INDIANA HOOSIERS Athletic Media Relations • Pete Rhoda/Jeff Ke a G, Football Contacts Phone - (812) 855-9399 • Fax - (812) 855-9401 •
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INDIANA HOOSIERS Athletic Media Relations • Pete Rhoda/Jeff Ke a g, Football Contacts phone - (812) 855-9399 • fax - (812) 855-9401 • www.iuhoosiers.com OHIO STATE (4-2, 2-1) AT INDIANA (4-2, 1-2) Date: Oct. 22, 2005 SETTING THE SCENE Kickoff: 11 a.m. EST The Indiana Hoosiers (4-2, 1-2) return to Location: Memorial Stadium (52,354) - Bloomington, Ind. Memorial Stadium (52,354) for a showdown Television: ESPN Plus Regional (inside Big Ten), ESPN (outside Big Ten) with the Ohio State Buckeyes (4-2, 2-1) on Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Pete Compise & Joe Smith) Saturday, Oct. 22. Kick off is set for 11 a.m. EST on ESPN Plus Regional. IU enters the contest with a perfect 3-0 mark at Memorial Stadium, including a 36-13 victory over Illinois in its Big Ten opener. The Hoosiers are looking for their fifth win in their last six games and are attempting to win their first four home games for the first time since the 1991 season. THE OHIO STATE SERIES Location: Columbus, Ohio Location: Bloomington, Ind. Indiana and Ohio State will meet for the Enrollment: 47,952 Enrollment: 38,903 81st time on Saturday. The Buckeyes defeat- Conference: Big Ten Conference: Big Ten ed the Hoosiers, 30-7, on Oct. 23 last season Stadium: Ohio Stadium (102,329) Stadium: Memorial Stadium (52,354) in Columbus. On Oct. 25, 2003, Ohio State Head Coach: Jim Tressel (Baldwin Wallace ‘75) Head Coach: Terry Hoeppner (Franklin ‘69) scored a 35-6 win over Indiana the last time Year At School: 5th Year At School: 1st the two teams met in Bloomington. Overall Record: 179-70-2/20th Year Overall Record: 52-27/7th Year School Record: 44-13 School Record: 4-2 SCOUTING THE BUCKEYES 2005 Overall Record: 4-2 2005 Overall Record: 4-2 Ohio State enters Saturday’s matchup at 2005 Big Ten Record: 2-1 2005 Big Ten Record: 1-2 4-2 overall and 2-1 in the Big Ten. The Buckeyes are coming off a 35-24 victory over 2005 INDIANA SCHEDULE (4-2, 1-2 Big Ten) Michigan State in Columbus. OSU’s lone Big Ten defeat cam at the hands of Penn State, Sept. 2 at Central Michigan W, 20-13 ESPNU Sept. 10 Nicholls State W, 35-31 17-10, on Oct. 8 in Happy Valley. Ohio State Sept. 17 Kentucky W, 38-14 ESPN Classic has reeled off three victories in its last four Oct. 1 at No. 17/17 Wisconsin L, 41-24 ESPN2 games. Oct. 8 Illinois W, 36-13 ESPN Plus Regional Troy Smith is a dual threat at the quarter- Oct. 15 at Iowa L, 38-21 ESPN Plus Regional back position. Smith has scored six touch- Oct. 22 No. 14/13 Ohio State 11 a.m. ESPN Plus Regional, ESPN downs both through the air and on the Oct. 29 at No. 22/22 Michigan State 11 a.m. ESPN Plus Regional ground. The junior has thrown for 806 yards Nov. 5 No. 25 Minnesota TBA while scrambling for 298. Nov. 12 at Michigan TBA The Buckeye defense presents a difficult Nov. 19 Purdue TBA challenge, ranking atop the Big Ten in total All times are local to game site and subject to change; rankings are AP/Coaches Poll defense and rush defense. Senior A.J. Hawk anchors a potent linebackers’ corp with a the media availability schedule for game i n f o rmation as well as press confere n c e team-leading 68 tackles (33 solo) and eight week (subject to change): footage. A full press conference transcript tackles for loss. The defense recorded a Coach Hoeppner will be available on the will be available on IUHOOSIERS.com on school-record 12 sacks against MSU last Big Ten Conference Coaches Te l e c o n f e re n c e Tuesday aftern o o n s . weekend. on Tuesday at 11:20 a.m. EST/CDT. Please Practice will be open to the media on contact the IU Media Relations Office (812- Tuesday and We d n e s d a y. Practice will ru n MEDIA INFORMATION 9855-9399) or the Big Ten (847-696-1010) for f rom 3:45-6 p.m. and requested players will Indiana Athletic Media Relations Dire c t o r call-in inform a t i o n . be available for interviews after practice. Pete Rhoda (812-855-9794-direct; 812-219- Coach Hoeppner will hold his weekly Immediately after Saturd a y ’s game, 