| 2010Indiana Hoosiers football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 5–7 (1–7 Big Ten) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Matt Canada (4th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread,pistol |
| Co-defensive coordinators |
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| Base defense | 4–3 |
| MVP | Ben Chappell |
| Captains |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
Seasons | |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14Michigan State + | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7Wisconsin $+ | 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. 5Ohio State† % | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The2010 Indiana Hoosiers football team representedIndiana University Bloomington during the2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. As members of theBig Ten Conference, the Hoosiers were led by head coachBill Lynch and played their home games atMemorial Stadium inBloomington, 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 rivalPurdue the previous day.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 2 | 7:30 pm | Towson* | BTN | W 51–17 | 35,242 | |
| September 18 | 5:00 pm | atWestern Kentucky* | BTN | W 38–21 | 20,772 | |
| September 25 | 7:00 pm | Akron* |
| BTN | W 35–20 | 42,258 |
| October 2 | 3:30 pm | No. 19Michigan |
| ESPNU | L 35–42 | 52,929 |
| October 9 | 12:00 pm | at No. 2Ohio State | ESPN | L 10–38 | 105,291 | |
| October 16 | 12:00 pm | Arkansas State*![]() |
| ESPNU | W 36–34 | 40,480 |
| October 23 | 12:00 pm | atIllinois | BTN | L 13–43 | 53,550 | |
| October 30 | 12:00 pm | Northwestern |
| BTN | L 17–20 | 37,818 |
| November 6 | 12:00 pm | No. 15Iowa |
| BTN | L 13–18 | 42,991 |
| November 13 | 12:00 pm | at No. 5Wisconsin | ESPN2 | L 20–83 | 80,477[4] | |
| November 20 | 12:00 pm | vs.Penn State | BTN | L 24–41 | 78,790 | |
| November 27 | 12:00 pm | atPurdue | BTN | W 34–31OT | 50,136 | |
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Towson | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| •Indiana | 17 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 51 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| •Indiana | 0 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
| Western Kentucky | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akron | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| •Indiana | 14 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| •#19 Michigan | 14 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
| Indiana | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| •#2 Ohio State | 14 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 38 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas State | 7 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 34 |
| •Indiana | 3 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 36 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Indiana | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| •Illinois | 10 | 17 | 2 | 14 | 43 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| •Northwestern | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| Indiana | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| •#15 Iowa | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| Indiana | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Indiana | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| •#5 Wisconsin | 10 | 28 | 21 | 24 | 83 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Indiana | 0 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| •Penn State | 7 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 41 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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| •Indiana | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 34 |
| Purdue | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 31 |
| 1 | 8:26 | Purdue | Antavian Edison 55 yard pass fromRob 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
| Player | Round | Pick | Position | NFL club |
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| James Brewer | 4 | 20 | Offensive tackle | New York Giants |
| Tandon Doss | 4 | 26 | Wide receiver | Baltimore Ravens |
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.