2018 INDIANA SCHEDULE VIRGINIA (1-0) AT INDIANA (1-0) Date Opponent Time/TV S.1 at FIU W, 38-28 Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. EDT S.8 Virginia 7:30 pm/BTN Date: Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018 S.15 Ball State Noon/BTN Location: Memorial Stadium (52,656; FieldTurf) - Bloomington, Ind. S.22 11/12 Michigan State TBA TV: BTN: Lisa Byington (p-b-p), J Leman (analyst) & Michelle McMahon (sideline) S.29 at Rutgers TBA Radio: IU Radio Network; Sirius 146, XM 390, Internet 980: Don Fischer, Buck Suhr & Joe Smith O.6 at 5/3 Ohio State 3:30/4 pm O.13 RV/RV Iowa Noon/TBA O.20 10/9 Penn State TBA O.26 at Minnesota 8 pm/FS1 N.10 Maryland TBA N.17 at 14/14 Michigan TBA N.24 Purdue TBA D.1 Big Ten Championship [1] 8 p.m./FOX [1] - at Lucas Oil Stadium - Indianapolis -B1G East Division games in bold -Rankings are AP/Coaches Poll STAT LEADERS STAT LEADERS -All game times Eastern Passing Passing Bryce Perkins: 13-24, 185 Yds, 2 TD, 1 INT Peyton Ramsey: 20-27, 156 Yds, 3 TD, 1 INT 2018 VIRGINIA SCHEDULE Rushing Rushing Date Opponent Time/TV Jordan Ellis: 20-146, 2 TD, 7.3 Avg Stevie Scott: 20-70, 0 TD, 3.5 Avg S.1 Richmond W, 42-13 Receiving Receiving S.8 at Indiana 7:30 p.m./BTN O. Zaccheaus: 6-101, 1 TD, 16.8 Avg Donavan Hale: 4-60, 2 TD, 15.0 Avg S.15 Ohio 3 p.m./ACC Extra Defense Defense S.22 --/RV Louisville TBA CB Bryce Hall: 6 T, 1 Sack, 1 FF S J. Crawford: 3 T, 1 INT, 1 FF S.29 at RV/RV N.C. State TBA LB Malcom Cook: 5 T DL Jerome Johnson: 4 T, 1 Sack, 1 FF O.13 8/8 Miami TBA S Brenton Nelson: 4 T, 1 INT, 1 PBU LB Dameon Willis Jr.: 6 T O.20 at --/RV Duke TBA O.27 North Carolina TBA SETTING THE SCENE N.2 Pittsburgh 7:30 p.m./ESPN2 • Indiana (1-0) opens its 59th season at Memorial Stadium (52.656; FieldTurf) on Saturday, Sept. 8, against the N.10 Liberty TBA Virginia Cavaliers (1-0). Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. EDT on BTN. N.17 at Georgia Tech TBA • The Hoosiers are 40-18 in Memorial Stadium openers with wins in 14 of their last 16 and 31 of their last 36. N.24 at 20/17 Virginia Tech TBA • IU is 7-14 all-time against ACC foes after its 34-17 win at Virginia last season (Sept. 9). -ACC games in bold • The Cavaliers lead the all-time series 2-1 with a 47-7 victory in Charlottesville on Oct. 10, 2009, and a 34-31 -Rankings are AP/Coaches Poll triumph in the only meeting between the two teams in Bloomington on Sept. 10, 2011. -All game times Eastern • This is the fourth straight year an ACC opponent has appeared on the schedule - Duke (2015), Wake Forest (2015, 16), Virginia (2017, 18) - and Indiana is 2-2 over the current stretch. TALE OF THE TAPE • Senior running back Mike Majette (Woodbridge, Va./Woodbridge Senior) and true freshman running back UVA IU Ronnie Walker Jr. (Hopewell, Va./Hopewell) are the lone Hoosiers from Virginia. Points Scored 42 38.0 Rushing Yds. 301.0 213.0 THE COACHES Passing Yds. 191.0 252.0 • Tom Allen was named Indiana’s head coach on Dec. 1, 2016, and made his debut at the 2016 Foster Farms Total Yds. 492.0 465.0 Bowl. The New Castle, Ind., native joined IU as associate head coach/defense on Jan. 15, 2016. Since his Total Plays 74.0 82.0 arrival, the Hoosiers are the most improved team nationally in total defense and passing defense, the sixth-most First Downs 25.0 31.0 improved in third down defense and the ninth-most improved in points per game allowed. (full bio on page 17) Time of Possession 38:02 32:35 • Bronco Mendenhall is 9-17 in his third season as Virginia head coach. Mendenhall owns a 108-60 (.643) 3rd Down Conversion 60.0% 46.7% record in his 14th overall year with a previous stop at BYU (2005-15). 