The 2008 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana University during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hoosiers played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Bill Lynch in his second year as head coach of the Hoosiers.
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
August 30 |
12:00 PM[1] |
Western Kentucky* |
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Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN |
BTN[1] |
W 31–13 |
30,067 |
September 6 |
7:00 PM[1] |
Murray State* |
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Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN |
BTN[1] |
W 45–3 |
30,123 |
September 20 |
7:00 PM[1] |
Ball State* |
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Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN |
BTN[1] |
L 20–42 |
41,349 |
September 27 |
12:00 PM |
Michigan State |
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Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Brass Spittoon) |
ESPN |
L 29–42 |
31,832 |
October 4 |
12:00 PM |
at Minnesota |
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Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN |
BTN |
L 7–16 |
40,511 |
October 11 |
12:00 PM |
Iowa |
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Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN |
BTN |
L 9–45 |
33,428 |
October 18 |
8:00 PM[1] |
at Illinois |
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Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL |
BTN[1] |
L 13–55 |
62,870 |
October 25 |
12:00 PM[1] |
Northwestern |
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Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN |
BTN[1] |
W 21–19 |
30,698 |
November 1 |
12:00 PM |
Central Michigan* |
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Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN |
BTN |
L 34–37 |
26,140 |
November 8 |
12:00 PM |
Wisconsin |
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Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN |
BTN |
L 20–55 |
30,618 |
November 15 |
12:00 PM |
at #7 Penn State |
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Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA |
BTN |
L 7–34 |
108,447 |
November 22 |
12:00 PM |
at Purdue |
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Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket) |
ESPN2 |
L 10–62 |
63,107 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Game notes
Western Kentucky
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Hilltoppers |
0 |
0 |
6 |
7 |
13 |
Hoosiers |
10 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
31 |
Murray State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Racers |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Hoosiers |
14 |
10 |
21 |
0 |
45 |
Ball State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Cardinals |
14 |
14 |
0 |
14 |
42 |
Hoosiers |
6 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
Michigan State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Spartans |
13 |
14 |
9 |
6 |
42 |
Hoosiers |
7 |
15 |
7 |
0 |
29 |
Minnesota
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Hoosiers |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
Golden Gophers |
0 |
7 |
6 |
3 |
16 |
Iowa
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Hawkeyes |
10 |
7 |
14 |
14 |
45 |
Hoosiers |
3 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
Illinois
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Hoosiers |
7 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
13 |
Fighting Illini |
14 |
14 |
13 |
14 |
55 |
Northwestern
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Wildcats |
3 |
6 |
10 |
0 |
19 |
Hoosiers |
7 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
21 |
Central Michigan
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Chippewas |
7 |
14 |
7 |
9 |
37 |
Hoosiers |
14 |
7 |
13 |
0 |
34 |
Wisconsin
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Badgers |
14 |
10 |
17 |
14 |
55 |
Hoosiers |
13 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
Penn State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Hoosiers |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
Nittany Lions |
0 |
10 |
17 |
7 |
34 |
Penn State overcame a sluggish first half to preserve their perfect record over the Hoosiers. After going up 7-0, Indiana scored on the next drive to tie it at 7-7, but Kevin Kelly kicked a field goal right before halftime to give the Lions a 10-7 lead at halftime. In the third quarter, Penn State scored two more touchdowns and a field goal to put it at 27-7. Penn State scored the final touchdown of the game in the 4th quarter. Penn State's defense held the Hoosiers to six first downs and forced an interception. The offense struggled at times, however, and turned the ball over three times.
