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2010 Indiana

5–⁠7 (1–⁠7 Big Ten), coached by Bill Lynch.

Schedule and results

Indiana in 2010, game by game: won vs. Towson 51–17; won at Western Kentucky 38–21; won vs. Akron 35–20; lost vs. No. 19 Michigan 35–42; lost at No. 2 Ohio State 10–38; won vs. Arkansas State 36–34; lost at Illinois 13–43; lost vs. Northwestern 17–20; lost vs. No. 15 Iowa 13–18; lost at No. 6 Wisconsin 20–83; lost vs. Penn State 24–41; won at Purdue 34–31+34−63Won 51–17 vs. Towson+34TowsonWon 38–21 at Western Kentucky+17Western KentuckyWon 35–20 vs. Akron+15AkronLost 35–42 vs. No. 19 Michigan-7No. 19 MichiganLost 10–38 at No. 2 Ohio State-28No. 2 Ohio StateWon 36–34 vs. Arkansas State+2Arkansas StateLost 13–43 at Illinois-30IllinoisLost 17–20 vs. Northwestern-3NorthwesternLost 13–18 vs. No. 15 Iowa-5No. 15 IowaLost 20–83 at No. 6 Wisconsin-63No. 6 WisconsinLost 24–41 vs. Penn State-17Penn StateWon 34–31 at Purdue+3Purdue
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsTowsonW 51–⁠1783%
Sep 18atWestern KentuckyW 38–⁠2165%
Sep 25vsAkronW 35–⁠2073%
Oct 2vs19MichiganL 35–⁠4245%
Oct 9at2Ohio StateL 10–⁠3812%
Oct 16vsArkansas StateW 36–⁠3464%
Oct 23atIllinoisL 13–⁠4333%
Oct 30vsNorthwesternL 17–⁠2040%
Nov 6vs15IowaL 13–⁠1820%
Nov 13at6WisconsinL 20–⁠8313%
Nov 20vsPenn StateL 24–⁠4122%
Nov 27atPurdueW 34–⁠3138%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Purdue 34–⁠31; unranked in the final AP poll; 11th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 87th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
1–⁠7 11th in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked
Points
326–⁠408
Coach
Bill Lynch
Elo
1405 −16 this season
SP+ rating
-5.3 No. 76 of 120; offense No. 61, defense No. 89, special teams No. 70
SRS
−8.1 No. 89 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 77
Offensive coordinator
Matt Canada
Defensive coordinators
Brian George and Joe Palcic
Captains
Ben Chappell and Tyler Replogle
Most valuable player
Ben Chappell
Offense
Spread, pistol
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense54th of 120
  • Defense107th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted72nd of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted108th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0443%0.8854th of 120
Defense0.1146%0.91107th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.04 off
0.08 def		42% off
44% def		—72nd off
108th def
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. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.4own 293% allowed
Defense-0.1own 342% 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.

Leaders

Passing yardsBen Chappell QB3,295 yds
Passing touchdownsBen Chappell QB24 TD
Rushing yardsTrea Burgess RB352 yds
Rushing touchdownsDarius Willis RB4 TD
Receiving yardsDamarlo Belcher WR832 yds
Receiving touchdownsTandon Doss WR7 TD
InterceptionsMitchell Evans DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Ishmael Thomas OLB★★★No. 729
Tim O’Conner WR★★★No. 1052
Logan Young WR★★★No. 1123
Paul Phillips TE★★★No. 1185
Cameron Cole CB★★★No. 1185

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs33.00.829
Receivers43.00.846
Offensive line32.70.817
Defensive line33.00.835
Linebackers43.00.850
Defensive backs52.80.812
Athletes and specialists13.00.842
Whole class232.90.832

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 2011

The 2011 draft
Rd 4James Brewer OTNew York Giants
Rd 4Tandon Doss WRBaltimore Ravens

Roster 113

The 2010 roster

113 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 29 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big Ten

1 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 2010 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2010 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ohio State7–⁠112–⁠15
Wisconsin7–⁠111–⁠27
Michigan State7–⁠111–⁠214
Iowa4–⁠48–⁠5
Penn State4–⁠47–⁠6
Illinois4–⁠47–⁠6
Michigan3–⁠57–⁠6
Northwestern3–⁠57–⁠6
Purdue2–⁠64–⁠8
Minnesota2–⁠63–⁠9
Indiana1–⁠75–⁠7

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.