4th Down Conversion 100.0% 100.0% Red Zone Scores 2-3 5-6 NEWS & NOTES Red Zone TDs 2-3 4-6 • Indiana will dedicate the Excellence Academy inside Memorial Stadium on Friday. (full info on page 3) Sacks By 2-15 1-8 • IU has won 12 of its last 13 regular season non-conference games, including four straight overall and five TFLs By 7-25 5-14 consecutive on the road. Interceptions 2-3 1-33 • The Hoosiers recorded three takeaways at FIU, the seventh time it has reached that mark under Tom Allen. Fumbles Recovered 0-0 2-0 • Senior safety Jonathan Crawford delivered a pick-6, his first career score, and forced one fumble for his Kick Return Yds. 15.5 11.0 fifth career multi-takeaway game. He has had a hand in a team-leading 17 takeaways. Punt Return Yds. -0.3 6.0 • Redshirt junior wide receiver Donavan Hale collected his first career two-touchdown game. Points Allowed 13.0 28.0 • Indiana played nine true freshmen and eight redshirt freshmen. Rushing Yds. Allowed 34.0 170.0 • IU is the 16th youngest team in the country and the fourth youngest in the Big Ten. Seventy-seven of the 116 Passing Yds. Allowed 191.0 157.0 (66.4 percent) Hoosiers are underclassmen (55 freshmen - 31 true, 22 sophomores). Total Yds. Allowed 225.0 327.0 • Indiana is wearing a helmet decal to honor Bill Mallory, the program’s all-time winningest coach, who passed away in Bloomington on May 25, 2018. (full info on page 4) 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. Indiana 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000 Maryland 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000 WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE Michigan State 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000 Indiana head coach Tom Allen will hold his weekly press conference every Monday during the regular season Ohio State 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000 at noon ET in the Henke Hall of Champions. Penn State 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000 Rutgers 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000 Selected players will also be available at 11:30 a.m. and associate head coach Mike DeBord will be available Michigan 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 following Allen. Lunch will be provided. Live streaming will be made available on IUHoosiers.com. WEST Big Ten Pct. Overall Pct. PRACTICE SCHEDULE Northwestern 1-0 .000 1-0 1.000 Practices are closed to the media. Requested coaches and players will be available in the Team Room in the Illinois 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000 North End Zone complex for post-practice interviews on Tuesdays. Allen, DeBord and players made available at Iowa 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000 Monday’s press conference will not be available on Tuesdays. Minnesota 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000 Wisconsin 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000 INTERVIEW REQUESTS Nebraska 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 All player and coaching staff interview requests should be directed to Jeff Keag. Requests for post-practice Purdue 0-1 .000 0-1 .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, Sept. 8 (All Times ET) Virginia at Indiana, 7:30 p.m., BTN POST-GAME INTERVIEW POLICY Western Michigan at Michigan, Noon, FS1 The Indiana locker room is closed at all times. A media relations staffer will collect all player requests in the Duke at Northwestern, Noon, ESPNU press box midway through the fourth quarter. Requested players will be available in the Weight Room of the Eastern Michigan at Purdue, Noon, BTN North End Zone complex immediately following head coach Tom Allen’s post-game press conference. New Mexico at Wisconsin, Noon, BTN Colorado at Nebraska, 3:30 p.m., ABC Allen will be available in the Team Room of the North End Zone facility following his post-game radio duties. Rutgers at Ohio State, 3:30 p.m., BTN Post-game interviews on the road will be held in accordance with the host school’s procedures. Iowa State at Iowa, 5 p.m., FOX Maryland at Bowling Green, 6 p.m. ESPN+ CREDENTIALS Western Illinois at Illinois, 7:30 p.m., BTN Working credentials for the 2018 Indiana football season must be requested via the web. To request credentials Fresno State at Minnesota, 7:30 p.m., FS1 visit IUHoosiers.com and click on the media services link under “Athletics.” A link to apply for football credentials Penn State at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m., ABC will be at the top of the page.