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2026 Indiana Hoosiers football team

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2026Indiana Hoosiers football

Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Curt Cignetti (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Shanahan (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Tino Sunseri (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Bryant Haines (3rd season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Uniform

Seasons ← 2025 2027 →

2026 Big Ten Conference football standings
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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 5, 2026
As of February 15, 2026 Rankings fromAP poll

The2026 Indiana Hoosiers football team will representIndiana University Bloomington (Indiana or IU) during the2026 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hoosiers will be led by third-year head coachCurt Cignetti. They will play their home games atMemorial Stadium located inBloomington, Indiana as members of theBig Ten Conference.

Offseason

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Departures

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NFL draft

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Main article:2026 NFL draft

Name	Pos.	Team	Round	Pick
Jonathan Brady	WR
Omar Cooper Jr.	WR
Stephen Daley	DL
Mikail Kamara	DE
Fernando Mendoza	QB
Louis Moore	S
D'Angelo Ponds	DB
Dominique Ratcliff	DL
Elijah Sarratt	WR
E.J. Williams Jr.	WR

Outgoing transfers

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Name	No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	New school
Hosea Wheeler	0	DL	6'3"	300	Rs-SR	Sacramento, CA	Baylor
Makai Jackson	2	WR	6'0"	200	SR	Levittown, PA	Liberty
Jah Jah Boyd	16	DB	5'11"	173	FR	Philadelphia, PA	Colorado
Alberto Mendoza	16	QB	6'2"	207	Rs-FR	Miami, FL	Georgia Tech
Jackson Wasserstrom	17	WR	5'11"	175	FR	Westfield, IN	Withdrew/remained at IU
Dontrae Henderson	20	DB	5'11"	180	FR	Charlotte, NC	Arkansas State
Ace Ciongoli	22	WR	5'11"	190	FR	Needham, MA	Florida
Amariyun Knighten	23	DB	6'0"	174	JR	Hollywood, FL
Andrew DePaepe	42	DL	6'5"	250	Rs-SO	Bettendorf, IA	UMass
Finn Walters	47	DL	6'4"	247	SO	Indianapolis, IN
Aden Cannon	58	DL	6'6"	268	JR	Carmel, IN	Illinois State
Mitch Verstegen	63	OL	6'4"	290	Fr	Kaukauna, WI
Evan Lawrence	71	OL	6'6"	281	FR	Danville, IN	San Diego State
J'mari Monette	80	DL	6'3"	285	JR	Alexandria, LA	Memphis
Bruno Massel IV	86	WR	5'11"	190	FR	Elmhurst, IL	Withdrew/remained at IU
William DePaepe	98	DL	6'6"	244	Rs-FR	Bettendorf, IA	UMass

Retirements

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Coaching departures

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Name	Previous Position	New Position
Derek Owings	Indiana – Director of athletic performance, football	Tennessee – Director of football sports performance
Chandler Whitmer	Indiana – Co-offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach	Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Quarterbacks coach

Acquisitions

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Incoming transfers

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Name	No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Prev. school
Joe Brunner	56	OL	6'5"	318	JR	Whitefish Bay, WI	Wisconsin
Joshua Burnham	8	DL	6'4"	253	JR	Traverse City, MI	Notre Dame
Drew Clausen	49	LS	6'6"	260	SR	Grimes, IA	Iowa State
Billy Gowers	19	P	6'1"	205	FR	Melbourne, VIC	Hawaii
A. J. Harris	4	CB	6'1"	191	JR	Phoenix City, AL	Penn State
Joe Hjelle	90	DL	6'3"	300	JR	Decorah, IA	Tulsa
Josh Hoover	10	QB	6'2"	200	RS-JR	Rockwall, TX	TCU
Nick Marsh	8	WR	6'3"	201	JR	River Rouge, MI	Michigan State
Paddy McAteer	35	K	6'3"	207	JR	Mullaghbawn, IE	Troy
Chiddi Obiazor	7	DE	6'6"	275	SO	Eden Prairie, MN	Kansas State
Tobi Osunsanmi	12	DE	6'3"	250	JR	Wichita, KS	Kansas State
Shazz Preston	7	WR	6'0"	206	RS-JR	St. James, LA	Tulane
Turbo Richard	1	RB	5'8"	207	SO	Charlotte, NC	Boston College
Jiquan Sanks	13	DB	5'10"	195	SO	Columbus, GA	Cincinnati
Brock Schott	88	TE	6'3"	245	FR	Leo, IN	Miami
Carson Williams	0	DB	5'11"	160	FR	Houston, TX	Montana State
Preston Zachman	6	S	6'1"	212	SR	Elysburg, PA	Wisconsin

