2010 Indiana Hoosiers football team

The 2010 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented Indiana University Bloomington during the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. As members of the Big Ten Conference, the Hoosiers were led by head coach Bill Lynch and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. They finished the season 5–7, 1–7 in Big Ten play. Lynch was fired November 28, 2010, despite having won the team's last game of the season against rival Purdue the previous day.

2010 Indiana Hoosiers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–7 (1–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Canada (4th season)
Offensive schemeSpread, pistol
Co-defensive coordinatorBrian George (6th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorJoe Palcic (6th season)
Base defense4–3
MVPBen Chappell
CaptainBen Chappell, Tyler Replogle
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2009
2011 →
2010 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 Michigan State +   7 1     11 2  
No. 7 Wisconsin $+   7 1     11 2  
Iowa   4 4     8 5  
Illinois   4 4     7 6  
Penn State   4 4     7 6  
Michigan   3 5     7 6  
Northwestern   3 5     7 6  
Purdue   2 6     4 8  
Minnesota   2 6     3 9  
Indiana   1 7     5 7  
No. 5 Ohio State† %   0 1     0 1  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • † – Ohio State (12–1, 7–1) self-vacated all of their wins[1]
Rankings from AP Poll[2][3]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:30 pmTowson*BTNW 51–1735,242
September 185:00 pmat Western Kentucky*BTNW 38–2120,772
September 257:00 pmAkron*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
BTNW 35–2042,258
October 23:30 pmNo. 19 Michigan
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
ESPNUL 35–4252,929
October 912:00 pmat No. 2 Ohio StateESPNL 10–38105,291
October 1612:00 pmArkansas State* 
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
ESPNUW 36–3440,480
October 2312:00 pmat IllinoisBTNL 13–4353,550
October 3012:00 pmNorthwestern
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
BTNL 17–2037,818
November 612:00 pmNo. 15 Iowa
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
BTNL 13–1842,991
November 1312:00 pmat No. 5 WisconsinESPN2L 20–8380,477[4]
November 2012:00 pmvs. Penn StateBTNL 24–4178,790
November 2712:00 pmat PurdueBTNW 34–31 OT50,136

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Game summaries

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Towson

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Towson at Indiana
1 234Total
Towson 0 1403 17
Indiana 17 21103 51

Western Kentucky

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Indiana at Western Kentucky
1 234Total
Indiana 0 17147 38
Western Kentucky 7 0014 21

Akron

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Akron at Indiana
1 234Total
Akron 3 1007 20
Indiana 14 1470 35

Michigan

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#19 Michigan at Indiana
1 234Total
#19 Michigan 14 7147 42
Indiana 7 1477 35

Ohio State

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Indiana at #2 Ohio State
1 234Total
Indiana 0 037 10
#2 Ohio State 14 1770 38

Arkansas State

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Arkansas State at Indiana
1 234Total
Arkansas State 7 7020 34
Indiana 3 9717 36

Illinois

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Indiana at Illinois
1 234Total
Indiana 7 330 13
Illinois 10 17214 43

Northwestern

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Northwestern at Indiana
1 234Total
Northwestern 0 1073 20
Indiana 3 707 17

Iowa

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#15 Iowa at Indiana
1 234Total
#15 Iowa 3 339 18
Indiana 3 370 13
  • Date: November 6
  • Location: Memorial Stadium
    Bloomington, Indiana
  • Game start: 12:02 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:05
  • Game attendance: 42,991
  • Game weather: Clear, 39 °F (4 °C), Wind: N 4 mph (6.4 km/h)
  • Referee: John O'Neill
  • TV announcers (BTN): Tom Werme (Play-by-play), Derek Rackley (Color) & Stacy Paetz (Sideline)

Wisconsin

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Indiana at #5 Wisconsin
1 234Total
Indiana 7 337 20
#5 Wisconsin 10 282124 83

Penn State

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Indiana at Penn State
1 234Total
Indiana 0 14100 24
Penn State 7 101410 41

Purdue

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Indiana at Purdue
1 234OTTotal
Indiana 7 77103 34
Purdue 14 7730 31

Notes

  • Indiana beat Purdue in West Lafayette for the first time since 1996.
  • Indiana snaps a 12-game Big Ten losing streak and a 15-game conference road losing streak.
  • Ben Chappell breaks the single-season school record for passing yardage with 3,295 (3,043 – Kellen Lewis, 2007).

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2011 NFL draftees

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Player Round Pick Position NFL club
James Brewer 4 20 Offensive tackle New York Giants
Tandon Doss 4 26 Wide receiver Baltimore Ravens

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References

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  1. ^ "Buckeyes vacate wins from last football season". ESPN.com. July 8, 2011. The measures taken by the school included vacating all the Buckeyes' wins from last season, a year in which Ohio State captured a record-tying sixth straight Big Ten title and won an unprecedented seventh straight game over Michigan.
  2. ^ "Big Ten Conference Standings - 2010". ESPN. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
  3. ^ "2014 NCAA Football Rankings - Week 16". ESPN. December 7, 2010. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
  4. ^ "Wisconsin Badgers vs. Indiana Hoosiers box score". uwbadgers.com. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
  5. ^ "Indiana Hoosiers Schedule 2010". ESPN. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  6. ^ "2010 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  7. ^ "2010 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  8. ^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 17. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  9. ^ "Indiana Halts 12-Game Big Ten Skid with OT Win". ESPN. November 27, 2010. Archived from the original on March 14, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  10. ^ "2011 NFL Draft". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2015.