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2016 Indiana Hoosiers football team

2016 Indiana Hoosiers football
Indiana Hoosiers Logo.svg
Foster Farms Bowl, L 26–24 vs. Utah
Conference Big Ten Conference
Division East Division
2016 record 6–7 (4–5 Big Ten)
Head coach Kevin Wilson (12 games)
Tom Allen (interim, new head coach)
Offensive coordinator Kevin Johns (6th year)
Co-offensive coordinator Greg Frey (3rd year)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Tom Allen (1st year)
Co-defensive coordinator William Inge (4th year)
Base defense 4–2–5
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 52,959)
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
No. 7 Penn State xy$   8 1         11 3  
No. 6 Ohio State x^   8 1         11 2  
No. 10 Michigan   7 2         10 3  
Indiana   4 5         6 7  
Maryland   3 6         6 7  
Michigan State   1 8         3 9  
Rutgers   0 9         2 10  
West Division
No. 9 Wisconsin xy   7 2         11 3  
Iowa   6 3         8 5  
Nebraska   6 3         9 4  
Minnesota   5 4         9 4  
Northwestern   5 4         7 6  
Illinois   2 7         3 9  
Purdue   1 8         3 9  
Championship: Penn State 38, Wisconsin 31
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of February 21, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Indiana Hoosiers football team represents Indiana University Bloomington during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hoosiers compete in the East Division of the Big Ten Conference and play their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. They were led by head coach Kevin Wilson, who was in his sixth season, for twelve games. Following their win against Purdue, the Hoosiers became bowl eligible for the second year in a row and were invited to the Foster Farms Bowl.

On December 1st, 2016, Indiana University announced that Kevin Wilson had been dismissed due to "philosophical differences", and that Tom Allen would permanently succeed Wilson as head coach, beginning at the bowl game.

The 2015 Indiana Hoosiers football team finished the regular season 6–6, 2–6 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place in the Eastern Division. The highlight of the season was beating Purdue to become bowl eligible for the first time since 2007. The Hoosiers were invited to the Pinstripe Bowl where they lost to Duke in overtime.

Notable departures from the 2015 squad included:

Indiana announced its 2016 football schedule on July 11, 2013. The 2016 schedule consists of seven home and five away games in the regular season. The Hoosiers will host Big Ten foes Maryland, Michigan State, Nebraska, Penn State, and Purdue, and will travel to Michigan, Northwestern, Ohio State, and Rutgers.


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