2025 Indiana Hoosiers football team

2025 Indiana Hoosiers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Curt Cignetti (2nd season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Uniform

2025 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Illinois		0	–	0					0	–	0
Indiana		0	–	0					0	–	0
Iowa		0	–	0					0	–	0
Maryland		0	–	0					0	–	0
Michigan		0	–	0					0	–	0
Michigan State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Minnesota		0	–	0					0	–	0
Nebraska		0	–	0					0	–	0
Northwestern		0	–	0					0	–	0
Ohio State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Oregon		0	–	0					0	–	0
Penn State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Purdue		0	–	0					0	–	0
Rutgers		0	–	0					0	–	0
UCLA		0	–	0					0	–	0
USC		0	–	0					0	–	0
Washington		0	–	0					0	–	0
Wisconsin		0	–	0					0	–	0
Championship: December 6, 2025
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant As of December 22, 2024 Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2025 Indiana Hoosiers football team will represent Indiana University during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hoosiers will be led by second-year head coach Curt Cignetti. They are set to play home games at Memorial Stadium located in Bloomington, Indiana as members of the Big Ten Conference.

Offseason

Departures

NFL draft

Main article: 2025 NFL draft

Outgoing transfers

Name	No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	New school
Donaven McCulley	1	WR	6' 5"	203 lbs		Indianapolis, IN	Michigan
E.J. Williams Jr.	7	WR	6' 4"	203 lbs		Phenix City, AL	Withdrew
DJ Warnell Jr.	10	DB	6' 3"	200 lbs		La Marque, TX	North Texas
Tyrik McDaniel	17	DB	6' 0"	195 lbs		Columbia, SC	TBD
Elijah Green	21	RB	6' 0"	207 lbs		Roswell, GA	TBD
Joshua Rudolph	26	LB	6' 0"	223 lbs		Montgomery, AL	UTEP
Nahji Logan	33	LB	6' 3"	226 lbs		Yeadon, PA	TBD
Noah Bolticoff	66	OL	6' 5"	300 lbs		Rose Hill, KS	North Alabama

Coaching depatures

Acquisitions

Incoming transfers

Name	No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Prev. school
Dominique Ratcliff		DL
Lee Beebe Jr.		RB
Hosea Wheeler		DL
Amariyun Knighten		CB
Brendan Franke		K
Mitch McCarthy		P

Recruiting class

Main article: 2025 college football recruiting class

College recruiting information (2025)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Byron Baldwin DB	Baltimore, MD	Saint Frances Academy	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Nov 15, 2024
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Tyrone Burrus Jr. DE	Indianapolis, IN		6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	Nov 14, 2024
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Baylor Wilkin OL	Findlay, OH		6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	278 lb (126 kg)	Jul 9, 2024
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Paul Nelson LB	Cincinnati, OH		6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jul 9, 2024
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Seaonta Stewart Jr. ATH	Cincinnati, OH		6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jul 8, 2024
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Myles Kendrick WR	Jacksonville, FL		6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jun 29, 2024
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Kyler Garcia DT	Nashville, TN		6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Jun 26, 2024
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Davion Chandler WR	Indianapolis, IN		6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jun 25, 2024
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Andrew Barker TE	Kokomo, IN		6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	Jun 23, 2024
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Triston Abram DE	St. Louis, MO		6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Jun 23, 2024
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Zacharey Smith DB	Hapeville, GA		6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jun 20, 2024
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Keishaun Calhoun DE	Groveport, OH		6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Jun 20, 2024
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Jamari Farmer LB	Mooresville, NC		5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Jun 17, 2024
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Jhrevious Hall DT	Columbia, TN		6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Jun 4, 2024
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Sean Cuono RB	Clearwater, FL		5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jun 3, 2024
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Jaylen Bell DB	Loganville, GA		5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jun 1, 2024
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Blake Thiry TE	Prairie Du Chien, WI		6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Apr 16, 2024
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
LeBron Bond WR	Norfolk, VA		5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Apr 7, 2024
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Garrett Reese DB	LaGrange Park, IL		6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Feb 16, 2024
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Evan Parker OL	Carmel, IN		6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	305 lb (138 kg)	Feb 5, 2024
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Matt Marek OL	Orland Park, IL		6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	Jan 31, 2024
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:
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: "Rivals commits". Rivals.com. "ESPN commits". ESPN.com. "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. "247Sports commits". 247sports.com.

