton Hendershot 2-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Charles Campbell kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:38; Indiana 30–15) Fourth quarter (12:37) IU – Peyton Hendershot 1-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Charles Campbell kick (Drive: 8 plays, 82 yards, 3:59; Indiana 37–15) (3:21) RUTG – Bo Melton 16-yard pass from Noah Vedral (Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 2:48; Indiana 37–21)

Statistics	IU	RUTG
First downs	20	19
Total yards	347	247
Rushes/yards	40–109	33–121
Passing yards	238	126
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	17–26–0	22–35–3
Time of possession	32:31	27:29

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana	Passing	Michael Penix Jr.	17/26, 238 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Stevie Scott III	21 carries, 81 yards
	Receiving	Whop Philyor	5 receptions, 137 yards
Rutgers	Passing	Noah Vedral	21/34, 130 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Kayron Adams	5 carries, 63 yards, TD
	Receiving	Bo Melton	4 receptions, 48 yards, 2 TD

vs No. 23 Michigan

See also: 2020 Michigan Wolverines football team

No. 23 Michigan Wolverines (1–1) vs No. 13 Indiana Hoosiers (2–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 Wolverines	7	0	7	7	21
No. 13 Hoosiers	14	10	7	7	38

at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana

• Date: November 7, 2020
• Game time: 12:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 72 °F (22 °C)
• Game attendance: 1,034
• Referee: Mark Klucynski
• TV announcers (FS1): Joe Davis (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analyst)
• Sources: IUHoosiers.com^[27]

Game information

First quarter (8:57) IU – Miles Marshall 13-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Charles Campbell kick (Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 4:30; Indiana 7–0) (4:48) MICH – Cornelius Johnson 37-yard pass from Joe Milton, Quinn Nordin kick (Drive: 4 plays, 78 yards, 1:02; Tied 7–7) (1:41) IU – Ty Fryfogle 24-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Charles Campbell kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:07; Indiana 14–7) Second quarter (6:53) IU – Charles Campbell 52-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards, 3:58; Indiana 17–7) (0:56) IU – Peyton Hendershot 1-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Charles Campbell kick (Drive: 12 plays, 96 yards, 4:21; Indiana 24–7) Third quarter (9:01) MICH – Roman Wilson 13-yard pass from Joe Milton, Quinn Nordin kick (Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:57; Indiana 24–14) (4:39) IU – Stevie Scott III 1-yard run, Charles Campbell kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:22; Indiana 31–14) Fourth quarter (13:43) MICH – Ronnie Bell 21-yard pass from Joe Milton, Quinn Nordin kick (Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 2:01; Indiana 31–21) (8:40) IU – Stevie Scott III 2-yard run, Charles Campbell kick (Drive: 8 plays, 29 yards, 3:48; Indiana 38–21)

Statistics	MICH	IU
First downs	17	28
Total yards	357	460
Rushes/yards	18–13	38–118
Passing yards	344	342
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	18–34–2	30–50–0
Time of possession	21:10	38:50

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Michigan	Passing	Joe Milton	18/34, 344 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Hassan Haskins	6 carries, 19 yards
	Receiving	Ronnie Bell	6 receptions, 149 yards, TD
Indiana	Passing	Michael Penix Jr.	30/50, 342 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Stevie Scott III	24 carries, 98 yards, TD
	Receiving	Ty Fryfogle	7 reception, 142 yards, TD

At Michigan State

See also: 2020 Michigan State Spartans football team and Indiana–Michigan State football rivalry

No. 10 Indiana Hoosiers (3–0) at Michigan State Spartans (1–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 Hoosiers	14	10	0	0	24
Spartans	0	0	0	0	0

at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan

• Date: November 14, 2020
• Game time: 12:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Rainy, 36 °F (2 °C)
• Game attendance: 340
• Referee: John O'Neill
• TV announcers (ABC): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst)
• Sources: IUHoosiers.com^[28]

Game information

First quarter (2:11) IU – Stevie Scott III 8-yard run, Charles Campbell kick (Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 3:15; Indiana 7–0) (1:14) IU – Ty Fryfogle 16-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Charles Campbell kick (Drive: 2 plays, 16 yards, 0:15; Indiana 14–0) Second quarter (9:22) IU – Charles Campbell 21-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 22 yards, 2:23; Indiana 17–0) (4:56) IU – Ty Fryfogle 65-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Charles Campbell kick (Drive: 5 plays, 79 yards, 2:40; Indiana 24–0) Third quarter None Fourth quarter None

