2020 INDIANA SCHEDULE 35TH OUTBACK BOWL Date Opponent Time/TV Game: Ole Miss (4-5, 4-5 SEC West) vs. Indiana (6-1, 6-1 Big Ten East) O.24 8/7 Penn State W, 36-35 (OT) Kickoff/Date: 12:30 p.m. EST/Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021 O.31 at Rutgers W, 37-21 Location: Raymond James Stadium (Tifway 419 Bermuda Grass) - Tampa, Fla. N.7 23/25 Michigan W, 38-21 TV: ABC: Tom Hart (p-b-p), Jordan Rodgers (analyst) & Cole Cubelic (sideline) N.14 at Michigan State W, 24-0 Radio: IU Radio Network; Sirius 138, XM 195, Internet 957: Don Fischer, Buck Suhr & Joe Smith N.21 at 3/3 Ohio State L, 35-42 N.28 --/RV Maryland W, 27-11 D.5 at 18/19 Wisconsin W, 14-6 D.12 Purdue Canceled D.18 Purdue Canceled J.2 vs. Ole Miss 12:30 p.m. EST/ABC -B1G East Division games in bold -Rankings are AP/Coaches 2020 OLE MISS SCHEDULE STAT LEADERS STAT LEADERS Date Opponent Time/TV Passing Passing S.26 5/6 Florida L, 35-51 Matt Corral: 201-282, 2995 Yds, 27 TD, 14 INT Jack Tuttle: 18-27, 161 Yds, 2 TD, 0 INT O.3 at RV/RV Kentucky W, 42-41 (OT) Rushing Rushing O.10 2/2 Alabama L, 48-63 Jerrion Ealy: 147-745, 9 TD, 5.1 Avg Stevie Scott III: 137-462, 8 TD, 3.4 Avg O.17 at --/RV Arkansas L, 21-33 Receiving Receiving O.24 RV/RV Auburn L, 28-35 Jonathan Mingo: 24-349, 3 TD, 14.5 Avg Ty Fryfogle: 34-687, 7 TD, 20.2 Avg O.31 at Vanderbilt W, 54-21 Defense Defense N.14 South Carolina W, 59-42 LB Lakia Henry: 62 T, 2.5 S, 5 TFL, 2 FF, 3 QBH LB Micah McFadden: 52 T, 5 S, 8.5 TFL, 2 INT, 3 QBH LB Jacquez Jones: 62 T, 1.5 TFL, 3 QBH CB Tiawan Mullen: 36 T, 3.5 S, 4.5 TFL, 3 INT, 1 FF N.28 Mississippi State W, 31-24 CB Keidron Smith: 60 T, 1 INT, 6 PBU S Jamar Johnson: 34 T, 1 S, 3.5 TFL, 4 INT, 1 FF D.12 5/5 Texas A&M Canceled D.19 at LSU L, 48-53 SETTING THE SCENE J.2 vs. 7/8 Indiana 12:30 p.m. EST/ABC • No. 7 Indiana (6-1, 6-1 B1G East) faces Ole Miss (4-5, 4-5 SEC West) in the 35th Outback Bowl on Saturday, Jan. 2. Kickoff -SEC West Division games in bold is set for 12:30 p.m. EST at Raymond James Stadium (Tifway 419 Bermuda Grass) on ABC. • IU is playing in consecutive January bowls for the first time in school history. -Rankings are AP/Coaches • The Hoosiers are in their first Outback Bowl and their second bowl in the state of Florida (2020 TaxSlayer Gator Bowl). • Indiana is making its 13th bowl appearance and its fourth in the last six seasons. (more on page 59) TALE OF THE TAPE • IU is ranked for a program record ninth-consecutive week, coming in at No. 7 in the Associated Press Top 25 and at No. 8 OM IU in the Amway Coaches Poll presented by USA Today Sports. • The Hoosiers have been ranked in the Top 10 six times in 2020, the second-most in school history (9 weeks in 1945). Points Scored 40.7 30.1 • Indiana collected its first Top-10 ranking in the Nov. 8 AP Poll (No. 10) since Sept. 22, 1969 (No. 10). Rushing Yds. 217.7 100.1 • IU's No. 7 rating is its best in the AP Poll since Nov. 27, 1967 (No. 4). Passing Yds. 344.8 258.0 • The Hoosiers three Top-25 victories are tied for the second-most in the country behind Alabama's four. Total Yds. 562.4 358.1 • Their three Top-25 wins also matched the 1945 team's program record. • Indiana's 6-1 record is its best start since 1993 (7-1). Total Plays 79.7 69.3 • IU is 14-6 overall and 11-5 in league play since the beginning of the 2019 campaign. Its 14 victories share fourth and its 11 First Downs 27.7 19.4 Big Ten wins share third among all B1G teams during that span. Time of Possession 28:15 30:38 • With their victory over Maryland, the Hoosiers clinched a winning league record in consecutive seasons for the first time 3rd Down Conversion 50.4% 37.8% since 1987-88 and for the sixth time overall (1967-68, 1944-46 and 1936-37). 