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2021 Indiana Hoosiers football team

2021 Indiana Hoosiers football

Big Ten Conference
East Division
2–10 (0–9 Big Ten)
Tom Allen (5th season)
Nick Sheridan (2nd season)
Grant Heard (2nd season)
Spread
Charlton Warren (1st season)
Kevin Peoples (2nd season)
Multiple 4–2–5
Peyton Hendershot
Micah McFadden
Ty Fryfogle
Peyton Hendershot
Cam Jones
Marcelino McCrary-Ball
Micah McFadden
Michael Penix Jr.
Memorial Stadium

The 2021 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented Indiana University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana and competed as a member of the East Division of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Tom Allen.

Indiana finished the season with a 2–10 record, which would be their worst season since 2011, when they finished 1–11.

The 2021 Spring Game was held in Bloomington, Indiana on April 10; however, it was a closed-practice, with the general public not in attendance.

On December 12, 2020, the South Alabama Jaguars announced that they had hired Indiana defensive coordinator Kane Wommack as their new head coach; Wommack had previously served three years for the Hoosiers in a defensive coaching capacity, first as its linebackers coach in 2018 and then as its defensive coordinator for 2019 and 2020. On January 17, 2021, Indiana announced that they had hired Georgia Bulldogs defensive backs coach Charlton Warren as the Hoosiers' new defensive coordinator; Warren had served as the defensive back coach for Georgia for two years (2019–2020).

On January 13, 2021, the Michigan Wolverines announced that they had hired Indiana running backs' coach Mike Hart as their new running backs' coach; Hart had served four years as the Hoosiers' running backs coach (2017–2020) and also split time as the Assistant Head Coach. On February 8, 2021, Indiana announced that they had hired Kansas City Chiefs running backs' coach Deland McCullough as the Hoosiers' new running backs coach; McCullough had previously served as the Hoosiers' running backs' coach from 2011 to 2016.

Outgoing

Notable departures from the 2020 squad included:

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Harry Crider	57	Offensive lineman	6'4'	311	Senior	Columbus, Indiana	Declared for NFL Draft
Jerome Johnson	98	Defensive lineman	6'3'	304	Senior (Redshirt)	Bassfield, Mississippi	Declared for NFL Draft
Whop Philyor	1	Wide Receiver	5'11'	180	Senior	Tampa, Florida	Declared for NFL Draft
Jovan Swann	51	Defensive lineman	6'2'	280	Graduate Transfer	Greenwood, Indiana	Declared for NFL Draft
Haydon Whitehead	94	Punter	6'2'	219	Graduate student	Melbourne, Australia	Declared for NFL Draft
Rashawn Williams	13	Wide receiver	6'2'	200	Freshman (Redshirt)	Detroit, Michigan	Transferred

Incoming

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes	Prev. School
Ryder Anderson	10	Defensive lineman	6'6"	266	Graduate Student	Katy, Texas	Graduate Transfer	Ole Miss
James Bomba	48	Tight end	6'6"	230	Graduate Student	Bloomington, Indiana	Sophomore	Miami (OH)
Zach Carpenter	58	Offensive lineman	6'5"	329	Sophomore (Redshirt)	Cincinnati, Ohio	Transfer	Michigan
Stephen Carr	5	Running back	6'0"	215	Senior (Redshirt)	Gardena, California	Transfer	USC
Jaren Handy	13	Defensive lineman	6'5"	255	Junior	Hattiesburg, Mississippi	Transfer	Auburn
Weston Kramer	99	Defensive lineman	6'1"	290	Graduate Student	Naperville, Illinois	Graduate Transfer	Northern Illinois
DJ Matthews	1	Wide receiver	5'10"	160	Senior (Redshirt)	Indianapolis, Indiana	Graduate transfer	Florida State
Deland McCullough II	25	Defensive Back	6'1"	195	Freshman (Redshirt)	Bloomington, Indiana	Transfer	Miami (OH)
Jonathan Haynes	17	Defensive Back	5'11"	205	Graduate Student	Benoit, Mississippi	Graduate transfer	Ole Miss

Hoosiers who were picked in the 2021 NFL draft:

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Team
Jamar Johnson	Safety	Denver Broncos

The Hoosiers signed a total of 14 recruits.

