2007 Indiana Hoosiers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2007
| team = Indiana Hoosiers
| sport = football
| image = Indiana Hoosiers logo.svg
| image_size = 100
| conference = Big Ten Conference
| short_conf = Big Ten
| record = 7–6
| conf_record = 3–5
| head_coach = Bill Lynch
| hc_year = 1st
| off_coach = Matt Canada
| oc_year = 1st
| off_scheme =
| codef_coach1 = Brian George
| codc1_year = 3rd
| codef_coach2 = Joe Palcic
| codc2_year = 3rd
| def_scheme =
| mvp = James Hardy
| captain = Tracy Porter
| captain2 = Josiah Sears
| stadium = Memorial Stadium
| bowl = Insight Bowl
| bowl_result = L 33–49 vs. Oklahoma State
}}
{{2007 Big Ten Conference football standings}}
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.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2007
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 1
| time = 8:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2007|team=Indiana State Sycamores|title=Indiana State}}
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| tv = BTN
| score = 55–7
| attend = 34,715
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 8
| time = 8:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Western Michigan
| site_stadium = Waldo Stadium
| site_cityst = Kalamazoo, MI
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 37–27
| attend = 32,129
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 15
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Akron
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| tv = BTN
| score = 41–24
| attend = 31,196
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 22
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = Illinois
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| gamename = rivalry
| tv = BTN
| score = 14–27
| attend = 34,707
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 29
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Iowa
| site_stadium = Kinnick Stadium
| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA
| tv = BTN
| score = 38–20
| attend = 70,585
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 6
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = Minnesota
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| tv = BTN
| score = 40–20
| attend = 32,009
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 13
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Michigan State
| site_stadium = Spartan Stadium
| site_cityst = East Lansing, MI
| gamename = rivalry
| tv = BTN
| score = 27–52
| attend = 73,449
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 20
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Penn State
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| tv = ESPN
| score = 31–36
| attend = 41,251
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 27
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Wisconsin
| site_stadium = Camp Randall Stadium
| site_cityst = Madison, WI
| tv = BTN
| score = 3–33
| attend = 81,324
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Ball State
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| tv = BTN
| score = 38–20
| attend = 34,406
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 10
| time = 11:00 a.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Northwestern
| site_stadium = Ryan Field
| site_cityst = Evanston, IL
| tv = ESPNC
| score = 28–31
| attend = 20,466
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 17
| time = 3:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = Purdue
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| gamename = Old Oaken Bucket
| tv = BTN
| score = 27–24
| attend = 50,741
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 31
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| neutral = y
| opponent = Oklahoma State
| site_stadium = Sun Devil Stadium
| site_cityst = Tempe, AZ
| gamename = Insight Bowl
| tv = NFLN
| score = 33–49
| attend = 48,892
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=Indiana Hoosiers Schedule 2007 |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/84/season/2007 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=January 1, 2024 }}{{cite web |author= |title=2007 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/indiana/2007-schedule.html |website=College Football @ Sports-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=January 1, 2024 }}{{cite web |author= |title=2007 Football Schedule |url=https://iuhoosiers.com/sports/football/schedule/2007 |publisher=Indiana University |access-date=January 1, 2024 }}{{cite web |author= |title=Indiana Football 2023 Record Book |url=https://static.iuhoosiers.com/custompages/pdf/fb/2023/23-FB-Record_Book_Full.pdf |publisher=Indiana University |page=17 |access-date=January 1, 2024 }}
2008 NFL draftees
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| style="background:#C0C0C0;"
! Player !! Round !! Pick !! Position !! NFL club | ||||
| Tracy Porter | 2 | 9 | Defensive back | New Orleans Saints |
| James Hardy | 2 | 10 | Wide receiver | Buffalo Bills |
References
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