2021 Indiana Schedule 2021 Idaho Schedule Tale of the Tape Stat Leaders Stat Leaders Idaho (1-0) at Rv/Rv Indiana (0-1, 0-1 B1g)
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2021 INDIANA SCHEDULE IDAHO (1-0) AT RV/RV INDIANA (0-1, 0-1 B1G) Date Opponent Time/TV S.4 at 18/18 Iowa L, 6-34 Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. EST S.11 Idaho 7:30 pm/BTN Date: Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021 S.18 7/8 Cincinnati Noon/ABC or ESPN Location: Memorial Stadium (52,656; FieldTurf) - Bloomington, Ind. S.25 at Western Kentucky 8 pm/CBSSN TV: BTN: Mark Followill (p-b-p), Matt Millen (analyst) & Elise Menaker (sideline) Radio: IU Radio Network; Sirius 108, XM 202, SXM App 965: Don Fischer, Buck Suhr & Joe Smith O.2 at 11/13 Penn State TBA O.16 RV/RV Michigan State Noon O.23 3/3 Ohio State TBA O.30 at RV/RV Maryland Noon N.6 at RV/RV Michigan TBA N.13 --/RV Rutgers TBA N.20 Minnesota TBA N.27 at Purdue TBA D.4 B1G Championship Game [1] 8 pm/FOX [1] - at Lucas Oil Stadium - Indianapolis -B1G East Division games in bold STAT LEADERS STAT LEADERS -Rankings are AP/Coaches Passing Passing -All game times Eastern Michael Penix Jr.: 14-31, 156 Yds, 0 TD, 3 INT CJ Jordan: 7-12, 161 Yds, 2 TD, 0 INT Rushing Rushing 2021 IDAHO SCHEDULE Stephen Carr: 19-57, 0 TD, 3.0 Avg Roshaun Johnson: 10-87, 3 TD, 10.2 Avg Date Opponent Time/TV Receiving Receiving S.4 Simon Fraser W, 68-0 Ty Fryfogle: 5-84, 0 TD, 16.8 Avg Hayden Hatten: 2-106, 1 TD, 53.0 Avg S.11 at RV/RV Indiana 7:30 pm/BTN Defense Defense S.18 at Oregon State 3:30 pm/PAC-12 DL Ryder Anderson: 7 T, 1 S, 2 TFL DL Noah Elliss: 8 T, 1.5 TFL O.2 UC Davis 10 pm/ESPN+ DL Weston Kramer: 7 T, 1 TFL LB Hogan Hatten: 7 T, 1 S, 3 TFL O.9 Portland State 5 pm/ESPN+ S Raheem Layne: 6 T, 1 FF LB Tre Walker: 7 T, 2 TFL O.16 at Eastern Washington 4 pm/ROOT O.23 Montana 7:30 pm/ESPN+ SETTING THE SCENE O.30 Northern Arizona 4 pm/ESPN+ • RV/RV Indiana (0-1, 0-1 B1G East) opens its 62nd season at Memorial Stadium (52,656; FieldTurf) against N.6 Southern Utah 4 pm/ESPN+ Idaho (1-0) on Saturday, Sept. 11. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. EST on BTN. N.13 at Montana State 3 pm/ESPN+ • The Hoosiers and Vandals are meeting for the first time. N.20 at Idaho State 3 pm/ESPN+ • This is IU's first meeting against a Big Sky Conference foe. -Big Sky Conference games in bold • Indiana has won six of its last seven home games, including an unblemished 3-0 mark in 2020, and are 7-2 at Memorial Stadium since the start of 2019. TALE OF THE TAPE • The Hoosiers are 43-18 in Memorial Stadium openers with wins in 17 of their last 19 and 34 of their last 39, highlighted by last year's 36-35 overtime victory over No. 8 Penn State. IU IDAHO Points Scored 6.0 68.0 THE COACHES Rushing Yds. 77.0 316.0 • The 2020 American Football Coaches Association National Coach of the Year, Tom Allen is 24-23 (.511) in Passing Yds. 156.0 277.0 his fifth season as Indiana head football coach. His 24 wins over his first four years are the most for an IU head Total Yds. 233.0 593.0 coach during that span. Allen was also named the 2020 Hayes-Schembechler Coach of the Year (Big Ten coaches Total Plays 64.0 70.0 vote) and the Dave McClain Coach of the Year (Big Ten media vote). (full bio on page 14) First Downs 11.0 27.0 • Paul Petrino is in his ninth season as Idaho's head coach. He owns a 31-59 (.344) career record and a 21-33 Time of Possession 32:04 27:03 (.389) mark in the Big Sky Conference. Petrino led the Vandals to a victory in the 2016 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. 3rd Down Conversion 33.3% 70.0% 4th Down Conversion 100.0% 50.0% NEWS & NOTES Red Zone Scores 2-2 7-9 • Indiana is 14-8 overall and 11-6 in Big Ten play since the start of 2019. Red Zone TDs 0-2 6-9 • IU's 14 wins share fourth and 11 victories are fourth in the B1G during that span. Sacks By 2-15 5-37 • The Hoosiers were ranked in the 2021 preseason for the first time since 1969. TFLs By 6-27 15-53 • Indiana appeared in both the Associated Press Top 25 and the USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll for the Interceptions 0-0 1-32 11th-straight week, a program record. Fumbles Recovered 2-0 0-0 • The team voted WR Ty Fryfogle, TE Peyton Hendershot, LB Cam Jones, DB Marcelino McCrary-Ball, Field Goals 2-2 1-1 LB Micah McFadden, and QB Michael Penix Jr. season captains. Kick Return Yds. 0.0 36.5 • Jones, McCrary-Ball, McFadden, and Penix were also 2020 captains. Punt Return Yds. -2..0 11.7 • IU has won 11 of its last 15 league games. Points Allowed 34.0 0.0 • The Hoosiers (6-2, 6-1 Big Ten) finished