Linebacker, Indiana, 2024–26
Rolijah Hardy
- Number
- No. 5
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 227 lb
- Class (2026)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Lakeland, FL
Wikipedia readers: about 452 a month over the past year
Rolijah Hardy plays linebacker for Indiana. Last time out, against Ohio State: 8 tackles. He led the 2025 national champions in tackles.
2026 so far
49 tackles, 1 INT
Last game: 8 tackles vs. Ohio State, L 15–19
Next game: at Michigan, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
13tackles, career highat Oregon, 20252sacks, career highvs. Michigan State, 2025Honors
Team titles: National champions, 2025; Big Ten champions, 2025
Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2026 Indiana 7 games, 49 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. North Texas | W 52–16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Howard | W 55–0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Western Kentucky | W 38–0 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs. Northwestern | W 29–23 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | at Rutgers | W 47–15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | at Nebraska | W 20–17 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs. Ohio State | L 15–19 | 8 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 Indiana 16 games, 103 tackles, 8 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Old Dominion | W 27–14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Kennesaw State | W 56–9 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Indiana State | W 73–0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Illinois | W 63–10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | at Iowa | W 20–15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | at Oregon | W 30–20 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | vs. Michigan State | W 38–13 | 8 | 5 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs. UCLA | W 56–6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | at Maryland | W 55–10 | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | at Penn State | W 27–24 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Wisconsin | W 31–7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 28 | at Purdue | W 56–3 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 6 | vs.Ohio State | W 13–10 | 10 | 6 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Alabama | W 38–3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 9 ✦ | vs.Oregon | W 56–22 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 19 ✦ | vs. Miami | W 27–21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2024 Indiana 10 games, 22 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Florida International | W 31–7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Western Illinois | W 77–3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Charlotte | W 52–14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs.Northwestern | W 41–24 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs.Nebraska | W 56–7 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Nov 2 | atMichigan State | W 47–10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Michigan | W 20–15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | atOhio State | L 15–38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs.Purdue | W 66–0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 20 ✦ | at Notre Dame | L 17–27 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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