Indiana University is represented by the Hoosiers in the NCAA Division I-A College gridirion wars, playing under the Big Ten Conference. IU's football program actually started in 1884, but played competitive ball formally in 1887 in the Independent scene. The Hoosiers joined the Indiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association and played with the conference from 1890 through 1895, but found a long-term home with the Big Ten Conference by 1900. The Hossiers' run in the realms of collegiate football has been anything but sterling as the team has captured only two Conference titles thus far. IU has also appeared in several postseason Bowl Games, including three straight from 1986-88 and three more in the 90's era, winning 3 Bowl titles in eight different occassions.
To its credit, the IU football program has produced several big names including Pro Football Hall of Famer Pete Pihos, and five College Football Hall of Famers namely Pihos, Zora Clevinger, Bill Ingram, George Taliaferro, and John Tavener.
Indiana Hoosiers 2008 Roster
| No. | Name | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Cl | Hometown/Prev School
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| 1 | Terrance Turner | WR | 6-3 | 203 | RS SO | Auburn Hills, Mich./West Bloomfield
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| 2 | Marcus Thigpen | RB | 5-9 | 193 | RS SR | Detroit, Mich./Mumford
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| 3 | Zach Davis-Walker | RB | 5-8 | 185 | RS FR | Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Plantation
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| 4 | Jerry Williams | LB | 5-9 | 239 | SR | Merrillville, Ind./Merrillville
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| 4 | Ben Chappell | QB | 6-3 | 229 | RS SO | Bloomington, Ind./South
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| 5 | Mitchell Evans | WR | 6-3 | 199 | SO | West Milton, Ohio/Milton Union
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| 6 | Richard Council | CB | 6-1 | 189 | RS SO | Carrollton, Texas/Newman Smith
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| 7 | Ray Fisher | WR | 5-9 | 172 | JR | Cleveland, Ohio/Glenville
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| 8 | Nick Polk | S/WR | 6-0 | 218 | RS JR | Milwaukee, Wis./Vincent
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| 8 | Dustin Hass | QB/H | 6-2 | 211 | RS SR | Oconto, Wis./Oconto
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| 9 | Tyler Adetona | WR | 6-1 | 204 | FR | Gainesville, Ga./Gainesville
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| 10 | Connor Creevey | QB | 6-2 | 211 | FR | South Bend, Ind./Marian
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| 10 | Donnell Jones | CB | 5-10 | 210 | RS FR | St. Petersburg, Fla./Lakewood
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| 12 | Chris Hagerup | P/QB | 6-5 | 204 | RS FR | Whitefish Bay, Wis./Whitefish Bay
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| 13 | Andrew Means | WR | 6-0 | 210 | RS JR | Avon Lake, Ohio/Avon Lake
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| 14 | Jerimy Finch | S | 6-1 | 215 | SO | Indianapolis, Ind./Florida
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| 14 | Adam Follett | QB | 6-5 | 215 | FR | Caledonia, Mich./Alma
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| 15 | Kellen Lewis | QB | 6-1 | 185 | RS JR | Jacksonville, Fla./Mandarin
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| 16 | Brandon Kiel | QB | 6-3 | 190 | FR | Fishers, Ind./Hamilton Southeastern
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| 16 | Christopher Phillips | CB | 6-0 | 187 | RS SR | Atlanta, Ga./Booker T. Washington
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| 17 | Teddy Schell | QB | 6-5 | 216 | RS FR | Barrington, Ill./Barrington
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| 17 | Bruce Hampton | CB | 5-10 | 193 | RS JR | University Heights, Ohio/Cleveland Heights
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| 18 | Austin Starr | K | 6-3 | 198 | RS SR | Logansport, Ind./Logansport
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| 19 | Brandon Walker-Roby | WR | 5-11 | 194 | SR | Indianapolis, Ind./North Central
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| 20 | Austin Thomas | S | 6-2 | 222 | RS JR | Woodstock, Ga./Sequoyah
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| 21 | Trea Burgess | RB | 6-1 | 223 | RS SO | Jeffersonville, Ind./Jeffersonville
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| 21 | Rayshun Calhoun | S | 5-10 | 215 | RS SR | Atlanta, Ga./Douglass
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| 22 | Andre LaGrone | DB | 6-0 | 185 | RS FR | Fort Wayne, Ind./South Side
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| 22 | Demetrius McCray | RB | 5-11 | 208 | RS JR | Brandon, Fla./Armwood
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| 23 | Adrian Burks | CB | 6-0 | 172 | RS SO | Phoenix, Ariz./Desert Vista
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| 23 | Shawn Major-Winston | RB | 5-10 | 205 | RS FR | South Bend, Ind./John Adams
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| 24 | Cortez Smith | CB | 5-11 | 199 | FR | Detroit, Mich./Cass Technical
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| 25 | Justin Carrington | LB | 6-0 | 222 | RS JR | Leesburg, Va./Liberty
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| 26 | Brandon Mosley | S | 5-9 | 200 | RS SR | Merrillville, Ind./Merrillville
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| 27 | Bryan Payton | RB | 5-9 | 205 | RS JR | Fort Wayne, Ind./Fork Union (Va.)
