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2018 INDIANA SCHEDULE IOWA (4-1, 1-1) AT INDIANA (4-2, 1-2) Date Opponent Time/TV S.1 at FIU W, 38-28 Kickoff: Noon EDT S.8 Virginia W, 20-16 Date: Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018 S.15 Ball State W, 38-10 Location: Memorial Stadium (52,656; FieldTurf) - Bloomington, Ind. S.22 24/23 Michigan State L, 21-35 TV: ESPN2: Beth Mowins (p-b-p), Anthony Becht (analyst) & Rocky Boiman (sideline) S.29 at Rutgers W, 24-17 Radio: IU Radio Network; Sirius 94, XM 195, Internet 957: Don Fischer, Buck Suhr & Joe Smith O.6 at 3/3 Ohio State L, 26-49 O.13 RV/RV Iowa Noon/ESPN2 O.20 8/8 Penn State 3:30 pm/TBA O.26 at Minnesota 8 pm/FS1 N.10 Maryland TBA N.17 at 12/13 Michigan TBA N.24 Purdue TBA -B1G East Division games in bold -Rankings are AP/Coaches Poll -All game times Eastern STAT LEADERS STAT LEADERS 2018 IOWA SCHEDULE Passing Passing Date Opponent Time/TV Nate Stanley: 87-141, 1153 Yds, 9 TD, 4 INT Peyton Ramsey: 141-211, 1361 Yds, 11 TD, 5 INT S.1 --/RV Northern Illinois W, 33-7 Rushing Rushing S.8 RV/RV Iowa State W, 13-3 Toren Young: 54-286, 2 TD, 5.3 Avg Stevie Scott: 107-528, 4 TD, 4.9 Avg S.15 Northern Iowa W, 38-14 Receiving Receiving S.22 18/16 Wisconsin L, 17-28 Noah Fant: 19-196, 5 TD, 10.3 Avg Nick Westbrook: 20-269, 2 TD, 13.4 Avg O.6 at Minnesota W, 48-31 Defense Defense O.13 at Indiana Noon/ESPN2 LB Jack Hockaday: 33 T, 1 TFL, 1 PBU S J. Crawford: 32 T, 1 S, 3 TFL, 1 INT, 1 FF, 1 FR O.20 Maryland Noon/ESPN2 LB Amani Hooker.: 28 T, 1 TFL, 1 INT, 4 PBU LB Dameon Willis Jr.: 31 T, 2 TFL O.27 at 8/8 Penn State TBA DL Anthony Nelson: 18 T, 5 S, 5 TFL LB Reakwon Jones: 24 T, 1 S, 4.5 TFL, 1 FR N.3 at Purdue TBA N.10 Northwestern TBA SETTING THE SCENE N.17 at Illinois TBA • Indiana (4-2, 1-2 B1G East) welcomes RV/RV Iowa (4-1, 1-1 B1G West) for IU’s 106th Homecoming on N.23 Nebraska Noon Saturday, Oct. 13. Kickoff is set for noon EDT at Memorial Stadium (52,656; FieldTurf) on ESPN2. -B1G West Division games in bold • The Hoosiers own a 44-55-6 record on Homecoming. -Rankings are AP/Coaches Poll • Indiana will host UI for the 18th time on Homecoming and the first time since 1998, a 14-7 victory on Oct. 17. -All game times Eastern • The Hawkeyes hold a 9-7-1 edge in the previous 17 meetings. • Iowa holds a 44-28-4 advantage in the all-time series and a 20-18-1 lead in Bloomington. TALE OF THE TAPE • IU is 6-3 over its last nine games, including a 3-1 home mark. UI IU Points Scored 29.8 27.8 THE COACHES Rushing Yds. 155.0 163.5 • Tom Allen was named Indiana’s head coach on Dec. 1, 2016, and made his debut at the 2016 Foster Farms Passing Yds. 243.4 247.7 Bowl. The New Castle, Ind., native joined IU as associate head coach/defense on Jan. 15, 2016. Over his first Total Yds. 398.4 411.2 two years, the Hoosiers were the most improved nationally in total defense and passing defense, the sixth-most Total Plays 70.2 75.7 improved in third down defense and the ninth-most improved in points per game allowed. (full bio on page 18) First Downs 19.2 23.7 • Kirk Ferentz is 147-98 (.600) in his 20th season at Iowa. He is the school’s all-time winningest coach and sits Time of Possession 32:12 30:22 fifth in Big Ten history. Ferentz served as Maine’s head coach (1990-92) and owns a 159-119 (.572) career record. 3rd Down Conversion 46.2% 42.9% 4th Down Conversion 66.7% 57.1% NEWS & NOTES Red Zone Scores 20-23 21-26 • Indiana leads the Big Ten and shares seventh nationally with 13 takeaways. Red Zone TDs 16-23 15-26 • The Hoosiers share first in the conference and 13th in the country with six fumble recoveries and share third Sacks By 18-131 11-78 in the league and 20th in the nation with seven interceptions. TFLs By 25-151 36-137 • Eight different defenders have forced a fumble, seven have an interception and six have a fumble recovery. Interceptions 6-62 7-46 • IU recorded three takeaways for the third time this season at No. 3 Ohio State and it has reached