2019 INDIANA SCHEDULE INDIANA (0-0) VS. BALL STATE (0-0) Date Opponent Time/TV A.31 vs. Ball State Noon/CBSSN Kickoff: Noon EDT S.7 Eastern Illinois 3:30 pm/BTN Date: Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019 S.14 5/5 Ohio State Noon/FOX Location: Lucas Oil Stadium (63,000; Shaw Sports Turf Momentum Pro) - Indianapolis, Ind. S.21 Connecticut TBA TV: CBSSN: Jason Horowitz (p-b-p) & Danny Kanell (analyst) S.28 at 18/20 Michigan State 3:30/4 pm Radio: IU Radio Network; Sirius 211, XM 201, Internet 964: Don Fischer, Buck Suhr & Joe Smith O.12 Rutgers Noon O.19 at Maryland TBA O.26 at 24/RV Nebraska TBA N.2 RV/25 Northwestern TBA N.16 at 15/14 Penn State TBA N.23 7/7 Michigan TBA N.30 at Purdue TBA D.7 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 2018 STAT LEADERS (RETURNEES) 2018 STAT LEADERS (RETURNEES) -All game times Eastern Passing Passing Peyton Ramsey: 295-447, 2875 Yds, 19 TD, 13 INT Drew Plitt: 85-131, 1008 Yds, 6 TD, 8 INT 2019 BALL STATE SCHEDULE Rushing Rushing Date Opponent Time/TV Stevie Scott III: 228-1137, 10 TD, 5.0 Avg Malik Dunner: 66-305, 4 TD, 4.6 Avg A.31 vs. Indiana Noon/CBSSN Receiving Receiving S.7 Fordham 2 pm/ESPN3 Nick Westbrook: 42-590, 4 TD, 14.0 Avg Justin Hall: 69-622, 0 TD, 9.0 Avg S.14 Florida Atlantic 2 pm/ESPN+ Defense Defense S.21 at --/RV NC State TBA DB Marcelino Ball: 59 T, 2.5 S, 7.5 TFL, 1 FF, 1 INT S Bryce Cosby: 83 T, 1.5 TFL, 2 INT, 1 FR, 3 PBU O.5 at Northern Illinois TBA LB Reakwon Jones: 36 T, 1 S, 4.5 TFL, 1 FR, 2 PBU LB Ray Wilborn: 83 T, 3 S, 10.5 TFL, 2 INT, 2 FF O.12 at Eastern Michigan 2 pm DL Jerome Johnson: 32 T, 3.5 S, 5.5 TFL, 1 FF, 1 FR LB Jaylin Thomas: 76 T, 2.5 S, 5 TFL, 1 FF, 1 INT O.19 Toledo 2 pm O.26 Ohio TBA SETTING THE SCENE N.5 at Western Michigan 7/8 pm • Indiana kicks off its 135th season of football against Ball State on Saturday, Aug. 31, in the Ruoff Kickoff N.16 Central Michigan TBA/CBSSN Classic. Kickoff is set for noon EDT at Lucas Oil Stadium (63,000; Shaw Sports Turf Momentum Pro) on CBSSN. N.23 at Kent State TBA • The teams also opened the 2011 campaign at Lucas Oil Stadium on Sept. 3. N.29 Miami (Ohio) TBA • This is IU’s fourth game in an NFL Stadium in Indianapolis: Illinois (Nov. 10, 1984) and Penn State (Oct. 28, -MAC games in bold 2000) at the RCA Dome (originally Hoosier Dome), and the Cardinals. -Rankings are AP/Coaches Poll • The Hoosiers lead the all-time series, 6-3, and own victories in the last two meetings, both in Bloomington: -All game times Eastern 38-10 on Sept. 15, 2018, and 30-20 on Sept. 10, 2016. • Indiana is 39-9-1 (.806) all-time against Mid-American Conference opponents. 2018 TALE OF THE TAPE • IU returns 20 starters, including nine on offense, nine on defense and two on special teams. IU BSU • BSU returns 20 starters, including eight on offense, nine on defense and three on special teams. Points Scored 26.4 24.2 • Ball State posted a 4-8 (3-5; 5th MAC West) record in 2018. Rushing Yds. 157.3 155.7 Passing Yds. 257.8 252.9 THE COACHES Total Yds. 415.2 408.6 • Tom Allen was named Indiana’s head coach on Dec. 1, 2016, and made his debut at the 2016 Foster Farms Total Plays 75.8 77.0 Bowl against Utah. The New Castle, Ind., native joined IU as associate head coach/defense on Jan. 15, 2016. First Downs 23.5 23.6 In Allen’s two seasons as head coach, 21 Hoosiers have earned All-Big Ten honors and 15 have been drafted or Time of Possession 28:48 27:54 invited to NFL camps. (full bio on page 17) 3rd Down Conversion 42.4% 42.6% • Mike Neu is 10-26 in his fourth season as Ball State head coach. Neu, a former BSU quarterback and the 1993 4th Down Conversion 48.3% 60.0% MAC Offensive Player of the Year, served as the New Orleans Saints quarterbacks coach in 2014 and 2015. Red Zone Scores 36-44 35-42 Red Zone TDs 25-44 28-42 NEWS & NOTES Sacks By 22-140 20-128 • Indiana has won 13 of its last 15 season openers after a 38-28 victory at Florida International in 2018. TFLs By 69-251 65-230 • IU has won 14 of its last 15 non-conference games, including six straight. Interceptions 13-85 12-92 • The Hoosiers have at least one takeaway in their last 18 games, the second-longest streak in the country Fumbles Recovered 13-0 6-16 behind Central Florida (32), and at least one interception in 10 straight contests. Kick Return Yds. 18.1 16.8 • Indiana finished 2018 with 26 takeaways (T-11th nationally; T-2nd in the Big Ten), 13 fumble recoveries (T-5th; Punt Return Yds. 9.2 8.7 2nd) and 13 INTs (T-33rd; T-6th). Points Allowed 29.9 32.4 • Kalen DeBoer and Kane Wommack make their debuts as offensive and defensive coordinators, respectively. Rushing Yds. Allowed 183.2 239.8 DeBoer spent the last two seasons at Fresno State, while Wommack was elevated from linebackers coach. Passing Yds. Allowed 240.6 210.4 • The Terry Tallen Indiana Football Complex was unveiled on Aug. 13. (more details on page 3) Total Yds. Allowed 423.8 450.2 • IU has faced eight Top-5 opponents since the start of 2015, tied for the second-most nationally with Auburn and Clemson, behind Alabama (12). MEDIA INFO - 2 MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACTS INDIANA QUICK FACTS Senior assistant athletic director for media relations and football contact Jeff Keag (812-855-6209 office, 812- University Facts 219-2925 cell, [email protected]) and assistant director of media relations Scott Burns (812-856-2939 office, Location: Bloomington, Ind. 812-322-5285 cell, [email protected]) handle all media requests for the Indiana football program. Population: 82,575 Founded: 1820 WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE Joined Big Ten: 1899 Indiana head coach Tom Allen will hold his weekly press conference every Monday during the regular season First Year of Big Ten Football: 1900 at noon ET in the Henke Hall of Champions. A transcript will be provided by ASAP Sports. Selected players will Enrollment: 48,514 be available at 11:30 a.m. Associate head coach/offensive coordinator Kalen DeBoer and defensive coordinator Nickname: Hoosiers Kane Wommack will be available following Allen. Lunch will be provided. Live streaming will be made available Colors: Cream and Crimson on IUHoosiers.com. Marching Band: Marching Hundred President: Michael A. McRobbie PRACTICE SCHEDULE Director of Athletics: Fred Glass Practices are closed to the media. Requested coaches and players will be available in the Team Room in the Senior Woman Administrator: Mattie White North End Zone complex for post-practice interviews on Tuesdays. Allen, DeBoer, Wommack and players made Faculty Representative: Dr. Kurt Zorn available at Monday’s press conference will not be available on Tuesdays. Ticket Office Phone: 866-IUSPORTS Website: IUHoosiers.com INTERVIEW REQUESTS Twitter: @IndianaFootball, @CoachAllenIU All player and coaching staff interview requests should be directed to Jeff Keag. Requests for post-practice Facebook: /IndianaFootball interviews should be made at least 24 hours in advance. Personal phone numbers will not be made available to Instagram: /IndianaFootball 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. Head Coach Head Coach: Tom Allen POST-GAME INTERVIEW POLICY (Maranatha Baptist ‘92; Indiana ‘02) The Indiana locker room is closed at all times. A media relations staffer will collect all player requests in the Record at Indiana (Years): 10-15 (Third Year)* press box midway through the fourth quarter. Requested players will be available in the Weight Room of the Career Record (Years): 10-15 (Third Year)* North End Zone complex immediately following head coach Tom Allen’s post-game press conference. *Coached in the 2016 Foster Farms Bowl Allen will be available in the Team Room of the North End Zone facility following his post-game radio duties. Coaching Staff Post-game interviews on the road will be held in accordance with the host school’s procedures. Kalen DeBoer - Associate Head Coach/OC/QB Mark Hagen - Co-Defensive Coordinator/DL CREDENTIALS Mike Hart - Assistant Head Coach/RB Working credentials for the 2019 Indiana football season must be requested via the web. To request credentials Grant Heard - Passing Game Coordinator/WR visit IUHoosiers.com and click on the media services link under “Athletics.” A link to apply for football credentials Darren Hiller - Run Game Coordinator/OL will be at the top of the page. William Inge - Special Teams Coordinator Brandon Shelby - CB Credentials will be mailed to the address provided. To guarantee that your credential is mailed to you, your Nick Sheridan - TE request should be made 10 days prior to the game. All requests made during the week of the game will be held Kasey Teegardin - S at Media Will Call, which is located at ticket booth No.