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2020 Indiana

6–⁠2 (6–⁠1 Big Ten), coached by Tom Allen, finished No. 12 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Indiana in 2020, game by game: won vs. No. 8 Penn State 36–35; won at Rutgers 37–21; won vs. No. 23 Michigan 38–21; won at Michigan State 24–0; lost at No. 3 Ohio State 35–42; won vs. Maryland 27–11; won at No. 18 Wisconsin 14–6; lost vs. Ole Miss 20–26+24−7Won 36–35 vs. No. 8 Penn State+1No. 8 Penn StateWon 37–21 at Rutgers+16RutgersWon 38–21 vs. No. 23 Michigan+17No. 23 MichiganWon 24–0 at Michigan State+24Michigan StateLost 35–42 at No. 3 Ohio State-7No. 3 Ohio StateWon 27–11 vs. Maryland+16MarylandWon 14–6 at No. 18 Wisconsin+8No. 18 WisconsinLost 20–26 vs. Ole Miss-6Ole Miss
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 24vs8Penn StateW 36–⁠3537%
Oct 31atRutgersW 37–⁠2161%
Nov 7vs23MichiganW 38–⁠2146%
Nov 14atMichigan StateW 24–⁠054%
Nov 21at3Ohio StateL 35–⁠4222%
Nov 28vsMarylandW 27–⁠1176%
Dec 5at18WisconsinW 14–⁠636%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvsOle MissOutback BowlL 20–⁠2672%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Ole Miss 26–⁠20 in the Outback Bowl; No. 12 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 9: 17
  2. Wk 10: 13
  3. Wk 11: 10
  4. Wk 12: 9
  5. Wk 13: 12
  6. Wk 14: 10
  7. Wk 15: 8
  8. Wk 16: 7
  9. Final: 12
Record
6–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠1 tied for 2nd in Big Ten
AP final
No. 12 peak No. 7
Points
231–⁠162
Coach
Tom Allen
Elo
1622 +94 this season
SP+ rating
11.2 No. 26 of 130; offense No. 31, defense No. 28
SRS
13.2 No. 12 of 77 in FBS
Returning
59% of last season’s EPA, No. 78 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 58 roster talent No. 52 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Nick Sheridan and Grant Heard
Defensive coordinators
Kane Wommack and Kevin Peoples
Captains
Harry Crider, Cam Jones, Marcelino McCrary-Ball, Micah McFadden and Michael Penix Jr.
Most valuable player
Micah McFadden and Michael Penix Jr.
Offense
Spread
Defense
Multiple 4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense90th of 127
  • Defense24th of 127
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted102nd of 127
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted17th of 127
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0539%1.1590th of 127
Defense0.0140%1.3524th of 127
Opponent-adjusted0.06 off
0.03 def		39% off
40% def		—102nd off
17th 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
Offense3.9own 2914% allowed
Defense2.5own 2719% caused

CORE rating -1.3, 74th of 127 (offense -8.4, defense -7.1).

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 yardsMichael Penix Jr. QB1,649 yds
Passing touchdownsMichael Penix Jr. QB14 TD
Rushing yardsStevie Scott RB561 yds
Rushing touchdownsStevie Scott RB10 TD
Receiving yardsTy Fryfogle WR726 yds
Receiving touchdownsTy Fryfogle WR7 TD
TacklesMicah McFadden LB59 tkl
SacksMicah McFadden LB6 sacks
InterceptionsJamar Johnson DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2020 class

Rashawn Williams WR★★★★No. 345
Damarjhe Lewis DT★★★No. 671
Kahlil Benson OG★★★No. 714
Caleb Murphy WDE★★★No. 929
Tim Baldwin Jr. RB★★★No. 982

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

The 2020 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.854
Running backs22.50.814
Receivers43.30.863
Offensive line63.00.837
Defensive line33.00.862
Linebackers13.00.846
Defensive backs33.00.855
Athletes and specialists22.50.817
Whole class223.00.845

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 2021

The 2021 draft
Rd 5Jamar Johnson SDenver Broncos

Roster 122

The 2020 roster

122 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2020 line; 44 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big Ten

5 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2020 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2020 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ohio State5–⁠07–⁠12
Northwestern6–⁠17–⁠210
Indiana6–⁠16–⁠212
Iowa6–⁠26–⁠216
Wisconsin3–⁠34–⁠3
Penn State4–⁠54–⁠5
Minnesota3–⁠43–⁠4
Maryland2–⁠32–⁠3
Nebraska3–⁠53–⁠5
Rutgers3–⁠63–⁠6
Michigan2–⁠42–⁠4
Purdue2–⁠42–⁠4
Michigan State2–⁠52–⁠5
Illinois2–⁠62–⁠6

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