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2019 Indiana

8–⁠5 (5–⁠4 Big Ten), coached by Tom Allen.

Schedule and results

Indiana in 2019, game by game: won vs. Ball State 34–24; won vs. Eastern Illinois 52–0; lost vs. No. 6 Ohio State 10–51; won vs. UConn 38–3; lost at No. 25 Michigan State 31–40; won vs. Rutgers 35–0; won at Maryland 34–28; won at Nebraska 38–31; won vs. Northwestern 34–3; lost at No. 9 Penn State 27–34; lost vs. No. 12 Michigan 14–39; won at Purdue 44–41; lost vs. Tennessee 22–23+52−41Won 34–24 vs. Ball State+10Ball StateWon 52–0 vs. Eastern Illinois+52Eastern IllinoisLost 10–51 vs. No. 6 Ohio State-41No. 6 Ohio StateWon 38–3 vs. UConn+35UConnLost 31–40 at No. 25 Michigan State-9No. 25 Michigan StateWon 35–0 vs. Rutgers+35RutgersWon 34–28 at Maryland+6MarylandWon 38–31 at Nebraska+7NebraskaWon 34–3 vs. Northwestern+31NorthwesternLost 27–34 at No. 9 Penn State-7No. 9 Penn StateLost 14–39 vs. No. 12 Michigan-25No. 12 MichiganWon 44–41 at Purdue+3PurdueLost 22–23 vs. Tennessee-1Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsBall StateW 34–⁠2465%
Sep 7vsEastern IllinoisW 52–⁠085%
Sep 14vs6Ohio StateL 10–⁠5125%
Sep 21vsUConnW 38–⁠379%
Sep 28at25Michigan StateL 31–⁠4026%
Oct 12vsRutgersW 35–⁠078%
Oct 19atMarylandW 34–⁠2843%
Oct 26atNebraskaW 38–⁠3144%
Nov 2vsNorthwesternW 34–⁠365%
Nov 16at9Penn StateL 27–⁠3421%
Nov 23vs12MichiganL 14–⁠3935%
Nov 30atPurdueW 44–⁠4151%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvsTennesseeGator BowlL 22–⁠2347%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tennessee 23–⁠22 in the Gator Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The tied 20th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 12: 24
Record
8–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠4 7th in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked peak No. 24
Points
413–⁠317
Coach
Tom Allen
Elo
1542 +74 this season
SP+ rating
12.8 No. 23 of 130; offense No. 22, defense No. 41, special teams No. 36
SRS
6.7 No. 36 of 130 in FBS
Returning
82% of last season’s EPA, No. 17 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 36 roster talent No. 53 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Kalen DeBoer
Defensive coordinator
Kane Wommack
Captains
Coy Cronk, Reakwon Jones, Peyton Ramsey, Simon Stepaniak and Nick Westbrook-Ikhine
Most valuable player
Senior class
Offense
Spread
Defense
Multiple 4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense50th of 130
  • Defense48th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted40th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted58th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1346%1.1250th of 130
Defense0.0842%1.1548th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.14 off
0.08 def		46% off
42% def		—40th off
58th 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 2916% allowed
Defense3.5own 2719% caused

CORE rating 0.6, 57th of 130 (offense 4.1, defense 3.5).

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 QB2,454 yds
Passing touchdownsPeyton Ramsey QB13 TD
Rushing yardsStevie Scott RB845 yds
Rushing touchdownsStevie Scott RB10 TD
Receiving yardsWhop Philyor WR1,002 yds
Receiving touchdownsNick Westbrook WR5 TD
TacklesMicah McFadden LB60 tkl
SacksJerome Johnson DL5 sacks
InterceptionsJamar Johnson DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Sampson James RB★★★★No. 182
Beau Robbins WDE★★★★No. 268
Cameron Williams OLB★★★★No. 288
Josh Sanguinetti S★★★★No. 393
Tiawan Mullen CB★★★No. 544

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.00.778
Running backs23.50.893
Receivers33.00.855
Offensive line43.00.854
Defensive line43.30.867
Linebackers23.50.887
Defensive backs33.30.879
Athletes and specialists22.50.825
Whole class223.00.857

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 2020

The 2020 draft
Rd 6Simon Stepaniak OTGreen Bay Packers

Roster 118

The 2019 roster

118 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2019 line; 59 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big Ten

3 second team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2019 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2019 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ohio State9–⁠013–⁠13
Penn State7–⁠211–⁠29
Minnesota7–⁠211–⁠210
Wisconsin7–⁠210–⁠411
Iowa6–⁠310–⁠315
Michigan6–⁠39–⁠418
Indiana5–⁠48–⁠5
Michigan State4–⁠57–⁠6
Illinois4–⁠56–⁠7
Nebraska3–⁠65–⁠7
Purdue3–⁠64–⁠8
Maryland1–⁠83–⁠9
Northwestern1–⁠83–⁠9
Rutgers0–⁠92–⁠10

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