4th Down Conversion 64.5% 45.5% • Indiana's six conference wins are tied for the most in school history (1967, 1987). • IU's 11 Big Ten victories are tied for the most in program history over a two-year span (1987-88). Red Zone Scores 42-56 27-33 • The Hoosiers collected their first win over No. 16 Wisconsin (14-6) since defeating the Badgers in back-to-back seasons on Red Zone TDs 38-56 21-33 Oct. 6, 2001 (63-32) and on Oct. 12, 2002 (32-29), the former coming at Camp Randall Stadium. Sacks By 14-73 23-155 • Indiana recorded its first road victory over a ranked opponent since No. 18 Missouri on Sept. 20, 2014 (31-27), and its first TFLs By 41-160 43-201 B1G road win over a ranked opponent since No. 22 Michigan State on Nov. 10, 2001 (37-28). • Wisconsin's six points marked its lowest total against IU since Oct. 24, 1992 (3), and it was U-W's first game without a Interceptions 5-21 17-270 touchdown since Oct. 3, 2015, against Iowa. Fumbles Recovered 6-90 3-0 • The Hoosiers matched a school record with five-straight league victories (1967) before losing at No. 3 Ohio State and have Field Goals 4-6 8-9 won 11 of their last 14, their most successful stretch in conference games in program history. Kick Return Yds. 23.8 16.0 • Indiana defeated Michigan State, 24-0, to reclaim the Old Brass Spittoon for the first time since 2016 and earn its first win in East Lansing since 2001. Punt Return Yds. 6.4 9.1 • IU's 38-21 victory over No. 23 Michigan was its first over the Wolverines since Oct. 24, 1987 (14-10). Points Allowed 40.3 19.4 • The Hoosiers 36-35, overtime win against No. 8 Penn State in the season opener was the sixth against a Top-10 opponent Rushing Yds. Allowed 211.2 135.7 in school history, with the last coming at No. 9 Ohio State (31-10) on Oct. 10, 1987. Passing Yds. Allowed 324.4 226.0 • It marked Indiana's first Top-10 victory at Memorial Stadium since Nov. 25, 1967 (No. 3 Purdue, 19-14). • IU has defeated PSU, U-M, MSU and UW in the same season for the first time in program history and beaten the Wolverines Total Yds. Allowed 535.7 361.7 and Spartans in the same year for the first time since 1967. • Senior WR Ty Fryfogle and junior LB Micah McFadden earned third-team Associated Press Al-America honors. NOTES - 2 TEAM INDIANA QUICK FACTS THE GAME University Facts • Indiana and Ole Miss will meet for the first time on Saturday. Location: Bloomington, Ind. • This marks IU's fifth bowl game against an SEC opponent: 1988 Peach Bowl (27-22 loss to Tennessee on Jan. 2), 1988 Population: 85,071 Liberty Bowl (34-10 win over South Carolina on Dec. 28), 1990 Peach Bowl (27-23 loss to Auburn on Dec. 30), 2020 TaxSlayer Founded: 1820 Gator Bowl (23-22 loss to Tennessee on Jan. 2). Joined Big Ten: 1899 • The Hoosiers hold a 27-22-1 (.550) all-time record against SEC opponents. First Year of Big Ten Football: 1900 • Indiana is looking for its first bowl victory since a 24-0 whitewashing of Baylor in the 1991 Copper Bowl on Dec. 31. Enrollment: 48,514 • IU is playing its first non-conference game of the year. Nickname: Hoosiers • The Hoosiers have won nine of their last 10 out-of-conference contests. Colors: Cream and Crimson TAMPA CONNECTION Marching Band: Marching Hundred • Twenty-two Hoosiers arrived in Bloomington from the state of Florida, including 10 from the Tampa area: Thomas Allen President: Michael A. McRobbie (Tampa/Plant H.S.), D.K. Bonhomme (Clearwater/Academy International), Juwan Burgess (Tampa/Plant), Jonathan Director of Athletics: Scott Dolson King (Tampa/Tech), Micah McFadden (Tampa/Plant), James Miller (Tampa/Armwood), Sio Nofoagatoto'a (Clearwater/ Senior Woman Administrator: Mattie White Academy International), Michael Penix Jr. (Tampa/Tech) and Whop Philyor (Tampa/Plant). Faculty Representative: Dr. Kurt Zorn • Tom Allen began his coaching career as the head coach at Temple Heights High School in Tampa from 1992-94. Ticket Office Phone: 866-IUSPORTS • He served as defensive coordinator at Armwood High School in 1995 and 1996. Website: IUHoosiers.com • Allen returned to Tampa in 2015 as the defensive coordinator at the University of South Florida before he made his way to Twitter: @IndianaFootball, @CoachAllenIU Indiana in 2016. Facebook: /IndianaFootball OLE MISS TIES Instagram: /IndianaFootball • Tom Allen worked at Ole Miss as linebackers coach/special teams coordinator from 2012-14. • Allen was on the same staff as Chris Kiffin, Lane's brother, who was Mississippi's defensive line coach from 2012-16.