2009 Indiana Hoosiers football team

2009 Big Ten football standings
	$ – BCS representative as conference champion; % – BCS at-large representative; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented Indiana University during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hoosiers were coached by Bill Lynch, who was in his third season as head coach for the team.^[1] The Hoosiers played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The Hoosiers finished the season 4–8 (1–7 Big Ten).

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	8:00 PM	Eastern Kentucky*	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	BTN	W 19–13	36,759^[2]
September 12	12:00 PM	Western Michigan*	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	BTN	W 23–19	35,162^[3]
September 19	3:30 PM	at Akron*	InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH	ESPNU	W 38–21	18,340^[4]
September 26	12:00 PM	at #23 Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	ESPN2	L 33–36	108,118^[5]
October 3	7:00 PM	#13 Ohio State	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	BTN	L 14–33	51,500^[6]
October 10	3:30 PM	at Virginia*	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	ESPN360	L 7–47	45,371^[7]
October 17	7:00 PM	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	BTN	W 27–14	42,358^[8]
October 24	12:00 PM	at Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	BTN	L 28–29	24,364^[9]
October 31	12:00 PM	at #7 Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	ESPN	L 24–42	70,585^[10]
November 7	12:00 PM	#21 Wisconsin	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	BTN	L 28–31	36,611^[11]
November 14	12:00 PM	at #17 Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	BTN	L 20–31	107,379^[12]
November 21	3:30 PM	Purdue	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	BTN	L 21–38	48,607^[13]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL Club
Rodger Saffold	2	1	Offensive Tackle	St. Louis Rams
Jammie Kirlew	7	25	Defensive end	Denver Broncos
Ray Fisher	7	39	Defensive back	Indianapolis Colts

v t e Indiana Hoosiers football
Venues	Athletic Field (1887–1897) Jordan Field (1898–1924) Memorial Stadium (old) (1925–1959) Memorial Stadium (1960–present) John Mellencamp Pavilion (practice)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Kentucky Michigan State Purdue: Old Oaken Bucket
Culture & lore	"Indiana, Our Indiana" Marching Hundred
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

2009 Big Ten football standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#5 Ohio State $		7	–	1		11	–	2
#7 Iowa %		6	–	2		11	–	2
#9 Penn State		6	–	2		11	–	2
#16 Wisconsin		5	–	3		10	–	3
Northwestern		5	–	3		8	–	5
Michigan State		4	–	4		6	–	7
Purdue		4	–	4		5	–	7
Minnesota		3	–	5		6	–	7
Illinois		2	–	6		3	–	9
Michigan		1	–	7		5	–	7
Indiana		1	–	7		4	–	8

$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative Rankings from AP Poll