2014 Indiana Hoosiers football team

The 2014 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented Indiana University during the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hoosiers played in the East division, a new division of the Big Ten Conference, and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was led by head coach Kevin Wilson, which was his fourth season. They finished the season 4–8, 1–7 in Big Ten play to finish in last place in the East Division.

2014 Indiana Hoosiers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record4–8 (1–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKevin Johns (4th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorBrian Knorr (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple
MVPTevin Coleman
CaptainTevin Coleman, Collin Rahrig, Bobby Richardson, Shane Wynn
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
2014 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 1 Ohio State x$#^   8 0     14 1  
No. T–5 Michigan State   7 1     11 2  
Maryland   4 4     7 6  
Rutgers   3 5     8 5  
Michigan   3 5     5 7  
Penn State   2 6     7 6  
Indiana   1 7     4 8  
West Division
No. 13 Wisconsin x   7 1     11 3  
Minnesota   5 3     8 5  
Nebraska   5 3     9 4  
Iowa   4 4     7 6  
Illinois   3 5     6 7  
Northwestern   3 5     5 7  
Purdue   1 7     3 9  
Championship: Ohio State 59, Wisconsin 0
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

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Recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for 2014 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40 Commit date
Delroy Baker
OL
Saint Petersburg, Florida Admiral Farragut 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 290 lb (130 kg) 5.7 Jun 21, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Michael Barwick
DT
Cincinnati, Ohio Summit Country Day 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 291 lb (132 kg) Jun 2, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Dominique Booth
WR
Indianapolis, Indiana Pike 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jan 7, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Danny Cameron
QB
Baton Rouge, Louisiana Catholic 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Jul 2, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Nick Carovillano
DE
Cincinnati, Ohio St. Xavier 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 4.8 Jul 19, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Donovan Clark
DB
Fort Wayne, Indiana South Side 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jul 2, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Simmie Cobbs
ATH
Oak Park, Illinois Oak Park River Forest 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Feb 2, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Jermane Conyers
DE
Rossville, Georgia Ridgeland 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 290 lb (130 kg) Jul 19, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Chris Covington
ATH
Chicago, Illinois Al Raby 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Feb 5, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN grade: NR
Will Dawkins
ATH
Vero Beach, Florida Vero Beach 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Feb 2, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Alexander Diamont
QB
Los Angeles, California Venice 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jun 12, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Tony Fields
DB
Tallahassee, Florida Godby 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Jan 22, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Jordan Fuchs
TE
New Berlin, New York Milford Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Dec 15, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Tim Gardner
OL
New Berlin, New York Milford Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 320 lb (150 kg) Dec 19, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Greg Gooch
LB
Longwood, Florida Lyman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 4.7 Feb 3, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
J-Shun Harris
WR
Fishers, Indiana Fishers 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 4.4 Jul 10, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
DeAndre Herron
OL
Council Bluffs, Iowa Iowa Western CC 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 330 lb (150 kg) Jun 8, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Coray Keel
WR
Snellville, Georgia South Gwinnett 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 4.5 Sep 30, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Wes Martin
OL
West Milton, Ohio Milton-Union 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 295 lb (134 kg) Jun 17, 2013 
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Robert McCray
LB
Conyers, Georgia Rockdale County 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Feb 5, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN grade: NR
Derrian Meminger
DT
Sparta, Georgia Hancock Central 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 270 lb (120 kg) Feb 5, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN grade: NR
Tommy Mister
ATH
Chicago, Illinois St. Rita 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Jan 18, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Devine Redding
RB
Cleveland, Ohio Glenville Academic 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Oct 20, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Tegray Scales
LB
Cincinnati, Ohio Colerain 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 206 lb (93 kg) 4.7 Jan 19, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Nile Sykes
LB
Oak Park, Illinois Montini 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Jul 4, 2014 
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Zeke Walker
DB
Columbia, South Carolina Brookland-Cayce 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 4.5 Feb 5, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Kiante Walton
DB
Columbus, Georgia Carver 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Feb 2, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN grade: NR
Dameon Willis
LB
Cleveland, Ohio Saint Ignatius 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 4.5 Oct 2, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 


Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 45   Rivals: 38  247Sports: 51  ESPN: 55
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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:

