Game 10 • Indiana at Ohio State • Ohio Stadium • Nov. 5, 2011 • Noon 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 INDIANA (1-8, 0-5) AT OHIO STATE (5-3, 2-2) Date Opponent Result S.3 vs. Ball State [1] L, 20-27 Date: Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011 S.10 Virginia L, 31-34 Kickoff: Noon EDT S.17 South Carolina State W, 38-21 Location: Ohio Stadium (102,329; FieldTurf) - Columbus, Ohio S.24 at North Texas L, 21-24 TV: BTN: Tom Hart (p-b-p), Derek Rackley (analyst) & Lisa Byington (sideline) O.1 RV/RV Penn State L, 10-16 Radio: IU Radio Network; Sirius 128, XM 196: Don Fischer (p-b-p), Buck Suhr (analyst) & Joe Smith O.8 19/16 Illinois L, 20-41 O.15 at 4/4 Wisconsin L, 7-59 O.22 at Iowa L, 24-45 O.29 Northwestern L, 38-59 N.5 at RV/RV/- Ohio State Noon/BTN N.19 at 15/16/17 Michigan State TBA N.26 Purdue TBA [1] - at Lucas Oil Stadium - Indianapolis -Leaders Division Games in Bold -All game times Eastern -Rankings are AP/Coaches Poll/BCS 2011 STAT LEADERS 2011 STAT LEADERS Passing Passing 2011 OHIO STATE SCHEDULE Tre Roberson: 43-72, 524 Yds, 2 TD, 2 INT Braxton Miller: 33-63, 492 Yds, 6 TD, 2 INT Date Opponent Result Rushing Rushing S.3 Akron W, 42-0 Stephen Houston: 111-577, 5.2 Avg, 6 TD Braxton Miller: 80-342, 4.3 Avg, 2 TD S.10 Toledo W, 27-22 Tre Roberson: 62-267, 4.3 Avg, 2 TD Dan Herron: 56-274, 4.9 Avg, 1 TD S.17 at Miami L, 6-24 Receiving Receiving S.24 Colorado W, 37-17 Kofi Hughes: 20-298, 14.9 Avg, 2 TD Jake Stoneburner: 12-150, 12.5 Avg, 6 TD O.1 RV/25 Michigan State L, 7-10 Defense Defense O.8 at 14/15 Nebraska L, 27-34 S Mark Murphy: 50 T, 1 TFL, 1 INT, 3 PBU, 1 QBH LB Andrew Sweat: 57 T, 5 TFL, 1 INT, 1 FF, 3 PBU O.15 at 16/15 Illinois W, 17-7 DT Adam Replogle: 39 T, 4 Sacks, 5.5 TFL, 1 FF DT John Simon: 29 T, 5 Sacks, 9.5 TFL, 3 PBU O.29 12/11/15 Wisconsin W, 33-29 N.5 Indiana Noon/BTN SETTING THE SCENE N.12 at Purdue TBA • Meeting its third Leaders Division opponent of the season, the Indiana football team (1-8, 0-5 Big Ten) visits N.19 16/15/16 Penn State TBA the Ohio State Buckeyes (5-3, 2-2 Big Ten) on Saturday, Nov. 5. Kickoff is set for noon EDT at Ohio Stadium N.26 at 13/13/15 Michigan TBA (102,329; FieldTurf) and the BTN will broadcast the game. -Leaders Division Games in Bold • Ohio State is receiving votes in both national polls following its 33-29 victory over No. 12 Wisconsin on -All game times Eastern Saturday. The Buckeyes are riding a two-game conference winning streak after opening league play 0-2. -Rankings are AP/Coaches Poll/BCS THE COACHES TaLE OF THE Tape • Kevin Wilson earned his first victory as Indiana head coach vs. South Carolina State. Wilson spent the IU OSU 2002-10 seasons at Oklahoma, where he served as co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach from Overall Record 1-8 5-3 2002-05 and as offensive coordinator and tight ends and fullbacks coach from 2006-10. OU played in seven Big Conference Record 0-5 2-2 12 Title games in Wilson’s nine years, going 6-1 in those appearances. His offenses were vital to accumulating Points Scored 23.2 24.5 an overall record of 99-24 (.805) during his time in Norman, including seven 10-win seasons. Rushing Yds. 163.6 186.6 • Luke Fickell is in his first season as Ohio State head coach. Fickell is in his 10th overall year with the Buckeyes, Passing Yds. 214.4 123.0 serving as an assistant coach from 2002-10. He spent 2005-10 as co-defensive coordinator and linebackers Total Yds. 378.0 309.6 coach. Fickell played nose guard for OSU from 1992-96, starting a school-record 50 consecutive games. First Downs 190 137 Time of Possession 27:57 31:35 NEWS & NOTES 3rd Down Conversion 40.7% 38.9% • Ohio State leads the overall series, 67-12-5, after a 38-10 victory at Ohio Stadium on Oct. 9, 2010. Red Zone Scores 21-27 21-24 • IU last