Indiana Hoosiers Media Relations • Jeff Keag ([email protected]), Football Contact Phone - (812) 855-6209 • Fax - (812) 855-9401 •
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INDIANA HOOSIERS MEDIA RELATIONS • JEFF KEAG ([email protected]), FOOTBALL CONTACT PHONE - (812) 855-6209 • FAX - (812) 855-9401 • WWW.IUHOOSIERS.COM AKRON (0-3) AT INDIANA (2-0) SETTING THE SCENE Date: September 25, 2010 Improving to 2-0 for the seventh straight season, Kickoff: 7 p.m. EDT the Indiana football team looks to make it three in a Location: Memorial Stadium (52,929; FieldTurf) - Bloomington, Ind. row against Akron. The Hoosiers and Zips will meet TV: Big Ten Network: Craig Coshun (p-b-p), Rosevelt Colvin (analyst) & Larra Overton (sideline) at Memorial Stadium (52,929) on Saturday, Sept. 25. Radio: IU Radio Network; Sirius 90, XM 196: Don Fischer (p-b-p), Buck Suhr (analyst) & Joe Smith Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. EDT and the game will be televised in prime time on the Big Ten Network. Series History/Last Meeting: Indiana leads 2-0/W, 38-21 (A), Sept. 19, 2009 IU comes into Saturday following a 38-21 victory at Western Kentucky. Fifth-year senior quarterback Ben Chappell finished the game 32-of-42 for a career-high 366 yards, the sixth-most passing yards in school history in a contest, with three passing scores and one rushing touchdown. Junior Damarlo Belcher finished with 10 catches for 135 yards, career highs in both categories and his first 100-yard game, to go along with one TD. Tyler Replogle finished with a game high in Location: ............................................. Akron, Ohio Location: ....................................Bloomington, Ind. tackles for the second consecutive game. The senior Enrollment: ................................................. 27,911 Enrollment: ................................................. 42,347 linebacker made nine stops, six solo, and added 1.5 Conference:.......................... Mid-American (East) Conference:................................................Big Ten tackles for loss. Senior strong safety Mitchell Evans Nickname: .......................................................Zips Nickname: ............................................... Hoosiers had seven stops, one half-TFL and one pass breakup. Colors: ..............................................Blue and Gold Colors: .....................................Cream and Crimson CHAPPELL BIG TEN PLAYER OF THE WEEK Head Coach:........Rob Ianello - Catholic Univ., ‘87 Head Coach:....................... Bill Lynch - Butler, ‘77 For the second time in his career, Ben Chappell Overall Record: .................................0-3/1st year Overall Record: ....................... 97-90-3/18th year earned Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week honors, Record at Akron: ......................................... Same Record at IU: ................................. 16-23/4th year the conference announced on Monday. Chappell 2010 Overall Record: ...................................... 0-3 2010 Overall Record: ...................................... 2-0 shared the honor last season following his 333-yard, 2010 Away Record: ......................................... 0-1 2010 Home Record: ......................................... 1-0 three-touchdown performance vs. Illinois. The fifth-year senior quarterback finished the 2010 INDIANA SCHEDULE Hoosiers’ win at Western Kentucky 32-of-42 for 366 yards, the sixth-most passing yards in school history Sept. 2 Towson 7:30 p.m. W, 51-17 Big Ten Network in a contest. It was also a career high in yards for Sept. 18 at Western Kentucky 5 p.m. W, 38-21 Big Ten Network Chappell, matched a career best in completions and marked his fourth career 300-yard game, which tied a Sept. 25 Akron 7 p.m. Big Ten Network school record. Oct. 2 No. 21/22 Michigan 3:30 p.m. ESPNU He moved into sixth on IU’s all-time passing Oct. 9 at No. 2/2 Ohio State TBA yardage list with 4,504 yards and into sixth in career Oct. 16 Arkansas State (Homecoming) Noon attempts (648). Chappell threw for three scores, his Oct. 23 at Illinois Noon third game with three TDs in his career and his first Oct. 30 Northwestern TBA of 2010. It was his sixth straight multi-touchdown Nov. 6 No. 18/18 Iowa TBA game. Nov. 13 at 11/10 Wisconsin TBA Chappell added a 1-yard touchdown plunge in Nov. 20 vs. No. 23/20 Penn State (at FedExField) TBA the second half, his seventh career rushing TD. The Nov. 27 at Purdue TBA Bloomington, Ind., native completed five 20-plus yard -All game times are local to Bloomington, Ind., (ET) and are subject to change passes and went 8-for-8 on third down for 119 yards -Rankings are AP/Coaches’ Poll and a score, converting all eight. and cultures. Boys and young men with Duchenne Matt Brady (812-856-0215; 413-222-2788-cell; HOOSIERS JOIN COACH TO CURE MD Muscular Dystrophy develop progressive muscle [email protected]) handle all Hoosier media For the third year in a row, Indiana