Purdue
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Hoosiers |
0 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
10 |
Boilermakers |
24 |
17 |
14 |
7 |
62 |
Rankings
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Ranking Movement
Poll |
Pre |
Wk 1 |
Wk 2 |
Wk 3 |
Wk 4 |
Wk 5 |
Wk 6 |
Wk 7 |
Wk 8 |
Wk 9 |
Wk 10 |
Wk 11 |
Wk 12 |
Wk 13 |
Wk 14 |
Final |
AP |
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Coaches |
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Harris |
Not released |
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BCS |
Not released |
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Statistics
Team
|
Team |
Opp |
Scoring |
76 |
16 |
Points per Game |
38 |
8 |
First Downs |
50 |
24 |
Rushing |
25 |
6 |
Passing |
21 |
16 |
Penalty |
4 |
2 |
Total Offense |
926 |
431 |
Avg per Play |
6.1 |
3.7 |
Avg per Game |
463 |
215.5 |
Fumbles-Lost |
3 1 |
4 3 |
Penalties-Yards |
7 63 |
7 86 |
Avg per Game |
31.5 |
43 |
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Team |
Opp |
Punts-Yards |
7 272 |
15 610 |
Avg per Punt |
38.9 |
40.7 |
Time of Possession/Game |
30:14 |
29:46 |
3rd Down Conversions |
8/25 |
9/29 |
4th Down Conversions |
3/5 |
1/2 |
Touchdowns Scored |
10 |
1 |
Field Goals-Attempts-Long |
2 3 28 |
3 3 37 |
PAT-Attempts |
10 10 |
1 1 |
Attendance |
60,190 |
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Games/Avg per Game |
30,095 |
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Scores by quarter
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Indiana |
24 |
17 |
28 |
7 |
76 |
Opponents |
3 |
0 |
6 |
7 |
16 |
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Offense
Rushing
Name |
GP-GS |
Att |
Gain |
Loss |
Net |
Avg |
TD |
Long |
Avg/G |
Marcus Thigpen |
|
94 |
|
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631 |
6.7 |
7 |
78 |
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Kellen Lewis |
|
93 |
|
|
500 |
5.4 |
3 |
75 |
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Bryan Payton |
|
79 |
|
|
339 |
4.3 |
2 |
34 |
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Demetrius McCray |
|
59 |
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|
214 |
3.6 |
2 |
31 |
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Zach Davis-Walker |
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23 |
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|
106 |
4.6 |
1 |
18 |
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Ben Chappell |
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50 |
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72 |
1.4 |
3 |
15 |
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Ray Fisher |
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10 |
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58 |
5.8 |
0 |
22 |
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Trea Burgess |
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17 |
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54 |
3.2 |
0 |
6 |
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Mitchell Evans |
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8 |
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26 |
3.3 |
1 |
14 |
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Chris Hagerup |
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3 |
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12 |
4.0 |
0 |
17 |
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Andrew Means |
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1 |
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7 |
7.0 |
0 |
7 |
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Total |
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Opponents |
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[2]
Passing
Name |
GP-GS |
Effic |
Att-Cmp-Int |
Pct |
Yds |
TD |
Lng |
Avg/G |
Kellen Lewis |
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108.2 |
193-110-8 |
57% |
1131 |
6 |
79 |
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Ben Chappell |
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111.9 |
153-80-3 |
52.3% |
1001 |
4 |
77 |
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Mitchell Evans |
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105.1 |
8-2-0 |
25% |
37 |
1 |
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Teddy Schell |
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37.6 |
4-1-0 |
25% |
6 |
0 |
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Total |
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108.4 |
358-193-12 |
53.9% |
2175 |
11 |
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Opponents |
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[2]
Receiving
Name |
GP-GS |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TD |
Long |
Avg/G |
Andrew Means |
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34 |
450 |
13.2 |
1 |
47 |
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Ray Fisher |
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42 |
373 |
8.9 |
5 |
64 |
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Damarlo Belcher |
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25 |
337 |
13.5 |
2 |
47 |
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Terrance Turner |
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29 |
289 |
10.0 |
0 |
38 |
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Marcus Thigpen |
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13 |
235 |
18.1 |
2 |
79 |
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Tandon Doss |
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14 |
186 |
13.3 |
1 |
28 |
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Mitchell Evans |
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9 |
129 |
14.3 |
0 |
23 |
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Brandon Walker-Roby |
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7 |
54 |
7.7 |
0 |
26 |
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Max Dedmond |
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6 |
51 |
8.5 |
0 |
12 |
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Bryan Payton |
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2 |
23 |
11.5 |
0 |
14 |
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Matt Ernest |
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3 |
18 |
6.0 |
0 |
9 |
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Kellen Lewis |
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2 |
17 |
8.5 |
0 |
13 |
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Chris Banks |
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1 |
8 |
8.0 |
0 |
8 |
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Brad Martin |
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1 |
6 |
6.0 |
0 |
6 |
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Collin Taylor |
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1 |
3 |
3.0 |
0 |
3 |
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Total |
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193 |
2175 |
11.3 |
11 |
79 |
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Opponents |
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[2]
Defense
Name |
GP |
Tackles |
Sacks |
Pass Defense |
Interceptions |
Fumbles |
Blkd
Kick |
Solo |
Ast |
Total |
TFL-Yds |
No-Yds |
BrUp |
QBH |
No.-Yds |
Avg |
TD |
Long |
Rcv-Yds |
FF |
Total |
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Special teams
Name |
Punting |
Kickoffs |
No. |
Yds |
Avg |
Long |
TB |
FC |
I20 |
Blkd |
No. |
Yds |
Avg |
TB |
OB |
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Total |
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Name |
Punt Returns |
Kick Returns |
No. |
Yds |
Avg |
TD |
Long |
No. |
Yds |
Avg |
TD |
Long |
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Total |
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References
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Venues |
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Bowls & rivalries |
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Culture & lore |
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People |
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Seasons |
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