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2024 Indiana

11–⁠2 (8–⁠1 Big Ten), coached by Curt Cignetti, finished No. 10 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Indiana in 2024, game by game: won vs. Florida International 31–7; won vs. Western Illinois 77–3; won at UCLA 42–13; won vs. Charlotte 52–14; won vs. Maryland 42–28; won vs. Northwestern 41–24; won vs. Nebraska 56–7; won vs. Washington 31–17; won at Michigan State 47–10; won vs. Michigan 20–15; lost at No. 2 Ohio State 15–38; won vs. Purdue 66–0; lost at No. 3 Notre Dame 17–27+74−23Won 31–7 vs. Florida International+24Florida Interna…Won 77–3 vs. Western Illinois+74Western IllinoisWon 42–13 at UCLA+29UCLAWon 52–14 vs. Charlotte+38CharlotteWon 42–28 vs. Maryland+14MarylandWon 41–24 vs. Northwestern+17NorthwesternWon 56–7 vs. Nebraska+49NebraskaWon 31–17 vs. Washington+14WashingtonWon 47–10 at Michigan State+37Michigan StateWon 20–15 vs. Michigan+5MichiganLost 15–38 at No. 2 Ohio State-23No. 2 Ohio StateWon 66–0 vs. Purdue+66PurdueLost 17–27 at No. 3 Notre Dame-10No. 3 Notre Dame
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsFlorida InternationalW 31–⁠767%
Sep 6vsWestern IllinoisW 77–⁠390%
Sep 14atUCLAW 42–⁠1326%
Sep 21vsCharlotteW 52–⁠1478%
Sep 28vsMarylandW 42–⁠2846%
Oct 5vsNorthwesternW 41–⁠2453%
Oct 19vsNebraskaW 56–⁠760%
Oct 26vsWashingtonW 31–⁠1749%
Nov 2atMichigan StateW 47–⁠1060%
Nov 9vsMichiganW 20–⁠1556%
Nov 23at2Ohio StateL 15–⁠3827%
Nov 30vsPurdueW 66–⁠089%
Dec 20Bowls & playoffat3Notre DameCFP First RoundL 17–⁠2724%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Notre Dame 27–⁠17 in the CFP First Round; No. 10 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 6: 23
  2. Wk 7: 18
  3. Wk 8: 16
  4. Wk 9: 13
  5. Wk 10: 13
  6. Wk 11: 8
  7. Wk 12: 5
  8. Wk 13: 5
  9. Wk 14: 10
  10. Wk 15: 9
  11. Wk 16: 9
  12. Final: 10

Eddie Robinson Coach of the YearCurt Cignetti, coach; also the Walter Camp Coach

Record
11–⁠2
Conference
8–⁠1 tied for 2nd in Big Ten
AP final
No. 10 peak No. 5
Points
537–⁠203
Coach
Curt Cignetti
Elo
1653 +236 this season
SP+ rating
20.1 No. 11 of 134; offense No. 18, defense No. 15, special teams No. 21
SRS
17.7 No. 7 of 134 in FBS
Returning
43% of last season’s EPA, No. 73 of 133
Recruiting class
No. 65 roster talent No. 57 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Mike Shanahan and Tino Sunseri
Defensive coordinator
Bryant Haines
Captains
James Carpenter, Justice Ellison and Mike Katic
Offense
Pro Spread
Defense
Multiple 4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense10th of 134
  • Defense2nd of 134
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted10th of 134
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted4th of 134
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2550%1.2110th of 134
Defense-0.1037%1.152nd of 134
Opponent-adjusted0.24 off
-0.05 def		50% off
38% def		—10th off
4th 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
Offense5.0own 3514% allowed
Defense3.7own 2722% caused

CORE rating 25.9, 6th of 134 (offense 13.7, defense -12.2).

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 yardsKurtis Rourke QB3,042 yds
Passing touchdownsKurtis Rourke QB29 TD
Rushing yardsJustice Ellison RB848 yds
Rushing touchdownsTy Son Lawton RB12 TD
Receiving yardsElijah Sarratt WR957 yds
Receiving touchdownsElijah Sarratt WR8 TD
TacklesAiden Fisher LB118 tkl
SacksMikail Kamara DL9 sacks
InterceptionsAmare Ferrell DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2024 class

Tyler Cherry QB★★★★No. 234
Josh Philostin CB★★★No. 526
Adedamola Ajani OL★★★No. 947
Charlie Becker WR★★★No. 977
Quentin Clark LB★★★No. 1002

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

The 2024 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.50.883
Running backs13.00.853
Receivers23.00.866
Offensive line43.00.859
Defensive line33.00.840
Linebackers13.00.868
Defensive backs33.00.856
Whole class163.10.859

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 2025

The 2025 draft
Rd 4C.J. West DTSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 7Kurtis Rourke QBSan Francisco 49ers

Roster 115

The 2024 roster

115 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2024 line; 61 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 30

The 2024 portal
Elijah Sarratt WR★★★★from James Madison
Kurtis Rourke QB★★★★from Ohio
Andrew Depaepe DE★★★from Michigan State
C.J. West DL★★★from Kent State
Elijah Green RB★★★from North Carolina
James Carpenter DL★★★from James Madison
Kaelon Black RB★★★from James Madison
Miles Cross WR★★★from Ohio
Shawn Asbury II S★★★from Old Dominion
D’Angelo Ponds CB★★★from James Madison
Jailin Walker LB★★★from James Madison
Myles Price WR★★★from Texas Tech

And 18 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 42

Donaven McCulley WR★★★★returned to Indiana
Brendan Sorsby QB★★★★to Cincinnati
Jaylin Lucas RB★★★to Florida State
Jordan Shaw CB★★★to Arizona
Philip Blidi DL★★★to Auburn
Phillip Dunnam S★★★to Florida Atlantic
Carter Smith OT★★★returned to Indiana
Matthew Bedford OT★★★to Oregon
Zach Carpenter OL★★★to Miami
Kahlil Benson OL★★★to Colorado
Kobee Minor CB★★★to Memphis
Louis Moore S★★★to Ole Miss

And 30 more, lower-rated or unrated.

All-Big Ten

3 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2024 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2024 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oregon9–⁠013–⁠13
Indiana8–⁠111–⁠210
Penn State8–⁠113–⁠35
Ohio State7–⁠214–⁠21
Illinois6–⁠310–⁠316
Iowa6–⁠38–⁠5
Michigan5–⁠48–⁠5
Minnesota5–⁠48–⁠5
USC4–⁠57–⁠6
Rutgers4–⁠57–⁠6
Washington4–⁠56–⁠7
Nebraska3–⁠67–⁠6
Michigan State3–⁠65–⁠7
Wisconsin3–⁠65–⁠7
UCLA3–⁠65–⁠7
Northwestern2–⁠74–⁠8
Maryland1–⁠84–⁠8
Purdue0–⁠91–⁠11

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