the mark Fumbles Recovered 3-7 6-0 nine times in 31 games with Tom Allen running the defense. Field Goals 7-10 7-9 • Indiana has 11 10-plus play scoring drives (7 TDs, 4 FGs) this year, which shares fifth nationally. Net Punt Avg. 38.6 36.6 • Redshirt junior Nick Westbrook carded his fourth career 100-yard game and his first of 2018 with 109 yards Kick Return Yds. 32.2 18.2 on five receptions against the Buckeyes. Punt Return Yds. 6.9 13.8 • Fifth-year senior J-Shun Harris II caught a career-high eight passes for a career-best 104 yards, his first Points Allowed 16.6 25.8 career 100-yard game, to give the Hoosiers two over the century mark for the first time since the 2017 finale. Rushing Yds. Allowed 84.4 157.5 • Stevie Scott (528 yards) is the seventh IU true freshman back to reach 500 yards in a single season. Passing Yds. Allowed 188.0 212.2 • Indiana has played 38 underclassmen in 2018, tied for the eighth-most in the country. Total Yds. Allowed 272.4 369.7 • IU is the 19th youngest team in the country and the fourth youngest in the Big Ten. Seventy-seven of the 116 (66.4 percent) Hoosiers are underclassmen (55 freshmen - 31 true, 22 sophomores). 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. Ohio State 3-0 1.000 6-0 1.000 Michigan 3-0 1.000 5-1 .833 WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE Penn State 1-1 1.000 4-1 .800 Maryland 1-1 .500 3-2 .600 Indiana head coach Tom Allen will hold his weekly press conference every Monday during the regular season at noon ET in the Henke Hall of Champions. Michigan State 1-1 .500 3-2 .600 Indiana 1-2 .333 4-2 .667 Selected players will also be available at 11:30 a.m. and associate head coach Mike DeBord will be available Rutgers 0-3 .000 1-5 .167 following Allen. Lunch will be provided. Live streaming will be made available on IUHoosiers.com. WEST Big Ten Pct. Overall Pct. PRACTICE SCHEDULE Wisconsin 2-0 1.000 4-1 .800 Practices are closed to the media. Requested coaches and players will be available in the Team Room in the Northwestern 2-1 .667 2-3 .400 North End Zone complex for post-practice interviews on Tuesdays. Allen, DeBord and players made available at Iowa 1-1 .500 4-1 .800 Monday’s press conference will not be available on Tuesdays. Illinois 1-1 .500 3-2 .600 Purdue 1-1 .500 2-3 .400 INTERVIEW REQUESTS Minnesota 0-2 .000 3-2 .600 All player and coaching staff interview requests should be directed to Jeff Keag. Requests for post-practice Nebraska 0-3 .000 0-5 .000 interviews should be made at least 24 hours in advance. Personal phone numbers will not be made available to media. Players have been instructed not to conduct interviews when contacted without prior approval from the AROUND THE BIG TEN media relations staff. Please contact Keag if you would like to contact players family members. Saturday, Oct. 13 (All Times ET) Iowa at Indiana, Noon, ESPN2 POST-GAME INTERVIEW POLICY Minnesota at Ohio State, Noon, FS1 The Indiana locker room is closed at all times. A media relations staffer will collect all player requests in the Nebraska at Northwestern, Noon, ABC press box midway through the fourth quarter. Requested players will be available in the Weight Room of the Rutgers at Maryland, Noon, BTN North End Zone complex immediately following head coach Tom Allen’s post-game press conference. Michigan St. at Penn St., 3:30 pm, BTN Purdue at Illinois, 3:30 pm, FS1 Allen will be available in the Team Room of the North End Zone facility following his post-game radio duties. Wisconsin at Michigan, 7:30 pm, ABC Post-game interviews on the road will be held in accordance with the host school’s procedures. CREDENTIALS BIG TEN TELECONFERENCE Working credentials for the 2018 Indiana football season must be requested via the web. To request credentials The Big Ten football coaches weekly teleconfer- visit IUHoosiers.com and click on the media services link under “Athletics.” A link to apply for football credentials ence runs each Tuesday through Nov.