Statistics	IU	MSU
First downs	21	9
Total yards	433	191
Rushes/yards	39–113	24–60
Passing yards	320	131
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	25–38–2	13–27–3
Time of possession	39:14	20:46

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana	Passing	Michael Penix Jr.	25/38, 320 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Stevie Scott III	23 carries, 84 yards, TD
	Receiving	Ty Fryfogle	11 receptions, 200 yards, 2 TD
Michigan State	Passing	Payton Thorne	10/20, 110 yards, INT
	Rushing	Connor Heyward	5 carries, 27 yards
	Receiving	Jayden Reed	7 receptions, 63 yards

At No. 3 Ohio State

See also: 2020 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

No. 9 Indiana Hoosiers (4–0) at No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes (3–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 Hoosiers	0	7	14	14	35
No. 3 Buckeyes	7	21	14	0	42

at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio

• Date: November 21, 2020
• Game time: 12:05 p.m.
• Game weather: Cloudy, 48 °F (9 °C)
• Game attendance: 635
• Referee: Jerry McGinn
• TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), Jenny Taft (sideline)
• Sources: IUHoosiers.com^[29]

Game information

First quarter (12:32) OSU – Garrett Wilson 10-yard pass from Justin Fields, Jake Seibert kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:33; Ohio State 7–0) Second quarter (11:03) IU – Whop Philyor 4-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Charles Campbell kick (Drive: 6 plays, 84 yards, 3:05; Tied 7–7) (8:57) OSU – Master Teague 41-yard run, Jake Seibert kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:06; Ohio State 14–7) (4:32) OSU – Master Teague 2-yard run, Jake Seibert kick (Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 3:02; Ohio State 21–7) (0:17) OSU – Justin Fields 9-yard run, Jake Seibert kick (Drive: 9 plays, 93 yards, 2:54; Ohio State 28–7) Third quarter (12:10) OSU – Garrett Wilson 9-yard pass from Justin Fields, Jake Seibert kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:50; Ohio State 35–7) (10:48) IU – Ty Fryfogle 63-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Charles Campbell kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:22; Ohio State 35–14) (5:14) IU – Ty Fryfogle 33-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Charles Campbell kick (Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 1:59; Ohio State 35–21) (0:49) OSU – Shaun Wade 36-yard interception return, Jake Seibert kick (Drive: 2 plays, 0 yards, 0:15; Ohio State 42–21) Fourth quarter (12:26) IU – David Ellis 16-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Charles Campbell kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:23; Ohio State 42–28) (10:26) IU – Ty Fryfogle 56-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Charles Campbell kick (Drive: 2 plays, 56 yards, 0:14; Ohio State 42–35)

Statistics	IU	OSU
First downs	19	27
Total yards	490	607
Rushes/yards	16–-1	50–307
Passing yards	491	300
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	27–51–1	18–30–3
Time of possession	23:36	36:24

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana	Passing	Michael Penix Jr.	27/51, 491 yards, 5 TD, INT
	Rushing	Sampson James	3 carries, 10 yards
	Receiving	Ty Fryfogle	7 receptions, 218 yards, 3 TD
Ohio State	Passing	Justin Fields	18/30, 300 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Master Teague	26 carries, 169 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Garrett Wilson	7 receptions, 169 yards, 2 TD

vs Maryland

See also: 2020 Maryland Terrapins football team

Maryland Terrapins (2–1) vs No. 12 Indiana Hoosiers (4–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Terrapins	0	3	0	8	11
No. 12 Hoosiers	7	0	10	10	27

at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana

• Date: November 28, 2020
• Game time: 12:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 46 °F (8 °C)
• Game attendance: 963
• Referee: Reggie Smith
• TV announcers (ESPN 2): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Kelly Stouffer (analyst)
• Sources: IUHoosiers.com^[30]

