2017 INDIANA SCHEDULE INDIANA (5-6, 2-6) AT PURDUE (5-6, 3-5) Date Opponent Time/TV A.31 2/2 Ohio State L, 21-49 Kickoff: Noon EST S.9 at Virginia W, 34-17 Date: Saturday, Nov. 25, 2017 S.16 Florida International Canceled Location: Ross-Ade Stadium (57,236; Prescription Athletic Turf/Bermuda Grass) - West Lafayette, Ind. S.23 Georgia Southern W, 52-17 TV: ESPN2: Mike Patrick (p-b-p), Tommy Tuberville (analyst) & Paul Carcaterra (sideline) S.30 at 4/4 Penn State L, 14-45 Radio: IU Radio Network; Sirius Internet 965: Don Fischer, Buck Suhr & Mike Glasscott O.7 Charleston Southern W, 27-0 O.14 17/16 Michigan L, 20-27 (OT) O.21 at 18/19 Michigan State L, 9-17 O.28 at Maryland L, 39-42 N.4 4/4/9 Wisconsin L, 17-45 N.11 at Illinois W, 24-14 N.18 Rutgers W, 41-0 N.25 at Purdue Noon/ESPN2 -B1G East Division games in bold -Rankings are AP/Coaches/Playoff -All game times Eastern STAT LEADERS STAT LEADERS Passing Passing 2017 PURDUE SCHEDULE Richard Lagow: 140-235, 1563 Yds, 12 TD, 7 INT Elijah Sindelar: 139-247, 1544 Yds, 12 TD, 6 INT Date Opponent Time/TV Rushing Rushing S.2 vs. 16/17 Louisville L, 28-35 Morgan Ellison: 134-688, 6 TD, 5.1 Avg D.J. Knox: 74-412, 1 TD, 5.6 Avg S.8 Ohio W, 44-21 Receiving Receiving S.16 at Missouri W, 35-3 Simmie Cobbs Jr.: 65-736, 7 TD, 11.3 Avg Jackson Anthrop: 39-371, 5 TD, 9.5 Avg S.23 8/8 Michigan L, 10-28 Defense Defense O.7 Minnesota W, 31-17 LB Tegray Scales: 83 T, 5 Sacks, 11.5 TFL, 2 INT, 1 FR LB Ja’Whaun Bentley: 89 T, 9.5 TFL, 2 FF, 1 INT O.14 at 7/6 Wisconsin L, 9-17 S Chase Dutra: 85 T, .5 TFL, 1 FF, 1 FR, 1 PBU S Jacob Thieneman: 70 T, 2 S, 5 TFL, 1 INT, 1 FR O.21 at Rutgers L, 12-14 LB Chris Covington: 80 T, 3 Sacks, 11 TFL, 1 FR LB Markus Bailey: 67 T, 6 S, 8.5 TFL, 1 INT, 1 FF, 1 FR O.28 Nebraska L, 24-25 N.4 Illinois W, 29-10 SETTING THE SCENE N.11 at NR/NR/25 Northwestern L, 13-23 • Indiana (5-6, 2-6 B1G East) closes out the 2017 regular season at Purdue (5-6, 3-5 B1G West) on Saturday, N.18 at RV/RV/-- Iowa W, 24-15 Nov. 25. Kickoff is set for noon EST at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Ind., on ESPN2. N.25 Indiana Noon/ESPN2 • The longtime rivals battle for the Old Oaken Bucket, the trophy awarded to the winner of the annual game. -B1G West Division games in bold • Saturday’s meeting marks the 93nd Bucket game and the 120th overall meeting. -Rankings are AP/Coaches/Playoff • IU has earned four consecutive Bucket victories for the first time since winning four straight from 1944-47. -All game times Eastern THE COACHES TALE OF THE TAPE • Tom Allen made his debut as Indiana head coach at the 2016 Foster Farms Bowl. He was named IU’s 29th IU PU head coach on Dec. 1, 2016. The New Castle, Ind., native joined the Hoosiers as associate head coach/defense Points Scored 27.1 23.5 on Jan. 15, 2016. A 2016 Broyles Award nominee, Allen engineered one of the top defensive turnarounds in the Rushing Yds. 130.6 139.9 country, as Indiana improved substantially in every major statistical category. (full bio on page 18) Passing Yds. 255.9 244.8 • Jeff Brohm is in his first season as Purdue head coach. Brohm served as Western Kentucky head coach (2014- Total Yds. 386.5 384.7 16) and carries an overall record of 35-16 (.686). Total Plays 78.1 70.2 First Downs 21.1 21.2 NEWS & NOTES Time of Possession 28:17 28:31 • With its 41-0 victory over Rutgers last weekend, Indiana posted its first Big Ten shutout since Oct. 30, 1993, 3rd Down Conversion 37.8% 33.3% a 10-0 win over No. 22 Michigan State. 