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2016 INDIANA SCHEDULE BALL STATE (1-0) AT INDIANA (1-0) Date Opponent Time/TV S.1 at Florida International W, 34-13 Date: Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016 S.10 Ball State 4 pm/ESPNEWS Kickoff: 4 p.m. EDT S.24 Wake Forest TBA Location: Memorial Stadium (52,929; FieldTurf) - Bloomington, Ind. O.1 12/8 Michigan State 8 pm/BTN TV: ESPNEWS: Mike Corey (p-b-p) & Rene Ingoglia (analyst) O.8 at 4/4 Ohio State TBA Radio: IU Radio Network; Sirius 108, XM 202: Don Fischer (p-b-p), Buck Suhr (analyst) & Joe Smith O.15 RV/RV Nebraska 3:30 pm O.22 at Northwestern Noon O.29 Maryland TBA N.5 at Rutgers TBA N.12 Penn State TBA N.19 at 5/6 Michigan TBA N.26 Purdue TBA D.3 Big Ten Championship [1] 8:17 p.m./FOX [1] - at Lucas Oil Stadium - Indianapolis -B1G East Division games in bold -Rankings are AP/Coaches Poll 2016 STAT LEADERS 2016 STAT LEADERS -All game times Eastern Passing Passing Riley Neal: 15-29, 130 Yds, 0 TD, 2 INT Richard Lagow: 18-27, 240 Yds, 1 TD, 0 INT 2016 BALL STATE SCHEDULE Rushing Rushing Date Opponent Time/TV James Gilbert: 29-160, 2 TD, 5.5 Avg Devine Redding: 22-139, 0 TD, 6.1 Avg S.2 at Georgia State W, 31-21 Receiving Receiving S.10 at Indiana 4 pm/ESPNEWS KeVonn Mabon: 8-69, 0 TD, 8.6 Avg Nick Westbrook: 6-70, 0 TD, 11.7 Avg S.17 Eastern Kentucky 3 pm/ESPN3 Defense Defense S.24 at FAU 6 p.m. LB Zack Ryan: 9 T, 2 TFL S Jonathan Crawford: 7 T, 5 Solos O.1 Northern Illinois TBA S Corey Hall: 4 T, 1 TFL, 1 INT LB Tegray Scales: 4 T, 1 INT O.8 at Central Michigan 3 pm DT Kevin Thurmon: 2 T, 1 Sack, 2 TFL CB Rashard Fant: 1 INT, 1 PBU, 1 T O.15 at Buffalo TBA O.22 Akron 3 pm SETTING THE SCENE N.1 Western Michigan 8 pm • Indiana (1-0) opens its 57th season at Memorial Stadium (52,929; FieldTurf) on Saturday, Sept. 10, hosting the N.8 Eastern Michigan 7:30 pm Ball State Cardinals (1-0). Kickoff is set for 4 p.m. EDT and ESPNEWS will broadcast the game. N.16 at --/RV Toledo 7 pm • The Hoosiers are 39-17 in Memorial Stadium openers. Indiana has victories in 13 of its last 14 and wins in 30 N.22 at Miami (Ohio) 7 pm of its last 34 home starters. -MAC games in bold • Kevin Wilson owns a 4-1 mark in his five home opening weekends with four straight victories. -Rankings are AP/Coaches Poll • Indiana is 37-9-1 (.798) all-time against Mid-American Conference opponents. -All game times Eastern • IU kicked off the 2016 season with a 34-13 victory at Florida International on Thursday, Sept. 1. • BSU earned a 31-21 win at Georgia State in its 2016 debut. 2016 TALE OF THE TAPE BSU IU THE COACHES Points Scored 31.0 34.0 • Kevin Wilson is in his sixth season as Indiana head coach. Wilson led IU to the 2015 New Era Pinstripe Rushing Yds. 325.0 246.0 Bowl, the program’s first postseason appearance since 2007. He has mentored three first team All-Americans, Passing Yds. 130.0 240.0 23 players who have either moved on to the NFL or received camp invites and a five-year program record 111 Total Yds. 455.0 486.0 Academic All-Big Ten honorees. The offense has set 54 school records during his tenure. Total Plays 81.0 80.0 • Mike Neu is in his first season as Ball State head coach. Neu, a former BSU quarterback and the 1993 MAC First Downs 22.0 26.0 Offensive Player of the Year, served as the New Orleans Saints quarterbacks coach in 2014 and 2015. Time of Possession 35:56 33:20 3rd Down Conversion 38.9% 40.0% NEWS & NOTES 4th Down Conversion 66.7% 50.0% • Indiana has won eight of its last nine regular season non-conference games, including seven consecutive. Red Zone Scores 4-6 2-3 • The last time the Hoosiers won seven straight came from 1992-95, when they won eight in a row. Red Zone TDs 4-6 1-3 • IU has won three straight road games, for the first time since 1982, by an average of 19.3 points. Sacks By 1-7 1-7 • Indiana has won 13 of their last 14 season openers, including five of its six under Kevin Wilson. Int. Gained 1-11 3-50 • CB Rashard Fant and LB Tegray Scales each recorded pick-6s at Florida International. Fumbles Recovered 1 0 • It is believed to be the first time in school history the Hoosiers collected two in a single game. Kick Return Yds. 24.0 20.2 • The IU defense outscored FIU with its two pick-6s and one safety. Punt Return Yds. 13.5 0.0 • CB Ben Bach added the team’s third interception and the first of his career in the fourth quarter. Points Allowed 21.0 13.0 • Indiana limited the Panthers to 63 rushing yards and 331 total