Game information

First quarter (4:02) IU – Stevie Scott III 3-yard run, Charles Campbell kick (Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 5:11; Indiana 7–0) Second quarter (4:06) MARY – Joseph Petrino 38-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 2:13; Indiana 7–3) Third quarter (8:10) IU – Team safety (Drive: 1 play, -4 yards, 0:04; Indiana 9–3) (3:44) IU – Stevie Scott III 1-yard run, Jack Tuttle two-point pass to Peyton Hendershot (Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 4:26; Indiana 17–3) Fourth quarter (13:27) IU – Charles Campbell 38-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 3:52; Indiana 20–3) (8:22) IU – Stevie Scott III 2-yard run, Charles Campbell kick (Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 4:28; Indiana 27–3) (1:32) MARY – Dontay Demus Jr. 43-yard pass from Taulia Tagovailoa, Taulia Tagovailoa two-point pass to Carlos Carriere kick (Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 3:34; Indiana 27–11)

Statistics	MARY	IU
First downs	16	17
Total yards	300	349
Rushes/yards	25–59	48–234
Passing yards	241	115
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	17–36–3	11–24–0
Time of possession	23:41	36:19

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Maryland	Passing	Taulia Tagovailoa	17/36, 241 yards, TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Peny Boone	9 carries, 35 yards
	Receiving	Dontay Demus Jr.	6 receptions, 114 yards, TD
Indiana	Passing	Michael Penix Jr.	6/19, 84 yards
	Rushing	Tim Baldwin Jr.	16 carries, 106 yards
	Receiving	Miles Marshall	2 reception, 39 yards

At No. 16 Wisconsin

See also: 2020 Wisconsin Badgers football team

No. 12 Indiana Hoosiers (5–1) at No. 16 Wisconsin Badgers (2–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Hoosiers	0	7	7	0	14
No. 16 Badgers	0	3	3	0	6

at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin

• Date: December 5, 2020
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Cloudy, 36 °F (2 °C)
• Game attendance: 0
• Referee: Mark Kluczynski
• TV announcers (ABC): Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst)
• Sources: IUHoosiers.com^[31]

Game information

First quarter None Second quarter (11:03) IU – Peyton Hendershot 1-yard pass from Jack Tuttle, Charles Campbell kick (Drive: 12 plays, 53 yards, 4:48; Indiana 7–0) (4:03) WISC – Collin Larsh 29-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 81 yards, 6:55; Indiana 7–3) Third quarter (11:03) IU – Whop Philyor 1-yard pass from Jack Tuttle, Charles Campbell kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:57; Indiana 14–3) (0:21) WISC – Collin Larsh 29-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 52 yards, 6:49; Indiana 14–6) Fourth quarter None

Statistics	IU	WISC
First downs	15	19
Total yards	217	342
Rushes/yards	31–87	35–140
Passing yards	130	202
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	13–22–0	20–34–1
Time of possession	24:52	35:08

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana	Passing	Jack Tuttle	13/22, 140 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Stevie Scott III	18 carries, 57 yards
	Receiving	Whop Philyor	4 receptions, 47 yards, TD
Wisconsin	Passing	Graham Mertz	20/34, 202 yards, INT
	Rushing	Jalen Berger	15 carries, 87 yards
	Receiving	Jake Ferguson	5 receptions, 54 yards

vs Purdue

See also: 2020 Purdue Boilermakers football team and Indiana–Purdue rivalry

Purdue Boilermakers (2–4) vs No. 11 Indiana Hoosiers (6–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Boilermakers	0	0	0	0	0
No. 11 Hoosiers	0	0	0	0	0

at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana

• Date: December 12, 2020 & December 18, 2020^[18][20]
• Game time: Cancelled
• TV: BTN

vs Ole Miss (Outback Bowl)

See also: 2020 Ole Miss Rebels football team

Main article: 2021 Outback Bowl

Ole Miss Rebels (5–4) vs No. 11 Indiana Hoosiers (6–1) – Game summary
(2021 Outback Bowl)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	6	7	7	6	26
No. 11 Hoosiers	3	0	3	14	20

at Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL

• Date: January 2, 2021
• Game time: 12:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 78 °F (26 °C)
• Game attendance: 11,025
• Referee: Gary Patterson
• TV announcers (ABC): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (analyst), Cole Cubelic (sideline)
• Sources: IUHoosiers.com^[32]

