Six Hoosiers won All-Big Ten offensive honors for the 2015 season, the conference announced Tuesday evening.
Junior running back Jordan Howard and junior offensive lineman Dan Feeney were named First Team All-Big Ten.
Senior offensive lineman Jason Spriggs was named Second Team All-Big Ten.
Senior quarterback Nate Sudfeld earned Third Team All-Big Ten.
Senior tight end Michael Cooper and sophomore receiver Simmie Cobbs earned Big Ten Honorable Mention as well.
Combining IU’s six offensive All-Big Ten honors with its four defensive and two special teams All-Big Ten honors, the Hoosiers have set a school record with a total of 12 individual honors in a season
Howard played just nine games this season as he battled injuries, but he finished second in the conference in rushing yards per game with 134.8 and third in yards per carry with 6.2.
Spriggs and Feeney were the anchors on an IU offensive line that propelled the Hoosiers to the fifth-best rushing offense in the Big Ten.
That IU offense averaged 184.4 rushing yards per game as a team.
Spriggs was also the only Big Ten player to make the final list for the 2015 Outland Trophy honoring the nation’s most outstanding interior offensive lineman.
Against Purdue, Sudfeld passed former Hoosier Antwaan Randle El for the most career passing yards in IU history with 7,490.
In 2015, Sudfeld has passed for 3,184 yards and 24 touchdowns, as he led IU’s Big Ten-leading pass offense.
Cobbs recorded five games with five receptions or more in 2015, including a nine-catch game against Maryland when he racked up 192 yards.
Cobbs caught four touchdown passes during the season.
Cooper never caught more than three passes in a game this season, but IU Coach Kevin Wilson stressed the importance of tight ends within the running game all season.
Taylor Lehman
