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Game 3 • SC State at Indiana • Memorial Stadium • Sept. 17, 2011 • 3:30 p.m. EDT • BTN INDIANA FOOTBALL Jeff Keag, Associate Media Relations Director • [email protected] Office - (812) 855-6209 • Cell - (812) 219-2925 • Fax - (812) 855-9401 • IUHoosiers.com 2011 INDIANA SCHEDULE SOUTH CAROLINA STATE (1-1) AT INDIANA (0-2) Date Opponent Result S.3 vs. Ball State [1] L, 20-27 Date: Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011 S.10 Virginia L, 31-34 Kickoff: 3:30 p.m. EDT S.17 South Carolina State 3:30 p.m./BTN Location: Memorial Stadium (52,929; FieldTurf) - Bloomington, Ind. S.24 at North Texas 7 p.m./ESPN3 TV: BTN: Tom Werme (p-b-p), Gerry DiNardo (analyst) & Stacy Paetz (sideline) O.1 RV/RV Penn State TBA Radio: IU Radio Network; Sirius 117: Don Fischer (p-b-p), Buck Suhr (analyst) & Joe Smith O.8 Illinois TBA O.15 at 7/8 Wisconsin Noon O.22 at Iowa Noon O.29 RV/RV Northwestern Noon N.5 at 17/16 Ohio State TBA N.19 at 15/15 Michigan State TBA N.26 Purdue TBA D.3 Big Ten Championship [1] 8:17 p.m./FOX [1] - at Lucas Oil Stadium -Leaders Division Games in Bold -All game times Eastern 2011 STAT LEADERS 2011 STAT LEADERS -Rankings are AP/Coaches Poll Passing Passing Derrick Wiley: 19-45, 124 Yds, 0 TDs, 2 Ints Edward Wright-Baker: 36-62, 443 Yds, 2 TDs, 1 Int 2011 SC STATE SCHEDULE Rushing Rushing Date Opponent Result Derrick Wiley: 36-129, 3.6 Avg, 1 TD Matt Perez: 25-88, 3.5 Avg, 3 TDs S.1 at Central Michigan L, 6-21 Receiving Receiving S.10 at Bethune-Cookman* W, 26-18 Tyler McDonald: 10-85, 8.5 Avg, 1 TD Damarlo Belcher: 8-154, 19.2 Avg, 1 TD S.17 at Indiana 3:30 p.m. Defense Defense S.24 Delaware State* 2 p.m. S Christian Thompson: 15.5 Ts, 2 INTs, 1 TFL LB Jeff Thomas: 18 Ts, 2 TFLs, 1 PBU O.1 at Norfolk State* 4 p.m. LB Donovan Richard: 14.5 Ts, .5 Sack, 2.5 TFLs, 1 FF S Chris Adkins: 18 Ts, 1 TFL O.8 North Carolina Central* 1:30 p.m. LB Joe Thomas: 12 Ts, 1.5 Sacks, 1 Int CB Greg Heban: 16 Ts, 2 INTs, 2 PBUs O.15 Georgia State 1:30 p.m. O.22 Florida A&M* 1:30 p.m. SETTING THE SCENE O.29 at Howard* 1 p.m. • The Indiana football team (0-2, 0-0 Big Ten) welcomes South Carolina State (1-1, 1-0 MEAC) to Memorial N.12 North Carolina AT&T* 1:30 p.m. Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 17. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. EDT and the BTN will broadcast the game. The N.19 at Savannah State* 2 p.m. Hoosiers roared back from a 23-3 deficit with 28 unanswered points only to fall to Virginia, 34-31, while SCSU -All game times Eastern earned a 26-18 victory at Bethune-Cookman last weekend. -denotes a MEAC game • South Carolina State was named the preseason favorite in the MEAC. The Bulldogs have won three straight conference titles and made three straight FCS playoff appearances. TaLE OF THE Tape SCSU IU THE COACHES Overall Record 1-1 0-2 • Kevin Wilson is in his first season as Indiana head coach. Wilson spent the 2002-10 seasons at Oklahoma, Conference Record 1-0 0-0 where he served as co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach from 2002-05 and as offensive coordinator Points Scored 16.0 25.5 and tight ends and fullbacks coach from 2006-10. OU played in seven Big 12 Title games in Wilson’s nine years, Rushing Yds. 108.0 125.5 going 6-1 in those appearances. His offenses were vital to accumulating an overall record of 99-24 (.805) during Passing Yds. 66.0 221.5 his time in Norman, including seven 10-win seasons. Total Yds. 174.0 347.0 • Oliver “Buddy” Pough is in his 10th season as head coach at South Carolina State, where he earned All-MEAC First Downs 23 39 honors as an offensive lineman. Pough has compiled a 77-30 (.720) overall record and his teams have captured Time of Possession 26:37 26:28 or shared four MEAC titles. 