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
Insight Bowl, L 33–49 vs. Oklahoma State
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	7–6 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bill Lynch (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Matt Canada (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinators	Brian George (3rd season) Joe Palcic (3rd season)
MVP	James Hardy
Captains	Tracy Porter Josiah Sears
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 2006 2008 →

2007 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	8:00 p.m.	Indiana State*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	BTN	W 55–7	34,715
September 8	8:00 p.m.	at Western Michigan*	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	ESPNU	W 37–27	32,129
September 15	12:00 p.m.	Akron*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	BTN	W 41–24	31,196
September 22	12:00 p.m.	Illinois	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (rivalry)	BTN	L 14–27	34,707
September 29	12:00 p.m.	at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	BTN	W 38–20	70,585
October 6	12:00 p.m.	Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	BTN	W 40–20	32,009
October 13	7:00 p.m.	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (rivalry)	BTN	L 27–52	73,449
October 20	12:00 p.m.	Penn State	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	ESPN	L 31–36	41,251
October 27	12:00 p.m.	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	BTN	L 3–33	81,324
November 3	12:00 p.m.	Ball State*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	BTN	W 38–20	34,406
November 10	11:00 a.m.	at Northwestern	Ryan Field Evanston, IL	ESPNC	L 28–31	20,466
November 17	3:30 p.m.	Purdue	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	BTN	W 27–24	50,741
December 31	6:00 p.m.	vs. Oklahoma State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ (Insight Bowl)	NFLN	L 33–49	48,892
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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2008 NFL draftees

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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