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INDIANA SCHEDULE TAXSLAYER GATOR BOWL Date Opponent Time/TV A.31 vs. Ball State W, 34-24 Game: Indiana (8-4, 5-4 Big Ten East) vs. Tennessee (7-5, 5-3 SEC East) S.7 Eastern Illinois W, 52-0 Kickoff/Date: 7 p.m. EST/Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020 S.14 6/6 Ohio State L, 10-51 Location: TIAA Bank Field (67,164; Tifway 419 Bermuda Grass) - Jacksonville, Fla. S.21 Connecticut W, 38-3 TV: ESPN: Dave O'Brien (p-b-p), Tim Hasselbeck (analyst) & Katie George (sideline) S.28 at 25/RV Michigan State L, 31-40 Radio: IU Radio Network; Sirius 84, XM/Internet 372: Don Fischer, Buck Suhr & Joe Smith; ESPN Radio O.12 Rutgers W, 35-0 O.19 at Maryland W, 34-28 O.26 at Nebraska W, 38-31 N.2 Northwestern W, 34-3 N.16 at 9/11/9 Penn State L, 27-34 N.23 12/12/13 Michigan L, 14-39 N.30 at Purdue W, 44-41 (2OT) J.2 vs. --/--/RV Tennessee 7 p.m. EST/ESPN [1] - at Lucas Oil Stadium - Indianapolis -B1G East Division games in bold -Rankings are AP/Coaches/CFP STAT LEADERS STAT LEADERS Passing Passing TENNESSEE SCHEDULE Peyton Ramsey: 184-266, 2227 Yds, 13 TD, 4 INT Jarrett Guarantano: 134-226, 1937 Yds, 16 TD, 6 INT Date Opponent Time/TV Rushing Rushing A.31 Georgia State L, 30-38 Stevie Scott III: 178-845, 10 TD, 4.7 Avg Ty Chandler: 123-620, 3 TD, 5.0 Avg S.7 BYU L, 26-29 (2OT) Receiving Receiving S.14 Chattanooga W, 45-0 Whop Philyor: 69-1001, 5 TD, 14.5 Avg Jauan Jennings: 57-942, 8 TD, 16.5 Avg S.21 at 9/8 Florida L, 3-34 Defense Defense O.5 3/3 Georgia L, 14-43 LB Micah McFadden: 56 T, 1.5 S, 9 TFL, 1 INT, 4 QBH LB Daniel Bituli: 82 T, 3 S, 4.5 TFL, 1 FF, 1 BLK O.12 --/RV Mississippi State W, 20-10 S Khalil Bryant: 53 T, 1 TFL, 1 FR S Nigel Warrior: 68 T, 2 TFL, 4 INT, 7 PBU O.19 at 1/1 Alabama L, 13-35 LB Reakwon Jones: 50 T, 1 S, 2.5 TFL, 1 FR, 2 PBU LB Henry To'o To'o: 64 T, .5 S, 5 TFL, 1 FR, 3 QBH O.26 South Carolina W, 41-21 N.2 --/RV UAB W, 30-7 SETTING THE SCENE N.9 at Kentucky W, 17-13 • Indiana (8-4, 5-4 B1G East) faces Tennessee (7-5, 5-3 SEC East) in the 75th TaxSlayer Gator Bowl on Thursday, N.23 at Missouri W, 24-20 Jan 2. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. EST at TIAA Bank Field (67,164; Tifway 419 Bermuda Grass) on ESPN. N.30 Vanderbilt W, 28-10 • The Hoosiers are playing in their first axSlayerT Gator Bowl and their first bowl game in the state of Florida. J.2 vs. --/RV/-- Indiana 7 p.m. EST/ESPN • IU is making its 12th overall bowl appearance and third in the last five years. (more on page 67) -SEC games in bold • The two teams have met once previously, a 27-22 Volunteers win in the 1988 Peach Bowl on Jan. 2. -Rankings are AP/Coaches/CFP • This marks Indiana's fourth bowl game against an SEC opponent: 1988 Peach Bowl, 1988 Liberty Bowl (34-10 win over South Carolina on Dec. 28), 1990 Peach Bowl (27-23 loss to Auburn on Dec. 30, 1990). TALE OF THE TAPE • The Hoosiers last squared off against an SEC foe on Sept. 20, 2014, a 31-27 victory at No. 18 Missouri, and IU UT hold a 27-21-1 mark (.561) all-time against SEC opponents. Points Scored 32.6 24.3 • IU has won nine-straight non-conference games. Rushing Yds. 134.9 144.8 • Indiana received 10 votes in the Amway Coaches Poll. Passing Yds. 308.7 220.0 • On Nov. 10, the Hoosiers entered the AP Poll (No. 24) for the first time since Sept. 20, 1994, and the Coaches Total Yds. 443.6 364.8 Poll (No. 25) for the first time since Oct. 17, 1994. Total Plays 72.9 62.7 • IU senior safety Khalil Bryant and sophomore safety Devon Matthews are from Jacksonville. First Downs 23.9 18.5 • Twenty-six Indiana players hail from the state of Florida (2 attended IMG Academy), while eight came to Time of Possession 34:05 29:16 Bloomington from surrounding states (Georgia - 6, Alabama - 1, South Carolina - 1). (more on page 21) 3rd Down Conversion 48.2% 43.5% 4th Down Conversion 43.8% 18.2% THE COACHES Red Zone Scores 50-59 33-42 • One of 22 semifinalists for the 2019 George Munger College Coach of the earY Award, Tom Allen was named Red Zone TDs 38-59 21-42 Indiana’s head coach on Dec. 1, 2016, and made his debut at the 2016 Foster Farms Bowl against Utah. The New Sacks By 26-178 30-186 Castle, Ind., native joined IU as associate head coach/defense on Jan. 15, 2016. Allen's 18 wins are the most for TFLs By 75-288 62-273 a Hoosiers boss in his first three years. (full bio on page 17) Interceptions 5-93 14-174 • Jeremy Pruitt is 12-12 in his second season as Tennessee head coach. Pruitt served as the defensive Fumbles Recovered 