2018 Football Roster
Sep 6 (Sat)
Noon
Peyton Ramsey
- Weight:
- 210
- Height:
- 6-2
- Position:
- QB
- Year:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- High School:
- Elder
Ramsey graduated with a secondary education degree in May 2020.
2019 Honors: Team captain ... honorable-mention All-Big Ten (media) ... Manning Award Star of the Week (Purdue) ... Manning Award Star of the Week (Nebraska) ... Davey O'Brien Award Great 8 (Nebraska) ... Johnny Unitas Award Watch List ... recognized as IU’s Terry P. Cole Award (Old Oaken Bucket Game MVP) ... Academic All-Big Ten selection.
2019 (Junior): Completed 204-of-300 (68.0 percent) for 2,454 yards with 13 touchdowns and five interceptions ... completion percentage ranked second in program history, second in the conference and ninth nationally ... averaged 223.1 yards per game and posted a 147.7 passing efficiency rating (5th in the Big Ten, 31st nationally) ... rushed for 252 yards on 97 attempts with seven TDs, second on the team and tied for second among league quarterbacks ... averaged 246.0 total yards per game (5th in the Big Ten) ... started seven times and appeared in 11 games ... ranked second in the Big Ten in completions per game (18.6), and fourth (T-25th nationally) in yards per attempt (8.2) and attempts per game (27.3) ... set Indiana’s single-game percentage mark on 13-of-14 (92.9) for 226 yards with scores of 64 and 43 yards in the Eastern Illinois victory (9/7) ... went 23-of-27 (85.2, 3rd in school history) for 247 yards and a career-high-tying three touchdowns in the Connecticut win (9/21) ... led the Hoosiers to victory in relief at Maryland (10/19), going 20-of-27 (74.1) for 193 yards with 46 on the ground ... threw for 351 yards with two passing TDs and one rushing score in the win at Nebraska (10/26) ... added 42 rushing yards for 393 total yards ... collected a career-high 371 yards on 31-of-41 (75.6) with one score and rushed for 31 yards and a career-best two touchdowns for a career-high 402 total yards at No. 9 Penn State (11/16) ... reached the end zone a career-best five times in the victory at Purdue (11/30) ... tallied three TDs through the air and two on the ground, including the game-winning 1-yarder in the second overtime ... it marked the first five-score game by a Hoosier since Tre Roberson (11/30/13) ... 23-of-39 for 337 yards with 42 rushing in the contest ... three-time IU offensive player of the week (Maryland, Nebraska, Purdue)
2018 (Sophomore): Started all 12 games and went 295-of-447 (66.0 percent) for 2,875 yards, with 19 touchdowns and 13 interceptions ... second on the team with 111 rushes, 354 yards and five TDs ... averaged 239.6 yards per game thru the air with a 129.2 passing efficiency ... totaled 269.1 total yards per game ... completions and attempts rank second, completion percentage is third, total yardage (3,229) is fourth, passing yardage is sixth and passing scores share sixth on the program’s single-season charts ... ranked in the Big Ten’s top five in completions per game (24.6, 2nd, 5th nationally), attempts per game (37.3, 2nd, T-4th), completion percentage (T-2nd, T-16th), passing yardage per game (3rd, 35th), total yardage per game (4th, 30th), passing touchdowns (5th) and points responsible for per game (12.5, 5th) ... completed 70.0 of his passes six times and 67.5 percent on eight occasions ... went 20-of-27 (74.1) for 156 yards with three touchdowns in the season-opening win at Florida International (9/1) ... added two more TDs on 16-of-22 (72.7) passing in the Virginia victory (9/8) ... netted 272 yards and two scores, including a career-long 65-yarder, against No. 24 Michigan State (9/22) ... collected 288 passing yards and one touchdown on 32-of-46 (69.6) in addition to 51 rushing yards and one TD in the win at Rutgers (9/29) ... 32 completions share 10th in school history ... threw for 322 yards and three scores at No. 3 Ohio State (10/6) ... went 31-of-42 (73.8) for 263 yards with one passing and one rushing touchdown against Iowa (10/13) ... 26-of-36 (72.2) for 236 yards and one TD against No. 18 Penn State (10/20) ... tossed 43- and 37-yard scores with a career-high 57 rushing yards at Minnesota (10/26) ... tallied 243 passing yards and two touchdowns with a career-long 35-yard TD run in the Maryland victory (11/10) ... posted 345 yards, 36 completions (4th in program history) and 51 attempts (T-10th in program history) in the season finale against Purdue (11/24) ... added a 40-yard score through the air and one on the ground ... three-time IU offensive player of the week (Ball State, Maryland, Michigan) ... Academic All-Big Ten selection.
2017 Honors: BTN.com Big Ten All-Freshman ... Academic All-Big Ten selection.
2017 (Freshman): Completed 134-of-205 (65.4 percent) for 1,252 yards, 10 touchdowns and five interceptions in nine games (4 starts) ... completion percentage was second in the Big Ten (T-13th nationally) and ranks fourth in program single-season history ... rushed for 226 yards on 92 attempts with two TDs ... made his first-career start in the Charleston Southern win (10/7) ... threw for 321 yards on 32-of-41 (78.0) with two scores ... added 54 rushing yards and recovered a fumble for a touchdown ... became the first Indiana freshman to throw for 300 yards since 2006 ... went 16-of-20 (80.0) for 173 yards and two TDs and rushed for 42 yards with a 26-yard score in the victory at Virginia (9/9) ... single-game completion percentage is fourth in program history ... completed 31-of-41 (75.6) for 279 yards with three passing touchdowns at Maryland (10/28) ... made his collegiate debut in the season opener against No. 2 Ohio State (8/31).
2016: Redshirted the 2016 season ... named offensive scout team player of the year ... five-time scout team player of the week (Florida International, Michigan State, Maryland, Michigan, Purdue).
Prep/Personal: Quarterback for head coach and father Doug Ramsey at Elder High School ... two-time Greater Catholic League South Player of the Year ... special mention all-state, Enquirer Media All-Star and first-team all-district selection as a junior and senior ... finished his career with 6,708 yards on 570-of-900 passing (63.3 percent) with 49 touchdowns ... collected 2,692 rushing yards on 465 carries (5.8 average) and 32 rushing TDs ... holds Elder career records in passing yardage, total touchdowns, completions and attempts ... owns single-game records in TD passes (6), completions (31) and attempts (54) ... led Elder to three-straight playoff appearances, the 2015 regional final and a conference championship ... rated the No. 42 pocket passer nationally and the No. 44 prospect in Ohio by ESPN ... three-year football and basketball letterwinner ... honor roll student was a member of the National Honor Society ... parents are Cherie and Doug Ramsey ... older brother, Montana “Tanner,” is named after Joe Montana and his younger brother, Drew, is named after Drew Bledsoe ... born on Oct. 31, 1997.
