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Game 1 • Indiana State at Indiana • Memorial Stadium • Sept. 1, 2012 • 8 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 2012 INDIANA SCHEDULE INDIANA STATE (0-0) AT INDIANA (0-0) Date Opponent Time/TV S.1 Indiana State 8 p.m./BTN Date: Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012 S.8 at Massachusetts 3:30 p.m./ESPN3 Kickoff: 8 p.m. EDT S.15 Ball State 8 p.m./BTN Location: Memorial Stadium (52,929; FieldTurf) - Bloomington, Ind. S.29 at Northwestern TBA TV: BTN: Wayne Larrivee (p-b-p), Jon Jansen (analyst) & Antwaan Randle El (sideline) O.6 13/13 Michigan State Noon Radio: IU Radio Network; Sirius 127: Don Fischer (p-b-p), Buck Suhr (analyst) & Joe Smith O.13 18/-- Ohio State 8 p.m./BTN O.20 at Navy 3:30 p.m./CBS Sports Network O.27 at Illinois Noon N.3 Iowa TBA N.10 12/12 Wisconsin TBA N.17 at Penn State TBA N.24 at Purdue TBA D.1 Big Ten Championship [1] 8:17 p.m./FOX [1] - at Lucas Oil Stadium - Indianapolis -Leaders Division Games in Bold -All game times Eastern 2011 STAT LEADERS (RETURNEES) 2011 STAT LEADERS (RETURNEES) -Rankings are AP/Coaches Poll Rushing Passing Shakir Bell: 230-1,670, 7.3 Avg, 14 TD Tre Roberson: 81-142, 937 Yds, 3 TD, 6 INT 2012 INDIANA STATE SCHEDULE Receiving Rushing Date Opponent Time/TV Donald Spencer: 31-459, 14.8 Avg, 6 TD Stephen Houston: 151-802, 5.3 Avg, 8 TD S.1 at Indiana 8 p.m./BTN TE Michael Mardis: 10-174, 17.4 Avg, 2 TD Tre Roberson: 109-426, 3.9 Avg, 2 TD S.8 Quincy 2:05 p.m. Defense Receiving S.15 Drake 2:05 p.m. LB Aaron Archie: 122 T, 3 Sacks, 4.5 TFL, 1 FF Kofi Hughes: 35-536, 15.3 Avg, 3 TD S.22 South Dakota State* 2:05 p.m. LB Jacolby Washington: 120 T, 2 Sacks, 5 TFL Defense S.29 at Southern Illinois* 7 p.m. DE Ben Obaseki: 69 T, 7.5 Sacks, 14.5 TFL S Mark Murphy: 76 T, 1 TFL, 1 INT, 4 PBU O.6 Missouri State* 3:05 p.m. DT Adam Replogle: 49 T, 4 Sacks, 7 TFL, 1 FF O.13 at North Dakota State* 4 p.m. O.20 at Western Illinois* 7 p.m. SETTING THE SCENE O.27 South Dakota* 2:05 p.m. • Indiana kicks off its 128th year of football on Saturday, Sept. 1, hosting the Indiana State Sycamores at N.3 Illinois State* 2:05 p.m. Memorial Stadium. Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. EDT and BTN will broadcast the game. N.17 at Youngstown State* 2 p.m. • IU returns 16 starters from 2011, including seven on offense, eight on defense and one on special teams. The -All game times Eastern Hoosiers are multiple on offense and will run a 4-3 base defense. *-Missouri Valley Football Conference game • ISU returns 14 starters from 2011, including six on offense, six on defense and two on special teams. The Sycamores are multiple on offense and will run a 3-4 base defense. 2011 TaLE OF THE Tape • Indiana State enters Saturday ranked 23rd in The Sports Network Preseason Poll and 25th in the Football IU ISU Championship Subdivision Coaches Poll. Overall Record 1-11 6-5 Conference Record 0-8 4-4 THE COACHES Points Scored 21.4 28.6 • Kevin Wilson is in his second season as head coach at Indiana. Wilson spent the 2002-10 seasons at Rushing Yds. 161.0 181.9 Oklahoma, where he served as co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach from 2002-05 and as offensive Passing Yds. 199.4 187.6 coordinator and tight ends and fullbacks coach from 2006-10. OU played in seven Big 12 Title games in Wilson’s Total Yds. 360.4 369.5 nine years, going 6-1 in those appearances. His offenses were vital to accumulating an overall record of 99-24 First Downs 241 180 (.805) during his time in Norman, including seven 10-win seasons. Time of Possession 28:06 26:46 • Trent Miles is in his fifth season as head coach at Indiana State. The Sycamores are coming off back-to-back 3rd Down Conversion 40.8% 29.8% 6-5 campaigns, marking the first time the program has seen consecutive winning seasons since 1995 and 1996. Red Zone Scores 28-37 26-31 Miles owns an overall record of 13-32. Red Zone TDs 18-37 21-31 Points Allowed 37.3 27.3 NEWS & NOTES Rushing Yds. Allowed 243.7 168.9 • The Hoosiers