2022 Indiana Hoosiers football team explained

Year:2022
Team:Indiana Hoosiers
Sport:football
Conference:Big Ten Conference
Division:East Division
Short Conf:Big Ten
Record:4–8
Conf Record:2–7
Head Coach:Tom Allen
Hc Year:6th
Cooff Coach1:Walt Bell
Cooc1 Year:1st
Off Scheme:Multiple
Cooff Coach2:Adam Henry
Cooc2 Year:1st
Def Coach:Chad Wilt
Dc Year:1st
Def Scheme:Multiple 4–2–5
Mvp:Bryant Fitzgerald
Captain:AJ Barner, Cam Jones, Devon Matthews, Tiawan Mullen, Jack Tuttle
Stadium:Memorial Stadium

The 2022 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented Indiana University in the 2022 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 sixth-year head coach Tom Allen. They finished the season 4–8, 2–7 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place in the East division.

Spring game

The Hoosiers did not hold an official 2022 spring game, instead choosing to have closed-practices throughout the spring, with the general public and media not in attendance. The Hoosiers have not held an official Spring Game since 2019.[1]

Offseason

Coaching changes

Following the release of Nick Sheridan as offensive coordinator, the Hoosiers would announce on December 9, 2021, that they had hired former UMass head coach as their new offensive coordinator; Bell had previously coached Umass from 2019-2021.[2]

On January 31, 2022, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish announced that they had hired Indiana running backs coach Deland McCullough to the same position for their team; McCullough had previously coached for one year with the Hoosiers.[3] On February 7, 2022, Indiana announced that they had hired former NY Giants running backs coach Craig Johnson as the Hoosiers' new running backs coach; Johnson had served as the running backs coach for the NFL's New York Giants from 2014-2019.[4]

Transfers

Outgoing

Notable departures from the 2021 squad included:

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
9 6'3' 218 Junior (Redshirt) Transferred
Tim Baldwin 20 6'0' 211 Sophomore Transferred
Jacolby Hewitt 2 6'1' 198 Junior (Redshirt) Transferred
Brady Feeney 2 6'4' 320 Freshman (Redshirt) Transferred
47 6'2' 232 Senior Tampa, Florida Declared for NFL Draft
86 6'4' 254 Senior (Redshirt) Declared for NFL Draft

Incoming

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Prev. School
9 Quarterback 6'3" 202 Sophomore (Redshirt) Transfer Missouri
Shaun Shivers 2 Running back 5'7" 188 Senior (Redshirt) Transfer Auburn

2022 NFL Draft

See also: 2022 NFL draft. Hoosiers who were picked in the 2022 NFL Draft:

RoundPick PlayerPosition Team
5146Micah McFaddenLinebackerNew York Giants
UFAPeyton HendershotTight endDallas Cowboys
UFAMarcelino McCrary-BallLinebackerSan Francisco 49ers

Preseason

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 2022 poll, Indiana was projected to finish last in the East Division.[5]

Media poll (East Division)
1 Ohio State 252 (36)
2 Michigan203
3 Penn State 169
4 Michigan State 162
5 Maryland 104
6 Rutgers 60
7 Indiana 58

Schedule

The Hoosiers' 2022 schedule consisted of seven home games and five away games.[6] The Hoosiers played three non-conference games, against Idaho and Western Kentucky at home and on the road against Cincinnati. In conference, Indiana hosted Illinois, Michigan, Maryland, Penn State and Purdue. They traveled to Nebraska, Rutgers, Ohio State and Michigan State.

[7] [8] [9] [10]

Game summaries

vs Illinois

See also: 2022 Illinois Fighting Illini football team.

vs Idaho

See also: 2022 Idaho Vandals football team.

vs Western Kentucky

See also: 2022 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team.

Statistics WKUIU
First downs 25 28
Total yards 545 484
Rushing yards 216 120
Passing yards 329 364
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 32:21 27:39
Team Category Player Statistics
Western Kentucky Passing 33/43, 329 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Kye Robichaux 14 rushes, 135 yards
Receiving 5 receptions, 77 yards, TD
Indiana Passing 33/55, 364 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Josh Henderson 11 rushes, 65 yards, TD
Receiving 8 receptions, 93 yards, TD

at Cincinnati

See also: 2022 Cincinnati Bearcats football team.

at Nebraska

See also: 2022 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team.

Statistics IU NEB
First downs 14 22
Total yards 290 385
Rushes/yards 23–67 51–115
Passing yards 223 270
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 22–44–1 18–27–1
Time of possession 25:09 34:51
Team Category Player Statistics
Indiana Passing Connor Bazelak 22/44, 223 yards, TD, INT
Rushing 3 carries, 39 yards
Receiving Emery Simmons 6 receptions, 57 yards, TD
Nebraska Passing 18/27, 270 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Anthony Grant 32 carries, 136 yards
Receiving 8 receptions, 157 yards, 1 TD

vs No. 4 Michigan

See also: 2022 Michigan Wolverines football team.

vs Maryland

See also: 2022 Maryland Terrapins football team.

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MD –11.0 63.5

at Rutgers

See also: 2022 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team.

vs No. 15 Penn State

See also: 2022 Penn State Nittany Lions football team.

at No. 2 Ohio State

See also: 2022 Ohio State Buckeyes football team.

at Michigan State

See also: 2022 Michigan State Spartans football team and Old Brass Spittoon.

vs Purdue

See also: 2022 Purdue Boilermakers football team and Old Oaken Bucket.

Radio

Radio coverage for all games was 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 and pre, half, and post game shows by John Herrick.[11] [12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IU QB competition to stretch into fall camp . 2022-04-05 . HeraldBulletin.com . en.
  2. Web site: Indiana Hoosiers football team hire ex-UMass Minutemen coach Walt Bell as OC. ESPN.com. 2021. October 12, 2022.
  3. Web site: Report: IU's McCullough tapped as next Irish RB coach, McNulty leaving for Boston College. NDInsider.com. 2022. October 12, 2022.
  4. Web site: IU football to hire former NFL assistant Craig Johnson as new RBs coach. Indystar.com. 2022. October 12, 2022.
  5. Web site: Ohio State football unanimously picked as Big Ten champion in 12th annual cleveland.com preseason poll. July 25, 2022. Cleveland.com.
  6. Web site: 2022 Schedule. IUHoosiers.com. October 12, 2022.
  7. Web site: . Indiana Hoosiers Schedule 2022 . . January 1, 2024 .
  8. Web site: . 2022 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results . College Football @ Sports-Reference.com . . January 1, 2024 .
  9. Web site: . 2022 Football Schedule . . January 1, 2024 .
  10. Web site: . Indiana Football 2023 Record Book . . 18 . January 1, 2024 .
  11. Web site: Broadcast Information. www.IUHoosiers.com. December 22, 2020.
  12. Web site: Inside IU – Voice of IU sports. www.wslmradio.com. December 22, 2020.