ASSISTANT COACHES
WILLIAM INGE LINEBACKERS FIFTH SEASON
• William Inge is in his fifth season as Indiana’s linebackers coach. • Named one of the Big Ten’s top 10 recruiters by Rivals.com in 2014.
PERSONAL
DATE OF BIRTH: December 17, 1973 HOMETOWN: St. Louis, Mo. FAMILY: Wife - Rae Ann; Daughters - Keara (9) & Raya (7); Son - Isaiah (11) HIGH SCHOOL: Kirkwood COLLEGE: Iowa, ‘96; ‘99
PLAYING EXPERIENCE IOWA 1993-96: Outside Linebacker
COACHING EXPERIENCE
IOWA 1998-2000: Graduate Assistant/ Recruiting Coordinator NORTHERN IOWA 2001-02: Linebackers 2003: Defensive Line 2004: Co-Defensive Coordinator/Special Teams COLORADO 2005: Defensive Line SAN DIEGO STATE 2006-07: Linebackers CINCINNATI 2008-09: Linebackers BUFFALO 2010-11: Defensive Coordinator/LB BUFFALO BILLS 2012: Assistant Defensive Line INDIANA 2013-15: Co-Defensive Coordinator/LB 2016: LB/ Special Teams Coordinator - Cover Units 2017-: Linebackers
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• Tegray Scales earned 2016 SI.com second team All-America honors, the first IU linebacker recognized on an All-America team since 1987. • Scales led the country with 23.5 tackles for loss and 93 solo stops. His 126 tackles topped the Big Ten and ranked 10th nationally. • Two-time honorable mention All-Big Ten, team captain and Hoosiers Defensive Teammate of the Year Marcus Oliver closed out his career as the program’s all-time leader with 12 forced fumbles. • Oliver led the conference and shared fourth nationally with five forced fumbles to go along with 96 stops, 65 solos (3rd in the B1G), four sacks and 15.5 TFLs (T-3rd in the B1G) one season ago. • In 2015, he became the first Indiana player since 2009 to record 100 tackles. Oliver ranked seventh in the Big Ten with 112 stops and fifth with 65 solos. He led the team with four forced fumbles, which ranked fourth in the league and tied for ninth nationally. • Four linebackers have picked up Big Ten All-Freshman honors during Inge’s tenure, including Scales, who secured a spot on the 2014 247Sports.com True Freshman All-American team. • Clyde Newton, Oliver and T.J. Simmons collected 2013 Big Ten All-Freshman team honors. Simmons tied an Indiana freshman record with 12 starts at middle linebacker en route to CollegeFootballNews. com Freshman All-America honorable mention recognition.
BOWL EXPERIENCE 1993 1995 1996
Alamo Bowl.............................................................................. Iowa Sun Bowl.................................................................................. Iowa Alamo Bowl.............................................................................. Iowa
BOWL EXPERIENCE 2005 2009 2010 2015 2016
AS A PLAYER
AS A COACH
Champs Sports Bowl..........................................................Colorado Orange Bowl.....................................................................Cincinnati Sugar Bowl.......................................................................Cincinnati New Era Pinstripe Bowl....................................................... Indiana Foster Farms Bowl................................................................ Indiana
WILLIAM INGE • Buffalo Bills assistant defensive line coach in 2012 after two seasons as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at the University at Buffalo. Coached all-pro defensive end Mario Williams and defensive tackle Kyle Williams. • Mentored Buffalo linebacker Khalil Mack, who was selected No. 5 in the 2014 NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders. Mack was named the 2016 NFL Defensive Player of the Year and is a twotime first team All-Pro and Pro Bowl selection. • Has 16 years of coaching experience with stints as the linebackers coach at the University of Cincinnati (2008-09) and San Diego State University (2006-07). • A St. Louis native, Inge lettered four years at the University of Iowa (1993-96). He returned to his alma mater in 1998 and spent three years as the Hawkeyes recruiting coordinator and graduate assistant. • Participated in the 2011 Bill Walsh NFL Minority Coaching Fellowship program with the Bills and worked a part of the team’s training camp. • One of seven Division I assistant coaches and athletic directors from across the nation invited to take part in the NCAA’s 2011 Champion Forum. • Buffalo’s 2010 defense finished 32nd nationally in total defense and ranked second in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) in pass defense. He mentored first team All-MAC defensive backs Davonte Shannon and Domonic Cook. Shannon finished his career with a school record 461 tackles. • At Cincinnati, Inge helped the Bearcats to back-to-back BIG EAST championships and appearances in the 2009 Orange Bowl and the 2010 Sugar Bowl. His linebackers led the team in tackles in each of his two years. • In 2008, his starting linebackers held three of the team’s top four spots in tackles. Corey Smith signed a free agent deal with the Kansas City Chiefs following the campaign. • Coached leading tackler Russell Allen to All-Mountain West Conference honors with San Diego State. • Prior to his stint with the Aztecs, he was the defensive line coach at the University of Colorado in 2005. The Buffaloes claimed the Big 12 North Division title and advanced to the Big 12 championship game. • Began his career at Northern Iowa University in 2001. In his four seasons, he was elevated to co-defensive coordinator and special teams coordinator. • Served as a team co-captain his senior season at Iowa, where he collected honorable mention All-Big Ten and Academic All-Big Ten accolades. Inge posted 173 tackles, 24 sacks and 37 tackles for loss. • Iowa went 17-7 in his junior and senior years, including wins in the Sun and Alamo Bowls. He capped his collegiate career by playing in the 1997 Hula Bowl. • Earned his bachelor’s degree in sports, health, leisure, and physical studies (1996), and his master’s degree in athletic administration (1999). • William and his wife, Rae Ann, have two daughters,
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