THE LAND FROM WHICH THEY COME
TEN FACTS ABOUT INDIANA
- Mark Spitz attended and swam for Indiana University.
- James Dean was born in Marion, Indiana.
- Indiana has a town called Santa Claus. Yes, the town receives a crap load of mail during Christmas.
- With 32 covered bridges Parke County is known as the covered bridge capital of the world.
- David Letterman was born in Indianapolis.
- It is illegal for Indiana liquor stores to sell pop or water.
- Larry Bird was born in Terre Haute.
- Abraham Lincoln moved to Indiana when he was seven and spent most of his childhood in the state.
- 20 percent of America's popcorn comes from Indiana.
- It is illegal to catch fish with dynamite, crossbows, guns or your bare hands in Indiana.
LOCATION | Bloomington, IN |
YEAR FOUNDED | 1820 |
ENROLLMENT | 42,566 |
NICKNAME | Hoosiers |
COLORS | Cream and Crimson |
HEAD COACH | Kevin Wlson |
KNOW INDIANA'S RECENT HISTORY
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INDIANA | YEAR | OHIO STATE |
4-8 | 2014 | 14-1 |
5-7 | 2013 | 12-2 |
4-8 | 2012 | 12-0 |
13-23 | TOTAL | 38-3 |
4-8 | AVERAGE | 13-1 |
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POSITION | PLAYER | COMP. RATING | POSITION | PLAYER | COMP. RATING |
DE | NICK MANGIERI | .858 | DE | JOEY BOSA | .981 |
DT | ROBERT McCRAY | NA | DT | ADOLPHUS WASHINGTON | .988 |
NT | ADARIUS RAYNER | .733 | DT | TOMMY SCHUTT | .960 |
BANDIT | ZACK SHAW | .866 | DE | TYQUAN LEWIS | .898 |
WLB | MARCUS OLIVER | .801 | WLB | JOSHUA PERRY | .941 |
MLB | T.J. SIMMONS | .810 | MLB | RAEKWON McMILLAN | .989 |
SLB | CLYDE NEWTON | .818 | SLB | DARRON LEE | .860 |
CB | RASHARD FANT | .886 | CB | GAREON CONLEY | .932 |
SS | JONATHAN CRAWFORD | .848 | S | VONN BELL | .987 |
FS | CHASE DUTRA | .836 | S | TYVIS POWELL | .876 |
CB | ANDRE BROWN | .828 | CB | ELI APPLE | .975 |
AVERAGE | .828 | AVERAGE | .944 |
DEFENSIVE RECRUITING NOTES 2012-2015
- Indiana's highest rated defensive starter is Rashard Fant (.886).
- The largest gap among the defensive starters is the 227 point gap between IU's NT and Ohio State's DT position.
- The average of Ohio State's defensive starters is 116 points better than IU's.
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POSITION | NO. OF PLAYERS | POSITION | NO. OF PLAYERS |
SDE | 6 | SDE | 7 |
WDE | 5 | WDE | 6 |
DT | 7 | DT | 6 |
OLB | 8 | OLB | 7 |
ILB | 4 | ILB | 4 |
CB | 7 | CB | 11 |
S | 13 | S | 5 |
TOTAL | 50 | TOTAL | 46 |
DEFENSIVE RECRUITING COMPARISON
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AVERAGE | CATEGORY | AVERAGE |
6-1 | HEIGHT | 6-2 |
231 | WEIGHT | 226 |
.823 | COMP. AVERAGE | .924 |
Between 2012 and 2015 both schools signed four inside linebackers. Greg Gooch (.842) was IU's highest rated commit. Ohio State's lowest rated commit was Luke Roberts (.844).
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AVERAGE | CATEGORY | AVERAGE |
6-2 | HEIGHT | 6-2 |
223 | WEIGHT | 220 |
.839 | COMP. AVERAGE | .951 |
Between 2012 and 2015 NIU signed 8 outside linebackers. Ohio State signed seven. Tegray Scales (.877) was the Hoosiers' highest rated commit. Ohio State's lowest rated commit was David Perkins (.927). Linebacker University.
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AVERAGE | CATEGORY | AVERAGE |
5-11 | HEIGHT | 6-0 |
179 | WEIGHT | 179 |
.812 | COMP. AVERAGE | .932 |
Between 2012 and 2015 IU signed seven cornerbacks. Ohio State signed 11. Tony Fields (.844) was the Hoosiers' highest rated commit. Ohio State's lowest rated commit was Damon Arnette (.860).
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AVERAGE | CATEGORY | AVERAGE |
6-1 | HEIGHT | 6-0 |
193 | WEIGHT | 187 |
.826 | COMP. AVERAGE | .936 |
Between 2012 and 2015 IU signed 13 safeties. Ohio State signed five. Antonio Allen (.896) was the Hoosiers' highest rated commit. Ohio State's highest rated commit was Vonn Bell (.987).