Game information

First quarter (12:56) MISS – Luke Logan 26-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 2:04; Ole Miss 3–0) (2:47) IU – Charles Campbell 50-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 49 yards, 6:07; Tied 3–3) (0:23) MISS – Luke Logan 24-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 2:24; Ole Miss 6–3) Second quarter (7:17) MISS – Casey Kelly 5-yard pass from Matt Corral, Luke Logan kick (Drive: 18 plays, 76 yards, 6:00; Ole Miss 13–3) Third quarter (12:53) IU – Charles Campbell 53-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 2:07; Ole Miss 13–6) (9:20) MISS – Snoop Conner 4-yard run, Luke Logan kick (Drive: 12 plays, 87 yards, 3:33; Ole Miss 20–6) Fourth quarter (14:56) IU – Stevie Scott III 3-yard run, Charles Campbell kick (Drive: 15 plays, 80 yards, 6:45; Ole Miss 20–13) (5:58) IU – Stevie Scott III 2-yard run, Charles Campbell kick (Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:40; Tied 20–20) (4:12) MISS – Dontario Drummond 1-yard pass from Matt Corral (Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 1:46; Ole Miss 26–20)

Statistics	MISS	IU
First downs	27	26
Total yards	493	369
Rushes/yards	35–147	40–168
Passing yards	346	201
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	31–45–0	26–45–1
Time of possession	24:19	35:41

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ole Miss	Passing	Matt Corral	30/44, 342 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Henry Parrish	17 carries, 63 yards
	Receiving	Dontario Drummond	6 receptions, 110 yards, TD
Indiana	Passing	Jack Tuttle	26/45, 201 yards, INT
	Rushing	Stevie Scott III	19 carries, 99 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Whop Philyor	18 reception, 81 yards

