A native and lifelong Hoosier with 32 years coaching experience in the state, Bill Lynch is in his fourth year at the helm of the Indiana football program. In his three seasons, the Hoosiers reached the postseason and won seven games in a season for the first time since 1993 and won the Old Oaken Bucket for the first time since 2001. IU has boasted three All-Americans, two second-round NFL Draft picks, eight NFL Scouting Combine participants, nine All-Big Ten selections, one Academic All-American and 52 Academic All-Big Ten honorees.

Lynch is also an active member in the community, not only in Bloomington, but throughout the state. He made over 70 public appearances across the state during the 2009 offseason. Lynch and his wife, Linda, are the co-chairpersons for the 2010 Heroes for the American Red Cross campaign. The football program is also actively involved with the Bloomington Boys & Girls Club and the Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis.

In the classroom, 42 Hoosier football student-athletes carried a 3.0 grade-point average (GPA) in the 2009 fall semester or a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. Chappell, Trea Burgess and Brandon Bugg earned ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District V honors and 18 Hoosiers carded Academic All-Big Ten honors.