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2015 Indiana

6–⁠7 (2–⁠6 Big Ten), coached by Kevin Wilson.

Schedule and results

Indiana in 2015, game by game: won vs. Southern Illinois 48–47; won vs. Florida International 36–22; won vs. Western Kentucky 38–35; won at Wake Forest 31–24; lost vs. No. 1 Ohio State 27–34; lost at Penn State 7–29; lost vs. Rutgers 52–55; lost at No. 7 Michigan State 26–52; lost vs. No. 10 Iowa 27–35; lost vs. No. 15 Michigan 41–48; won at Maryland 47–28; won at Purdue 54–36; lost vs. Duke 41–44+19−26Won 48–47 vs. Southern Illinois+1Southern Illino…Won 36–22 vs. Florida International+14Florida Interna…Won 38–35 vs. Western Kentucky+3Western KentuckyWon 31–24 at Wake Forest+7Wake ForestLost 27–34 vs. No. 1 Ohio State-7No. 1 Ohio StateLost 7–29 at Penn State-22Penn StateLost 52–55 vs. Rutgers-3RutgersLost 26–52 at No. 7 Michigan State-26No. 7 Michigan StateLost 27–35 vs. No. 10 Iowa-8No. 10 IowaLost 41–48 vs. No. 15 Michigan-7No. 15 MichiganWon 47–28 at Maryland+19MarylandWon 54–36 at Purdue+18PurdueLost 41–44 vs. Duke-3Duke
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsSouthern IllinoisW 48–⁠4774%
Sep 12vsFlorida InternationalW 36–⁠2263%
Sep 19vsWestern KentuckyW 38–⁠3546%
Sep 26atWake ForestW 31–⁠2452%
Oct 3vs1Ohio StateL 27–⁠3421%
Oct 10atPenn StateL 7–⁠2933%
Oct 17vsRutgersL 52–⁠5555%
Oct 24at7Michigan StateL 26–⁠5212%
Nov 7vs10IowaL 27–⁠3529%
Nov 14vs15MichiganL 41–⁠4831%
Nov 21atMarylandW 47–⁠2844%
Nov 28atPurdueW 54–⁠3661%
Dec 26Bowls & playoffvsDukePinstripe BowlL 41–⁠4444%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Duke 44–⁠41 in the Pinstripe Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 47th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
6–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 9th in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked
Points
475–⁠489
Coach
Kevin Wilson
Elo
1474 +29 this season
SP+ rating
0.4 No. 74 of 128; offense No. 25, defense No. 109, special teams No. 98
SRS
1.2 No. 62 of 128 in FBS
Returning
27% of last season’s EPA, No. 120 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 53 roster talent No. 54 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Kevin Johns
Defensive coordinator
Brian Knorr
Captains
Dan Feeney, Nick Mangieri, Marcus Oliver, Zack Shaw, Jason Spriggs and Nate Sudfeld
Most valuable player
Nate Sudfeld
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense33rd of 128
  • Defense89th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted30th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted102nd of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1645%1.1833rd of 128
Defense0.1443%1.3789th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.16 off
0.14 def		46% off
42% def		—30th off
102nd def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.7own 302% allowed
Defense3.9own 292% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsNate Sudfeld QB3,573 yds
Passing touchdownsNate Sudfeld QB27 TD
Rushing yardsJordan Howard RB1,213 yds
Rushing touchdownsDevine Redding RB9 TD
Receiving yardsSimmie Cobbs Jr. WR1,035 yds
Receiving touchdownsMitchell Paige WR6 TD
InterceptionsJonathan Crawford DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Hunter Littlejohn OG★★★No. 851
Jameel Cook Jr. S★★★No. 1321
Devonte Williams RB★★★No. 1339
Austin Dorris TE★★★No. 1353
Joe Belden WDE★★★No. 1353

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.831
Running backs13.00.835
Receivers23.00.830
Offensive line23.00.833
Defensive line22.50.800
Defensive backs33.00.824
Whole class112.90.824

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2016

The 2016 draft
Rd 2Jason Spriggs OTGreen Bay Packers
Rd 5Jordan Howard RBChicago Bears
Rd 6Nate Sudfeld QBWashington Redskins

Roster 125

The 2015 roster

125 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2015 line; 35 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big Ten

3 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2015 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2015 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Iowa8–⁠012–⁠29
Ohio State7–⁠112–⁠14
Michigan State7–⁠112–⁠26
Northwestern6–⁠210–⁠323
Wisconsin6–⁠210–⁠321
Michigan6–⁠210–⁠312
Penn State4–⁠47–⁠6
Nebraska3–⁠56–⁠7
Minnesota2–⁠66–⁠7
Indiana2–⁠66–⁠7
Illinois2–⁠65–⁠7
Rutgers1–⁠74–⁠8
Maryland1–⁠73–⁠9
Purdue1–⁠72–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.