3rd Down Conversion 29.4% 50.0% Points Allowed 19.5 30.5 NEWS & NOTES Rushing Yds. Allowed 120.0 186.0 • Greg Heban picked off a pair of passes against Virginia, becoming the first Hoosier to do so since Mitchell Passing Yds. Allowed 206.5 185.5 Evans against Arkansas State on Oct. 16, 2010. Total Yds. Allowed 326.5 371.5 • Lawrence Barnett returned a fumble 52 yards for a score early in the fourth quarter. It marked the first time a Hoosier returned a fumble for six points since Nick Polk against Ball State on Sept. 20, 2008. • With two fumble recoveries and two interceptions, the Hoosiers forced four turnovers for the first time since they had two interceptions and two fumble recoveries against Penn State on Nov. 14, 2009. • Matt Perez rushed for two touchdowns, the first Hoosier to post a pair of rushing touchdowns since Darius Willis scored two against Michigan on Oct. 20, 2010. • Cody Evers (right guard) and Brandon McGhee (linebacker) made their first career starts last week. • IU debuted white helmets against Virginia for the first time since the 1965-66 seasons. • With a crowd of 41,549, Indiana recorded its largest home-opening attendance since 1991. • Indiana will meet South Carolina State and face a MEAC opponent for the first time. • Kevin Wilson has MEAC experience, as he served as OC/OL coach at North Carolina AT&T in 1988. Twitter.com/IUCoachWilson • Facebook.com/IUCoachWilson • IUHoosiers.com 2011 INDIANA FOOTBALL MedIa InFovs. - N’western/Wisc2 Nov. 21-22 MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACTS Associate director of media relations and football contact Jeff Keag (812-855-6209 office, 812-219-2925 cell, BIG TEN STANDINGS [email protected]) and assistant director of media relations Kyle Kuhlman (812-855-4770 office, 419-308-8292 LEGENDS Big Ten Pct. Overall Pct. cell, [email protected]) handle all media requests for the Indiana football program. Michigan 0-0 0 2-0 1.000 Michigan State 0-0 0 2-0 1.000 WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE Nebraska 0-0 0 2-0 1.000 Indiana head coach Kevin Wilson will hold his weekly press conference every Tuesday during the regular Northwestern 0-0 0 2-0 1.000 season at 11:30 a.m. ET in the Henke Hall of Champions beginning on Tuesday, Aug. 30. Live streaming of the Iowa 0-0 0 1-1 .500 press conference will be made available on IUHoosiers.com. Minnesota 0-0 0 0-2 .000 Selected players and coordinators will be available following Coach Wilson. Lunch will be provided at 11:30 LEADERS Big Ten Pct. Overall Pct. a.m. Players and coaches made available at Tuesday’s press conference will not be available following practice. Illinois 0-0 0 2-0 1.000 Ohio State 0-0 0 2-0 1.000 PRACTICE SCHEDULE Wisconsin 0-0 0 2-0 1.000 Practices are closed to the media. Coaches and players will be available in the Team Room in the North End Zone Penn State 0-0 0 1-1 .500 complex for post-practice interviews. Media members are asked to meet in the Team Room at least 10 minutes Purdue 0-0 0 1-1 .500 before practice is complete. Indiana 0-0 0 0-2 .000 INTERVIEW REQUESTS AROUND THE BIG TEN All player and coaching staff interview requests should be directed to Jeff Keag. Requests for post-practice Saturday, Sept. 17 interviews should be made at least 24 hours in advance. Personal phone numbers will not be made available to SC State at Indiana, 3:30 p.m., BTN media. Players have been instructed not to conduct interviews when contacted without prior approval from the Eastern Michigan at Michigan, Noon, BTN media relations staff. Penn St. at Temple, Noon, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU Pittsburgh at Iowa, Noon, ESPN/ESPN2 POST-GAME INTERVIEW POLICY SEMO at Purdue, Noon, BTN The Indiana locker room is closed at all times. A media relations staffer will collect all player requests in the Miami (Ohio) at Minnesota, 3:30 p.m., BTN press box midway through the fourth quarter. Requested players will be available in the weight room of the Michigan St. at Notre Dame, 3:30 p.m., NBC North End Zone complex immediately following head coach Kevin Wilson’s post-game press conference. Northwestern at Army, 3:30 p.m., CBS Sports Washington at Nebraska, 3:30 p.m., ABC Wilson will be available in the Team Room of the North End Zone facility following his post-game radio duties. Wisconsin vs. N. Illinois, 3:30 p.m., ESPN3 Post-game interviews on the road will be held in accordance with the host school’s procedures. Arizona St. at Illinois, 7 p.m., BTN Ohio State at Miami, 7:30 p.m., ESPN CREDENTIALS Working credentials for the 2011 Indiana football season must be requested via the web. Please do not send -All times Eastern faxes, letters or e-mails. To request credentials visit IUHoosiers.com and click on the media services link under “Inside Athletics.” A link to apply for football credentials will be at the top of the page.