New walk-ons

Coaches acquisitions

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
August 30	Old Dominion*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN
September 6	Kennesaw State*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN
September 13	Indiana State*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN
September 20	Illinois	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (rivalry)
September 27	at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA
October 11	at Oregon	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR
October 18	Michigan State	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (Battle for the Old Brass Spittoon)
October 25	UCLA	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN
November 1	at Maryland	SECU Stadium College Park, MD
November 8	at Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA
November 15	Wisconsin	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN
November 29	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)
*Non-conference game Source: [1]

Game summaries

Old Dominion

See also: 2025 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Old Dominion Monarchs (0–0) vs Indiana Hoosiers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Old Dominion	0	0	0	0	0
Indiana	0	0	0	0	0

at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana

• Date: August 30

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	ODU	IU
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Old Dominion	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Indiana	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Kennessaw State

See also: 2025 Kennesaw State Owls football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Kennesaw State Owls (0–0) vs Indiana Hoosiers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Kennesaw State	0	0	0	0	0
Indiana	0	0	0	0	0

at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana

• Date: September 6

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	KSU	IU
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kennesaw State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Indiana	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Indiana State

See also: 2025 Indiana State Sycamores football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Indiana State Sycamores (FCS) (0–0) vs Indiana Hoosiers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Indiana State	0	0	0	0	0
Indiana	0	0	0	0	0

at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana

• Date: September 13

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	ISU	IU
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Indiana	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Illinois

See also: 2025 Illinois Fighting Illini football team and Illinois–Indiana football rivalry

Pregame line	Over/under

Illinois Fighting Illini (0–0) vs Indiana Hoosiers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Illinois	0	0	0	0	0
Indiana	0	0	0	0	0

at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana

• Date: September 20

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	ILL	IU
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Illinois	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Indiana	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Iowa

See also: 2025 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Indiana Hoosiers (0–0) at Iowa Hawkeyes (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Indiana	0	0	0	0	0
Iowa	0	0	0	0	0

at Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa

• Date: September 27

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	IU	IOWA
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Iowa	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Oregon

See also: 2025 Oregon Ducks football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Indiana Hoosiers (0–0) at Oregon Ducks (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Indiana	0	0	0	0	0
Oregon	0	0	0	0	0

at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, Oregon

• Date: October 11

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	IU	ORE
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Oregon	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Michigan State

See also: 2025 Michigan State Spartans football team and Battle for the Old Brass Spittoon

Pregame line	Over/under

Michigan State Spartans (0–0) vs Indiana Hoosiers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan State	0	0	0	0	0
Indiana	0	0	0	0	0

at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana

• Date: October 18

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	MSU	IU
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Michigan State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Indiana	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

UCLA

See also: 2025 UCLA Bruins football team

Pregame line	Over/under

UCLA Bruins (0–0) vs Indiana Hoosiers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
UCLA	0	0	0	0	0
Indiana	0	0	0	0	0

at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana

• Date: October 25

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UCLA	IU
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UCLA	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Indiana	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Maryland

See also: 2025 Maryland Terrapins football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Indiana Hoosiers (0–0) at Maryland Terrapins (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Indiana	0	0	0	0	0
Maryland	0	0	0	0	0

at SECU Stadium • College Park, Maryland

• Date: November 1

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	IU	UMD
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Maryland	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Penn State

See also: 2025 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Indiana Hoosiers (0–0) at Penn State Nittany Lions (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Indiana	0	0	0	0	0
Penn State	0	0	0	0	0

at Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania

• Date: November 8

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	IU	PSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Penn State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Wisconsin

See also: 2025 Wisconsin Badgers football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Wisconsin Badgers (0–0) vs Indiana Hoosiers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wisconsin	0	0	0	0	0
Indiana	0	0	0	0	0

at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana

• Date: November 15

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	WIS	IU
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Wisconsin	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Indiana	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Purdue

See also: 2025 Purdue Boilermakers football team and Old Oaken Bucket

Pregame line	Over/under

Indiana Hoosiers (0–0) at Purdue Boilermakers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Indiana	0	0	0	0	0
Purdue	0	0	0	0	0

at Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana

• Date: November 29

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	IU	PUR
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Purdue	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Personnel

Roster

2025 Indiana Hoosiers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Curt Cignetti Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "2025 Football Schedule". Indiana University Athletics. Retrieved December 17, 2024.