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2026 Indiana Hoosiers football team

2026 Indiana Hoosiers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Shanahan (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorTino Sunseri (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorBryant Haines (3rd season)
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Uniform
2026 Big Ten Conference football standings
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 5, 2026
As of February 22, 2026
Rankings from AP poll

The 2026 Indiana Hoosiers football team will represent Indiana University Bloomington (Indiana or IU) during the 2026 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hoosiers will be led by third-year head coach Curt Cignetti. They will play their home games at Memorial Stadium located in Bloomington, Indiana as members of the Big Ten Conference.

Offseason

Departures

NFL draft

Main article: 2026 NFL draft
Name Pos. Team Round Pick
Devan Boykin DB
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

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

Coaching departures

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

Incoming transfers

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

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

Coaches acquisitions

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

NFL Combine

Nine Hoosiers were invited to the 2026 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

Big Ten media days

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 5North Texas*
September 12Howard*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
September 19Western Kentucky*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
September 26Northwestern
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
October 3at Rutgers
October 10at Nebraska
October 17Ohio State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
October 24at Michigan
October 31Minnesota
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
November 14USC
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
November 21at Washington
November 28Purdue
  • *Non-conference game
  • Source: [2]

Game summaries

vs North Texas

North Texas Mean Green (0–0) at Indiana Hoosiers (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Mean Green 0
Hoosiers 0

at Memorial 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

Roster

2026 Indiana Hoosiers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
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 Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 21 January 2026

Statistics

Team

Individual leaders

Offense

Defense

Special teams

Rankings

Ranking movements
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP
Coaches
CFPNot released

References

  1. ^ Mike Schumann (11 February 2026). "Here are the former IU football players invited to the 2026 NFL Draft Combine". The Daily Hoosier. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  2. ^ "2026 Football Schedule". Indiana University Athletics. Retrieved 21 January 2026.


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