2008 Indiana Hoosiers football team

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2008 Indiana Hoosiers football
Indiana Hoosiers logo.svg
Conference Big Ten Conference
Record3–9 (1–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Matt Canada (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinators
  • Brian George (4th season)
  • Joe Palcic (4th season)
MVP Jammie Kirlew
Captains
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  2007
2009  
2008 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 8 Penn State $+  7 1   11 2  
No. 9 Ohio State  %+  7 1   10 3  
No. 24 Michigan State  6 2   9 4  
Northwestern  5 3   9 4  
No. 20 Iowa  5 3   9 4  
Wisconsin  3 5   7 6  
Minnesota  3 5   7 6  
Illinois  3 5   5 7  
Purdue  2 6   4 8  
Michigan  2 6   3 9  
Indiana  1 7   3 9  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • % BCS at-large representative
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana University Bloomington during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was led by Bill Lynch in his second year, as head coach.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3012:00 pm Western Kentucky * BTN W 31–1330,067
September 67:00 pm Murray State *
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
BTNW 45–330,123
September 207:00 pm Ball State *
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
BTNL 20–4241,349
September 2712:00 pm Michigan State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN (rivalry)
ESPN L 29–4231,832
October 412:00 pmat Minnesota BTNL 7–1640,511
October 1112:00 pm Iowa
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
BTNL 9–4533,428
October 188:00 pmat Illinois BTNL 13–5562,870
October 2512:00 pm Northwestern Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
BTNW 21–1930,698
November 112:00 pm Central Michigan *
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
BTNL 34–3726,140
November 812:00 pm Wisconsin
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
BTNL 20–5530,618
November 1512:00 pmat No. 7 Penn State BTNL 7–34108,447
November 2212:00 pmat Purdue ESPN2 L 10–6263,107

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Game summaries

Western Kentucky

1234Total
Hilltoppers006713
Hoosiers1077731

Murray State

1234Total
Racers30003
Hoosiers141021045

Ball State

1234Total
Cardinals141401442
Hoosiers6140020

Michigan State

1234Total
Spartans13149642
Hoosiers7157029

Minnesota

1234Total
Hoosiers07007
Golden Gophers076316

Iowa

1234Total
Hawkeyes107141445
Hoosiers36009

Illinois

1234Total
Hoosiers703313
Fighting Illini1414131455

Northwestern

1234Total
Wildcats3610019
Hoosiers777021

Central Michigan

1234Total
Chippewas7147937
Hoosiers14713034

Wisconsin

1234Total
Badgers1410171455
Hoosiers1370020

Penn State

1234Total
Hoosiers07007
Nittany Lions01017734

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

1234Total
Hoosiers030710
Boilermakers241714762

Rankings

Ranking movements
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP
Coaches
Harris Not releasedNot released
BCS Not releasedNot released

Statistics

Team

TeamOpp
Scoring7616
  Points per Game388
First Downs5024
  Rushing256
  Passing2116
  Penalty42
Total Offense926431
  Avg per Play6.13.7
  Avg per Game463215.5
Fumbles-Lost3 14 3
Penalties-Yards7 637 86
  Avg per Game31.543
TeamOpp
Punts-Yards7 27215 610
  Avg per Punt38.940.7
Time of Possession/Game30:1429:46
3rd Down Conversions8/259/29
4th Down Conversions3/51/2
Touchdowns Scored101
Field Goals-Attempts-Long2 3 283 3 37
PAT-Attempts10 101 1
Attendance60,190 
  Games/Avg per Game30,095 

Scores by quarter

1234Total
Indiana241728776
Opponents306716

Offense

Rushing

NameGP-GSAttGainLossNetAvgTDLongAvg/G
Marcus Thigpen  94  6316.7778 
Kellen Lewis 93  5005.4375 
Bryan Payton 79  3394.3234 
Demetrius McCray 59  2143.6231 
Zach Davis-Walker 23  1064.6118 
Ben Chappell 50  721.4315 
Ray Fisher  10  585.8022 
Trea Burgess 17  543.206 
Mitchell Evans 8  263.3114 
Chris Hagerup 3  124.0017 
Andrew Means 1  77.007 
Total         
Opponents         

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Passing

NameGP-GSEfficAtt-Cmp-IntPctYdsTDLngAvg/G
Kellen Lewis 108.2193-110-857%1131679 
Ben Chappell 111.9153-80-352.3%1001477 
Mitchell Evans 105.18-2-025%371  
Teddy Schell 37.64-1-025%60  
Total 108.4358-193-1253.9%217511  
Opponents        

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Receiving

NameGP-GSRecYdsAvgTDLongAvg/G
Andrew Means 3445013.2147 
Ray Fisher  423738.9564 
Damarlo Belcher 2533713.5247 
Terrance Turner 2928910.0038 
Marcus Thigpen  1323518.1279 
Tandon Doss  1418613.3128 
Mitchell Evans 912914.3023 
Brandon Walker-Roby 7547.7026 
Max Dedmond 6518.5012 
Bryan Payton 22311.5014 
Matt Ernest 3186.009 
Kellen Lewis 2178.5013 
Chris Banks 188.008 
Brad Martin 166.006 
Collin Taylor 133.003 
Total 193217511.31179 
Opponents       

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Defense

NameGPTacklesSacksPass DefenseInterceptionsFumblesBlkd
Kick
SoloAstTotalTFL-YdsNo-YdsBrUpQBHNo.-YdsAvgTDLongRcv-YdsFF
Total

Special teams

NamePuntingKickoffs
No.YdsAvgLongTBFCI20BlkdNo.YdsAvgTBOB
Total
NamePunt ReturnsKick Returns
No.YdsAvgTDLongNo.YdsAvgTDLong
Total

References

  1. "Three Hoosier FB Games to Appear on Big Ten Network, Five Kick Times Announced". Indiana Sports Information. May 21, 2008. Archived from the original on June 13, 2008. Retrieved May 22, 2008.
  2. "Indiana Hoosiers Schedule 2008". ESPN . Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  3. "2008 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference . Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  4. "2008 Football Schedule". Indiana University . Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  5. "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 17. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  6. 1 2 3 "Indiana Hoosiers Stats - 2008". ESPN. Retrieved August 27, 2015.