Roster

2020 Indiana Hoosiers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Whop Philyor Sr WR 2 Jacolby Hewitt  So WR 3 Ty Fryfogle Sr WR 4 David Baker Fr QB 5 Dexter Williams II Fr RB 6 Sampson James So RB 8 Stevie Scott III Jr QB 9 Michael Penix Jr.   So RB 10 David Ellis So WR 12 Da'Shaun Brown  Fr WR 13 Miles Marshall  So QB 14 Jack Tuttle  So QB 15 Zack Merrill  Fr QB 16 Grant Gremel  Fr WR 17 Jordan Jakes  Fr WR 18 Javon Swinton Fr RB 22 Tim Baldwin, Jr Fr QB 25 Will Jontz  Fr WR 25 Cam Wilson  Jr WR 27 Luke Shayotovich  So RB 28 Charlie Spegal Fr RB 34 Davion Ervin-Poindexter  So RB 36 Chris Childers Jr RB 37 Ahrod Lloyd  Jr TE 39 Ryan Barnes  So TE 45 Trey Walker  Fr TE 49 Sam Daugstrup Fr OL 51 Mackenzie Nworah  Sr OL 52 DaVondre Love  Sr OL 54 Brady Feeney Fr OL 55 Luke Lane  Fr OL 56 Mike Katic  Fr OL 57 Harry Crider Sr OL 58 Chris Bradberry  Jr OL 59 Gavin McCabe  So OL 61 Ricky Tamis  Fr OL 62 Cameron Knight Fr OL 63 Andy Buttrell Fr OL 64 Tyler Graff Fr OL 65 Dominic Altimari  Jr OL 66 Aidan Rafferty  So OL 67 Kahlil Benson Fr OL 69 Peter Schulz  Fr OL 70 Luke Haggard Jr OL 71 Randy Holtz Fr OL 72 Dylan Powell  Sr OL 73 Tim Weaver  Fr OL 74 Nick Marozas  So OL 75 Luke Wiginton Fr OL 76 Matthew Bedford So OL 77 Caleb Jones  Jr OL 78 Britt Beery  Jr OL 79 Charlie O'Connor  So WR 81 Gary Cooper  Fr WR 82 Christian Harris  Jr WR 83 Bryan Parker  Jr TE 84 Turon Ivy Jr.  So WR 85 McCall Ray  Fr TE 85 Khameron Taylor GS TE 86 Peyton Hendershot  Jr TE 88 AJ Barner Fr TE 89 Matt Bjorson Jr TE 96 Caleb Murphy Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 1 Devon Matthews Jr DB 2 Reese Taylor Jr DB 3 Tiawan Mullen So DB 4 Cam Jones Jr DB 5 Juwan Burgess  Jr DL 6 James Head Jr. Jr DB 7 Christopher Keys Fr LB 8 James Miller  So DB 9 Marcelino McCrary-Ball   Sr DB 12 Lem Watley-Neely Fr DB 14 Larry Tracy III  Fr DB 17 Raheem Layne Sr DL 18 Jonathan King  So DB 19 Josh Sanguinetti  Fr DB 20 Joseph Daniels Jr.  So DB 21 Noah Pierre  So DB 22 Jamar Johnson Jr DB 23 Jaylin Williams Jr DB 24 Bryson Bonds Fr DB 26 Gabe Cohen  Sr LB 27 Xavier Trueblood Fr DB 29 Liam Zaccheo Fr DB 30 Jordan Jusevitch  So DB 31 Bryant Fitzgerald  Jr DB 33 Connor Hole Fr DL 34 Damarjhe Lewis Fr DB 35 DeKaleb Thomas  So DB 36 Nicholas Grieser  Fr DB 37 Ty Wise Fr DB 38 Jeremy Boyd  Jr LB 39 Patrick Finley Fr LB 40 Cameron Williams  Fr DL 41 Beau Robbins  Fr LB 42 D. K. Bonhomme So DB 43 Samuel Slusher  Jr LB 44 Thomas Allen  Jr LB 46 Aaron Casey  So LB 47 Micah McFadden Jr DL 48 Jalen Mayala Fr LB 49 Brett Wethington Fr DL 50 Sio Nofoagatoto'a So DL 51 Jovan Swann GS DL 52 Shamar Jones  So DL 53 Stephen Walker II  Fr DL 55 C. J. Person  Fr DL 60 Dalton Davis Fr DL 67 Christian Love  So DL 87 Michael Ziemba Sr DL 91 Jeramy Passmore  Fr DL 92 Alfred Bryant  Jr DL 94 DeMarcus Elliott Jr DL 95 Antoine Whitner Jr.  Fr DL 97 Tramar Reece  Jr DL 98 Jerome Johnson  Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 80 Chris Freeman Fr P 83 Asher King  Fr LS 60 Jacob Limbach  Sr K 90 Jared Smolar  Sr P 92 Chase Wyatt  Fr K 93 Charles Campbell  So P 94 Haydon Whitehead GS LS 95 Sean Wracher So LS 97 Jake Wellmann Fr K 99 Jack Cardillo  Jr	Head coach Tom Allen Coordinators/assistant coaches Mike Hart (assistant head coach / running backs) Grant Heard (co-offensive coordinator/wide receivers) Darren Hiller (run game coordinator/offensive line) Jason Jones (safeties) Kevin Peoples (defensive line) Brandon Shelby (cornerbacks) Nick Sheridan (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks) Kasey Teegardin (special teams coordinator/defensive backs) Kane Wommack (defensive coordinator/linebackers) Kevin Wright (tight ends) Aaron Wellman (senior assistant athletic director for football performance) Danny Friend (graduate assistant – offense) Jeff McInerney (quality control - special teams) Ryan McInerney (quality control - defense) Drew Moulton (quality control - offense) Lee Wilbanks (senior director of recruiting) Dwike Wilson (director of player personnel & high school relations) Mike Doig (director of football operations) Mike Pechac (director of player development & academic enhancement) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: May 6, 2020

Awards and honors

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year	Date Awarded	Ref
Chuck Bednarik Award	Tiawan Mullen	DB	SO	July 13, 2020	[33]
Doak Walker Award	Stevie Scott	RB	JR	July 15, 2020	[34]
Fred Biletnikoff Award	Whop Philyor	WR	SR	July 16, 2020	[35]
John Mackey Award	Peyton Hendershot	TE	JR (RS)	July 17, 2020	[36]
Wuerffel Trophy	Harry Crider	OL	SR	July 23, 2020	[37]
Maxwell Award	Michael Penix Jr.	QB	SO (RS)	July 24, 2020	[38]
	Whop Philyor	WR	SR
	Stevie Scott	RB	JR
Campbell Trophy	Harry Crider	OL	SR	October 1, 2020	[39]
Rimington Trophy				October 14, 2020	[40]
Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year	Harry Crider	OL	SR	November 17, 2020	[41]
Fred Biletnikoff Award - Semi-Finalist	Ty Fryfogle	WR	SR	November 19, 2020 December 7, 2020	[42]
Davey O’Brien Award - Semi-Finalist	Michael Penix Jr.	QB	SO (RS)	December 7, 2020	[43]
Ray Guy Award - Semi-Finalist	Haydon Whitehead	P	Graduate	December 7, 2020	[44][45]
Broyles Award - Finalist	Kane Wommack	Defensive coordinator		December 15, 2020 December 22, 2020	[46][47][48]
Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award - Semi-Finalist	Tom Allen	Head coach		December 21, 2020	[49]
Paul "Bear" Bryant Award - Finalist				November 17, 2020 December 22, 2020	[50] [51][52]
Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award - Finalist				November 19, 2020 December 22, 2020	[53][54][55]
George Munger Award - Finalist				December 23, 2020 January 5, 2021	[56][57]

