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INDIANA HOOSIERS Athletic Media Relations • Jeff Keag, Football Contact phone - (812) 855-9399 • fax - (812) 855-9401 • www.iuhoosiers.com INDIANA (1-0) AT BALL STATE (1-0, 1-0 MAC) SETTING THE SCENE Date: Sept. 9, 2006 Following its third straight season-open- Kickoff: 6:30 p.m. EDT ing victory, Indiana heads to Muncie, Ind., for Location: Scheumann Stadium (22,500; Natural Grass) - Muncie, Ind. the first time in the program’s history for a Television: Comcast Local: Ben Holden (p-b-p) & Rob Otto (color) battle with Ball State. The Hoosiers (1-0) and Radio: IU Radio Network: Don Fischer (p-b-p), Pete Compise (color) & Joe Smith Cardinals (1-0, 1-0 Mid-American) get togeth- er for a 6:30 p.m. EDT kickoff at Scheumann Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 9. IU opened the 2006 campaign with a 39-20 victory over Western Michigan at Memorial Stadium on Sept. 2. The Hoosier defense forced three turnovers, sophomore corner- back Chris Phillips returned an interception 66 yards for a touchdown and junior Tracy Porter added an 86-yard punt return for six Location: ..........................Bloomington, Ind. Location: ....................................Muncie, Ind. points in the victory. Enrollment:............................................38,903 Enrollment:............................................17,728 Junior quarterback Blake Powers went Nickname:........................................Hoosiers Nickname: ......................................Cardinals 16-for-28 with 192 yards and a touchdown, Colors: ..............................Cream & Crimson Colors:................................Cardinal & White while senior Graeme McFarland added 60 Conference: ........................................Big Ten Conference: ..............Mid-American (West) yards and one TD. Defensively, redshirt Head Coach:......Terry Hoeppner (Franklin ‘69) Head Coach:..........Brady Hoke (Ball State ‘82) freshman Josh Bailey led the Hoosiers with Overall Record:......................53-32/8th year Overall Record:......................11-24/4th year 11 tackles (9 solo) and two tackles for loss. Record at IU:..............................5-7/2nd year Record at BSU: ......................11-24/4th year 2006 Overall Record: ................................1-0 2006 Overall Record: ................................1-0 SCOUTING BALL STATE 2006 Big Ten Record: ................................0-0 2006 MAC Record: ....................................1-0 The Ball State Cardinals are 1-0 on the season after taking care of Mid-American Conference foe Eastern Michigan, 38-20, on 2006 INDIANA SCHEDULE (1-0, 0-0 Big Ten) Thursday, Aug. 31. BSU held a 17-13 advan- Sept. 2 Western Michigan W, 39-20 tage at halftime before taking control with 14 Sept. 9 at Ball State 6:30 p.m. Comcast Local straight points in the third quarter. Sept. 16 Southern Illinois 4 p.m. Ball State played a pair of successful Sept. 23 Connecticut 3:30 p.m. quarterbacks in the opener. Fifth-year senior Sept. 30 Wisconsin TBA Joey Lynch, son of IU assistant head coach Oct. 7 at Illinois TBA Bill Lynch and brother of Hoosier wide Oct. 14 Iowa TBA receivers coach Billy Lynch, started the con- Oct. 21 Ohio State TBA Oct. 28 Michigan State TBA test and threw for 122 yards and one touch- Nov. 4 at Minnesota 11 a.m. down. Freshman Nate Davis completed 7-of- Nov. 11 Michigan TBA 8 passes for 108 yards and three scores. Nov. 18 at Purdue TBA Junior cornerback Trey Lewis recorded a team-best 12 tackles, while freshman safety All times are local to game site and subject to change Alex Knipp swiped his first interception. The Cardinal defense also added three sacks and Teleconference on Tuesdays at 12:20 p.m. Additionally, assistant head coach, offen- seven tackles for loss. EDT. Please contact the IU Media Relations sive coordinator and tight ends coach Bill Office (812-855-9399) or the Big Ten (847-696- Lynch and wide receivers coach Billy Lynch MEDIA INFORMATION 1010) for call-in information. will be available on the teleconference fol- Indiana associate director of media rela- Coach Hoeppner will hold his weekly lowing Hoeppner. tions Jeff Keag (812-855-6209-direct; 812- press conference on Tuesdays at 1:30 p.m. in Hoosier practices will be closed to the 219-2925-cell; jkeag @indiana.edu) handles the Hoosier Room in Memorial Stadium. media on Tuesday, Sept. 5 and Wednesday, all Hoosier media requests. Here is the media Please contact the IU Media Relations Office Sept. 6. Practice will run from 3:45-6:15 p.m. availability schedule for game week (subject for teleconference information or if you need each day. Requested players will be avail- to change): directions to the Hoosier Room. A full press able for interviews following practice. Please Head coach Terry Hoeppner will be avail- conference transcript will be available on submit interview requests to Keag 24 hours able on the Big Ten Conference Coaches IUHOOSIERS.com on Tuesday afternoons. prior to each practice. www.iuhoosiers.com INDIANA FOOTBALL The Ball State Game – Sept. 9, 2006 – 2 THE BALL STATE SERIES CAREER PASSING TOUCHDOWNS advantage of the turnovers, converting them Indiana and Ball State meet for the third into 14 points. 