are 35-17 in Memorial Stadium openers. Indiana has victories in nine of its last 10 and wins in Passing Yds. Allowed 215.0 204.4 26 of its last 30 home starters. Total Yds. Allowed 458.7 373.3 • IU has faced ISU three times, all in Bloomington, and walked away victorious each time. The Hoosiers downed the Sycamores, 55-7, in the 2007 season opener and added victories in 2003 (33-3) and 1925 (31-0). • Indiana is the youngest team in college football. IU played 32 freshmen (16 true) in 2011, the highest total in the country. The Hoosiers only have eight seniors on the 2012 roster, tied for the fewest in the nation. • Kevin Wilson’s coaching staff has 155 combined years of college coaching experience, an average of 15.5 years per coach. In total, the group has coached in 67 bowl games, including 21 BCS bowl contests and seven national championship games with two national titles. • QB Tre Roberson became the first true freshman in IU history to start last season. The Indianapolis native started five times, threw for 937 yards with three touchdowns and added 426 rushing yards with two TDs. • Indiana’s all-time leading rusher and College Hall of Famer Anthony Thompson is a Terre Haute native. @IUCoachWilson • @HoosierFootball • Facebook.com/IUCoachWilson • IUHoosiers.com 2012 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. Iowa 0-0 0 0-0 0 Michigan 0-0 0 0-0 0 WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE Michigan State 0-0 0 0-0 0 Indiana head coach Kevin Wilson will hold his weekly press conference every Tuesday during the regular Minnesota 0-0 0 0-0 0 season at 12:30 p.m. ET in the Henke Hall of Champions beginning on Tuesday, Aug. 28. Nebraska 0-0 0 0-0 0 Northwestern 0-0 0 0-0 0 Coordinators will also be available. Lunch will be provided at noon. Live streaming of the press conference will be made available on IUHoosiers.com. LEADERS Big Ten Pct. Overall Pct. Illinois 0-0 0 0-0 0 PRACTICE SCHEDULE Indiana 0-0 0 0-0 0 Practices are closed to the media. Coaches and players will be available in the Team Room in the North End Zone Ohio State 0-0 0 0-0 0 complex for post-practice interviews. Media members are asked to meet in the Team Room at least 10 minutes Penn State 0-0 0 0-0 0 before practice is complete. Purdue 0-0 0 0-0 0 Wisconsin 0-0 0 0-0 0 INTERVIEW REQUESTS All player and coaching staff interview requests should be directed to Jeff Keag. Requests for post-practice AROUND THE BIG TEN interviews should be made at least 24 hours in advance. Personal phone numbers will not be made available to Thursday, Aug. 30 media. Players have been instructed not to conduct interviews when contacted without prior approval from the Minnesota at UNLV, 11 p.m., CBS Sports media relations staff. Friday, Aug. 31 Boise St. at Michigan St., 8 p.m., ESPN POST-GAME INTERVIEW POLICY Saturday, Sept. 1 The Indiana locker room is closed at all times. A media relations staffer will collect all player requests in the Miami (Ohio) at Ohio State, Noon, BTN press box midway through the fourth quarter. Requested players will be available in the weight room of the Northwestern at Syracuse, Noon, ESPN2 North End Zone complex immediately following head coach Kevin Wilson’s post-game press conference. Ohio at Penn State, Noon, ESPN Western Michigan at Illinois, Noon, ESPNU Wilson will be available in the Team Room of the North End Zone facility following his post-game radio duties. Eastern Kentucky at Purdue, 3:30 p.m., BTN Post-game interviews on the road will be held in accordance with the host school’s procedures. Northern Illinois vs. Iowa, 3:30 p.m., ESPNU Northern Iowa at Wisconsin, 3:30 p.m., BTN CREDENTIALS Southern Miss at Nebraska, 3:30 p.m., ABC Working credentials for the 2012 Indiana football season must be requested via the web. To request credentials Indiana State at Indiana, 8 p.m., BTN visit IUHoosiers.com and click on the media services link under “Inside Athletics.” A link to apply for football Alabama vs. Michigan, 8 p.m., ABC credentials will be at the top of the page.