Indiana Hoosiers
Big Ten
0-0 (0-0 conf)
SP+ #1
Ratings
2025 final
- SP+
- 32.4 (#1)
- SP+ Offense
- 40.8
- SP+ Defense
- 9.9
- SRS
- 27.3
- FPI
- 31.5
- Elo
- 2346
- Talent
- 645
- Recruiting
- 226 (#29)
2026 Outlook
Projected wins
9.6p10 8.0 — p90 11.0
| Round | Prob | |
|---|---|---|
| Win conference | 35.8% | |
| Make CFP | 89.0% | |
| Quarterfinal | 84.2% | |
| Semifinal | 60.3% | |
| Natl. final | 41.3% | |
| Natl. champ | 27.6% |
Schedule
proj record 9.7–2.3
Schedule
22nd
toughest of 136
Offenses faced
14th
toughest of 136
Defenses faced
25th
toughest of 136
Strength of schedule — how tough this team's opponents are, ranked 1 (hardest) to 136 (easiest) · by 2025 SP+ · 1 FCS game.
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Proj | Win% | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsNorth Texas | +13.8 | 34-16 | +18.1 | 86% | — |
| 2 | vsHoward | FCS | 53-3* | +50.1 | 100% | — |
| 3 | vsWestern Kentucky | +1.6 | 35-14 | +21.2 | 90% | — |
| 4 | vsNorthwestern | +5.8 | 38-19 | +18.7 | 87% | — |
| 5 | @Rutgers | +1 | 38-17 | +21.3 | 90% | — |
| 6 | @Nebraska | +6.2 | 33-17 | +16.2 | 84% | — |
| 7 | vsOhio State | +30.1 | 32-29 | +2.5 | 56% | — |
| 8 | @Michigan | +12.4 | 28-22 | +6.3 | 65% | — |
| 9 | vsMinnesota | +1.5 | 36-18 | +18.4 | 87% | — |
| 11 | vsUSC | +16.9 | 31-21 | +10.5 | 74% | — |
| 12 | @Washington | +18.4 | 28-24 | +3.9 | 59% | — |
| 13 | vsPurdue | -6.1 | 46-18 | +27.3 | 95% | — |
* FBS-vs-FCS estimate from the SP+ gap — no per-game model for FCS opponents.
Quarterbacks · 2
2026 · 59
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Josh Hoover← TCU | JR | 6'2" | 200 | ★★★★ |
| QB | 2nd | Grant Wilson | SR | 6'3" | 217 | — |
Running Backs · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | Roman Hemby | SR | 6'0" | 208 | ★★★ |
| RB | 2nd | Turbo Richard← Boston College | SO | 5'8" | 207 | ★★★ |
| RB | 3rd | Khobie Martin | FR | 6'0" | 207 | ★★★ |
| RB | 4th | Lee Beebe Jr. | JR | 5'10" | 220 | — |
| RB | 5th | Solomon Vanhorse | SR | 5'8" | 185 | — |
| RB | 6th | Sean Cuono | FR | 5'10" | 208 | — |
Wide Receivers · 8
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Nick Marsh← Michigan State | SO | 6'3" | 203 | ★★★★ |
| WR | 2nd | Shazz Preston← Tulane | JR | 6'0" | 206 | ★★★ |
| WR | 3rd | Charlie Becker | SO | 6'4" | 204 | — |
| WR | 4th | Jonathan Brady | SR | 5'10" | 180 | ★★ |
| WR | 5th | E.J. Williams Jr. | SR | 6'4" | 203 | — |
| WR | 6th | Davion Chandler | FR | 5'11" | 180 | ★★★ |
| WR | 7th | LeBron Bond | FR | 5'9" | 175 | — |
| WR | 8th | Jackson Wasserstrom | JR | 5'11" | 175 | — |
Tight Ends · 2
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Holden Staes | SR | 6'4" | 248 | ★★★★ |
| TE | 2nd | Brock Schott← Miami | FR | 6'3" | — | ★★★ |
Offensive Line · 1
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL | — | Carter Smith | JR | 6'5" | 308 | ★★★★ |
Defensive Line · 13
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL | 1st | Joe Hjelle← Tulsa | JR | 6'3" | 300 | ★★★ |
| DL | 2nd | Stephen Daley | SR | 6'1" | 260 | ★★★ |
| DL | 3rd | Tyrique Tucker | JR | 6'0" | 298 | — |
| DL | 4th | Kellan Wyatt | SR | 6'2" | 262 | — |
| DL | 5th | Mario Landino | SO | 6'4" | 275 | ★★★ |
| DL | 6th | Mikail Kamara | SR | 6'1" | 265 | — |
| DL | 7th | Dominique Ratcliff | SR | 6'3" | 295 | ★★★ |
| DL | 8th | Daniel Ndukwe | SO | 6'3" | 239 | ★★★ |
| DL | 9th | Andrew Turvy | SR | 6'2" | 252 | — |
| DL | 10th | Tyrone Burrus Jr. | FR | 6'4" | 245 | — |
| EDGE | 1st | Joshua Burnham← Notre Dame | JR | 6'4" | 253 | ★★★ |
