2007 Indiana
7–6 (3–5 Big Ten), coached by Bill Lynch. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Indiana State 55–7Sep 1
By 48 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs Indiana State | W 55–7 | 88% |
| Sep 8 | at Western Michigan | W 37–27 | 35% |
| Sep 15 | vs Akron | W 41–24 | 62% |
| Sep 22 | vs Illinois | L 14–27 | 69% |
| Sep 29 | at Iowa | W 38–20 | 31% |
| Oct 6 | vs Minnesota | W 40–20 | 61% |
| Oct 13 | at Michigan State | L 27–52 | 45% |
| Oct 20 | vs Penn State | L 31–36 | 36% |
| Oct 27 | at Wisconsin | L 3–33 | 22% |
| Nov 3 | vs Ball State | W 38–20 | 56% |
| Nov 10 | at Northwestern | L 28–31 | 48% |
| Nov 17 | vs Purdue | W 27–24 | 48% |
| Dec 31Bowls & playoff | vs Oklahoma StateInsight Bowl | L 33–49 | 42% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma State 49–33 in the Insight Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 45th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).
- Record
- 7–6
- Conference
- 3–5 tied for 7th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 412–370
- Coach
- Bill Lynch
- Elo
- 1476 +39 this season
- SP+ rating
- -0.2 No. 65 of 120; offense No. 64, defense No. 71, special teams No. 24
- SRS
- −0.5 No. 65 of 119 in FBS
- Recruiting class
- No. 80
- Offensive coordinator
- Matt Canada
- Defensive coordinators
- Brian George and Joe Palcic
- Captains
- Tracy Porter and Josiah Sears
- Most valuable player
- James Hardy
How good, play by play
| EPA per play | Success | Explosiveness | FBS rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 0.06 | 40% | 1.04 | 43rd of 119 |
| Defense | 0.07 | 44% | 0.90 | 80th of 119 |
How these are measured
Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season.
Drives and havoc
| Points per trip inside the 40 | Average start | Havoc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | -0.1 | own 32 | 2% allowed |
| Defense | 0.0 | own 32 | 2% caused |
A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.
Top recruits in the 2007 class
| Eric Thomas SDE | ★★★ | No. 850 |
| Fred Jones WDE | ★★★ | No. 1027 |
| Darius Johnson WDE | ★★★ | No. 1039 |
| Mitchell Evans PRO | ★★★ | No. 1070 |
| Matt Ernest WR | ★★★ | No. 1144 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2007 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | 2 | 2.5 | 0.796 |
| Running backs | 2 | 2.5 | 0.767 |
| Receivers | 1 | 3.0 | 0.816 |
| Offensive line | 1 | 3.0 | 0.811 |
| Defensive line | 3 | 3.0 | 0.832 |
| Linebackers | 2 | 2.5 | 0.796 |
| Defensive backs | 2 | 2.5 | 0.800 |
| Whole class | 13 | 2.7 | 0.803 |
High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.
Drafted in 2008
The 2008 draft| Rd 2 | Tracy Porter CB | New Orleans Saints |
| Rd 2 | James Hardy WR | Buffalo Bills |
All-Big Ten
4 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
James HardyWRCoaches-1; Media-1
Greg MiddletonDLCoaches-1; Media-1
Tracy PorterDBCoaches-2; Media-1- Austin StarrKCoaches-2; Media-1
Second team
- Kellen LewisQBCoaches-2; Media-2
From Wikipedia’s 2007 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
2007 Big Ten standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ohio State | 7–1 | 11–2 | 5 |
 Michigan | 6–2 | 9–4 | 18 |
| Illinois | 6–2 | 9–4 | 20 |
| Wisconsin | 5–3 | 9–4 | 24 |
| Penn State | 4–4 | 9–4 | |
| Iowa | 4–4 | 6–6 | |
| Purdue | 3–5 | 8–5 | |
| Michigan State | 3–5 | 7–6 | |
| Indiana | 3–5 | 7–6 | |
| Northwestern | 3–5 | 6–6 | |
| Minnesota | 0–8 | 1–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.