the 2020 season with a No. 12 final rating from the Associated Press, Rushing Yds. Allowed 158.0 13.0 their highest final ranking since 1967 (No. 4). Passing Yds. Allowed 145.0 77.0 • Indiana's 11 B1G wins over 2019-20 tied for the most in school history over a two-year span (1987-88). Total Yds. Allowed 303.0 90.0 • IU has played in consecutive January bowl games (2020 TaxSlayer Gator Bowl and 2021 Outback Bowl) for the first time in school history. MEDIA INFO - 2 In alignment with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Indiana University, and IU Athletics, the following guidelines have been established for media covering Indiana Football: INDIANA QUICK FACTS University Facts •Everyone is required to wear a mask indoors at Memorial Stadium. Location: Bloomington, Ind. •Individuals who are feeling sick and/or experiencing COVID-19 symptoms should not attend. Population: 85,755 •All guidelines are subject to change based on University, state, and local protocols. Founded: 1820 Joined Big Ten: 1899 STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS CONTACTS First Year of Big Ten Football: 1900 Senior assistant athletic director for strategic communications and football contact Jeff Keag (812-855-6209 office, 812- Enrollment: 48,514 219-2925 cell, [email protected]) and assistant director of strategic communications Greg Campbell (812-856-2939 office, Nickname: Hoosiers 814-876-0824 cell, [email protected]) handle all media requests for the Indiana football program. Colors: Cream and Crimson WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE Marching Band: Marching Hundred Indiana head coach Tom Allen will hold his weekly press conference every Monday during the regular season at 11 a.m. ET President: Pamela Whitten in the Henke Hall of Champions. A transcript will be provided by ASAP Sports. Selected players will be available at 11:30 Director of Athletics: Scott Dolson a.m. Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Nick Sheridan and defensive coordinator/linebackers Charlton Warren will be Senior Woman Administrator: Mattie White available following the players. Lunch will be provided. Live streaming will be made available on IUHoosiers.com. Faculty Representative: Dr. Kurt Zorn Ticket Office Phone: 866-IUSPORTS PRACTICE SCHEDULE Website: IUHoosiers.com Practices are closed to the media. Requested coaches and players will be available in the Team Room in the North End Zone Twitter: @IndianaFootball, @CoachAllenIU complex for post-practice interviews on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Allen, Sheridan, Warren, and players made available at Monday’s press conference will not be available on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Facebook/Instagram: @IndianaFootball INTERVIEW REQUESTS Head Coach All player and coaching staff interview requests should be directed to Jeff Keag. Requests for post-practice interviews should Head Coach: Tom Allen be made at least 24 hours in advance. Personal phone numbers will not be made available to media. Players have been (Maranatha Baptist ‘92; Indiana ‘02) instructed not to conduct interviews when contacted without prior approval from the strategic communications staff. Please Record at Indiana (Years): 24-23 (Fifth Year)* contact Keag if you would like to contact players family members. B1G Record (Years): 15-20 (Fifth Year) Career Record (Years): 24-23 (Fifth Year)* POST-GAME INTERVIEW POLICY *Coached in the 2016 Foster Farms Bowl The Indiana locker room is closed at all times. A strategic communications staffer will collect all player requests in the press box midway through the fourth quarter. Requested players will be available in the Team Room of the North End Zone complex immediately following head coach Tom Allen’s post-game press conference. Coaching Staff Deland McCullough - Associate Head Coach/RB Allen will be available in the Team Room following his post-game radio duties. Post-game interviews on the road will be held Brandon Shelby - Assistant Head Coach/CB in accordance with the host school’s procedures. Grant Heard - Co-Offensive Coordinator/WR Darren Hiller - Run Game Coordinator/OL CREDENTIALS Jason Jones - S Working credentials for the 2021 Indiana football season must be requested via the web. To request credentials visit Kevin Peoples - DL IUHoosiers.com and click on the strategic communications link under “Athletics.” A link to apply for football credentials will Nick Sheridan - Offensive Coordinator/QB be at the top of the page. Kasey Teegardin - ST Coordinator/OLB Credentials will be mailed to the address provided.