| EDGE | 2nd | Chiddi Obiazor← Kansas State | SO | 6'6" | 275 | ★★★ |
| EDGE | 3rd | Tobi Osunsanmi← Kansas State | JR | 6'3" | 250 | ★★★★ |
Linebackers · 5
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Rolijah Hardy | SO | 5'11" | 225 | — |
| LB | 2nd | Isaiah Jones | JR | 6'2" | 230 | ★★★ |
| LB | 3rd | Jeff Utzinger | JR | 6'3" | 230 | — |
| LB | 4th | Kaiden Turner | JR | 6'0" | 228 | — |
| LB | 5th | Quentin Clark | FR | 6'1" | 212 | — |
Defensive Backs · 14
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | 1st | A.J. Harris← Penn State | JR | 6'1" | 191 | ★★★★ |
| CB | — | Carson Williams← Montana State | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DB | 1st | Louis Moore | SR | 5'11" | 200 | — |
| DB | 2nd | Devan Boykin | SR | 5'10" | 195 | ★★★ |
| DB | 3rd | Amare Ferrell | JR | 6'2" | 200 | — |
| DB | 4th | Jamari Sharpe | JR | 6'1" | 187 | — |
| DB | 5th | Ryland Gandy | SO | 6'0" | 180 | — |
| DB | 6th | Byron Baldwin Jr. | FR | 6'2" | 195 | ★★★★ |
| DB | 7th | Anthony Chung | SO | 6'1" | 193 | — |
| DB | 8th | Jaylen Bell | FR | 5'10" | 179 | — |
| DB | 9th | Clay Conner | SO | 6'4" | 209 | — |
| DB | 10th | Garrett Reese | FR | 6'2" | 190 | ★★★ |
| S | 1st | Jiquan Sanks← Cincinnati | SO | 5'10" | 195 | ★★★ |
| S | 2nd | Preston Zachman← Wisconsin | SR | 6'1" | 212 | ★★★ |
Special Teams · 8
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K | 1st | Paddy McAteer← Troy | JR | 6'3" | 207 | ★★★ |
| LS | 1st | Mark Langston | SR | 6'0" | 225 | — |
| LS | — | Drew Clausen← Iowa State | SR | 6'6" | 260 | — |
| P | 1st | Billy Gowers← Hawai'i | FR | 6'1" | 205 | — |
| P | 2nd | Mitch McCarthy | SR | 6'5" | 230 | — |
| PK | 1st | Nico Radicic | SO | 5'11" | 193 | ★★★ |
| PK | 2nd | Brendan Franke | SR | 6'3" | 230 | — |
| PK | 3rd | Quinn Warren | SO | 6'6" | 222 | — |
Projected Season
2026 · win prob / game
Exp. Wins
9.7
Exp. Losses
2.3
Toss-ups
2
bars: model win probabilityfav / toss-up / dog
2025 · pct vs FBS
SP+ Off
40.899
Off PPA
+0.3498
Pass PPA
+0.57100
Rush PPA
+0.2388
Success
51%99
Explosive
1.2246
PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league
Advanced
2025 · opponent-adjusted PPA / play
| Split | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | +0.34 | +0.01 |
| Passing | +0.57 | +0.13 |
| Rushing | +0.23 | -0.07 |
| 1st Down | +0.14 | -0.18 |
| 2nd Down | +0.35 | +0.02 |
| 3rd Down | +0.83 | +0.39 |
Scoring Trend
2025 · pts/game
PPG For
41.9
PPG Against
10.8
Differential
+31.1
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / L2025
- Overall
- 13-0
- Home
- 7-0
- Away
- 5-0
- Neutral
- 1-0
- Conference
- 9-0
- Non-Conference
- 4-0
- One-Score (≤8)
- 3-0
- Avg Margin
- +31.1
Situational Splits
2025 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 7-0 | 49.1 | 8.4 |
| Away | 5-0 | 37.6 | 14.4 |
| Neutral | 4-0 | 33.5 | 14.0 |
| Competition | |||
| vs Ranked (SP+ 25) | 8-0 | 34.3 | 15.6 |
| Conference | 9-0 | 41.8 | 12.0 |
| Non-conference | 7-0 | 41.4 | 11.3 |
Season History · last 12
2 AP top-10 · 6 postseason
| Season | Record | Conf | SP+ | AP | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13-0 | 9-0 | #1 | #1 | 3-0 |
| 2024 | 11-1 | 8-1 | #11 | #5 | 0-1 |
| 2023 | 3-9 | 1-8 | #92 | — | — |
| 2022 | 4-8 | 2-7 | #90 | — | — |
| 2021 | 2-10 | 0-9 | #100 | #17 | — |
| 2020 | 6-1 | 6-1 | #26 | — | 0-1 |
| 2019 | 8-4 | 5-4 | #23 | — | 0-1 |
| 2018 | 5-7 | 2-7 | #70 | — | — |
| 2017 | 5-7 | 2-7 | #32 | — | — |
| 2016 | 6-6 | 4-5 | #57 | — | 0-1 |
| 2015 | 6-6 | 2-6 | #74 | — | 0-1 |