  • "Indiana Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
  • "2014 Indiana Football Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 15, 2014.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3012:00 pmIndiana State*ESPNewsW 28–1038,006
September 1312:00 pmat Bowling Green*ESPNUL 42–4523,717
September 204:00 pmat No. 18 Missouri*SECNW 31–2766,455
September 271:30 pmMaryland
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
BTNL 15–3744,313
October 42:30 pmNorth Texas*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
BTNW 49–2440,457
October 1112:00 pmat IowaESPNUL 29–4568,590
October 183:30 pmNo. 8 Michigan State 
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN (rivalry)
ESPNL 17–5644,403
November 13:30 pmat MichiganBTNL 10–34103,111
November 812:00 pmPenn State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
BTNL 7–1342,683
November 153:30 pmat RutgersBTNL 23–4547,492
November 2212:00 pmat No. 7 Ohio StateBTNL 27–42101,426
November 2912:00 pmPurdue
BTNW 23–1640,079
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Personnel

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Coaching staff

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Name Position Seasons at
Indiana
Alma mater
Kevin Wilson Head coach 4th North Carolina (1984, M.Ed. 1987)
Kevin Johns Offensive coordinator, QB & WR 4th Dayton (1998), Northwestern (M.Ed. 2001)
Brian Knorr Defensive coordinator, DE & OLB 1st Air Force (1986), Dayton (M.S. 1991)
Greg Frey Co-Offensive Coordinator, OL 4th Florida State (1996)
William Inge Co-Defensive coordinator, LB 2nd Iowa (1996, M.S. 1999)
Deland McCullough Running Backs 4th Miami (OH) (1996)
Larry McDaniel Defensive Line 1st Indiana (1993)
James Patton TE & FB, Off. Recruiting Coord. 2nd Miami (OH) (1993, M.S. 1995)
Brandon Shelby Cornerbacks 4th Oklahoma (2004, M.S. 2005)
Noah Joseph S, Def. Recruiting Coord. 1st Drake (1999), Iowa State (M.S. 2003)
Mark Hill Head Strength & Conditioning 4th UT-Chattanooga (1999)

