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2021 INDIANA SCHEDULE NO. 17/17 INDIANA (0-0) AT NO. 18/18 IOWA (0-0) Date Opponent Time/TV S.4 at 18/18 Iowa 3:30 pm/BTN Kickoff: 2:30 p.m. CST/3:30 p.m. EST S.11 Idaho 7:30 pm/BTN Date: Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021 S.18 8/10 Cincinnati Noon/ABC or ESPN Location: Kinnick Stadium (69,250; FieldTurf) - Iowa City, Iowa S.25 at Western Kentucky 8 pm/CBSSN TV: BTN: Brandon Gaudin (p-b-p), James Laurinaitis (analyst) & Rick Pizzo (sideline) O.2 at 19/20 Penn State TBA Radio: IU Radio Network; Sirius 136, XM 196, SXM App 158: Don Fischer, Buck Suhr & Joe Smith O.16 Michigan State Noon O.23 4/4 Ohio State TBA O.30 at Maryland Noon N.6 at RV/RV Michigan TBA N.13 Rutgers TBA N.20 Minnesota TBA N.27 at Purdue TBA D.4 B1G Championship Game [1] 8 pm/FOX [1] - at Lucas Oil Stadium - Indianapolis -B1G East Division games in bold -Rankings are AP/Coaches 2020 STAT LEADERS RETURNEES 2020 STAT LEADERS RETURNEES -All game times Eastern Passing Passing Michael Penix Jr.: 124-220, 1645 Yds, 14 TD, 4 INT Spencer Petras: 140-245, 1569 Yds, 9 TD, 5 INT 2021 IOWA SCHEDULE Rushing Rushing Date Opponent Time/TV Tim Baldwin Jr.: 22-141, 0 TD, 6.4 Avg Tyler Goodson: 143-762, 7 TD, 5.3 Avg S.4 17/17 Indiana 3:30 pm/BTN Receiving Receiving S.11 at 7/8 Iowa State 4:30 pm/ABC Ty Fryfogle: 37-721, 7 TD, 19.5 Avg Sam LaPorta: 27-271, 1 TD, 10.0 Avg S.18 Kent State 3:30 pm/BTN Defense Defense S.25 Colorado State TBA LB Micah McFadden: 58 T, 6 S, 10.5 TFL, 2 INT LB Seth Benson: 47 T, 2 S, 3 TFL, 3 QBH O.1 at Maryland 8 pm/FS1 S Devon Matthews: 40 T, 1 S, 2 TFL, 1 INT, 6 PBU S Jack Koerner: 45 T, 2 TFL, 3 INT, 2 PBU, 1 QBH O.9 19/20 Penn State TBA CB Tiawan Mullen: 38 T, 3.5 S, 4.5 TFL, 3 INT, 4 PBU CB Riley Moss: 43 T, 2 INT, 4 PBU O.16 Purdue 3:30 pm O.30 at 12/15 Wisconsin Noon SETTING THE SCENE N.6 at RV/RV Northwestern TBA • No. 17/17 Indiana kicks off its 137th season of football at No. 18/18 Iowa on Saturday, Sept. 4. Kickoff is set N.13 Minnesota TBA for 2:30 p.m. CST/3:30 p.m. EST at Kinnick Stadium (69,250; Field Turf) on BTN. N.20 Illinois TBA • IU is ranked in the preseason for the first time since 1969 and has appeared in both the Associated Press Top N.26 at Nebraska 1:30 pm/BTN 25 and the USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll for 11-straight weeks, a program record. D.4 B1G Championship Game 8 pm/FOX • The Hoosiers AP Top 25 streak shares the 13th-longest active streak in the nation. • Indiana has won 15-of-17 season openers, including last year's 36-35 overtime victory over No. 8 Penn State. -B1G West Division games in bold • IU will open with a Big Ten foe for the third time in Tom Allen's five campaigns: No. 2 Ohio State (2017) and No. 8 Penn State (2020). 2020 TALE OF THE TAPE • This marks the 13th time the Hoosiers have started with a ranked opponent and third time in five years. IU UI • Indiana will kick off a campaign against Iowa for the fourth time and the first imet since 1980. Points Scored 28.9 31.8 • The Hawkeyes own a 2-1 record in the three previous starters with wins in Bloomington (16-7 on Sept. 13, Rushing Yds. 108.6 171.0 1980; 27-0 on Sept. 29, 1956). Passing Yds. 250.9 197.6 • IU dropped UI, 30-26, in the lone matchup in Iowa City on Sept. 8, 1979. Total Yds. 359.5 368.6 • Indiana and Iowa are meeting for the first time since 2018 and the first timet a Kinnick Stadium since 2014. Total Plays 71.3 68.0 • The Hoosiers have earned victories in their last three road season openers. First Downs 20.3 19.9 Time of Possession 31:15 29:20 THE COACHES 3rd Down Conversion 38.3% 33.7% • The 2020 American Football Coaches Association National Coach of the Year, Tom Allen’s 24 wins (24-22 4th Down Conversion 53.3% 66.7% overall record) are the most for an Indiana head football coach over his first four seasons. Allen was also named Red Zone Scores 29-35 33-36 the 2020 Hayes-Schembechler Coach of the Year (Big Ten coaches vote) and the Dave McClain Coach of the Year Red Zone TDs 23-35 24-36 (Big Ten media vote). (full bio on page 14) Sacks By 25-160 22-153 • Kirk Ferentz is 168-106 (.613) in his 23rd season at Iowa. He is the school’s all-time winningest coach and sits TFLs By 47-210 52-240 fourth in B1G history. Ferentz served as Maine’s head coach (1990-92) and owns a 180-127 (.586) career record. Interceptions 17-270 11-233 Fumbles Recovered 3-0 7-0 NEWS & NOTES Field Goals 10-11 14-19 • The Hoosiers are 