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AVERAGE | CATEGORY | AVERAGE |
6-3 | HEIGHT | 6-3 |
300 | WEIGHT | 297 |
.816 | COMP. AVERAGE | .900 |
Between 2012 and 2015 IU signed seven defensive tackles. Ohio State signed six. Michael Barwick (.848) was the Hoosiers' highest rated commit. Ohio State's Highest rated commit was Tommy Schutt (.960).
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AVERAGE | CATEGORY | AVERAGE |
6-4 | HEIGHT | 6-4 |
249 | WEIGHT | 264 |
.795 | COMP. AVERAGE | .903 |
Between 2012 and 2015 IU signed six strong-side defensive ends. Ohio State signed seven. Brandon Wilson (.847) was the Hoosiers' highest rated commit. Ohio State's lowest rated commit was Darius Slade (.846).
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AVERAGE | CATEGORY | AVERAGE |
6-3 | HEIGHT | 6-4 |
247 | WEIGHT | 233 |
.826 | COMP. RATING | .933 |
Between 2012 and 2015 Indiana signed five weak-side defensive ends. Ohio State signed six. David Kennedy (.893) was the IU's highest rated commit. Ohio State's highest rated commit on roster is Adolphus Washington (.988).
DEFENSIVE RECRUITING COMPARISON
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PLAYER (YEAR) | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | PLAYER (YEAR) | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | |
GREG GOOCH (2014) | 6-3 | 245 | .842 | RAEKWON McMILLAN (2014) | 6-2 | 242 | .989 | |
DAVID COOPER (2012) | 6-1 | 230 | .839 | TREY JOHNSON (2013) | 6-2 | 218 | .949 | |
T.J. SIMMONS (2013) | 6-0 | 230 | .810 | NICK CONNER (2015) | 6-3 | 225 | .912 | |
MARCUS OLIVER (2013) | 6-1 | 220 | .801 | LUKE ROBERTS (2012) | 6-2 | 220 | .844 | |
AVERAGE | 6-1 | 231 | .823 | AVERAGE | 6-2 | 226 | .924 |
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PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | |
TEGRAY SCALES (2014) | 6-2 | 215 | .877 | JUSTIN HILLIARD (2015) | 6-0 | 225 | .985 | |
NILE SYKES (2014) | 6-2 | 223 | .872 | MIKE MITCHELL (2013) | 6-4 | 222 | .973 | |
NICK MANGIERI (2012) | 6-5 | 245 | .858 | DANTE BOOKER (2014) | 6-3 | 212 | .972 | |
JORDAN WALLACE (2012) | 6-1 | 215 | .844 | JOSHUA PERRY (2012) | 6-3 | 220 | .941 | |
KRISTOPHER SMITH (2013) | 6-2 | 215 | .834 | KYLE BERGER (2014) | 6-3 | 215 | .929 | |
CLYDE NEWTON (2013) | 6-1 | 215 | .818 | CAMREN WILLIAMS (2012) | 6-1 | 217 | .929 | |
JACARRI ALEXANDER (2012) | 6-1 | 234 | .816 | DAVID PERKINS (2012) | 6-3 | 230 | .927 | |
STEVEN FUNDERBURK (2013) | 6-2 | 225 | .793 | |||||
AVERAGE | 6-2 | 223 | .839 | AVERAGE | 6-2 | 220 | .951 |
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PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | |
TONY FIELDS (2014) | 5-11 | 185 | .844 | DAMON WEBB (2014) | 5-11 | 180 | .982 | |
DONOVAN CLARK (2014) | 5-10 | 170 | .838 | ELI APPLE (2013) | 6-1 | 185 | .975 | |
NOEL PADMORE (2013) | 5-11 | 175 | .822 | MARSHON LATTIMORE (2014) | 6-0 | 175 | .973 | |
ANOTONIO MARSHALL (2012) | 6-0 | 190 | .819 | CAMERON BURROWS (2013) | 6-0 | 195 | .972 | |
WAYNEDRIKO SMITH (2014) | 6-0 | 168 | .816 | ERIC GLOVER-WILLIAMS (2015) | 5-11 | 165 | .952 | |
KIANTE WALTON (2014) | 6-0 | 200 | .806 | ARMANI REEVES (2012) | 5-11 | 180 | .945 | |
TIM BENNETT (2012) | 5-11 | 163 | .742 | GAREON CONLEY (2013) | 6-1 | 172 | .932 | |
DENZEL WARD (2015) | 5-11 | 165 | .903 | |||||
JAMEL DEAN (2015) | 6-2 | 195 | .891 | |||||
JOSHUA NORWOOD (2015) | 5-10 | 175 | .870 | |||||
DAMON ARNETTE (2015) | 6-2 | 185 | .860 | |||||
AVERAGE | 5-11 | 179 | .812 | AVERAGE | 6-0 | 179 | .932 |
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PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | |
