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University Park, Pa. Beaver Stadium (106,572) Series: Penn State, 38-2-1 Last Meeting: Penn State, 66-3 November 25, 2017 - Maryland Stadium Complete Series Info on Page 8 10/24/20 - 3:30 P.M. GAME #1 898 WINS (8th in Nation) AT 50 BOWL GAMES (T-9th in Nation) Bloomington, Ind. 30 BOWL WINS (T-4th in Nation) Memorial Stadium (52,929) Series: Penn State, 22-1 101 FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICANS Last Meeting: Penn State 34, Indiana 27 November 16, 2019 - Beaver Stadium Complete series info on Page 7 #8/7 PENN STATE INDIANA PxP: Aaron Goldsmith NITTANY LIONS Analyst: Mark Helfrich HOOSIERS 0-0, 0-0 Big Ten 0-0, 0-0 Big Ten H: 0-0, A: 0-0, N: 0-0 PxP: Steve Jones H: 0-0, A: 0-0, N: 0-0 Analyst: Jack Ham Head Coach: ........................Tom Allen (Maranatha Baptist ’92) Head Coach: ..................... James Franklin (East Stroudsburg ’95) Local: 99.5 & 103.7 FM/1450 AM Record at Penn State (7th season): ........................56-23 (.709) Web: GoPSUsports.com Record at Indiana (4th season + ’16 Bowl): ................18-20 (.474) Career Record (10th season): .............................80-38 (.678) Sirius/XM/Internet: 81/81/81 Career Record (Same): ........................................Same vs. Indiana ....................................................6-0 vs. Penn State: .................................................0-3 SCHEDULE/RESULTS BY THE NUMBERS SCHEDULE/RESULTS ⏰(E.T.)/ ⏰(E.T.)/ 10.24 8/7 at RV/RV Indiana * 3:30 p.m. FS1 10.24 RV/RV 8/7 Penn State * 3:30 p.m. FS1 10.31 5/5 Ohio State * 7:30 p.m. ABC 134TH 10.31 at Rutgers * 3:30 p.m. BTN Season of Penn State football 11.7 Maryland * 11.7 18/17 Michigan * 11.14 at -/RV Nebraska * 62 11.14 at Michigan State * 11.21 RV/RV Iowa * Consecutive appearances in the AP Top 25 11.21 at 5/5 Ohio State * 11.28 at 18/17 Michigan * when eligible for consideration (4th best in nation) 11.28 Maryland * 12.5 at Rutgers * 12.5 at 14/14 Wisconsin * 12.12 Michigan State * 39/17 12.12 Purdue * 12.19 Big Ten Champions Week Letterwinners/Starters returning 12.19 Big Ten Champions Week * - B1G game Rankings: AP/Coaches 7TH * - B1G game Rankings: AP/Coaches Season at Penn State for head coach James Franklin INSIDE THE GAME BREAKDOWN (RETURNING 2019 LEADERS) Penn State: Journey Brown 129 for 890 yds (68.5), 12 TD PENN STATE OPENS 2020 SEASON AT INDIANA RUSHING Indiana: Stevie Scott III 178 for 845 yds (76.8), 10 TD • OPENING KICK: No. 8/7 Penn State opens its 134th season of football by visiting Indiana Saturday in PASSING Penn State: Sean Clifford 189-of-319, 2,654 yds (221.2), 23 TD/7 INT Memorial Stadium. Game time is set for 3:30 p.m. on FS1. Indiana: Michael Penix Jr. 110-of-160, 1,394 yds (232.3), 10 TD/4 INT Penn State: Pat Freiermuth 43 for 507 yds (39.0), 7 TD • LATEST OPENER SINCE WWI: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Penn State is playing its latest season RECEIVING opener since World War I restrictions and an influenza pandemic prevented the 1918 season from kicking Indiana: Whop Philyor 70 for 1,002 yds (83.5), 5 TD Penn State: Lamont Wade 67 tkls, 4.5 TFL, 2.0 SK, 5 PBU, 3 FF, 1 FR off until Nov. 2. Penn State’s last October season opener was in 1948. DEFENSE Indiana: Micah McFadden 61 tkls, 10.0 TFL, 2 INT, 1 PBU • LOOK WHO’S BACK: Penn State returns 39 lettermen from last year’s Top 10 squad – 16 on offense, 20 on defense and three on special teams. The Nittany Lions also return 17 starters – 10 on offense, RANKINGS COMPARISON (2019) four on defense and three on special teams. Among the returning starters are 2019 All-Big Ten second- team honorees Pat Freiermuth and Shaka Toney, third-team honoree Tariq Castro-Fields, as well PSU FBS Conf Stat Conf FBS IND 42.4 41 5 3rd Down Offense Pct. 4 15 46.9 as honorable-mention selections Journey Brown, Sean Clifford, Will Fries, Michal Menet, Jake 36.0 37 6 3rd Down Defense Pct. 5 34 35.2 Pinegar and Lamont Wade. Freiermuth was also named a second-team All-America honoree by the 58.8 81 8 Completion Pct. 2 9 67.9 AFCA and The Athletic. 19.6 85 9 Kick Return Avg. 10 94 19.1 • STARTING OFF RIGHT: Penn State has won 16 of its last 18 season-opening contests and four 221.3 76 8 Passing Offense 2 15 302.4 251.5 100 13 Passing Defense 10 46 213.7 consecutive. All-time, the Nittany Lions are 110-21-2. Penn State won its only two previous season 6.36 83 9 Punt Return Avg. 12 116 4.00 openers against Big Ten opponents, defeating Minnesota in 1993 and 1994 in the Nittany Lions’ first two 81.8 54 7 Red Zone Defense 12 115 89.5 seasons as members of the conference. 