14-7 overall and 11-5 in Big Ten play since the start of 2019. Kick Return Yds. 17.5 18.0 • Indiana's 14 wins share fourth and 11 victories share third in the B1G during that span. Punt Return Yds. 8.1 9.7 • The 11 wins are tied for the most in school history over a two-year span (1987-88). Points Allowed 20.2 16.0 • IU has won 11 of its last 14 league games, its most successful stretch in program history. Rushing Yds. Allowed 137.1 107.6 • The Hoosiers have played in consecutive January bowl games (2020 TaxSlayer Gator Bowl and 2021 Outback Passing Yds. Allowed 241.0 206.1 Bowl) for the first time in school history. Total Yds. Allowed 378.1 313.8 • Indiana (6-2, 6-1 Big Ten) finished the 2020 season with a No. 12 final rating from the Associated Press, its highest final ranking since 1967 (No. 4). MEDIA INFO - 2 In alignment with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Indiana University, and IU Athletics, the following guidelines have been established for media covering Indiana Football: INDIANA QUICK FACTS University Facts •Everyone is required to wear a mask indoors at Memorial Stadium. Location: Bloomington, Ind. •Individuals who are feeling sick and/or experiencing COVID-19 symptoms should not attend. Population: 85,755 •All guidelines are subject to change based on University, state, and local protocols. Founded: 1820 Joined Big Ten: 1899 STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS CONTACTS First Year of Big Ten Football: 1900 Senior assistant athletic director for strategic communications and football contact Jeff Keag (812-855-6209 office, 812- Enrollment: 48,514 219-2925 cell, [email protected]) and assistant director of strategic communications Greg Campbell (812-856-2939 office, Nickname: Hoosiers 814-876-0824 cell, [email protected]) handle all media requests for the Indiana football program. Colors: Cream and Crimson WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE Marching Band: Marching Hundred Indiana head coach Tom Allen will hold his weekly press conference every Monday during the regular season at 11 a.m. ET President: Pamela Whitten in the Henke Hall of Champions. A transcript will be provided by ASAP Sports. Selected players will be available at 11:30 Director of Athletics: Scott Dolson a.m. Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Nick Sheridan and defensive coordinator/linebackers Charlton Warren will be Senior Woman Administrator: Mattie White available following the players. Lunch will be provided. Live streaming will be made available on IUHoosiers.com. Faculty Representative: Dr. Kurt Zorn Ticket Office Phone: 866-IUSPORTS PRACTICE SCHEDULE Website: IUHoosiers.com Practices are closed to the media. Requested coaches and players will be available in the Team Room in the North End Zone Twitter: @IndianaFootball, @CoachAllenIU complex for post-practice interviews on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Allen, Sheridan, Warren, and players made available at Monday’s press conference will not be available on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Facebook/Instagram: @IndianaFootball INTERVIEW REQUESTS Head Coach All player and coaching staff interview requests should be directed to Jeff Keag. Requests for post-practice interviews should Head Coach: Tom Allen be made at least 24 hours in advance. Personal phone numbers will not be made available to media. Players have been (Maranatha Baptist ‘92; Indiana ‘02) instructed not to conduct interviews when contacted without prior approval from the strategic communications staff. Please Record at Indiana (Years): 24-22 (Fifth Year)* contact Keag if you would like to contact players family members. B1G Record (Years): 15-19 (Fifth Year) Career Record (Years): 24-22 (Fifth Year)* POST-GAME INTERVIEW POLICY *Coached in the 2016 Foster Farms Bowl The Indiana locker room is closed at all times. A strategic communications staffer will collect all player requests in the press box midway through the fourth quarter. Requested players will be available in the weight room of the North End Zone complex immediately following head coach Tom Allen’s post-game press conference. Coaching Staff Deland McCullough - Associate Head Coach/RB Allen will be available in the Team Room of the North End Zone facility following his post-game radio duties. Post-game Brandon Shelby - Assistant Head Coach/CB interviews on the road will be held in accordance with the host school’s procedures.