7144-cell; [email protected]) and p ress conference and teleconference on coach Hoeppner and requested players will Assistant Director Jeff Keag (812-855-6209- Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. in the Hoosier Room in be available in the Hoosier Room. d i rect; 812-219-2925-cell; [email protected]) Memorial Stadium. Please contact the IU Please contact Steve Snapp handle all Hoosier media requests. Here is Media Relations Office for teleconfere n c e ([email protected]) at Ohio State Athletics www.iuhoosiers.com INDIANA FOOTBALL The Ohio State Game - Oct. 22, 2005 - 2 Communications, 614-292-6861, re g a rd i n g SINGLE-SEASON PASSING TD point. Furt h e rm o re, Indiana outgained Iowa, 446- Buckeye interview re q u e s t s . 425 and held a 40:09-19:51 advantage in time of 1. 20 Blake Powers 2005 possession, marking the second game this sea- 2. 17 Antwaan Randle El 1999 BIG TEN STATS son IU amassed over 40 minutes in the time of 14 Steve Bradley 1983 Indiana and Ohio State rank among the top possession battle (41:37 vs. Kentucky, Sept. 17). 3. 13 Matt LoVecchio 2004 five in the Big Ten in the following statistical cat- 13 Dave Schnell 1987 egories: Ohio State leads the league in scoring FOUR IN A ROW 13 Tim Clifford 1980 defense (15.3), while IU is fifth at 25.0. The Should Indiana defeat Ohio State, it would 13 Tim Clifford 1979 Hoosiers are second in the Big Ten in pass mark the first time since 1991 and the fourth time 13 Bob Hoernschemeyer 1943 defense (196 yards per game), while Ohio State in the last 17 years, that the Hoosiers have had 8. 12 Trent Green 1991 is fourth at 208.3 yards per game. The Buckeyes four straight home victories. 12 Harry Gonso 1968 (274.5) and the Hoosiers (367.3) are first and f o u rth in the league in total defense, re s p e c t i v e- MARATHON DRIVE l y. Ohio State and Indiana are first and second SINGLE-SEASON YARDS The Hoosiers’ 18-play, 94-yard touchdown in the league, re s p e c t i v e l y, in opponent first 1. 2,627 Trent Green 1991 drive in the third quarter at Iowa took 7:46. The downs (OSU 93, IU 102) and opponent third down 2. 2,544 Steve Bradley 1984 drive was Indiana’s longest in each category this conversions (OSU, 26.8 percent and IU, 31 per- 3. 2,468 Babe Laufenberg 1982 s e a s o n . cent). Finally, IU is second (75 percent) and Ohio 4. 2,298 Steve Bradley 1983 State is fourth (78.6 percent) in red zone 5. 2,277 Antwaan Randle El 1999 THE JAMES DUO defense. 1,520 Blake Powers 2005 James Hardy is not the only re d s h i rt fre s h- man wide receiver making his name for the A HIGH-POWERED OFFENSE SINGLE-SEASON COMPLETIONS Hoosiers this season. Classmate James Bailey S o p h o m o re quarterback Blake Powers set caught a season-high four passes in the first 1. 217 Babe Laufenberg 1982 c a reer highs with 37 completions, 57 attempts q u a rter alone at Iowa. Bailey finished the game 2. 208 Steve Bradley 1984 and 360 yards. His 37 completions not only set a 3. 200 Trent Green 1991 with career highs in receptions (nine) and yard s new Indiana single-game re c o rd (34 Babe 4. 192 Jay Rodgers 1997 (65), and he added his third touchdown of the L a u f e n b e rg, 10/23/82, vs. Ohio State) but also 5. 182 Steve Bradley 1983 season. When Powers connected with Bailey b roke the Kinnick Stadium re c o rd (36 Scott 6. 160 Tim Clifford 1979 for a six-yard score at 9:51 in the fourth, it Mullen, 10/23/99). Additionally, Powers’ 57 7. 155 Matt LoVecchio 2003 capped an 80-yard drive, the eighth touchdown attempts set a new Hoosier single-game re c o rd . 8. 154 Trent Green 1992 drive of 80 or more yards this season. He was a master of efficiency early on, hitting 14 9. 153 Matt LoVecchio 2004 Bailey is one of the top comeback stories in of his first 18 passes. 10. 152 Gibran Hamdan 2002 college football this season. He was seriously Powers’ 360 yards ranks sixth on the 132 Blake Powers 2005 i n j u red in a March 24 auto accident that forc e d Hoosiers’ all-time list, sitting behind Dave him to spend two weeks in the hospital and S c h e l l ’s 378-yard total versus South Caro l i n a SINGLE-SEASON ATTEMPTS another 12 days in a wheelchair. (12/28/88).