4th Down Conversion 46.7% 57.9% • The Hoosiers recorded their second shutout of 2017 (Charleston Southern, 27-0). The last time they blanked Red Zone Scores 34-39 36-41 two opponents in one season came back in 1993 (No. 22 Michigan State, at Northwestern, Toledo). Red Zone TDs 24-39 23-41 • IU’s 41-point victory is its largest margin over a conference opponent since a 42-0 win at Northwestern on Sacks By 35-212 22-163 Oct. 6, 1990, and its fourth-largest conference margin of all-time. TFLs By 81-335 68-254 • Indiana has surrendered 14 points over the last two weeks, the fewest in back-to-back league games since it Interceptions 5-34 8-219 allowed zero at Northwestern (Oct. 23) and against No. 22 Michigan State (Oct. 30) in 1993. Fumbles Recovered 7-26 10-51 • The Hoosiers finished with a season-high 503 yards, including a Big Ten-high 267 on the ground - their most Field Goals 15-16 15-21 since 414 yards vs. Maryland on Oct. 29, 2016. Kick Return Yds. 18.8 16.6 • Running back Morgan Ellison (149 yards, 2 TDs) earned his second Big Ten Freshman of the Week honor. Punt Return Yds. 13.1 3.2 • IU is the only program in the country to face three top five opponents and one of three (West Virginia, Points Allowed 24.8 18.9 Arkansas) to meet five ranked foes this season. Rushing Yds. Allowed 150.3 134.2 • Indiana has taken on three top five opponents for the second time (1961) in school history. Passing Yds. Allowed 179.5 225.3 • This is the second straight year and the 11th time the Hoosiers have met five ranked opponents. Total Yds. Allowed 329.8 359.5 • IU has faced 15 top 20 foes in its last 33 ballgames, the most in the conference. • Redshirt junior left guard Wes Martin earned CoSIDA Academic All-District honors. 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 7-1 .875 9-2 .818 Penn State 6-2 .750 9-2 .818 WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE Michigan 5-3 .625 8-3 .727 Indiana head coach Tom Allen will hold his weekly press conference every Monday during the regular season Michigan State 6-2 .750 8-3 .727 at noon ET in the Henke Hall of Champions. Rutgers 3-5 .375 5-6 .455 Indiana 2-6 .250 5-6 .455 Associate head coach Mike DeBord will be available following Allen. Lunch will be provided at 11:30 a.m. Live Maryland 2-6 .250 4-7 .364 streaming will be made available on BTN2Go.com and Facebook.com/HoosierFootball. WEST Big Ten Pct. Overall Pct. PRACTICE SCHEDULE Wisconsin 8-0 1.000 11-0 1.000 Practices are closed to the media. Selected players will be available in the Team Room in the North End Zone Northwestern 6-2 .750 8-3 .727 complex for post-practice interviews on Tuesdays. Requested players and assistant coaches will be available in Iowa 3-5 .375 6-5 .546 the Team Room in the North End Zone complex for post-practice interviews on Wednesdays. Purdue 3-5 .375 5-6 .455 Nebraska 3-5 .375 4-7 .364 INTERVIEW REQUESTS Minnesota 2-6 .250 5-6 .455 All player and coaching staff interview requests should be directed to Jeff Keag. Requests for post-practice Illinois 0-8 .000 2-9 .182 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 media relations staff. Please contact Keag if you would like to contact players family members. AROUND THE BIG TEN Friday, Nov. 24 (All Times ET) POST-GAME INTERVIEW POLICY Iowa at Nebraska, 4 pm, FS1 The Indiana locker room is closed at all times. A media relations staffer will collect all player requests in the Saturday, Nov. 25 (All Times ET) press box midway through the fourth quarter. Requested players will be available in the Weight Room of the Indiana at Purdue, Noon, ESPN2 North End Zone complex immediately following head coach Tom Allen’s post-game press conference. Ohio State at Michigan, Noon, FOX Penn State at Maryland, 3:30 pm, BTN Allen will be available in the Team Room of the North End Zone facility following his post-game radio duties. Wisconsin at Minnesota, 3:30 pm, ABC Post-game interviews on the road will be held in accordance with the host school’s procedures. Michigan State at Rutgers, 4 pm, FOX Northwestern at Illinois, 4 pm, FS1 CREDENTIALS Working credentials for the 2017 Indiana football season must be requested via the web. To request credentials visit IUHoosiers.com and click on the media services link under “Athletics.” A link to apply for football credentials BIG TEN TELECONFERENCE will be at the top of the page.