| 2014 | 4-8 | 1-7 | #65 | — | — |
Recent Form · last 5
5-0 SU · 2-0 ATS · O1/U1
Betting Profile
2025 · 13 w/ line
| Straight up | 16-0 |
| ATS | 8-562% |
| Over / Under | 8-5 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 6-5 |
| As underdog | 2-0 |
| Home | 4-3 |
| Away | 3-2 |
vs closing line · splits show cover–no cover
Recruiting Classes
avg #50 · 19 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★135 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | #29 | 226 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2025 | #47 | 202 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 2024 | #65 | 180 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2023 | #69 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2022 | #26 | 220 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 2021 | #54 | 178 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | #58 | 177 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | #36 | 203 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2018 | #50 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| 2017 | #62 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Roster Talent
2026
Portal in 17net +1Out 16
Portal avg stars (in / out)3.3 / 3.1
Notable Portal Moves
| ▲ | Nick Marsh | WR | 4★ | ← Michigan State |
| ▲ | Tobi Osunsanmi | EDGE | 4★ | ← Kansas State |
| ▲ | Josh Hoover | QB | 4★ | ← TCU |
| ▲ | Joe Brunner | IOL | 4★ | ← Wisconsin |
| ▼ | Hosea Wheeler | DL | 4★ | → Baylor |
| ▼ | Andrew DePaepe | EDGE | 4★ | → Massachusetts |
| ▼ | Evan Lawrence | OT | 3★ | → San Diego State |
| ▼ | Alberto Mendoza | QB | 3★ | → Georgia Tech |
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2026
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
Team News
20 items
- Curt Cignetti. Indiana CFP champs. Yeah, that pretty much ends the discussionHe’s won wherever he’s been. And he likely isn’t done. Let’s continue looking at the coaches Rutgers will face this year. The fifth game of the season brings the Hoosiers to Piscataway for Homecoming, a team previewed by Arnav the other day. Hmmm. What can I say that hasn’t already been said about Curt Cignetti? […]IU8h
- Indiana’s Curt Cignetti flips another script by landing Monshun SalesCurt Cignetti accomplishes yet another program first at Indiana in landing a 5-star recruiting prospect.IU15h
- Rutgers Football Opponent Preview: Indiana HoosiersNext up in the opponent preview series is the reigning champions themselves, Indiana. Rutgers has not taken on the Hoosiers since 2023, a game in which the Scarlet Knights took down IU 31-14 in Bloomington to clinch bowl eligibility at 6-2 in October. That was the third straight win for Rutgers in the series, having […]IU1d
- Insider explains how Indiana ultimately landed Five-Star Plus+ WR Monshun SalesThe biggest recruiting win in Indiana football history went public on Friday afternoon as Indianapolis Lawrence North Five-Star Plus+ wide receiver Monshun Sales announced his commitment to the Hoosiers. Head coach Curt Cignetti and his staff were able to land their top target this cycle, beating out Texas, Alabama, Ohio State and LSU. It’s a […]IU1d
- ESPN's Computer Predicts Country's 10 Most-Likely Playoff TeamsESPN's computer model, the Football Power Index, has projected the country's 10 most-likely College Football Playoff teams for the 2026 season. There will be 12 teams in the College Football Playoff once again this year. Indiana will look to repeat as national champions, after Curt Cignetti's team ...IU1d
