2010 Indiana Hoosiers football team

2010 Indiana Hoosiers football
2010 Indiana Hoosiers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	5–7 (1–7 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bill Lynch (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Matt Canada (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread, pistol
Co-defensive coordinators	Brian George (6th season); Joe Palcic (6th season);
Base defense	4–3
MVP	Ben Chappell
Captains	Ben Chappell; Tyler Replogle;
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

2010 Big Ten Conference football standings

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
	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]

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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:30 pm	Towson*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	BTN	W 51–17	35,242
September 18	5:00 pm	at Western Kentucky*	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	BTN	W 38–21	20,772
September 25	7:00 pm	Akron*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	BTN	W 35–20	42,258
October 2	3:30 pm	No. 19 Michigan	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	ESPNU	L 35–42	52,929
October 9	12:00 pm	at No. 2 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ESPN	L 10–38	105,291
October 16	12:00 pm	Arkansas State*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	ESPNU	W 36–34	40,480
October 23	12:00 pm	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	BTN	L 13–43	53,550
October 30	12:00 pm	Northwestern	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	BTN	L 17–20	37,818
November 6	12:00 pm	No. 15 Iowa	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	BTN	L 13–18	42,991
November 13	12:00 pm	at No. 5 Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ESPN2	L 20–83	80,477^[4]
November 20	12:00 pm	vs. Penn State	FedExField Landover, MD	BTN	L 24–41	78,790
November 27	12:00 pm	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	BTN	W 34–31 ^OT	50,136
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Towson

Towson at Indiana

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Towson	0	14	0	3	17
• Indiana	17	21	10	3	51

Date: September 2
Location: Memorial Stadium
Bloomington, Indiana
Game start: 7:31 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3:09
Game attendance: 35,242
Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 83 °F (28 °C), Wind: SSW 8 mph (13 km/h)
Referee: Mike Conlin
TV announcers (BTN): Matt Devlin (Play-by-play), Derek Rackley (Color) & Stacy Paetz (Sideline)

Western Kentucky

Indiana at Western Kentucky

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Indiana	0	17	14	7	38
Western Kentucky	7	0	0	14	21

Date: September 18
Location: Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Game start: 5:00 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3:17
Game attendance: 20,772
Game weather: Clear, 86 °F (30 °C), Wind: NE 5 mph (8.0 km/h)
Referee: Charles Lewis
TV announcers (BTN): Matt Devlin (Play-by-play), Derek Rackley (Color) & Stacy Paetz (Sideline)

Akron

Akron at Indiana

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Akron	3	10	0	7	20
• Indiana	14	14	7	0	35

Date: September 25
Location: Memorial Stadium
Bloomington, Indiana
Game start: 7:06 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 2:49
Game attendance: 42,258
Referee: Alex Kemp
TV announcers (BTN): Craig Coshun (Play-by-play), Rosevelt Colvin (Color) & Larra Overton (Sideline)

Michigan

#19 Michigan at Indiana

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• #19 Michigan	14	7	14	7	42
Indiana	7	14	7	7	35

Date: October 2
Location: Memorial Stadium
Bloomington, Indiana
Game start: 3:35 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3:16
Game attendance: 52,929
Referee: Dan Capron
TV announcers (ESPNU): Pam Ward (Play-by-play) & Danny Kanell (Color)

Ohio State

Indiana at #2 Ohio State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Indiana	0	0	3	7	10
• #2 Ohio State	14	17	7	0	38

Date: October 9
Location: Ohio Stadium
Columbus, Ohio
Game start: 12:02 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3:07
Game attendance: 105,291
Game weather: Clear, 70 °F (21 °C), Wind: W 1 mph (1.6 km/h)
Referee: Todd Geerlings
TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch (Play-by-play), Bob Griese (Color) & Chris Spielman (Color)

Arkansas State

Arkansas State at Indiana

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Arkansas State	7	7	0	20	34
• Indiana	3	9	7	17	36

Date: October 16
Location: Memorial Stadium
Bloomington, Indiana
Game start: 12:01 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3:32
Game attendance: 40,480
Game weather: Clear, 59 °F (15 °C), Wind: SW 6 mph (9.7 km/h)
Referee: Dennis Lipski
TV announcers (ESPNU): Rob Stone (Play-by-play) & David Pollack (Color)

Illinois

Indiana at Illinois

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Indiana	7	3	3	0	13
• Illinois	10	17	2	14	43