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| 27 | Devin Anderson | S | 5-11 | 193 | FR | Fort Wayne, Ind./Elmhurst
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| 28 | Darius Willis | RB | 6-0 | 215 | FR | Indianapolis, Ind./Franklin Central
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| 29 | Chris Adkins | CB | 6-1 | 185 | RS FR | Indianapolis, Ind./Warren Central
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| 30 | Jarrell Drane | S | 6-2 | 188 | RS FR | Plantation, Fla./Plantation
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| 31 | Kyle Dietrick | WR | 6-2 | 193 | FR | Indianapolis, Ind./Bishop Chatard
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| 31 | Aaron Burks | WR | 5-11 | 181 | RS SO | Phoenix, Ariz./Desert Vista
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| 33 | Joe Kleinsmith | S | 5-11 | 197 | SR | Lakewood, Ohio/Lakewood St. Edward
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| 34 | Will Patterson | LB | 6-1 | 235 | JR | Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence North
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| 35 | Ryan Marando | DE | 6-2 | 251 | RS SR | Lakewood, Ohio/Lakewood St. Edward
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| 36 | Peter St. Fort | CB | 6-0 | 177 | FR | Naples, Fla./Golden Gate
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| 37 | Collin Taylor | WR | 6-0 | 196 | RS JR | Carmel, Ind./Carmel
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| 38 | Shane Covington | RB | 6-1 | 191 | FR | Milwaukee, Wis./Riverside University
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| 39 | Brandon McGhee | LB | 6-1 | 236 | RS FR | Jeffersonville, Ind./Jeffersonville
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| 39 | Alex Hunt | RB | 6-0 | 205 | FR | Duluth, Ga./Buford
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| 40 | Matt Kurz | S | 5-11 | 195 | RS JR | Glenview, Ill./Glenbrook South
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| 41 | Max Dedmond | TE | 6-5 | 236 | RS FR | Evansville, Ind./Evansville Central
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| 42 | Kyler Scott | K/P | 5-9 | 168 | FR | Culver, Ind./Culver Military Academy
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| 42 | Chad Sherer | LB | 6-0 | 201 | FR | Cicero, Ind./Hamilton Heights
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| 43 | Matt Mayberry | LB | 6-2 | 238 | JR | Darien, Ill./Hinsdale South
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| 44 | Darius Johnson | LB | 6-0 | 243 | RS FR | Detroit, Mich./Highland Park
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| 45 | Dane Conwell | LB | 6-0 | 225 | RS FR | Upper St. Clair, Pa./Upper St. Clair
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| 46 | Tyler Replogle | LB | 6-2 | 230 | SO | Centerville, Ohio/Centerville
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| 47 | Ian Reeves | LB | 6-0 | 238 | RS FR | Ferndale, Mich./Ferndale
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| 48 | Leon Beckum | LB | 5-11 | 210 | RS FR | Bloomington, Ind./North
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| 49 | Isaac Price | DL | 6-2 | 258 | RS SR | Southfield, Mich./Southfield
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| 50 | Larry Black Jr. | DT | 6-2 | 310 | FR | Cincinnati, Ohio/Wyoming
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| 51 | Terrance Thomas | DL | 6-1 | 266 | SO | Detroit, Mich./St. Martin De Porres
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| 52 | Jarrod Smith | OL | 6-4 | 306 | RS SO | Fairborn, Ohio/Fairborn
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| 53 | Brandon Bugg | LS | 6-0 | 246 | RS JR | Mishawaka, Ind./Penn
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| 54 | Jamie Lukaszewski | LB | 5-9 | 208 | RS SO | Mishawaka, Ind./Mishawaka
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| 55 | Deonte Mack | DT | 6-3 | 281 | RS SO | Elkhart, Ind./Elkhart Central
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| 56 | Geno Johnson | LB | 6-2 | 230 | SR | Bartow, Fla./Bartow Senior
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| 57 | Jammie Kirlew | DE | 6-3 | 264 | RS JR | Orlando, Fla./Cypress Creek
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| 59 | Mike Reiter | OL | 6-2 | 296 | RS JR | Chesterfield, Mo./Parkway Central
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| 60 | Will Matte | OL | 6-2 | 264 | FR | Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton-Warrenville South
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| 61 | Chris Ahlfeld | OL | 6-2 | 244 | FR | Indianapolis, Ind./North Central