College recruiting information (2021)
Jordyn Williams WR	Cedar Hill, TX	Trinity Christian School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	May 15, 2020
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Joshua Sales OT	Brownsburg, Indiana	Brownsburg High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	305 lb (138 kg)	Aug 1, 2020
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Vinny Fiacable OG	Fort Wayne, Indiana	Bishop Dwenger High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	Apr 6, 2020
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James Evans P	Auckland, New Zealand	Sacred Heart College, Auckland	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	May 17, 2020
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Donavan McCulley QB	Indianapolis, Indiana	Lawrence North High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Dec 16, 2020
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Jaquez Smith WR	Atlanta, Georgia	Westlake High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Dec 16, 2020
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Malachi Holt-Bennett WR	Fairfield, Alabama	Fairfield Prep	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Feb 3, 2021
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Larry Smith S	Orange Park, Florida	Oakleaf High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Dec 16, 2020
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Aaron Steinfeldt TE	Bloomington, Indiana	Bloomington High School North	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Dec 16, 2020
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Maurice Freeman S	Chesapeake, Virginia	Oscar F. Smith High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Dec 16, 2020
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Trenten Howland ATH	Joliet, Illinois	Joliet West High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Dec 16, 2020
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David Holloman RB	Auburn Hills, Michigan	Avondale High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Dec 16, 2020
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Jordan Grier ATH	Ellenwood, Georgia	Cedar Grove High School	6 ft 185 in (6.53 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Dec 16, 2020
Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruit ranking: Rivals: 48 247Sports: 58 ESPN: 55
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:

Although the Big Ten Conference has not held an official preseason poll since 2010, Cleveland.com has polled sports journalists representing all member schools as a de facto preseason media poll since 2011. For the 2021 poll, Indiana was projected to finish third in the East Division.

The Hoosiers' 2021 schedule consisted of six home games and six away games. The Hoosiers played three non-conference games, against Idaho and Cincinnati at home and on the road against Western Kentucky. In conference, Indiana hosted Rutgers, Ohio State, Michigan State, and Minnesota. They traveled to Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Penn State, and Purdue.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	3:30 p.m.	at No. 18 Iowa	No. 17	Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA	BTN	L 6–34	68,166
September 11	7:30 p.m.	Idaho*		Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN	BTN	W 56–14	47,417
September 18	12:00 p.m.	No. 8 Cincinnati*		Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN	ESPN	L 24–38	52,656
September 25	8:00 p.m.	at Western Kentucky*		Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith StadiumBowling Green, KY	CBSSN	W 33–31	25,171
October 2	7:30 p.m.	at No. 4 Penn State		Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA	ABC	L 0–24	105,951
October 16	12:00 p.m.	No. 10 Michigan State		Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN (rivalry)	FS1	L 15–20	50,571
October 23	7:30 p.m.	No. 5 Ohio State		Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN	ABC	L 7–54	52,656
October 30	12:00 p.m.	at Maryland		Maryland StadiumCollege Park, MD	BTN	L 35–38	32,308
November 6	7:30 p.m.	at No. 7 Michigan		Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI	FOX	L 7–29	109,890
November 13	12:00 p.m.	Rutgers		Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN	BTN	L 3–38	40,171
November 20	3:30 p.m.	Minnesota		Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN	BTN	L 14–35	38,079
November 27	3:30 p.m.	at Purdue		Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	FS1	L 7–44	61,320
*Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings (after November 2) released prior to gameAll times are in Eastern time

Statistics	IU	IOWA
First downs	11	18
Total yards	233	303
Rushes/yards	31–77	36–158
Passing yards	156	145
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	14–33–3	13–28–0
Time of possession	32:04	27:56

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana	Passing	Michael Penix Jr.	14/31, 156 yards, 3 INT
Rushing	Stephen Carr	19 carries, 57 yards
Receiving	Ty Fryfogle	5 receptions, 84 yards
Iowa	Passing	Spencer Petras	13/27, 145 yards
Rushing	Tyler Goodson	19 carries, 99 yards, TD
Receiving	Sam LaPorta	5 receptions, 83 yards

Statistics	IDHO	IU
First downs	13	20
Total yards	261	338
Rushes/yards	22–65	50–179
Passing yards	196	159
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	23–39–0	13–20–0
Time of possession	26:36	33:24