Roster

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2014 Indiana Hoosiers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 2 Chris Covington Fr
WR 3 Dominique Booth Fr
WR 4 Ricky Jones   So
WR 5 J-Shun Harris Fr
RB 6 Tevin Coleman (C) Jr
QB 7 Nate Sudfeld Jr
QB 9 Nate Boudreau   So
WR 10 Simmie Cobbs Fr
QB 12 Zander Diamont Fr
WR 13 Coray Keel Fr
WR 14 Nick Stoner Sr
WR 15 Isaiah Roundtree   Sr
QB 16 Bryce Smith   Fr
WR 17 Isaac Griffith   Fr
QB 18 Danny Cameron Fr
QB 19 Max Matthews   Jr
RB 20 D'Angelo Roberts Sr
RB 21 Andrew Wilson   So
WR 24 Danny Dunn   Fr
RB 25 Tommy Mister Fr
WR 28 Nick Cox Fr
RB 28 Anthony Davis   Jr
WR 31 Andre Booker Jr
RB 33 Ricky Brookins Fr
RB 34 Devine Redding Fr
RB 36 Myles Graham   Fr
RB 37 Alex Rodriguez Fr
WR 38 Damon Graham Jr
FB 46 Mike Replogle Sr
C 50 Jake Reed   Jr
OL 52 Gavin Peacock Fr
OL 57 Tim Gardner Fr
OT 59 Peyton Eckert   Jr
OT 62 Ralston Evans   Jr
OL 63 Tyler Lukens   Jr
C 64 Collin Rahrig (C)   Sr
C 65 Wes Rogers   So
OL 67 Dan Feeney   So
OL 68 David Kaminiski   Jr
OL 69 Blake Biesen Fr
OL 70 Jacob Bailey   So
OL 71 Delroy Baker Fr
OL 73 Bernard Taylor Sr
OL 74 DeAndre Herron Jr
OL 76 Wes Martin Fr
OT 77 Dimitric Camiel   So
OT 78 Jason Spriggs Jr
TE 81 Jordan Fuchs Fr
TE 84 Danny Friend So
TE 85 Michael Cooper   Jr
WR 86 Chandler Miller   So
WR 87 Mitchell Paige   So
TE 88 Anthony Corsaro Jr
TE 94 Sean Damaska   So
TE 95 Chandler Watson   Jr
TE 96 Christian Englum   So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 2 T. J. Simmons So
BAN 4 Forisse Hardin Sr
CB 7 Donovan Clark Fr
LB 8 Tegray Scales Fr
S 9 Will Dawkins Fr
S 10 Matt Skowronek   Fr
CB 12 Noel Padmore   Fr
CB 15 Ben Bach   Fr
S 15 Zeke Walker Fr
CB 16 Rashard Fant   Fr
CB 17 Michael Hunter   Jr
S 18 Tyler Brady   So
S 19 Tony Fields Fr
S 21 Ty Smith   Fr
CB 22 Kenny Mullen Sr
LB 23 Owen Mattingly Fr
CB 23 Laray Smith So
CB 24 Tim Bennett Sr
CB 25 Mario Swann   Fr
S 26 Kiante Walton Fr
LB 27 Steven Funderburk   Sr
S 27 Arthur Jones   Fr
BAN 29 Dawson Fletcher Jr
S 30 Chase Dutra   Fr
CB 31 Derek Driver   Fr
BAN 33 Zach Shaw   Jr
S 34 Mike Warner Fr
LB 35 Nile Sykes Fr
S 37 Mark Murphy Sr
S 38 Garrett Welch   So
BAN 39 Dameon Willis, Jr. Fr
DB 40 Antonio Allen So
BAN 41 Clyde Newton So
LB 42 David Cooper   Sr
S 43 Brandon Grubbe   Sr
LB 44 Marcus Oliver So
BAN 45 Tony Thomas   So
BAN 46 Ryan Watercutter Fr
BAN 47 Robert McCray Fr
LB 48 Marcus Mabry Jr
LB 49 Greg Gooch Fr
LB 51 Kyle Kennedy   Jr
DT 53 Shawn Heffern   So
LB 54 Garrett Libertowski   Jr
DT 55 Nick Carovillano Fr
BAN 56 Nick Meminger Jr
LB 57 Kyle Loechel   Jr
DT 58 Patrick Dougherty   Fr
LB 60 Danny Banks   Fr
LB 61 Dylan Banks   Fr
LB 63 Kenny Arnold Fr
DE 71 Levik Salluom   So
DT 72 Derrian Meminger Fr
DT 74 Nate Hoff   Fr
DT 75 Mike Barwick, Jr. Fr
DT 90 Eric Kayne Fr
DT 92 Christopher Cormier Sr
DT 93 Ralph Green III   So
DT 95 Bobby Richardson (C) Sr
DT 97 Jordan Heiderman   Sr
DT 98 Darius Latham So
DT 99 Adarius Rayner   Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
LS 46 Nolan Guedel Fr
LS 66 Josh Pericht   Fr
P 86 Joseph Gedeon Fr
PK 87 Ben Rice Fr
PK 89 Jake Shake Fr
PK 90 Aaron Del Grosso   Fr
LS 91 Matt Dooley Sr
PK 92 Griffin Oakes   Fr
P 93 Nick Campos   So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Kevin Johns (Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks / Wide Receivers)
  • Brian Knorr (Defensive coordinator / Defensive Ends / Outside Linebackers)
  • Greg Frey (Co-Offensive Coordinator / Offensive Line)
  • William Inge (Co-Defensive coordinator / Linebackers)
  • Deland McCullough (Running Backs)
  • Larry McDaniel (Defensive Line)
  • James Patton (Tight Ends / Fullbacks / Offensive Recruiting Coordinator)
  • Brandon Shelby (Cornerbacks)
  • Noah Joseph (Safities / Defensive Recruiting Coordinator)
  • Mark Hill (Head Strength and Conditioning Coach)
  • Brian Lepak (Offensive Graduate Assistant)
  • Kasey Teegardin (Defensive Graduate Assistant)
  • Carter Whitson (Offensive Graduate Assistant)
  • Elliott Wratten (Defensive Graduate Assistant)
  • Billy Ray Johnson (Assistant AD for Football Administration)
  • Mike Pechac (Director of Player Development & Academic Enhancement)
  • Jeff Sims (Senior Director of Player Personnel)
  • Ryan McInerney (Quality Control - Recruiting/Defense)
  • Courtney Messingham (Quality Control - Recruiting/Offense)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

2015 NFL draftees

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Player Round Pick Position NFL club
Tevin Coleman 3 73 Running back Atlanta Falcons

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References

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  1. ^ "Indiana Hoosiers Schedule 2014". ESPN. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  2. ^ "2014 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  3. ^ "2014 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  4. ^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 17. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  5. ^ "2015 NFL Draft". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 27, 2015.