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
Conference	Big Ten Conference
2010 record	5–7 (1–7 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bill Lynch
Offensive coordinator	Matt Canada
Offensive scheme	Spread Pistol
Defensive coordinator	Bobby Johnson
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 52,959)

2010 Big Ten Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 7 Wisconsin $+		7	–	1					11	–	2
No. 14 Michigan State +		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*	–	0*					0*	–	0*
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative + – Conference co-champions *All wins for Ohio State (12–1, 7–1) in the 2010 season are vacated Rankings from AP Poll[1][2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:30 PM	Towson*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, Indiana	BTN	W 51–17	35,242
September 18	5:00 PM	at Western Kentucky*	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, Kentucky	BTN	W 38–21	20,772
September 25	7:00 PM	Akron*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, Indiana	BTN	W 35–20	42,258
October 2	3:30 PM	No. 19 Michigan	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, Indiana	ESPNU	L 35–42	52,929
October 9	12:00 PM	at No. 2 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio	ESPN	L 10–38	105,291
October 16	12:00 PM	Arkansas State*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, Indiana	ESPNU	W 36–34	40,480
October 23	12:00 PM	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, Illinois	BTN	L 13–43	53,550
October 30	12:00 PM	Northwestern	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, Indiana	BTN	L 17–20	37,818
November 6	12:00 PM	No. 15 Iowa	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, Indiana	BTN	L 13–18	42,991
November 13	12:00 PM	at No. 5 Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, Wisconsin	ESPN2	L 20–83	80,477[3]
November 20	12:00 PM	vs. Penn State	FedEx Field Landover, Maryland	BTN	L 24–41	78,790
November 27	12:00 PM	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, Indiana (Battle for the 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

Regular season

Towson

Towson at Indiana

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, Wind: SSW 8 MPH Referee: Mike Conlin TV announcers (BTN): Matt Devlin (Play-by-play), Derek Rackley (Color) & Stacy Paetz (Sideline)

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Western Kentucky

Indiana at Western Kentucky

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, Wind: NE 5 MPH Referee: Charles Lewis TV announcers (BTN): Matt Devlin (Play-by-play), Derek Rackley (Color) & Stacy Paetz (Sideline)

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Akron

See also: 2010 Akron Zips football team

Akron at Indiana

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)

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Michigan

See also: 2010 Michigan Wolverines football team

#19 Michigan at Indiana

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)

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Ohio State

See also: 2010 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

Indiana at #2 Ohio State

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, Wind: W 1 MPH Referee: Todd Geerlings TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch (Play-by-play), Bob Griese (Color) & Chris Spielman (Color)

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Arkansas State

See also: 2010 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

Arkansas State at Indiana

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, Wind: SW 6 MPH Referee: Dennis Lipski TV announcers (ESPNU): Rob Stone (Play-by-play) & David Pollack (Color)

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Illinois

See also: 2010 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

Indiana at Illinois

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, Wind: SSE 8 MPH Referee: Scott McElwee TV announcers (BTN): Tom Hart (Play-by-play), Anthony Herron (Color) & Lisa Byington (Sideline)

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Northwestern

See also: 2010 Northwestern Wildcats football team

Northwestern at Indiana

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, Wind: SSW 13 MPH Referee: Bill LeMonnier TV announcers (BTN): Eric Collins (Play-by-play), Chris Martin (Color) & Charissa Thompson (Sideline)

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Iowa

See also: 2010 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

#15 Iowa at Indiana

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, Wind: N 4 MPH Referee: John O'Neill TV announcers (BTN): Tom Werme (Play-by-play), Derek Rackley (Color) & Stacy Paetz (Sideline)

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Wisconsin

See also: 2010 Wisconsin Badgers football team

Indiana at #5 Wisconsin

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, Wind: E 8 MPH Referee: Scott McElwee TV announcers (ESPN2): Bob Wischusen (Play-by-play), Brian Griese (Color) & Quint Kessenich (Sideline)

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Penn State

See also: 2010 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

Indiana at Penn State

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)

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Purdue

See also: 2010 Purdue Boilermakers football team

Indiana at Purdue

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, Wind: W 10 MPH Referee: Bill LeMonnier TV announcers (BTN): Tom Hart (Play-by-play), Anthony Herron (Color) & Lisa Byington (Sideline)

Scoring summary 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

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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See also

• List of Indiana Hoosiers in the NFL Draft

References

1. "Big Ten Conference Standings - 2010". ESPN. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
2. "2014 NCAA Football Rankings - Week 16". ESPN. December 7, 2010. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
3. "Wisconsin Badgers vs. Indiana Hoosiers box score". uwbadgers.com. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
4. "Indiana Halts 12-Game Big Ten Skid with OT Win". ESPN. November 27, 2010. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
5. "2011 NFL Draft". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2015.