2026 Indiana Hoosiers football team

2026 Indiana 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	Chandler Whitmer (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Bryant Haines (3rd season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Uniform
Seasons ←  2025 2027 →

2026 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	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 January 24, 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
Fernando Mendoza	QB
D'Angelo Ponds	DB
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
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	JR	Westfield, IN
Dontrae Henderson	20	DB	5'11"	180	FR	Charlotte, NC	Arkansas State
Ace Ciongoli	22	WR	5'11"	190	FR	Needham, MA
Amariyun Knighten	23	DB	6'0"	174	JR	Hollywoord, 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
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
Bruno Massel IV	86	WR	5'11"	190	FR	Elmhurst, IL
William DePaepe	98	DL	6'6"	244	Rs-FR	Bettendorf, IA	UMass

Acquisitions

Incoming transfers

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

Coaches acquisitions

Name	Previous Position	New Position
Tyson Brown	Colorado State - Strength and Conditioning Coach	Indiana - Strength and Conditioning Coach

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 5	North Texas *	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN
September 12	Howard *	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN
September 19	Western Kentucky *	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN
*Non-conference game Source: [1]

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 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) Chandler Whitmer (Co-offensive coordinator/quarterbacks) Buddha Williams (Defensive ends) (Director of football performance) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 21 January 2026

Depth chart

Defense NB ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ FS ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ WLB MLB ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ SS ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ CB ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ DE DT DT DE ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ CB ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ Offense WR ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ WR ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ LT LG C RG RT ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ TE ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ WR ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ QB ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ Key reserves Out (season) Special teams RB ⋅ ⋅ ⋅

Statistics

Individual leaders

Offense

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

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

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

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

1. "2026 Football Schedule". Indiana University Athletics. Retrieved 21 January 2026.