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Idaho	Passing	Mike Beaudry	23/36, 196 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	Nick Romano	4 carries, 20 yards
Receiving	Hayden Hatten	10 receptions, 94 yards, 2 TD
Indiana	Passing	Jack Tuttle	2/4, 91 yards, TD
Rushing	Stephen Carr	22 carries, 118 yards, TD
Receiving	A. J. Barner	1 reception, 76 yards, TD

Statistics	CIN	IU
First downs	20	20
Total yards	328	376
Rushes/yards	36–118	37–152
Passing yards	210	224
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	20–36–1	17–40–3
Time of possession	29:37	30:23

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Cincinnati	Passing	Desmond Ridder	20/36, 210 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Jerome Ford	20 carries, 66 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Alec Pierce	5 receptions, 86 yards, TD
Indiana	Passing	Michael Penix Jr.	17/40, 224 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
Rushing	Stephen Carr	21 carries, 52 yards
Receiving	D. J. Matthews	5 receptions, 120 yards

Statistics	IU	WKU
First downs	35	24
Total yards	507	458
Rushes/yards	39–134	20–93
Passing yards	373	365
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	35–53–0	31–44–0
Time of possession	38:34	21:26

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana	Passing	Michael Penix Jr.	35/53, 373 yards
Rushing	Stephen Carr	25 carries, 109 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Peyton Hendershot	7 receptions, 100 yards
Western Kentucky	Passing	Bailey Zappe	31/44, 365 yards, 3 TD
Rushing	Noah Whittington	6 carries, 41 yards
Receiving	Jerreth Sterns	7 receptions, 82 yards

Statistics	IU	PSU
First downs	12	20
Total yards	264	408
Rushes/yards	24–69	42–209
Passing yards	195	199
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	16–34–2	18–34–1
Time of possession	25:07	34:53

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana	Passing	Michael Penix Jr.	10/22, 118 yards, INT
Rushing	Stephen Carr	15 carries, 50 yards
Receiving	Peyton Hendershot	5 receptions, 88 yards
Penn State	Passing	Sean Clifford	17/33, 178 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing	Keyvone Lee	8 carries, 74 yards
Receiving	Jahan Dotson	8 receptions, 84 yards, 2 TD

Statistics	MSU	IU
First downs	14	23
Total yards	241	322
Rushes/yards	35–100	36–134
Passing yards	141	188
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	15–27–2	28–52–2
Time of possession	26:30	33:30

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Michigan State	Passing	Payton Thorne	14/26, 126 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing	Kenneth Walker III	23 carries, 84 yards
Receiving	Jayden Reed	4 receptions, 70 yards
Indiana	Passing	Jack Tuttle	28/52, 188 yards, 2 INT
Rushing	Stephen Carr	19 carries, 53 yards, TD
Receiving	Ty Fryfogle	7 receptions, 65 yards

Statistics	OSU	IU
First downs	31	10
Total yards	539	128
Rushes/yards	32–187	37–48
Passing yards	352	80
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	28–37–0	8–17–0
Time of possession	32:01	27:59

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ohio State	Passing	C. J. Stroud	21/28, 266 yards, 4 TD
Rushing	TreVeyon Henderson	9 carries, 81 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	6 receptions, 99 yards
Indiana	Passing	Jack Tuttle	4/7, 41 yards, TD
Rushing	Trent Howland	5 carries, 17 yards
Receiving	Peyton Hendershot	5 receptions, 35 yards, TD

Statistics	IU	MARY
First downs	17	30
Total yards	446	498
Rushes/yards	42–204	46–79
Passing yards	242	419
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	14–25–0	26–40–0
Time of possession	27:58	32:02

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana	Passing	Donaven McCulley	14/25, 242 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	Stephen Carr	21 carries, 136 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Peyton Hendershot	6 receptions, 106 yards, 2 TD
Maryland	Passing	Taulia Tagovailoa	26/40, 419 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	Challen Faamatau	21 carries, 44 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Carlos Carriere	8 receptions, 134 yards, 2 TD

Statistics	IU	MICH
First downs	11	19
Total yards	195	411
Rushes/yards	35–107	38–188
Passing yards	88	223
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	10–25–0	15–28–1
Time of possession	27:24	32:36