Head Coach weakness that eventually causes loss of mobility, requests. Here is the media availability schedule for Bill Lynch and the Hoosier coaching staff will be wheelchair dependency and a decline in respiratory game weeks this season (subject to change): wearing Coach to Cure MD patches on Saturday and cardiac function. Currently, there is no cure Head Coach Bill Lynch will hold a weekly press night to raise awareness and funding for Duchenne for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and limited conference on Mondays at 1 p.m. in the team room in Muscular Dystrophy research. Fans are encouraged therapeutic options exist. the North End Zone complex. Live video streaming of to donate online at www.CoachtoCureMD.org or the press conference will be available on IUHoosiers. donate $5 by texting CURE to 90999. MEDIA INFORMATION com as well as a transcript by 5 p.m. on Monday Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is the most Indiana Associate Director of Media Relations afternoon. common fatal genetic disorder diagnosed during Jeff Keag (812-855-6209; 812-219-2925-cell; jkeag@ Coach Lynch will be available on the Big Ten childhood and primarily affects boys across all races indiana.edu) and Assistant Media Relations Director Conference Coaches Teleconference every Tuesday INDIANA FOOTBALL The Akron Game - September 25, 2010 - 2 LAST YEAR VS. AKRON POSTGAME NOTES INDIANA 38, AKRON 21 • Indiana’s Ray Fisher returned the opening kickoff 91 yards for a touchdown, SEPTEMBER 19, 2009 the first by an IU player since James Bailey returned one 91 yards against North- western in 2007. It is the first time in school history that a Hoosier has returned Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Final the opening kickoff for a score. Indiana 10 7 7 14 38 Akron 7 7 0 7 21 • The Hoosiers went 10-for-15 on third downs, including a perfect 5-for-5 on third-and-1, 2-for-2 on third-and-2 and 2-for-2 on third-and-medium (4-7 yards). 1st 14:45 IND Fisher, Ray 91 yd kickoff return (Freeland, Nick kick) • Mitchell Evans’ 10-yard TD reception just before halftime was the first re- 07:14 IND Freeland, Nick 25 yd field goal, 13-61 5:03 ceiving TD in the junior’s career. It also marked the first passing TD of less than 05:51 AKR Bowser, Deryn 49 yd pass from Rodgers, Matt 30 yards in Ben Chappell’s career. (Iveljic, Igor kick), 3-60 1:23 2nd 06:15 AKR Williams, Aaron 0 yd blocked punt return (Iveljic, Igor kick) 00:37 IND Evans, Mitchell 10 yd pass from Chappell, Ben • Tight end Max Dedmond picked up his first career TD reception in the third (Freeland, Nick kick), 12-77 5:32 quarter on a three-yard pass. It was the first score by an Indiana tight end since 3rd 08:26 IND Dedmond, Max 3 yd pass from Chappell, Ben Nick Sexton scored against Illinois in 2005. (Freeland, Nick kick), 5-18 2:34 4th 14:23 IND Burgess, Trea 5 yd run (Freeland, Nick kick), 4-19 1:43 • Austin Thomas’ third-quarter interception was his first against any team other 07:10 IND Willis, Darius 2 yd run (Freeland, Nick kick), 11-67 5:29 than Northwestern. Thomas added a second interception in the quarter for his 00:35 AKR Rodgers, Matt 9 yd run (Iveljic, Igor kick), 9-77 3:11 second-career game with two picks. He snared two against Northwestern last year. IND AKRON • Tyler Replogle also picked off a pass in the third, the first of the junior line- FIRST DOWNS 22 16 backer’s career. Andre LaGrone had his first career interception in the fourth quar- RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 46-180 30-106 ter. It marked the first time that IU had four interceptions as a team since Nov. 18, PASSING YDS (NET) 175 165 2006, against Purdue. Passes Att-Comp-Int 31-20-1 23-14-4 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 77-355 53-271 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 • Indiana scored on all five of its trips inside the red zone, including four touch- Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 3-61 downs. Two of the scores came on the ground and two came via Ben Chappell Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-121 5-76 TD passes. Interception Returns-Yards 4-136 1-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 3-31.0 5-41.6 • Indiana had three sacks and eight tackles for loss in the game, including 2.5 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0 TFL and one sack by Jammie Kirlew. Kirlew also forced a fumble in the game, the Penalties-Yards 4-45 5-52 fifth of his career. Greg Middleton had six solo tackles, including his 21st career Possession Time 34:51 25:09 sack. Middleton is now one sack shy of third on IU’s career list with Kirlew just Third-Down Conversions 10 of 15 1 of 7 two sacks behind him in fifth on the list. Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-5 1-1 • Trea Burgess rushed for a career-high 59 yards in the game. He also ran in Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-17 0-0 his third career rushing TD early in the fourth quarter.