The 2011 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented

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during the

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in the new Leaders Division of the

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. The 2011 season was the first for new head coach Kevin Wilson, formerly the offensive coordinator at

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. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in

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. They finished the season 1–11, 0–8 in Big Ten play to place last in the Leaders Division.

Before the season

The Hoosiers entered the season with a new outlook on the football program, after athletic director Fred Glass fired former head coach

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and his staff and brought in

offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson. To complete his staff, Wilson hired

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(Northwestern) and Rod Smith (Michigan) as co-offensive coordinators and Mike Ekeler (Nebraska) and Doug Mallory (New Mexico, LSU) as co-defensive coordinators. The massive turnover in staff lead to a number of changes in team and player personnel. The main position battle heading into the season was at quarterback, with three main candidates (RS sophomores Edward Wright-Baker and Dusty Kiel and true freshman

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) were competing to replace senior Ben Chappell, who led the Big Ten in passing the season before.

Recruiting

Schedule

Coaching staff

Roster

References

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Indiana Hoosiers football seasons

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