Date: October 23
Location: Memorial Stadium
Champaign, Illinois
Game start: 12:01 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3:18
Game attendance: 53,550
Game weather: Cloudy, 66 °F (19 °C), Wind: SSE 8 mph (13 km/h)
Referee: Scott McElwee
TV announcers (BTN): Tom Hart (Play-by-play), Anthony Herron (Color) & Lisa Byington (Sideline)

Northwestern

Northwestern at Indiana

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Northwestern	0	10	7	3	20
Indiana	3	7	0	7	17

Date: October 30
Location: Memorial Stadium
Bloomington, Indiana
Game start: 12:01 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3:24
Game attendance: 37,818
Game weather: Clear, 51 °F (11 °C), Wind: SSW 13 mph (21 km/h)
Referee: Bill LeMonnier
TV announcers (BTN): Eric Collins (Play-by-play), Chris Martin (Color) & Charissa Thompson (Sideline)

Iowa

#15 Iowa at Indiana

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• #15 Iowa	3	3	3	9	18
Indiana	3	3	7	0	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

Indiana at #5 Wisconsin

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Indiana	7	3	3	7	20
• #5 Wisconsin	10	28	21	24	83

Date: November 13
Location: Camp Randall Stadium
Madison, Wisconsin
Game start: 12:01 p.m. EST
Elapsed time: 3:04
Game attendance: 80,477
Game weather: Light Rain, 48 °F (9 °C), Wind: E 8 mph (13 km/h)
Referee: Scott McElwee
TV announcers (ESPN2): Bob Wischusen (Play-by-play), Brian Griese (Color) & Quint Kessenich (Sideline)

Penn State

Indiana at Penn State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Indiana	0	14	10	0	24
• Penn State	7	10	14	10	41

Date: November 20
Location: FedExField
Landover, Maryland
Game start: 12:01 p.m. EST
Elapsed time: 3:22
Game attendance: 78,790
Referee: Dave Witvoet
TV announcers (BTN): Tom Hart (Play-by-play), Anthony Herron (Color) & Lisa Byington (Sideline)

Purdue

Indiana at Purdue

Team	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
• Indiana	7	7	7	10	3	34
Purdue	14	7	7	3	0	31

Date: November 27
Location: Ross–Ade Stadium
West Lafayette, Indiana
Game start: 12:00 p.m. EST
Elapsed time: 3:38
Game attendance: 50,136
Game weather: Sunny, 32 °F (0 °C), Wind: W 10 mph (16 km/h)
Referee: Bill LeMonnier
TV announcers (BTN): Tom Hart (Play-by-play), Anthony Herron (Color) & Lisa Byington (Sideline)

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

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

^ "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.
^ "Big Ten Conference Standings - 2010". ESPN. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
^ "2014 NCAA Football Rankings - Week 16". ESPN. December 7, 2010. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
^ "Wisconsin Badgers vs. Indiana Hoosiers box score". uwbadgers.com. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
^ "Indiana Hoosiers Schedule 2010". ESPN. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
^ "2010 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
^ "2010 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 17. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
^ "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.
^ "2011 NFL Draft". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2015.

[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.

[BTFSESPN2010-2] "Big Ten Conference Standings - 2010". ESPN. Retrieved January 3, 2011.

[BTFRESPN2010-3] "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.

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1	8:26	Purdue	Antavian Edison 55 yard pass from Rob Henry (Carson Wiggs kick)	Purdue 7–0

1	6:04	Indiana	Trea Burgess 1 yard run (Mitch Ewald kick)	Tie 7–7

1	1:10	Purdue	Dan Dierking 2 yard pass from Rob Henry (Carson Wiggs kick)	Purdue 14–7

2	6:20	Purdue	Keith Carlos 1 yard run (Carson Wiggs kick)	Purdue 21–7

2	2:14	Indiana	Tandon Doss 4 yard pass from Ben Chappell (Mitch Ewald kick)	Purdue 21–14

3	9:55	Indiana	Tandon Doss 6 yard pass from Ben Chappell (Mitch Ewald kick)	Tie 21–21

3	5:21	Purdue	Cortez Smith 52 yard pass from Rob Henry (Carson Wiggs kick)	Purdue 28–21

4	13:05	Indiana	Tandon Doss 3 yard pass from Ben Chappell (Mitch Ewald kick)	Tie 28–28

4	5:41	Purdue	Carson Wiggs 36 yard field goal	Purdue 31–28

4	0:09	Indiana	Mitch Ewald 26 yard field goal	Tie 31–31

OT		Indiana	Mitch Ewald 31 yard field goal	Indiana 34–31

Indiana Hoosiers football
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