Indiana Offensive Line Earns Joe Moore Award Semifinalist Honors

The Indiana Hoosiers offensive line has been named a semifinalist for the Joe Moore Award, recognizing college football’s most outstanding offensive line unit.

Indiana is one of 10 programs on the semifinalist list this season. The award honors offensive line units that display a high level of toughness, effort, teamwork, consistency, technique and finishing.

Earning a spot on this year’s semifinalist list are also the O-lines of #9 Alabama, #16 Army, Iowa, #8 Notre Dame, #2 Ohio State, #1 Oregon, #6 Tennessee, #3 Texas, and Tulane

Offensive line coach: Mike Viti & Matt Drinkall

Indiana (10-0)

• Allowing pressure on just 22.5% of dropbacks this season (7th best pressure rate in FBS) despite seeing a blitz on 31.9% of dropbacks (25th highest rate in FBS).
• 3.8% sack rate (5th in Big Ten).
• Zero sacks allowed in five games this season.
• Multiple rushing touchdowns in 9 of 10 games this season.
• The offense leads the FBS in total touchdowns scored (59), is No. 2 in scoring offense (43.9 ppg) and No. 16 in total offense (453.2) entering Week 12.
• The line has protected for 32 rushing touchdowns, the most in a season since 2001 (33; 12 games) and paved the way for multiple rushing touchdowns in 9 of 10 games in 2024, its most in a season since 2013 (9 games).

These units have gained the attention of the Joe Moore Award voting committee as it moves closer to announcing the selection of its finalists on Dec. 3. Selection of the 2024 Joe Moore Award Winner will be made public after the award’s annual surprise visit to the winning university’s campus in late December.

The Joe Moore Award is named after Joe Moore, widely regarded as one of the best offensive line coaches in college football history, most notably for his work at Notre Dame and the University of Pittsburgh.