Recruiting class

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Main article:2026 college football recruiting class

College recruiting information (2026)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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:

New walk-ons

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Coaches acquisitions

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Name	Previous Position	New Position
Tyson Brown	Colorado State – Strength and conditioning coach	Indiana – Director of athletic performance, football
Tino Sunseri	UCLA – Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach	Indiana – Co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach

Preseason

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NFL Combine

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Nine Hoosiers were invited to the2026 NFL Draft Combine, setting a program record. The players invited were Fernando Mendoza, Roman Hemby, Omar Cooper Jr., Elijah Sarratt, Riley Nowakowski, Pat Coogan, Aiden Fisher, Louis Moore, and D'Angelo Ponds.^[1]

Spring game

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Big Ten media days

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Schedule

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Date	Opponent	Site
September 5	North Texas*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN
September 12	Howard*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN
September 19	Western Kentucky*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN
September 26	Northwestern	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN
October 3	atRutgers	SHI Stadium Piscataway, NJ
October 10	atNebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE
October 17	Ohio State	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN
October 24	atMichigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI
October 31	Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN
November 14	USC	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN
November 21	atWashington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA
November 28	Purdue	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)
*Non-conference game Source:^[2]

Game summaries

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vs North Texas

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North Texas Mean Green (0–0) at Indiana Hoosiers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Mean Green			0
Hoosiers			0

atMemorial Stadium •Bloomington, Indiana

Date:September 5

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UNT	IU
First downs
Total yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Texas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Indiana	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Personnel

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Roster

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2026 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

Bryant Haines(Defensive coordinator/linebackers)
Mike Shanahan(Offensive coordinator/wide receivers)
Grant Cain(Special teams coordinator/tight ends)
Ola Adams(Defensive backs/safeties)
Bob Bostad(Run game coordinator/offensive line)
Pat Kuntz(Defensive tackles)
John Miller(Running backs)
Rod Ojong(Cornerbacks)
Tino Sunseri(Co-offensive coordinator/quarterbacks)
Buddha Williams(Defensive ends)
Tyson Brown(Director of football performance)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 21 January 2026

Statistics

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Passing statistics
#	NAME	POS	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG/G	CMP%	TD	INT	LONG
	TOTALS
	OPPONENTS

Rushing statistics
#	NAME	POS	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD
	TOTALS
	OPPONENTS

Receiving statistics
#	NAME	POS	REC	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD
	TOTALS
	OPPONENTS

Defense

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Defensive statistics
#	NAME	POS	SOLO	AST	CMB	TFL	SCK	INT	PD	FF	FR	TD
	TOTALS		0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
	OPPONENTS		0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Special teams

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Kicking statistics
#	NAME	POS	XPM	XPA	XP%	FGM	FGA	FG%	LNG
	OPPONENTS

Punting statistics
#	NAME	POS	PUNTS	YDS	AVG	LNG	BLK	TB	I–20
	TOTALS
	OPPONENTS

Kick return statistics
#	NAME	POS	RET	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD
	TOTALS
	OPPONENTS

Punt return statistics
#	NAME	POS	RET	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD
	TOTALS
	OPPONENTS

Rankings

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Further information:2026 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP
Coaches
CFP																Not released

References

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^Mike Schumann (11 February 2026)."Here are the former IU football players invited to the 2026 NFL Draft Combine". The Daily Hoosier. Retrieved12 February 2026.
^"2026 Football Schedule".Indiana University Athletics. Retrieved21 January 2026.

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