2016 Indiana Hoosiers football team
The 2016 Indiana Hoosiers football team will represent Indiana University Bloomington during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hoosiers will compete in the East Division of the Big Ten Conference and play their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team will be led by head coach Kevin Wilson, who will be in his sixth season.
Schedule
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.[1]
The team will host two of the three non–conference games which are against Ball State Cardinals from the Mid-American Conference (MAC), Florida International Panthers (FIU) from Conference USA, and Wake Forest Demon Deacons from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
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Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
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Attendance |
September 1 |
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at Florida International* |
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FIU Stadium • Miami, FL |
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September 10 |
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Ball State* |
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Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN |
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September 24 |
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Wake Forest* |
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Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN |
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October 1 |
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Michigan State |
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Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Brass Spittoon) |
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October 8 |
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at Ohio State |
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Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH |
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October 15 |
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Nebraska |
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Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN |
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October 22 |
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at Northwestern |
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Ryan Field • Evanston, IL |
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October 29 |
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Maryland |
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Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN |
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November 5 |
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at Rutgers |
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High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ |
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November 12 |
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Penn State |
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Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN |
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November 19 |
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at Michigan |
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Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI |
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November 26 |
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Purdue |
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Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket) |
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*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
- Schedule Source:[2]
Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
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CFP |
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