10-90 4-0 coordinator at Alabama (2016-17), Georgia (2014-15) and Florida State (2013) prior to his arrival in Knoxville. Field Goals 16-19 20-24 Kick Return Yds. 18.7 18.7 NEWS & NOTES Punt Return Yds. 4.8 16.5 • The Hoosiers have won eight games for just the eighth time in program history and the first time since 1993. Points Allowed 24.5 21.7 Indiana owns six eight-win (1905, 1979, 1987, 1988, 1993, 2019) and two nine-win (1945, 1967) campaigns. Rushing Yds. Allowed 138.8 145.8 • IU's five-conference wins are tied for its third-most in program history (1945, 1979, 1988, 1991, 1993, 2019). Passing Yds. Allowed 211.7 191.3 The school record for conference wins is six (1967, 1987). Total Yds. Allowed 350.4 337.1 • The Hoosiers posted a winning conference record for the first time since 1993 (5-3). • Indiana posted its first winning season since 2007 (7-6). MEDIA INFO - 2 TOM ALLEN CONTRACT INDIANA QUICK FACTS • Indiana University and head coach Tom Allen agreed to terms on a new seven-year contract with an average University Facts annual compensation of $3.9 million on Dec. 6, 2019. Below are some agreed terms: Location: Bloomington, Ind. • Guarantee: 100-percent total compensation for the first three years and 50 ercentp for the last four. Population: 82,575 • Bowl/championship bonuses, buyout provisions consistent with those for other B1G football head coaches. Founded: 1820 • $500,000 added to total assistant coach/strength and conditioning/operations salary pool. Joined Big Ten: 1899 • A year is added back to the contract term for each year IU qualifies for a bowl game. First Year of Big Ten Football: 1900 Enrollment: 48,514 TENNESSEE CONNECTION Nickname: Hoosiers • Six Hoosiers hail from The Volunteer State: Offensive tackle Matthew Bedford (Cordova), kicker Charles Colors: Cream and Crimson Campbell (Jackson), wide receiver Jacolby Hewitt (Cordova), linebacker Cam Jones (Memphis), running Marching Band: Marching Hundred back Connor Thomas (Clarksville) and cornerback Jaylin Williams (Memphis). President: Michael A. McRobbie • Tight ends coach Nick Sheridan served as a graduate assistant with the Vols from 2014-16. Director of Athletics: Fred Glass Senior Woman Administrator: Mattie White ALL-BIG TEN Faculty Representative: Dr. Kurt Zorn • Eleven Hoosiers were recognized by the Big Ten, six on offense, three on defense and two on special teams. Ticket Office Phone: 866-IUSPORTS • WR Whop Philyor, RB Stevie Scott III and K Logan Justus collected second-team honors. Website: IUHoosiers.com • ORG Simon Stepaniak and TE Peyton Hendershot garnered third-team laurels. Twitter: @IndianaFootball, @CoachAllenIU • P Haydon Whitehead, QB Peyton Ramsey, DT Demarcus Elliott, LB Micah McFadden and CB Tiawan Facebook: /IndianaFootball Mullen were honorable-mention honorees. Instagram: /IndianaFootball • WR Nick Westbrook was Indiana's Big Ten Sportsmanship Award winner. Head Coach ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN Head Coach: Tom Allen • Nineteen Hoosiers earned Academic All-Big Ten: Thomas Allen (2nd recognition), Justin Berry (3rd), (Maranatha Baptist ‘92; Indiana ‘02) Andre Brown Jr. (4th), Khalil Bryant (2nd), Jack Cardillo (2nd), Harry Crider (2nd), Joseph Daniels Record at Indiana (Years): 18-19 (Third Year)* Jr. (1st), Hunter Littlejohn (4th), Micah McFadden (1st), Mackenzie Nworah (2nd), Charlie O’Connor Career Record (Years): 18-19 (Third Year)* (1st), Peyton Ramsey (3rd), Samuel Slusher (2nd), Nathanael Snyder (1st), Connor Thomas (3rd), Robert *Coached in the 2016 Foster Farms Bowl Tolbert IV (1st), Ronnie Walker Jr. (1st), Nick Westbrook (4th) and Michael Ziemba (1st). • Under head coach Tom Allen, 66 students-athletes have earned Academic All-Big Ten honors, including a Coaching Staff program-record 29 in 2018. Kalen DeBoer - Associate Head Coach/OC/QB Mark Hagen - Co-Defensive Coordinator/DL FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICAN Mike Hart - Assistant Head Coach/RB • IU true freshman cornerback Tiawan Mullen was named to the 247Sports True Freshman All-America Team Grant Heard - Passing Game Coordinator/WR and The Athletic Freshman All-America First Team. Darren Hiller - Run Game Coordinator/OL • Mullen shares the Big Ten lead (15th nationally) with 12 passes broken up. William Inge - Special Teams Coordinator • His brother, Trayvon, played cornerback at Clemson (2016-18) and is a member of the Oakland Raiders, and Brandon Shelby - CB his cousin, Lamar Jackson, is the Baltimore Ravens quarterback.