downed the Buckeyes on Oct. 8, 1988, (41-7 in Bloomington), a year after a 31-10 victory in Columbus. Points Allowed 36.2 17.9 • True freshman quarterback Tre Roberson threw for 169 yards and a touchdown against Northwestern. He Rushing Yds. Allowed 234.7 113.1 also ran for a score while gaining a career-high 121 yards on the ground. Passing Yds. Allowed 223.7 196.4 • Roberson became the first IU quarterback to surpass 100 yards rushing since Sept. 20, 2008 (Kellen Lewis). Total Yds. Allowed 458.3 309.5 • Stephen Houston rushed for a career-high 151 yards, averaged 7.9 yards per carry and scored twice. • Houston’s 151 yards were the most for a Hoosier since Sept. 26, 2009 (Darius Willis, 152 at Michigan). • The last time the Hoosiers had two 100-yard rushers in the same game came back on Oct. 11, 2003, also against Northwestern. BenJarvus Green-Ellis rushed for 136 and Brian Lewis collected 128. • Indiana finished the game with a season-high 319 rushing yards, its third straight Big Ten game over the 200- yard mark. The Hoosiers last achieved this in 2001. • The 319-yard total was IU’s highest in a conference contest since the 2003 NU game (327). • Indiana started seven freshmen on defense (4 true and 3 redshirt) and five freshmen on offense (4 and 1). The 12 freshmen, eight true freshmen and seven freshmen defensive starters are the most for an FBS team in 2011. • IU’s 38 points were the most against a Big Ten foe since a 40-point outburst vs. Minnesota on Oct. 6, 2007. 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 3-1 .750 7-1 .875 Nebraska 3-1 .750 7-1 .875 WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE Michigan State 3-1 .750 6-2 .750 Indiana head coach Kevin Wilson will hold his weekly press conference every Tuesday during the regular Iowa 2-2 .500 5-3 .625 season at 11:30 a.m. ET in the Henke Hall of Champions beginning on Tuesday, Aug. 30. Live streaming of the Minnesota 1-3 .250 2-6 .250 press conference will be made available on IUHoosiers.com. Northwestern 1-4 .200 3-5 .375 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. Penn State 5-0 1.000 8-1 .889 Wisconsin 2-2 .500 6-2 .750 PRACTICE SCHEDULE Ohio State 2-2 .500 5-3 .625 Practices are closed to the media. Coaches and players will be available in the Team Room in the North End Zone Purdue 2-2 .500 4-4 .500 complex for post-practice interviews. Media members are asked to meet in the Team Room at least 10 minutes Illinois 2-3 .400 6-3 .667 before practice is complete. Indiana 0-5 .000 1-8 .111 INTERVIEW REQUESTS Saturday, Nov. 5 All player and coaching staff interview requests should be directed to Jeff Keag. Requests for post-practice Indiana at Ohio State, Noon, BTN interviews should be made at least 24 hours in advance. Personal phone numbers will not be made available to Minnesota at Michigan State, Noon, BTN media. Players have been instructed not to conduct interviews when contacted without prior approval from the Michigan at Iowa, Noon, ESPN media relations staff. Northwestern at Nebraska, 3:30 p.m., BTN Purdue at Wisconsin, 3:30 p.m., ABC (ESPN2) POST-GAME INTERVIEW POLICY The Indiana locker room is closed at all times. A media relations staffer will collect all player requests in the -All times Eastern 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 Kevin Wilson’s post-game press conference. Saturday, Oct. 29 Northwestern 59 at Indiana 38 Wilson will be available in the Team Room of the North End Zone facility following his post-game radio duties. Michigan State 3 at Nebraska 24 Post-game interviews on the road will be held in accordance with the host school’s procedures. Purdue 14 at Michigan 36 Illinois 7 at Penn State 10 CREDENTIALS Iowa 21 at Minnesota 22 Working credentials for the 2011 Indiana football season must be requested via the web.