Players / Coaches of the Week

Big Ten / National Weekly Awards

Player	Award	Date Awarded	Ref.
Jamar Johnson	B1G Co-defensive Players of the Week	October 26, 2020	[58]
Tom Allen	Dodd Trophy Coach of the Week	October 27, 2020	[59]
Charles Campbell	B1G Special Teams Player of the Week	November 2, 2020	[60]
	Lou Groza Award - Star of the Week		[61]
Michael Penix Jr.	Manning Award - Star of the Week	November 9, 2020	[62]
	Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award - Week 10 - Great 8		[63]
	Manning Award - Quarterback of the Week	November 12, 2020	[64]
Ty Fryfogle	B1G Offensive Player of the Week	November 16, 2020	[65]
		November 23, 2020	[66]
Michael Penix Jr.	Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award - Week 12 - Great 8	November 23, 2020	[67]
Stevie Scott III	B1G Offensive Player of the Week	November 30, 2020	[68]
Micah McFadden	Walter Camp Defensive Player of the Week	December 6, 2020	[69]
	B1G Defensive Player of the Week	December 7, 2020	[70]
Haydon Whitehead	B1G Co-Special Teams Player of the Week

B1G Conference awards

Awards

Player	Award	Date Awarded	Ref.
Ty Fryfogle	B1G Wide Receiver of the Year	December 15, 2020	[71]
Stevie Scott III	Second Team All-Big Ten Offensive Teams (Coaches)
Michael Penix Jr.
Ty Fryfogle
Peyton Hendershot	Third Team All-Big Ten Offensive Teams (Coaches)
Ty Fryfogle	First Team All-Big Ten Offensive Teams (Conference)
Michael Penix Jr.	Second Team All-Big Ten Offensive Teams (Conference)
Stevie Scott III
Peyton Hendershot	Third Team All-Big Ten Offensive Teams (Conference)
Micah McFadden	First Team All-Big Ten Defensive Teams (Coaches)	December 16, 2020	[72]
Jerome Johnson	Second Team All-Big Ten Defensive Teams (Coaches)
Jamar Johnson
Tiawan Mullen
Jaylin Williams
Devon Matthews	Third Team Team All-Big Ten Defensive Teams (Coaches)
Jerome Johnson	First Team All-Big Ten Defensive Teams (Conference)
Micah McFadden
Tiawan Mullen
Jaylin Williams	Second Team All-Big Ten Defensive Teams (Conference)
Devon Matthews	Third Team Team All-Big Ten Defensive Teams (Conference)
Charles Campbell	Second Team All-Big Ten Special Teams (Coaches)	December 17, 2020	[73]
Tom Allen	Hayes-Schembechler (coaches vote) Dave McClain (media vote) Big Ten Coach of the Year

National awards

Player	Award	Date Awarded	Ref.
2020 Indiana Hoosiers	Football Writers Association of America's National Team of the Week	October 26, 2020	[74]
Tom Allen	AFCA Coach of the Year Award - Region 3 AFCA Coach of the Year Award - National	December 15, 2020 January 12, 2021	[75][76]
Ty Fryfogle	Third Team All-American (Associated Press)	December 28, 2020	[77]
Micah McFadden
Tiawan Mullen	First Team All-American (Football Writers Association of America)	December 30, 2020	[78]

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.^[79][80]

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2021 NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
5	164	Jamar Johnson	S	Denver Broncos