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana	Passing	Donaven McCulley	10/24, 88 yards
Rushing	Donaven McCulley	14 carries, 37 yards
Receiving	Peyton Hendershot	3 receptions, 34 yards
Michigan	Passing	Cade McNamara	10/18, 168 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	Hassan Haskins	27 carries, 168 yards, TD
Receiving	Cornelius Johnson	5 receptions, 108 yards

Statistics	RUTG	IU
First downs	18	18
Total yards	320	259
Rushes/yards	50–218	32–82
Passing yards	102	177
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	10–19–0	18–42–2
Time of possession	32:09	27:51

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rutgers	Passing	Noah Vedral	9/17, 97 yards
Rushing	Isiah Pacheco	21 carries, 79 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Bo Melton	5 receptions, 50 yards
Indiana	Passing	Donaven McCulley	7/20, 98 yards
Rushing	Charlie Spegal	5 carries, 14 yards
Receiving	Ty Fryfogle	5 receptions, 51 yards

Statistics	MINN	IU
First downs	20	12
Total yards	391	218
Rushes/yards	48–195	33–141
Passing yards	196	77
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	14–20–0	8–19–2
Time of possession	36:43	23:17

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Minnesota	Passing	Tanner Morgan	14/20, 196 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	Ky Thomas	26 carries, 105 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Brevyn Spann-Ford	3 receptions, 67 yards
Indiana	Passing	Grant Gremel	5/12, 60 yards, TD
Rushing	Donaven McCulley	15 carries, 68 yards, TD
Receiving	A. J. Barner	3 receptions, 31 yards

Statistics	IU	PUR
First downs	17	25
Total yards	204	447
Rushes/yards	32–57	28–167
Passing yards	147	280
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	18–30–0	27–33–0
Time of possession	30:46	29:14

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana	Passing	Grant Gremel	18/30, 147 yards, INT
Rushing	Davion Ervin-Poindexter	8 carries, 47 yards
Receiving	Peyton Hendershot	6 receptions, 51 yards
Purdue	Passing	Aidan O'Connell	26/31, 278 yards, 4 TD
Rushing	Zander Horvath	15 carries, 49 yards, TD
Receiving	David Bell	6 receptions, 79 yards, TD

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year	Date Awarded
Walter Camp 2021 Preseason All-American - Second Team	Micah McFadden	LB	SR	June 17, 2021
Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award	Tom Allen	Head coach	July 14, 2021
Chuck Bednarik Award	Micah McFadden	LB	SR	July 19, 2021
Tiawan Mullen	CB	JR
Maxwell Award	Michael Penix Jr.	QB	JR (RS)
Ty Fryfogle	WR	SR
Davey O’Brien Award	Michael Penix Jr.	QB	JR (RS)	July 20, 2021
Doak Walker Award	Stephen Carr	RB	SR (RS)	July 21, 2021
Fred Biletnikoff Award	Ty Fryfogle	WR	SR	July 22, 2021
John Mackey Award	Peyton Hendershot	TE	SR (RS)	July 23, 2021
Jim Thorpe Award	Tiawan Mullen	CB	JR	July 26, 2021
Butkus Award	Micah McFadden	LB	SR
Bronko Nagurski Trophy	LB	SR	July 27, 2021
Tiawan Mullen	CB	JR
Outland Trophy	Matthew Bedford	OL	JR
Lou Groza Award	Charles Campbell	K	JR (RS)	July 28, 2021
Wuerffel Trophy	Michael Ziemba	OL	SR	July 29, 2021
Paul Hornung Award	DJ Matthews Jr.	WR / RS	SR (RS)
Walter Camp Award	Michael Penix Jr.	QB	JR (RS)	July 30, 2021
Manning Award	Michael Penix Jr.	QB	JR (RS)	August 5, 2021
Lombardi Award	Michah McFadden	LB	SR	August 6, 2021
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award	Camron Buckley	WR	SR (RS)
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award	Michael Penix Jr.	QB	JR (RS)	August 19, 2021

Radio coverage for all games will be broadcast on IUHoosiers.com All-Access and on various radio frequencies throughout the state. The primary radio announcer is long-time broadcaster Don Fischer with Play-by-Play.

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