INDIANA HOOSIERS Athletic communicAtions • Jeff KeAg (
[email protected]), footbAll contAct phone - (812) 855-6209 • fAx - (812) 855-9401 • www.iuhoosiers.com WESTERN KENTUCKY AT INDIANA SETTING THE SCENE Date: August 30, 2008 The Indiana football team kicks off its 2008 Kickoff: Noon EDT season on Saturday, Aug. 30, as the Hoosiers Location: Memorial Stadium (49,225; FieldTurf) - Bloomington, Ind. welcome the Hilltoppers of Western Kentucky TV: Big Ten Network: Tom Werme (p-b-p) and Tony McGee (analyst), Megan West (sideline) to Bloomington. Kickoff is set for noon EDT at Radio: IU Radio Network: Don Fischer (p-b-p), Pete Compise (analyst) & Joe Smith Memorial Stadium (49,225) and the game will be televised on the Big Ten Network. IU finished the 2007 season with a 7-6 record and a 3-5 Big Ten mark. The Hoosiers made a trip to the Insight Bowl, the program’s first postseason appearance since 1993. Indiana’s seven victories marked its highest win total since going 8-4 in 1993. Bill Lynch is in his second year at the helm of the Hoosier program. In 2007, he became the only head coach in IU history to lead a team to a bowl game in his debut season. He guided Location: .............................. Bowling Green, Ky. Location: .................................Bloomington, Ind. Indiana to its most wins since 1993, its first bowl Enrollment: ................................................. 19,265 Enrollment: ................................................. 38,247 appearance since 1993 and its first Old Oaken Nickname: ..........................................Hilltoppers Nickname: ............................................. Hoosiers Bucket victory since 2001. The team’s seven Colors: ..........................................Red and White Colors: ................................. Cream and Crimson victories were the second most for a first-year Indiana head coach, trailing only James M.