90.4 21 3 Red Zone Offense 7 56 85.5 • THE OPPOSITION: In 2019, Indiana went 8-5 overall and 5-4 in the Big Ten, earning a berth in the 95.0 5 1 Rushing Defense 9 43 138.5 TaxSlayer Gator Bowl. It was both the Hoosiers’ first eight-win season and first winning mark in Big Ten 190.6 36 4 Rushing Offense 12 106 130.4 16.0 8 3 Scoring Defense 9 45 24.4 play since 1993. They were among the Big Ten offensive leaders last season, ranking third with 432.8 35.8 15 2 Scoring Offense 5 43 31.8 yards per game and fifth with 31.8 points per game. The unit returns All-Big Ten honorees WR Whop 3.46 7 3 Team Sacks 9 69 2.08 Philyor and RB Stevie Scott III. 27:53 108 11 Time of Possession 3 7 33:43 346.5 34 8 Total Defense 9 36 352.2 411.9 57 6 Total Offense 3 41 432.8 +8 19 4 Turnover Margin 6 50 +7 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 2 ...........Quick Facts/National Polls/This Day in History Page 11 ......................................Offense Notes Page 18-19 ..............................Alphabetical Roster Page 3 .....................................B1G/Media Info 11 .................................Coaching Staff Notes Page 20-23 ..................................Records Watch Page 4-6 .........................Head Coach James Franklin 12 ....................................Medical Protocols Page 24 .................................... The Last Time... Page 7 ................................Indiana Series History Page 13 ..................................... Defense Notes Page 25 ........................................ Start Chart Page 8-9 .....................................Indiana Notes 13 ....................................... Virtual Valley Page 26-28 ..................................2019 Statistics 8 .................................Winningest Programs Page 14 .........................Special Teams/Season Notes 9 ....................At the Start/Nittany Lions in the NFL 14 ....................................Future Schedules Page 10-11 ......................................Highlights Page 15 .............Depth Chart/Pronunciations/Asst. Coaches 10 ................................... Preseason Honors Page 16-17 ................................Numerical Roster 2 2020 PENN STATE FOOTBALL PROGRAM NOTES NATIONAL POLLS SUSTAINED EXCELLENCE PENN STATE IN THE POLLS COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF Penn State and Wisconsin are the only Big Ten teams to have posted Date CFP AP COACHES Rankings will be issued five times in 2020, including Selection Day, a winning season the last 15 consecutive years. Penn State is one of Preseason N/A 7 7 Sunday, December 20. The dates will be as follows: five teams (Penn State, Boise State, LSU, Oklahoma, Wisconsin) in the Week 3 (9/13) N/A * * • Tuesday, November 24 (7 p.m.) Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) to have a winning record each of the Week 4 (9/20) N/A * * • Tuesday, December 1 (7 p.m.) last 15 years. Penn State holds the FBS record for most consecutive Week 5 (9/27) N/A 10 10 • Tuesday, December 8 (7 p.m.) seasons without a losing record at 49 (1939-87). (ESPN Stats & Info) Week 6 (10/4) N/A 9 8 • Tuesday, December 15 (7 p.m.) Week 7 (10/11) N/A 9 8 • Sunday, December 20 - Selection Day (Noon) ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE A total of 480 of Penn State football student-athletes, including 28 Week 8 (10/18) N/A 8 7 • For more information on rankings, the selection committee in 2018, have earned Academic All-Big Ten honors since 1993 for Week 9 (10/25) N/A protocol and voting process, visit collegefootballplayoff.com. owning at least a 3.0 grade point average and being a letterwinner. Week 10 (11/1) N/A Week 11 (11/8) N/A ONE OF NATION’S TOUGHEST HOME Week 12 (11/15) N/A VENUES Week 13 (11/22, 24) Penn State owns a superlative 297-74 (.801) record inside Beaver Week 14 (11/29, 12/1) Stadium, the nation’s second-largest facility, which opened in 1960 Week 15 (12/6, 8) and has a capacity of 106,572. Week 16 (12/13, 15) Week 17 (12/20) *Did not appear when season was initially postponed QUICK FACTS AP (Week 8) AMWAY COACHES (Week 8) UNIVERSITY 1. Clemson (54) 5-0 1542 1. Clemson (52) 5-0 1540 NAME .........................................................The Pennsylvania State University 2. Alabama (8) 4-0 1494 2. Alabama (8) 4-0 1494 LOCATION ..........................................................................University Park, Pa. 3. Notre Dame 4-0 1337 3. Notre Dame 4-0 1351 FOUNDED ................................................................................................1855 4. Georgia 3-1 1300 4. Georgia 3-1 1295 ENROLLMENT ..................................... 40,363 (undergraduate); 46,270 (UP Overall) 5. Ohio State 0-0 1223 5. Ohio State (2) 0-0 1254 NICKNAME ................................................................................. Nittany Lions 6. Oklahoma State 3-0 1137 6. Oklahoma State 3-0 1149 COLORS .......................................................................................Blue & White 7. Texas A&M 3-1 1054 7.