1. 42 Antwaan Randle El 1998-01 time. The Hoosiers have won both meetings in The last time IU forced three turnovers in a 2. 35 Steve Bradley 1983-85 the all-time series, dropping the Cardinals, 35- game was in the Hoosiers’ 36-13 victory over 3. 32 Harry Gonso 1967-69 14, on Sept. 13, 1997 and securing a 21-9 victory Illinois on Oct. 8, 2005. 4. 31 Tim Clifford 1977-80 on Sept. 4, 1999. Both contests took place at Additionally, the Hoosiers held the Broncos 5. 27 Dave Schnell 1986-89 Memorial Stadium. 6. 23 Blake Powers 2004- to only 72 rushing yards. The last time IU held 23 Trent Green 1989-92 an opponent to under 100 yards on the ground MUNCIE REUNIONS was against Kentucky (77 yards) on Sept. 17 last Hoosier assistant head coach Bill Lynch and CAREER PASSING YARDS season. wide receivers coach Billy Lynch will see a 1. 7,469 Antwaan Randle El 1998-01 familiar face on the Ball State sideline. Bill’s son 2. 6,579 Steve Bradley 1983-85 POINTS APLENTY and Billy’s brother, Joey, is Ball State’s starting 3. 5,470 Dave Schnell 1986-89 In the Hoosiers’ season-opening win over quarterback. The fifth-year gunslinger entered 4. 5,400 Trent Green 1989-92 Western Michigan, Indiana put 39 points on the the season ranked in the school’s career top 10 5. 4,338 Tim Clifford 1977-80 scoreboard – the most in head coach Terry in yards, attempts, completions and touchdown 6. 4,256 Babe Laufenberg 1981-82 Hoeppner’s two seasons in Bloomington. IU has passes. 7. 3,729 Matt LoVecchio 2003-04 tallied 30-plus points four times under Bill and Billy are no strangers to Ball State. 8. 3,446 Harry Gonso 1967-69 Hoeppner’s watch – all at Memorial Stadium - Bill served as the Cardinals head coach from 9. 3,240 Chris Dittoe 1993-96 en route to a 4-0 record in those ballgames. 1995-02. He led BSU to an appearance in the 10. 3,119 John Paci 1992-94 Contributing to the scoring outburst, the 1996 Las Vegas Bowl, a 1996 MAC title and a 2,587 Blake Powers 2004- Hoosiers went a perfect 4-for-4 in the red zone. share of the 2001 MAC West. Indiana punched the ball in the end zone twice Billy lettered three years (1999-01) as a wide CAREER COMPLETIONS and settled for a pair of field goals. receiver and four years (1998-02) as a basket- 1. 532 Steve Bradley 1983-85 ball standout with the Cardinals. He led Ball SPREADING THE WEALTH 2. 528 Antwaan Randle El 1998-01 State with 40 receptions his senior campaign. In Seven Hoosiers caught passes and five 3. 421 Trent Green 1989-92 addition, he played for then-Ball State head 4. 406 Dave Schnell 1986-89 recorded carries in the team’s 2006 opener coach and current Hoosier basketball assistant 5. 361 Babe Laufenberg 1981-82 against Western Michigan. Quarterbacks Blake Ray McCallum. 6. 333 Tim Clifford 1977-80 Powers and Graeme McFarland hit seven differ- 7. 308 Matt LoVecchio 2003-04 ent receivers, each of who caught at least two IU VS. THE MAC 8. 268 Chris Dittoe 1993-96 passes. Sophomore James Bailey brought in Following their season-opening victory over 9. 262 John Paci 1992-94 five balls, while sophomore James Hardy led Western Michigan, the Hoosiers have won their 10. 256 Harry Gonso 1967-69 the way with 86 yards. Sophomore Marcus last 16 meetings against MAC opponents. IU 237 Blake Powers 2004- Thigpen and redshirt freshman Andrew Means owns a 28-4-1 (.864) all-time record against each corralled a touchdown. MAC opponents. NEW FACES In the backfield, junior Josiah Sears paced Meanwhile, head coach Terry Hoeppner As the Hoosiers take the field in 2006, keep the backs with eight carries for 35 yards and his holds an impressive 40-12 (.769) mark against your roster close by. Seventy-two players on first career touchdown. the MAC, including two wins in three contests the 105-man roster (69 percent) are underclass- vs. Ball State. men and 49 (47 percent) are freshmen or red- HOME SWEET HOME shirt freshmen. For just the fifth time in the 46-year history of RETURN TO PAYDIRT In the season opener, 17 players saw their Memorial Stadium, the Hoosiers will play seven Sophomore cornerback Chris Phillips (66- first collegiate action, including redshirt fresh- home games in 2006. IU also hosted seven ball- yard interception) and junior cornerback Tracy men Josh Bailey (buck) and Austin Thomas games in 1978, 1993, 1995 and 1999. Porter (86-yard punt) delivered touchdown (safety), who appeared in the starting lineup.