- IU football lands 5-star WR recruitLawrence North wide receiver Monshun Sales committed to Curt Cignetti’s Indiana football program on Friday. Sales is entering his senior season at LN. The 6-foot-5, 205-pound Sales is considered a five-star recruit and one of the top-10 national recruits in the class of 2027. He is the highest-ranked recruit in IU’s football history. “My decision to commit to Indiana was not an easy one,” ...IU3d
- Indiana Finally Gets Anticipated Final Answer on 5-Star RecruitAfter months of battling to land one of the best players in the nation, Indiana Hoosiers head coach Curt Cignetti comes through again with an incredible achievement.The Hoosiers have been in a recruiting battle for five-star standout wide receiver Monshun Sales. Indiana was going up against schools like Alabama, Texas, LSU, and Ohio State.Ultimately, at […] The post Indiana Finally Gets Anticipated Final Answer on 5-Star Recruit appeared first on HEAVY.IU3d
- Indiana lands 5-star football recruit: Monshun Sales -- nation's No. 1 WR -- commits to Curt CignettiThe Hoosiers' first-ever, five-star commitment comes on the heels of IU's national championship runIU3d
- 5-star receiver makes Indiana football history with commitmentIndiana football explores uncharted territory once again after securing a commitment from wide receiver Monshun SalesIU3d
- Monshun Sales makes history on Pat McAfee Show, commits to Indiana football; what he said5-star WR recruit Monshun Sales on why he chose Indiana football, the program's highest-ranked recruit in historyIU3d
- Cignetti on Indiana's season: 'We have to start over completely'Cignetti on Indiana's season: 'We have to start over completely'IU3d
- No. 1 WR recruit Monshun Sales commits to Indiana on McAfee's showNo. 1 WR recruit Monshun Sales commits to Indiana on McAfee's showIU3d
- Five-star WR Monshun Sales commits to Indiana over SEC powersFive-star wide receiver Monshun Sales has committed to the Indiana Hoosiers, becoming the highest-ranked commit in program history.IU3d
- Indiana lands its highest-rated recruit ever in 5-star WR SalesMonshun Sales, a top-20 overall recruit and five-star receiver in the 2027 cycle out of Indianapolis, has committed to his home-state Indiana Hoosiers.IU3d
- No. 2 WR Monshun Sales commits to Indiana over TexasThe Horns missed out on the consensus five-star prospect to the home-state Hoosiers.IU3d
- BIG MISS: No. 1 WR Monshun Sales spurns Texas, commits to IndianaNo. 1 WR Monshun Sales was reportedly down to Texas and Indiana. But the Indianapolis prospect decided to stay home and commit to the Hoosiers.IU3d
- Indiana Football, Monshun Sales and recruiting with the bestBeyond his impact on the field, what does a commitment from Monshun Sales mean for the program?IU3d
- Indiana lands highest-ranked commit in program history, continuing Hoosiers’ recruiting surgeCurt Cignetti and his staff at Indiana made more history on Friday. Indianapolis Lawrence North Five-Star Plus+ wide receiver Monshun Sales has announced his commitment to the Hoosiers, choosing the in-state program over Texas, Alabama, Ohio State and LSU. He’s the No. 8 overall prospect and No. 2 receiver in the 2027 cycle. To no […]IU3d
- 5-star WR Monshun Sales makes Indiana history with commitment to HoosiersIndiana football lands five-star recruit Monshun Sales, marking the highest-rated commitment in program history.IU3d
- Why 5-star WR Monshun Sales picked Indiana footballLawrence North recevier Monshun Sales makes commitment.IU3d