The 2019 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented Indiana University in the 2019 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 third-year head coach Tom Allen.
The 2019 Spring Game took place in Bloomington on April 12, 2019 at 7:00 p.m.[1]
On December 27, 2018, the Hoosiers announced the promotion of Kane Wommack from Linebacker's Coach to Defensive coordinator; however, Wommack will continue linebacker coaching responsibilities.[3][4] On December 30, 2018, Hoosiers' offensive coordinator Mike DeBord announced his retirement from football.[5][6] On January 21, 2019, former Fresno State offensive coordinator Kalen DeBoer was announced as the Hoosiers' new offensive coordinator.[7][8]
Notable departures from the 2018 squad included:
The Hoosiers lost 2 players due to transfer:
Hoosiers who were picked in the 2019 NFL Draft:
The Hoosiers signed a total of 21 recruits.
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 2019 poll, Indiana was projected to finish in fifth in the East Division.[12]
The Hoosiers' 2019 schedule will consist of 6 home games, 5 away games and 1 neutral site game in Indianapolis, Indiana.[13] The Hoosiers' first non-conference game will be at Lucas Oil Stadium, in Indianapolis, against Ball State of the Mid-American Conference (MAC), before hosting the remaining two non-conference games; against Eastern Illinois from the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) and against UConn of the American Athletic Conference (AAC).
The Hoosiers are scheduled to play nine conference games; they host Ohio State, Rutgers, Northwestern and Michigan. They will travel to Michigan State, Maryland, Nebraska, Penn State and Purdue.
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at Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, Indiana
at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana
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at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan
at Maryland Stadium • College Park, Maryland
at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska
at Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania
at Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana
at TIAA Bank Field • Jacksonville, Florida
Roster Last update: September 20, 2019
Listed in the order that they were released
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.[44][45]