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863 WINS 46 BOWL GAMES 28 BOWL WINS 99 1ST TEAM (8th in Nation) (T-9th in Nation) (T-4th in Nation) ALL-AMERICANS PxP: Bob Wischusen GAME PxP: Steve Jones Local: 93.7 FM/1450 AM Analyst: Brock Huard Analyst: Jack Ham Web: GoPSUsports.com Sideline: Allison Williams NOVEMBER 12, 2016 - NOON Sideline: Derrick Williams Sirius/XM/Internet: 81/81/81 Bloomington, Ind, Memorial Stadium (87,000) PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS Series: Penn State, 18-1 INDIANA HOOSIERS 7-2, 5-1 Big Ten Last Meeting: Penn State 29, Indiana 7 5-4, 3-3 Big Ten Head Coach: ........................ James Franklin October 10, 2015 - Beaver Stadium Head Coach: ...........................Kevin Wilson Record at Penn State (3rd season): .............. 21-14 Complete Series Info on Page 7 Record at Indiana (6th season): .................. 25-45 Career Record (6th season): .................... 45-29 Career Record (Same): ..........................Same vs. Indiana ................................... 2-0 Penn State is appearing on television for the vs. Penn State: ................................. 1-4 286th time in its last 288 regular season games. INSIDE THE GAME BREAKDOWN NO. 12 PENN STATE RETURNS TO THE ROAD, INDIANA RUSHING Winners of their last five and surging in the polls, Penn State begins a two-game road trip Saturday at noon against Penn State: Saquon Barkley 167 for 1,055 yds (117.2), 11 TD Indiana on ABC and ESPN2. Indiana: Devine Redding 167 for 793 yds (88.1), 3 TD PASSING The Nittany Lions moved up to No. 12 in the AP poll and No. 14 in the Coaches poll for its highest rankings in Penn State: Trace McSorley 134-of-241, 2,058 yds (228.7), 14 TD/3 INT both since 2011. The College Football Playoff committee will update its rankings Tuesday evening. At 5-1 in Big Ten Indiana: Richard Lagow 191-of-311, 2,547 yds (286.0), 15 TD/13 INT games, Penn State sits second in the East Division standings, holding a tiebreaker over Ohio State, which is also 5-1. RECEIVING Penn State is seeing success on both sides of the football. After scoring 62 points two weeks ago at Purdue, the Penn State: Chris Godwin 34 for 509 yds (56.6), 5 TD Nittany Lions rumbled to 41 points against Iowa, gaining 599 yards of total offense with 359 coming on the ground, Indiana: Nick Westbrook 41 for 708 yds (17.3), 4 TD led by a 167-yard effort by Saquon Barkley. Barkley found the end zone twice, scoring on a 57-yard touchdown run DEFENSE and 44-yard reception, giving him 211 all-purpose yards. Penn State: Marcus Allen 72 tkls, 4.0 TFL, 2 PBU, FR, Blk FG Barkley is among the most productive and explosive players in the country. He leads the Big Ten in rushing and Indiana: Tegray Scales 85 tkls, 11.0 TFL, 3.0 sacks, INT, 2 PBU, FF all-purpose yards and is second in total touchdowns, also ranking in the top 15 in FBS. As the Penn State offense covers more ground, the defense is yielding less. Iowa only mustered 30 rushing yards PSU TEAM IND last Saturday and Purdue only gained 46 two weeks prior, marking the first time in Penn State had ever held back-to- 34.4 SCORING/GAME 27.1 183.4 RUSHING/GAME 165.0 back Big Ten opponents to less than 50 yards rushing. 135-244-3 PASSING (C-A-INT) 160-302-8 The Nittany Lions will need to stop the air attack against Indiana, though. The Hoosiers boast the third-ranked 231.6 PASSING/GAME 180.2 offense in the Big Ten and rely on their passing game, which is averaging 298.1 yards per game to rank second in 415.0 TOTAL OFFENSE/GAME 225.1 conference. Quarterback Richard Lagow ranks second in the Big Ten with 2,574 passing yards, and his favorite +2 TURNOVER MARGIN -3 targets, Nick Westbrook and Ricky Jones both rank in the top five in the Big Ten for reception yards per game. 25.6 PTS ALLOWED/GAME 26.6 Penn State’s pass defense is averaging less than 200 yards allowed per game to rank fourth in the Big Ten, and it 166.3 OPP. RUSH YDS/GAME 165.0 is continuing to have success in getting to quarterbacks, averaging 3.0 sacks per game to rank second in the Big Ten. 187-293-9 OPP. PASSING 160-302-8 Indiana is carrying a winning streak of its own, as it has defeated Maryland and Rutgers in its last two outings to 197.8 OPP. PASS YDS/GAME 225.1 improve to 5-4 overall and 3-3 in the Big Ten. 364.1 OPP. TOTAL OFFENSE/GAME 390.1 2016 SCHEDULES PENN STATE INDIANA Overall (B1G): 7-2 (5-1 East) Home: 6-0 Road: 1-2 Ntrl: 0-0 Overall (B1G): 5-4 (3-3 East) Home: 3-2 Road: 2-2 Ntrl: 0-0 PSU Rank Opponent (Rank) Time/Result TV Note/Attend. Rank Opponent (Rank) Time/Score TV Attend. September September 3 KENT STATE W, 33-13 BTN 94,378 1 at FIU W, 34-13 ESPNU 19,226 10 at Pittsburgh L, 39-42 ESPN 69,983 10 BALL STATE W, 30-20 ESPNews 41,374 17 TEMPLE W, 34-27 BTN 100,420 24 WAKE FOREST L, 33-28 BTN 45,519 24 at Michigan * (4/5) L, 10-49 ABC 110,319 October October 1 MICHIGAN ST. * (17/16) W, 24-21 (OT) BTN 