ANTONIO ALLEN (2013) | 5-10 | 205 | .896 | VONN BELL (2013) | 5-11 | 193 | .987 | |
TYLER GREEN (2015) | 5-11 | 175 | .867 | ERICK SMITH (2014) | 6-1 | 185 | .967 | |
JONATHAN CRAWFORD (2015) | 6-2 | 175 | .848 | DE'VAN BOGARD (2012) | 6-0 | 190 | .920 | |
CHASE DUTRA (2013) | 6-1 | 205 | .836 | JAYME THOMPSON (2013) | 6-2 | 190 | .912 | |
DAMEON WILLIS (2014) | 6-0 | 208 | .834 | NAJEE MURRAY (2012) | 5-11 | 175 | .892 | |
JAMEL COOK (2015) | 6-0 | 181 | .833 | |||||
OMARI STINGER (2015) | 6-4 | 208 | .823 | |||||
ZEKE WALKER (2014) | 6-3 | 200 | .816 | |||||
RAEKWON JONES (2015) | 6-2 | 210 | .806 | |||||
DAWSON FLETCHER (2012) | 6-0 | 180 | .793 | |||||
RYAN THOMPSON (2012) | 5-10 | 186 | .783 | |||||
TREG WATERS (2012) | 6-1 | 185 | .779 | |||||
DAREON FULLER (2012) | 5-7 | 167 | NA | |||||
AVERAGE | 6-1 | 193 | .826 | AVERAGE | 6-0 | 187 | .936 |
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PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | |
MICHAEL BARWICK (2014) | 6-1 | 297 | .848 | TOMMY SCHUTT (2012) | 6-2 | 300 | .960 | |
JERMANE NONYERS (2014) | 6-3 | 290 | .825 | MICHAEL HILL (2013) | 6-2 | 315 | .924 | |
ALEX TODD (2012) | 6-4 | 290 | .824 | BILLY PRICE (2013) | 6-4 | 300 | .916 | |
JORDAN HEIDERMAN (2013) | 6-3 | 280 | .794 | DONOVAN MUNGER (2013) | 6-4 | 285 | .898 | |
CHRISTOPHER CORMIER (2013) | 6-2 | 330 | .790 | ROBERT LANDERS (2015) | 6-2 | 295 | .872 | |
JACK TRAINOR (2015) | 6-3 | 295 | NA | DaVON HAMILTON (2015) | 6-3 | 285 | .829 | |
NATE HOFF (2013) | 6-2 | 320 | NA | |||||
AVERAGE | 6-3 | 300 | .816 | AVERAGE | 6-3 | 297 | .900 |
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PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | |
MATTHEW BALTIMORE (2012) | 6-3 | 230 | .817 | JOEY BOSA (2013) | 6-5 | 270 | .981 | |
MARCUS KELLY (2015) | 6-4 | 230 | .808 | JASHON CORNELL (2015) | 6-4 | 260 | .956 | |
DESROY MAXWELL (2012) | 6-2 | 240 | .781 | DRE'MONT JONES (2015) | 6-3 | 266 | .938 | |
QUINTIN WYNNE (2015) | 6-2 | 225 | .768 | DYLAN THOMPSON (2014) | 6-5 | 270 | .872 | |
BEN COMPTON (2014) | 6-4 | 240 | .700 | JOSHUA ALABI (2015) | 6-5 | 295 | .866 | |
TY HARMSTON (2014) | 6-4 | 230 | .700 | TRACY SPRINKLE (2013) | 6-4 | 250 | .859 | |
DARIUS SLADE (2014) | 6-5 | 240 | .846 | |||||
AVERAGE | 6-4 | 249 | .795 | AVERAGE | 6-4 | 264 | .903 |
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PLAYER (YEAR) | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | PLAYER (YEAR) | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | |
RUBEN DUNBAR (2013) | 6-3 | 250 | .849 | NOAH SPENCE (2012) | 6-3 | 235 | .997 | |
MICHAEL IPPOLITO (2012) | 6-4 | 215 | .805 | ADOLPHUS WASHINGTON (2012) | 6-5 | 245 | .988 | |
RAJSHAWN MOSLEY (2014) | 6-4 | 230 | .778 | JALYN HOLMES (2014) | 6-5 | 225 | .962 | |
RUSSELL CHAMBERS (2014) | 6-5 | 220 | .769 | TYQUAN LEWIS (2013) | 6-4 | 227 | .898 | |
HERLANDEZ CORLEY (2014) | 6-3 | 210 | .760 | JAMAL MARCUS (2012) | 6-2 | 225 | .896 | |
JAREEM FLEMING (2014) | 6-1 | 215 | .700 | RASHOD BERRY (2015) | 6-5 | 240 | .857 | |
AVERAGE | 6-3 | 247 | .826 | AVERAGE | 6-4 | 233 | .933 |
KNOW THE MAN WHO LEADS THY ENEMY
Kevin Wilson has led the Hoosiers to an 18-34 (.346) record. In 2014 he guided IU to an 4-8 record. Prior to taking the head job at Indiana Wilson was Oklahoma's offensive or co-offensive coordinator from 2002-2010.
Under Wilson Indiana has set 43 offensive school records. Single season records established under Kevin Wilson are: most points, total yards, passing yards and rushing yards.
During his playing days Kevin Wilson suited up for North Carolina. He was an offensive lineman for the Tar Heels from 1980 to 1983.
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