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| 62 | Greg Brown | DT | 6-2 | 304 | RS SR | Centerville, Ohio/Centerville
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| 63 | Milton Owens | OL | 6-2 | 297 | RS FR | Gary, Ind./Harmony Community School
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| 64 | Pete Saxon | OL | 6-6 | 310 | JR | Plain City, Ohio/Jonathan Alder
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| 65 | Marc Damisch | OL | 6-6 | 296 | FR | Arlington Heights, Ill./Buffalo Grove
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| 68 | Mike Stark | OT | 6-7 | 300 | RS SO | Platteville, Wis./Platteville
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| 69 | Mick Mentzer | DT | 6-4 | 308 | FR | Fort Wayne, Ind./Bishop Dwenger
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| 70 | Justin Pagan | OL | 6-5 | 308 | FR | Chicago, Ill./St. Patrick
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| 71 | Alex Perry | C | 6-7 | 300 | RS SO | Morris, Ill./Morris Community
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| 72 | Andrew McDonald | OL | 6-5 | 285 | RS FR | Indianapolis, Ind./Warren Central
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| 73 | James Brewer | OL | 6-8 | 336 | RS SO | Indianapolis, Ind./Arlington
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| 74 | Josh Hager | OL | 6-9 | 287 | RS FR | Florissant, Mo./McCluer North
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| 75 | Arik Wolf | DL | 6-3 | 235 | SR | Lawrenceburg, Ind./East Central
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| 75 | Nicholas Sliger | DL | 6-3 | 282 | FR | Cicero, Ind./Hamilton Southeastern
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| 76 | Rodger Saffold | OT | 6-5 | 306 | JR | Bedford, Ohio/Bedford
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| 77 | Kenny Love | OL | 6-3 | 307 | RS SR | Pennington, N.J./Pennington Prep
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| 78 | Dennis Zeigler | OL | 6-7 | 350 | RS FR | Indianapolis, Ind./Pike
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| 79 | Cody Faulkner | OL | 6-5 | 312 | RS SO | Cicero, Ind./Hamilton Heights
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| 80 | Chris Banks | WR | 6-2 | 176 | RS JR | Alliance, Ohio/Alliance
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| 81 | Tandon Doss | WR | 6-3 | 189 | FR | Indianapolis, Ind./Ben Davis
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| 83 | Taylor Donnell | TE | 6-5 | 236 | RS JR | Indianapolis, Ind./Roncalli
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| 84 | Matt Ernest | WR | 6-2 | 184 | RS FR | Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point
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| 85 | Charles Love III | WR | 6-3 | 212 | FR | Memphis, Tenn./Trezevant
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| 86 | Brad Martin | TE | 6-4 | 259 | RS SO | Marion, Ohio/Marion Pleasant
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| 87 | Troy Wagner | TE | 6-5 | 261 | RS JR | O'Fallon, Ill./O'Fallon Township
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| 88 | Damarlo Belcher | WR | 6-5 | 203 | FR | Fort Wayne, Ind./North Side
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| 89 | Brian Zematis | TE | 6-3 | 240 | RS JR | Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Andover
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| 90 | Eric Thomas | DL | 6-4 | 272 | RS FR | Cleveland, Ohio/Glenville
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| 91 | Jeff Boyd | DT | 6-3 | 297 | RS FR | Indianapolis, Ind./Warren Central
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| 91 | Nick Ford | K | 5-9 | 194 | RS SO | LaPorte, Ind./LaPorte
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| 92 | Greg Middleton | DE | 6-3 | 279 | JR | Indianapolis, Ind./Pike
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| 93 | Fred Jones | DE | 6-4 | 260 | RS FR | Tyrone, Ga./Sandy Creek
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| 94 | Fabiene Boone | TE | 6-4 | 259 | RS JR | Evansville, Ind./Bosse
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| 95 | Jeff Sanders | TE | 6-4 | 250 | RS SO | Springfield, Ill./Sacred Heart-Griffin
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| 96 | Kyle Kozak | DE | 6-4 | 232 | FR | Columbus, Ohio/Hargrave (Va.) Military Academy
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| 97 | Keith Burrus | DT | 6-3 | 284 | RS SO | Indianapolis, Ind./Coffeyville (Kan.) CC
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| 98 | Kevin Burrus | DT | 6-2 | 301 | RS JR | Indianapolis, Ind./Coffeyville (Kan.) CC
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