43,971 1 MINNESOTA * W, 29-26 (OT) BTN 95,332 8 at Ohio State * (2/2) L, 17-38 ESPN 107,420 8 MARYLAND * W, 38-14 BTN 100,778 15 NEBRASKA * (10/9) L, 22-27 ABC/ESPN2 48,254 22 OHIO STATE * (2/2) W, 24-21 ABC 107,280 22 at Northwestern * L, 14-24 BTN 35,417 29 (24/-) at Purdue * W, 62-24 ABC/ESPN2 33,153 29 MARYLAND * W, 42-26 ESPNU 38,291 November November 5 (20/23/12) IOWA * W, 41-14 BTN 106,194 5 at Rutgers * W, 33-27 BTN 37,345 12 (12/14/12) at Indiana * Noon ABC/ESPN2 PSU leads series 18-1 12 PENN STATE * (12/14/12) Noon ABC/ESPN2 19 at Rutgers * 8 p.m. BTN PSU has won last 9 19 at Michigan * 3:30 p.m. ABC/ESPN/ESPN2 26 MICHIGAN STATE * TBA 20th regular season finale vs. MSU 26 PURDUE * TBA TBA * - B1G game All times Eastern Rankings: AP/Coaches/CFP * - B1G game All times Eastern Rankings: AP/Coaches TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 2 ...................Quick Facts/NFL Notes 12 ............................ Chunk Plays Page 21 .. Depth Chart/Pronunciations/Asst. Coaches Page 3 ..B1G Standings/Media Info/Future Schedules 13 ............................National Nits Page 22-23 .....................Numerical Roster Page 4-5 ..............Head Coach James Franklin 14 .............................Historic Win Page 24-25 ...................Alphabetical Roster Page 6 ............Opponent Tracker/National Polls 15 .......................Community Service Page 26 ....................... The Last Time... Page 7 ....................The Series vs. Indiana 16 ................... Single-Game Standouts Page 27 .........................Record Watch Page 8-17 ........................ Indiana Notes 17 ............................Bowl History Page 28-36 .........................Games 1-9 8 ........................Record Breakdown Page 18-19 .......................Season Notes Page 37-52 ......................... Player Bios 9 ...................... Winningest Programs 18 ...................... Classroom Success Page 53-68 ...........................Statistics 10 ........................ Honors & Awards 19 ..................... Coaching Staff Notes 11 ..........Saquon Barkley/Sensational Saquon Page 20 ................Starts Chart/Career Starts 2 2016 PENN STATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES PROGRAM NOTES B1G BEST 130TH SEASON OF GRIDIRON EXCELLENCE CO-OFFENSIVE POTW: Wilton Speight • Michigan • Jr. • QB • Richmond, Va. Penn State is in its 130th season of intercollegiate football • Set a career high with 362 passing yards and recorded his first career rushing touchdown and owns an 863-384-42 record, to rank No. 8 nationally in • Broke the school record for most passing yards in the first half of a game, throwing for 292 yards all-time victories. • Completed 19 of 24 passes, including two touchdown tosses in a victory over Maryland CO-OFFENSIVE POTW: Curtis Samuel • Ohio State • Jr. • HB • Brooklyn, N.Y. WINNING RECORD • Recorded 173 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns in three quarters of play against Nebraska Penn State and Wisconsin are the only Big Ten teams that • Tallied eight catches for 137 yards and added 41 rushing yards on five carries have posted a winning season the last 12 consecutive • Registered two touchdown catches, including a 75-yard touchdown on the first offensive play of the third years. Oklahoma, Virginia Tech and Boise State have also quarter accomplished the feat, while USC, LSU, Florida State and Oregon have an opportunity to do so. DEFENSIVE POTW: Tre Watson • Illinois • So. • LB • Tampa, Fla. ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE • Tallied a career-high 16 tackles, including four solo stops, in Illinois’ victory over Michigan State A total of 370 of Penn State football student-athletes, • Recorded 1.5 tackles for loss including 23 in 2015, have earned Academic All-Big Ten • Added one pass break-up honors since 1993 for owning at least a 3.0 grade point • Claims his first career Defensive Player of the Week honor average and being a letterwinner. • Last Illinois Defensive Player of the Week: Tavon Wilson (Oct. 10, 2011) ONE OF NATION’S TOUGHEST HOME VENUES Penn State owns a superlative 277-72 (.794) record inside Beaver Stadium, the nation’s second-largest facility, which opened in 1960 and has a capacity of 106,572. SPECIAL TEAMS POTW: Emmit Carpenter • Minnesota • So. • PK • Green Bay, Wis. • Went 3-for-3 on field goals and 5-for-5 on extra points in Minnesota’s victory over Purdue, including a QUICK FACTS pair of field goals from more than 50 yards • Converted field goals from 28, 52 and 53 yards, with the 53-yarder setting a new career high UNIVERSITY • Improved to 16-for-18 on field goal attempts this season for a conversion rate of 88.9 percent • Earns his second career Special Teams Player of the Week honor NAME .............The Pennsylvania State University • Last Minnesota Special Teams Player of the Week: Emmit Carpenter (Oct.