2007 Indiana Hoosiers football team

The 2007 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented Indiana University Bloomington during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hoosiers were coached by Bill Lynch, who was in his first season as head coach following the death of Terry Hoeppner. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. With a win over Purdue in the last game of the regular season, the Hoosiers became bowl eligible for the first time since 1993.

2007 Indiana Hoosiers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record7–6 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Canada (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorBrian George (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorJoe Palcic (3rd season)
MVPJames Hardy
CaptainTracy Porter, Josiah Sears
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2006
2008 →
2007 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Ohio State $   7 1     11 2  
No. 18 Michigan   6 2     9 4  
No. 20 Illinois %   6 2     9 4  
No. 24 Wisconsin   5 3     9 4  
Penn State   4 4     9 4  
Iowa   4 4     6 6  
Purdue   3 5     8 5  
Indiana   3 5     7 6  
Michigan State   3 5     7 6  
Northwestern   3 5     6 6  
Minnesota   0 8     1 11  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 18:00 p.m.Indiana State*BTNW 55–734,715
September 88:00 p.m.at Western Michigan*ESPNUW 37–2732,129
September 1512:00 p.m.Akron*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
BTNW 41–2431,196
September 2212:00 p.m.Illinois
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
BTNL 14–2734,707
September 2912:00 p.m.at IowaBTNW 38–2070,585
October 612:00 p.m.Minnesota
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
BTNW 40–2032,009
October 137:00 p.m.at Michigan StateBTNL 27–5273,449
October 2012:00 p.m.Penn State 
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
ESPNL 31–3641,251
October 2712:00 p.m.at WisconsinBTNL 3–3381,324
November 312:00 p.m.Ball State*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
BTNW 38–2034,406
November 1011:00 a.m.at NorthwesternESPNCL 28–3120,466
November 173:30 p.m.Purdue
BTNW 27–2450,741
December 316:00 p.m.vs. Oklahoma StateNFLNL 33–4948,892
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • All times are in Eastern time

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2008 NFL draftees edit

Player Round Pick Position NFL club
Tracy Porter 2 9 Defensive back New Orleans Saints
James Hardy 2 10 Wide receiver Buffalo Bills

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References edit

  1. ^ "Indiana Hoosiers Schedule 2007". ESPN. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  2. ^ "2007 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  3. ^ "2007 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  4. ^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 17. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  5. ^ "2008 NFL Draft". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 27, 2015.