2020_Indiana_Hoosiers_football_team

2020 Indiana Hoosiers football team

2020 Indiana Hoosiers football team

American college football season


The 2020 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented Indiana University in the 2020 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 fourth-year head coach Tom Allen.

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On July 9, 2020, the Big Ten announced that member teams would only play conference games in effort to reduce issues related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[2] On August 11, the Big Ten canceled the college football season for the fall of 2020 due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4][5] This decision was reversed on September 16, with an announcement that each team would play eight games in eight weeks beginning on October 24.[6][7]

Spring Game

The 2020 Spring Game was scheduled to take place in Bloomington on April 17, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. However, on March 12, 2020, the Big Ten Conference canceled the remainder of all winter and spring sports seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8][9]

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Offseason

Coaching changes

On December 17, 2019, the Fresno State Bulldogs announced that they had hired Indiana offensive coordinator Kalen DeBoer as their new head coach; DeBoer had served only one year as the Hoosiers' offensive coordinator.[10] On January 10, 2020, Indiana announced it had promoted Nick Sheridan to offensive coordinator and running backs' coach Mike Hart to associate head coach.[11] On January 19, 2020, Allen announced the additions of Jason Jones as safeties coach, Kevin Wright as tight ends coach and promoted former safeties coach, Kasey Teegardin, to special teams coordinator.[12]

Transfers

Outgoing

Notable departures from the 2019 squad included:

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Incoming

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2020 NFL draft

Hoosiers who were picked in the 2020 NFL Draft:

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Preseason

Position key

Back B Center C Cornerback CB Defensive back DB
Defensive end DE Defensive lineman DL Defensive tackle DT End E
Fullback FB Guard G Halfback HB Kicker K
Kickoff returner KR Offensive tackle OT Offensive lineman OL Linebacker LB
Long snapper LS Punter P Punt returner PR Quarterback QB
Running back RB Safety S Tight end TE Wide receiver WR

Recruits

The Hoosiers signed a total of 20 recruits.

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Preseason Big Ten poll

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 2020 poll, Indiana was projected to finish fourth in the East Division.[13]

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Schedule

The Hoosiers' 2020 schedule originally consisted of 7 home games and 5 away games;[14] however, the Big Ten moved to a conference-only schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[15][16] The Hoosiers were also originally scheduled to play three non-conference games, against Western Kentucky and Ball State at home and on the road against UConn.

The Hoosiers were scheduled to host Penn State, Illinois, Michigan, Maryland and Purdue. They were scheduled to travel to Wisconsin, Ohio State, Minnesota, Rutgers and Michigan State.

The season was canceled on August 11, 2020,[5] but announced on September 16 that the decision had been reversed, and that the football season would begin on October 23.[17]

On December 9, Purdue and Indiana announced a mutual one-time cancellation of the Old Oaken Bucket game scheduled for December 12 after team-related activities were paused because of an elevated number of coronavirus cases within both the Boilermakers' and Hoosiers' programs.[18] On December 13, Purdue and Indiana came to a mutual agreement to reschedule the Old Oaken Bucket game for one week later, on December 18;[19] however, on December 15, both teams again mutually agreed to cancel the Friday contest, due to issues remaining on both teams with COVID complications.[20]

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    Rankings

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    (*) Big Ten Conference members were not eligible for the Week 2 of the AP and Coaches Polls and Week 3 of the AP due to not having a scheduled season at the time.

    Game summaries

    vs No. 8 Penn State

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    No. 8 Penn State Nittany Lions (0–0) vs Indiana Hoosiers (0–0) – Game summary

    at Memorial StadiumBloomington, Indiana

    • Date: October 24, 2020
    • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
    • Game weather: Sunny, 54 °F (12 °C)
    • Game attendance: 995
    • Referee: Ron Snodgrass
    • TV announcers (FS1): Aaron Goldsmith (play-by-play), Mark Helfrich (analyst)
    • Sources: IUHoosiers.com[25]
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    At Rutgers

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    No. 17 Indiana Hoosiers (1–0) at Rutgers Scarlet Knights (1–0) – Game summary

    at SHI StadiumPiscataway, New Jersey

    • Date: October 31, 2020
    • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
    • Game weather: Rainy, 39 °F (4 °C)
    • Game attendance: 0
    • Referee: Reggie Smith
    • TV announcers (FS1): Joe Beninati (play-by-play), Matt Millen (analyst)
    • Sources: IUHoosiers.com[26]
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    vs No. 23 Michigan

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    No. 23 Michigan Wolverines (1–1) vs No. 13 Indiana Hoosiers (2–0) – Game summary

    at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana

    • Date: November 7, 2020
    • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
    • Game weather: Sunny, 72 °F (22 °C)
    • Game attendance: 1,034
    • Referee: Mark Klucynski
    • TV announcers (FS1): Joe Davis (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analyst)
    • Sources: IUHoosiers.com[27]
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    At Michigan State

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    No. 10 Indiana Hoosiers (3–0) at Michigan State Spartans (1–2) – Game summary

    at Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, Michigan

    • Date: November 14, 2020
    • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
    • Game weather: Rainy, 36 °F (2 °C)
    • Game attendance: 340
    • Referee: John O'Neill
    • TV announcers (ABC): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst)
    • Sources: IUHoosiers.com[28]
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    At No. 3 Ohio State

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    No. 9 Indiana Hoosiers (4–0) at No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes (3–0) – Game summary

    at Ohio StadiumColumbus, Ohio

    • Date: November 21, 2020
    • Game time: 12:05 p.m.
    • Game weather: Cloudy, 48 °F (9 °C)
    • Game attendance: 635
    • Referee: Jerry McGinn
    • TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), Jenny Taft (sideline)
    • Sources: IUHoosiers.com[29]
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    vs Maryland

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    Maryland Terrapins (2–1) vs No. 12 Indiana Hoosiers (4–1) – Game summary

    at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana

    • Date: November 28, 2020
    • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
    • Game weather: Sunny, 46 °F (8 °C)
    • Game attendance: 963
    • Referee: Reggie Smith
    • TV announcers (ESPN 2): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Kelly Stouffer (analyst)
    • Sources: IUHoosiers.com[30]
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    At No. 16 Wisconsin

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    No. 12 Indiana Hoosiers (5–1) at No. 16 Wisconsin Badgers (2–1) – Game summary

    at Camp Randall StadiumMadison, Wisconsin

    • Date: December 5, 2020
    • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
    • Game weather: Cloudy, 36 °F (2 °C)
    • Game attendance: 0
    • Referee: Mark Kluczynski
    • TV announcers (ABC): Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst)
    • Sources: IUHoosiers.com[31]
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    vs Purdue

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    Purdue Boilermakers (2–4) vs No. 11 Indiana Hoosiers (6–1) – Game summary

    at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana

    • Date: December 12, 2020 & December 18, 2020[18][20]
    • Game time: Cancelled
    • TV: BTN

    vs Ole Miss (Outback Bowl)

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    Ole Miss Rebels (5–4) vs No. 11 Indiana Hoosiers (6–1) – Game summary
    (2021 Outback Bowl)

    at Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL

    • Date: January 2, 2021
    • Game time: 12:30 p.m.
    • Game weather: Sunny, 78 °F (26 °C)
    • Game attendance: 11,025
    • Referee: Gary Patterson
    • TV announcers (ABC): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (analyst), Cole Cubelic (sideline)
    • Sources: IUHoosiers.com[32]
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    Roster

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    Awards and honors

    Award watch lists

    Listed in the order that they were released

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    Radio

    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.[80][81]

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