yards, the fewest in both categories since Rushing Yds. Allowed 77.0 63.0 Indiana State rushed for 30 and gained 170 on Aug. 30, 2014. Passing Yds. Allowed 195.0 268.0 • Devine Redding rushed for 135 yards, his fourth career 100-yard game, all in succession. Total Yds. Allowed 272.0 331.0 • Redding’s four consecutive 100-yarders share the longest active stretch in the nation with LSU’s Leonard Fournette and Tennessee’s Jalen Hurd. MEDIA INFO - 2 MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACTS Senior assistant athletic director for media relations and football contact Jeff Keag (812-855-6209 office, 812- BIG TEN STANDINGS 219-2925 cell, [email protected]) and assistant director of media relations Greg Kincaid (812-855-4770 office, EAST Big Ten Pct. Overall Pct. 786-972-1299 cell, [email protected]) handle all media requests for the Indiana football program. Indiana 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000 Maryland 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000 WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE Michigan 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000 Indiana head coach Kevin Wilson will hold his weekly press conference every Monday during the regular Michigan State 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000 Ohio State 0-0 .000 1-0 .1000 season at noon ET in the Henke Hall of Champions. Penn State 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000 Rutgers 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 Selected players will also be available at 11:30 a.m. and associate head coach Tom Allen will be available following Wilson. Lunch will be provided. Live streaming will be made available on IUHoosiers.com. WEST Big Ten Pct. Overall Pct. Illinois 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000 PRACTICE SCHEDULE Iowa 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000 Practices are closed to the media. Requested coaches and players will be available in the Team Room in the Minnesota 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000 North End Zone complex for post-practice interviews on Tuesdays. Wilson, Allen and players made available at Nebraska 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000 Monday’s press conference will not be available on Tuesdays. Purdue 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000 Wisconsin 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000 INTERVIEW REQUESTS Northwestern 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 All player and coaching staff interview requests should be directed to Jeff Keag. Requests for post-practice interviews should be made at least 24 hours in advance. Personal phone numbers will not be made available to AROUND THE BIG TEN media. Players have been instructed not to conduct interviews when contacted without prior approval from the Friday, Sept. 9 (All Times ET) media relations staff. Please contact Keag if you would like to contact players family members. Maryland at FIU, 7:30 pm, CBS Sports Network POST-GAME INTERVIEW POLICY Saturday, Sept. 10 (All Times ET) The Indiana locker room is closed at all times. A media relations staffer will collect all player requests in the Ball State at Indiana, 4 pm, ESPNEWS press box midway through the fourth quarter. Requested players will be available in the Weight Room of the UCF at Michigan, Noon, ABC North End Zone complex immediately following head coach Kevin Wilson’s post-game press conference. Indiana State at Minnesota, Noon, ESPNEWS Wyoming at Nebraska, Noon, ESPN2 Wilson will be available in the Team Room of the North End Zone facility following his post-game radio duties. Penn State at Pittsburgh, Noon, ESPN Post-game interviews on the road will be held in accordance with the host school’s procedures. Cincinnati at Purdue, Noon, BTN Howard at Rutgers, Noon, BTN CREDENTIALS Illinois State at Northwestern, 3:30 pm, BTN Working credentials for the 2016 Indiana football season must be requested via the web. To request credentials Tulsa at Ohio State, 3:30 pm, ABC visit IUHoosiers.com and click on the media services link under “Athletics.” A link to apply for football credentials Akron at Wisconsin, 3:30 pm, BTN will be at the top of the page. North Carolina at Illinois, 7:30 pm, BTN Iowa State at Iowa, 7:30 pm, BTN Credentials will be mailed to the address provided. To guarantee that your credential is mailed to you, your request should be made 10 days prior to the game.