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Game Two • Virginia at Indiana • Memorial Stadium • Sept. 10, 2011 • 7 p.m. EDT • BTN INDIANA HOOSIERS FOOTBALL Jeff Keag, Associate Media Relations Director • [email protected] Office - (812) 855-6209 • Cell - (812) 219-2925 • Fax - (812) 855-9401 • IUHoosiers.com 2011 INDIANA SCHEDULE VIRGINIA (1-0) AT INDIANA (0-1) Date Opponent Result S.3 vs. Ball State [1] L, 20-27 Date: Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011 S.10 Virginia 7 p.m./BTN Kickoff: 7 p.m. EDT S.17 South Carolina State 3:30 p.m./BTN Location: Memorial Stadium (52,929; FieldTurf) - Bloomington, Ind. S.24 at North Texas 7 p.m./ESPN3 TV: BTN: Tom Werme (p-b-p), Jon Jansen (analyst) & Stacy Paetz (sideline) O.1 RV/25 Penn State TBA Radio: IU Radio Network; Sirius 128, XM 193: Don Fischer (p-b-p), Buck Suhr (analyst) & Joe Smith O.8 Illinois TBA O.15 at 11/10 Wisconsin Noon O.22 at RV/RV Iowa Noon O.29 RV/RV Northwestern Noon N.5 at 18/16 Ohio State TBA N.19 at 17/17 Michigan State TBA N.26 Purdue TBA D.3 Big Ten Championship [1] 8:17 p.m./FOX [1] - at Lucas Oil Stadium -Leaders Division Games in Bold -All game times Eastern 2011 STAT LEADERS 2011 STAT LEADERS -Rankings are AP/Coaches Poll Passing Passing Michael Rocco: 21-29, 174 Yds, 0 TDs, 0 Ints Edward Wright-Baker: 20-32, 272 Yds, 1 TD, 0 Ints 2011 VIRGINIA SCHEDULE Rushing Rushing Date Opponent Result Kevin Parks: 16-114, 7.1 Avg, 3 TDs Stephen Houston: 9-43, 4.8 Avg S.3 William & Mary W, 40-3 Receiving Receiving S.10 at Indiana 7 p.m./BTN Tim Smith: 7-72, 10.2 Avg Dre Muhammad: 6-68, 11.3 Avg S.17 at North Carolina 3:30 p.m./ESPNU Darius Jennings: 4-61, 15.3 Avg Damarlo Belcher: 4-101, 25.2 Avg, 1 TD S.24 Southern Mississippi TBA Defense Defense O.1 Idaho TBA LB Henry Coley: 4 Ts, 1 Sack, 1 TFL LB Jeff Thomas: 11 Ts O.15 Georgia Tech TBA CB Demetrious Nicholson: 3 Ts, 1 INT, 2 PBU S Chris Adkins: 11 Ts O.22 North Carolina State TBA O.27 at Miami 8 p.m./ESPN SETTING THE SCENE N.5 at Maryland TBA Opening the 52nd season at Memorial Stadium, the Indiana football team (0-1, 0-0 Big Ten) welcomes Virginia N.12 Duke TBA (1-0, 0-0 ACC) on Saturday, Sept. 10. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. EDT and the BTN will broadcast the game. The N.19 at Florida State TBA Hoosiers dropped their season opener to Ball State, 27-20, at Lucas Oil Stadium, while the Cavaliers defeated N.26 Virginia Tech TBA William & Mary, 40-3, in their home opener. -All game times Eastern -Rankings are AP/Coaches’ Poll THE VIRGINIA SERIES Indiana and Virginia are meeting for the second time overall and the first time in Bloomington. The Cavaliers won TaLE OF THE TapE the lone contest, 47-7, in Charlottesville on Oct. 10, 2009. IU UVA Overall Record 0-1 1-0 THE COACHES Conference Record 0-0 0-0 Kevin Wilson will roam the Memorial Stadium sidelines for the first time on Saturday night. Wilson spent Points Scored 20.0 40.0 the 2002-10 seasons at Oklahoma, where he served as co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach from Rushing Yds. 103.0 240.0 2002-05 and as offensive coordinator and tight ends and fullbacks coach from 2006-10. OU played in seven Big Passing Yds. 272.0 256.0 12 Title games in Wilson’s nine years, going 6-1 in those appearances. His offenses were vital to accumulating Total Yds. 375.0 496.0 an overall record of 99-24 (.805) during his time in Norman, including seven 10-win seasons. First Downs 18 26 Time of Possession 23:27 37:24 Mike London is in his second season as Virginia head coach. The Cavaliers posted a 4-8 record in 2010. London 3rd Down Conversion 50.0% 41.2% led Richmond to a 24-5 mark (2008-09) and claimed the 2008 Football Championship Series national title. Points Allowed 27.0 3.0 Rushing Yds. Allowed 210.0 48.0 NEWS & NOTES Passing Yds. Allowed 173.0 121.0 • The Hoosiers are 35-16 in Memorial Stadium openers with nine straight victories and wins in 26 of their last Total Yds. Allowed 383.0 169.0 29 home starters. • Edward Wright-Baker threw for 272 yards with one touchdown in the opener against Ball State. His 272 yards are the most for a first-time starter since Blake Powers (276) vs. Central Michigan on Sept. 2, 2005. • Linebacker Jeff Thomas (11), safety Chris Adkins (11) and defensive tackle Adam Replogle (10) reached double figures in tackles vs. Ball State. • Indiana played 10 true freshmen against Ball State, its highest total since 2003 (11). • The Hoosiers are 5-11 all-time against the ACC. • IU is 20-7 (.741) in regular-season non-conference games since the start of the 2004 season. • Hoosiers redshirt freshman tight end Paul Phillips will see a familiar face across the sideline. His brother, Colter, is the Cavaliers starting tight end. Twitter.com/IUCoachWilson • Facebook.com/IUCoachWilson • IUHoosiers.com 2011 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 1-0 1.000 Michigan 0-0 0 1-0 1.000 WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE Michigan State 0-0 0 1-0 1.000 Indiana head coach Kevin Wilson will hold his weekly press conference every Tuesday during the regular Nebraska 0-0 0 1-0 1.000 season at 11:30 a.m. ET in the Henke Hall of Champions beginning on Tuesday, Aug. 30. Live streaming of the Northwestern 0-0 0 1-0 1.000 press conference will be made available on IUHoosiers.com. Minnesota 0-0 0 0-1 .000 Selected players and coordinators will be available following Coach Wilson. Lunch will be provided at 11:30 LEADERS Big Ten Pct. Overall Pct. a.m. Players and coaches made available at Tuesday’s press conference will not be available following practice. Illinois 0-0 0 1-0 1.000 Ohio State 0-0 0 1-0 1.000 PRACTICE SCHEDULE Penn State 0-0 0 1-0 1.000 Practices are closed to the media. Coaches and players will be available in the Team Room in the North End Zone Purdue 0-0 0 1-0 1.000 complex for post-practice interviews. Media members are asked to meet in the Team Room at least 10 minutes Wisconsin 0-0 0 1-0 1.000 before practice is complete. Indiana 0-0 0 0-1 .000 INTERVIEW REQUESTS AROUND THE BIG TEN All player and coaching staff interview requests should be directed to Jeff Keag. Requests for post-practice Saturday, Sept. 10 interviews should be made at least 24 hours in advance. Personal phone numbers will not be made available to Virginia at Indiana, 7 p.m., BTN media. Players have been instructed not to conduct interviews when contacted without prior approval from the Iowa at Iowa St., Noon, FOX Sports media relations staff. Florida Atlantic at Michigan St., Noon, ESPN2 South Dakota St. at Illinois, Noon, BTN POST-GAME INTERVIEW POLICY Toledo at Ohio State, Noon, BTN The Indiana locker room is closed at all times. A media relations staffer will collect all player requests in the Oregon St. at Wisconsin, Noon, ESPN press box midway through the fourth quarter. Requested players will be available in the weight room of the New Mexico St. at Minnesota, 3:30 p.m., BTN North End Zone complex immediately following head coach Kevin Wilson’s post-game press conference. Eastern Illinois at Northwestern, 3:30 p.m., BTN Alabama at Penn State, 3:30 p.m., ABC Wilson will be available in the Team Room of the North End Zone facility following his post-game radio duties. Purdue at Rice, 3:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network Post-game interviews on the road will be held in accordance with the host school’s procedures. Fresno St. at Nebraska, 7 p.m., BTN Notre Dame at Michigan, 8 p.m., ESPN CREDENTIALS Working credentials for the 2011 Indiana football season must be requested via the web. Please do not send -All times Eastern faxes, letters or e-mails. To request credentials visit IUHoosiers.com and click on the media services link under “Inside Athletics.” A link to apply for football credentials will be at the top of the page. BIG TEN TELECONFERENCE The Big Ten football coaches weekly teleconfer- Credentials will be mailed to the address provided. To guarantee that your credential is mailed to you, your ence runs each Tuesday through Nov. 22. Please request should be made 10 days prior to the game. All requests made during the week of the game will be held contact the Big Ten Office (847-696-1010) for at will call, which is located at ticket booth No. 3 located on the West side of Memorial Stadium and opens call-in information.