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2018 Indiana

5–⁠7 (2–⁠7 Big Ten), coached by Tom Allen.

Schedule and results

Indiana in 2018, game by game: won at Florida International 38–28; won vs. Virginia 20–16; won vs. Ball State 38–10; lost vs. No. 24 Michigan State 21–35; won at Rutgers 24–17; lost at No. 3 Ohio State 26–49; lost vs. Iowa 16–42; lost vs. No. 18 Penn State 28–33; lost at Minnesota 31–38; won vs. Maryland 34–32; lost at No. 4 Michigan 20–31; lost vs. Purdue 21–28+28−26Won 38–28 at Florida International+10Florida Interna…Won 20–16 vs. Virginia+4VirginiaWon 38–10 vs. Ball State+28Ball StateLost 21–35 vs. No. 24 Michigan State-14No. 24 Michigan StateWon 24–17 at Rutgers+7RutgersLost 26–49 at No. 3 Ohio State-23No. 3 Ohio StateLost 16–42 vs. Iowa-26IowaLost 28–33 vs. No. 18 Penn State-5No. 18 Penn StateLost 31–38 at Minnesota-7MinnesotaWon 34–32 vs. Maryland+2MarylandLost 20–31 at No. 4 Michigan-11No. 4 MichiganLost 21–28 vs. Purdue-7Purdue
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atFlorida InternationalW 38–⁠2845%
Sep 8vsVirginiaW 20–⁠1665%
Sep 15vsBall StateW 38–⁠1079%
Sep 22vs24Michigan StateL 21–⁠3551%
Sep 29atRutgersW 24–⁠1765%
Oct 6at3Ohio StateL 26–⁠4917%
Oct 13vsIowaL 16–⁠4242%
Oct 20vs18Penn StateL 28–⁠3330%
Oct 26atMinnesotaL 31–⁠3847%
Nov 10vsMarylandW 34–⁠3257%
Nov 17at4MichiganL 20–⁠3113%
Nov 24vsPurdueL 21–⁠2846%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Purdue 28–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 12th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The tied 60th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠7 tied for 12th in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked
Points
317–⁠359
Coach
Tom Allen
Elo
1452 −45 this season
SP+ rating
1.6 No. 70 of 130; offense No. 55, defense No. 75, special teams No. 54
SRS
1.0 No. 63 of 130 in FBS
Returning
29% of last season’s EPA, No. 118 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 50 roster talent No. 57 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Mike DeBord
Defensive coordinator
Mark Hagen
Captains
Jonathan Crawford, Wes Martin, Jacob Robinson and Luke Timian
Most valuable player
Jonathan Crawford
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense80th of 130
  • Defense74th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted65th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted73rd of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0745%1.0980th of 130
Defense0.1344%1.2374th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.10 off
0.11 def		46% off
44% def		—65th off
73rd 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
Offense3.5own 3116% allowed
Defense3.6own 3016% caused

CORE rating -2.0, 84th of 130 (offense 1.7, defense 3.7).

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. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsPeyton Ramsey QB2,870 yds
Passing touchdownsPeyton Ramsey QB19 TD
Rushing yardsStevie Scott RB1,137 yds
Rushing touchdownsStevie Scott RB10 TD
Receiving yardsNick Westbrook WR590 yds
Receiving touchdownsDonavan Hale WR6 TD
TacklesJonathan Crawford DB67 tkl
SacksJerome Johnson DL3.5 sacks
InterceptionsBryant Fitzgerald DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2018 class

Ronnie Walker RB★★★No. 429
Michael Penix Jr. PRO★★★No. 548
Reese Taylor ATH★★★No. 614
James Head Jr. SDE★★★No. 658
Aidan Rafferty OT★★★No. 688

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

The 2018 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.875
Running backs33.00.858
Receivers43.00.844
Offensive line32.70.806
Defensive line53.00.852
Linebackers33.00.840
Defensive backs72.90.836
Athletes and specialists33.00.847
Whole class292.90.842

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 2019

The 2019 draft
Rd 4Wes Martin OGWashington Redskins

Roster 108

The 2018 roster

108 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2018 line; 60 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big Ten

1 second team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2018 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2018 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ohio State8–⁠113–⁠13
Michigan8–⁠110–⁠314
Northwestern8–⁠19–⁠521
Penn State6–⁠39–⁠417
Iowa5–⁠49–⁠425
Wisconsin5–⁠48–⁠5
Michigan State5–⁠47–⁠6
Purdue5–⁠46–⁠7
Minnesota3–⁠67–⁠6
Maryland3–⁠65–⁠7
Nebraska3–⁠64–⁠8
Indiana2–⁠75–⁠7
Illinois2–⁠74–⁠8
Rutgers0–⁠91–⁠11

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