The 2022 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented

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in the

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. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in

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and competed as a member of the East Division of the

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. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Tom Allen. They finished the season 4–8, 2–7 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place in the East division.

Spring game

The Hoosiers did not hold an official 2022 spring game, instead choosing to have closed-practices throughout the spring, with the general public and media not in attendance. The Hoosiers have not held an official Spring Game since 2019.

Offseason

Coaching changes

Following the release of

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as offensive coordinator, the Hoosiers would announce on December 9, 2021, that they had hired former UMass head coach as their new offensive coordinator; Bell had previously coached Umass from 2019-2021. On January 31, 2022, the

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announced that they had hired Indiana running backs coach

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to the same position for their team; McCullough had previously coached for one year with the Hoosiers. On February 7, 2022, Indiana announced that they had hired former NY Giants running backs coach Craig Johnson as the Hoosiers' new running backs coach; Johnson had served as the running backs coach for the NFL's New York Giants from 2014-2019.

Transfers

Outgoing Notable departures from the 2021 squad included: Incoming

2022 NFL Draft

Hoosiers who were picked in the 2022 NFL Draft:

Preseason

Preseason Big Ten poll

Although the Big Ten Conference has not held an official preseason poll since 2010,

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has polled sports journalists representing all member schools as a ''de facto'' preseason media poll since 2011. For the 2022 poll, Indiana was projected to finish last in the East Division.

Schedule

The Hoosiers' 2022 schedule consisted of seven home games and five away games. The Hoosiers played three non-conference games, against

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and

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at home and on the road against

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. In conference, Indiana hosted

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and

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. They traveled to

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and

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Game summaries

vs Illinois

vs Idaho

vs Western Kentucky

at Cincinnati

at Nebraska

vs No. 4 Michigan

vs Maryland

at Rutgers

vs No. 15 Penn State

at No. 2 Ohio State

at Michigan State

vs Purdue

Rankings

Roster

Radio

Radio coverage for all games was broadcast o
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All-Access and on various radio frequencies throughout the state. The primary radio announcer is long-time broadcaster Don Fischer with

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and pre, half, and post game shows by John Herrick.

References

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Indiana Hoosiers football seasons

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