2018 INDIANA SCHEDULE INDIANA (5-5, 2-5) AT MICHIGAN (9-1, 7-0) Date Opponent Time/TV S.1 at FIU W, 38-28 Kickoff: 4 p.m. EST S.8 Virginia W, 20-16 Date: Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018 S.15 Ball State W, 38-10 Location: Michigan Stadium (107,601; Field Turf) - Ann Arbor, Mich. S.22 24/23 Michigan State L, 21-35 TV: FS1: Gus Johnson (p-b-p), Joel Klatt (analyst) & Jenny Taft (sideline) S.29 at Rutgers W, 24-17 Radio: IU Radio Network; XM 386, Internet 977: Don Fischer, Buck Suhr & Joe Smith O.6 at 3/3 Ohio State L, 26-49 O.13 RV/RV Iowa L, 16-42 O.20 18/16 Penn State L, 28-33 O.26 at Minnesota L, 31-38 N.10 Maryland W, 34-32 N.17 at 4/4/4 Michigan 4 p.m./FS1 N.24 Purdue Noon/ESPN2 -B1G East Division games in bold -Rankings are AP/Coaches/Playoff -All game times Eastern STAT LEADERS STAT LEADERS 2018 MICHIGAN SCHEDULE Passing Passing Date Opponent Time/TV Peyton Ramsey: 243-361, 2335 Yds, 17 TD, 11 INT Shea Patterson: 152-227, 1927 Yds, 17 TD, 3 INT S.1 at 12/11 Notre Dame L, 17-24 Rushing Rushing S.8 Western Michigan W, 49-3 Stevie Scott: 178-894, 8 TD, 5.0 Avg Karan Higdon: 188-1005, 9 TD, 5.3 Avg S.15 SMU W, 45-20 Receiving Receiving S.22 Nebraska W, 56-10 Donavan Hale: 31-425, 6 TD, 13.7 Avg Donovan Peoples-Jones: 30-447, 7 TD, 14.9 Avg S.29 at Northwestern W, 20-17 Defense Defense O.6 RV/RV Maryland W, 42-21 S J. Crawford: 55 T, 1 S, 3 TFL, 1 INT, 2 FR, 1 FF LB Devin Bush: 59 T, 4.5 S, 8 TFL, 3 PBU O.13 15/10 Wisconsin W, 38-13 LB Dameon Willis Jr.: 51 T, 1.5 S, 3.5 TFL DL Chase Winovich: 50 T, 4 S, 12 TFL, 1 FR, 7 QBH O.20 at 24/RV Michigan State W, 21-7 DB Marcelino Ball: 46 T, 2.5 S, 6.5 TFL, 1 FF S Josh Metellus: 34 T, 3 TFL, 3 INT, 4 PBU N.3 14/13/14 Penn State W, 42-7 N.10 at Rutgers W, 42-7 SETTING THE SCENE N.17 Indiana 4 p.m. FS1 • Closing out its 2018 road ledger, Indiana (5-5, 2-5 B1G East) travels to No. 4/4/4 Michigan (9-1, 7-0 B1G East) on Saturday, Nov. 17. Kickoff is set for 4 p.m. EST at Michigan Stadium (107,601; Field Turf) on FS1. N.24 at 9/8/10 Ohio State Noon/FOX • U-M, ranked No. 3 at the time, earned a 20-10 win the last time the teams met in Ann Arbor on Nov. 19, 2016. -B1G East Division games in bold • The Hoosiers have taken the Wolverines to overtime in two of last three meetings (both in Bloomington), a -Rankings are AP/Coaches/Playoff 48-41 double overtime defeat on Nov. 14, 2015, and a 27-20 loss on Oct. 21, 2017. -All game times Eastern • Michigan is IU’s second top 5 foe of 2018 and eighth since the start of 2015, the second-most nationally. TALE OF THE TAPE THE COACHES IU U-M • Tom Allen was named Indiana’s head coach on Dec. 1, 2016, and made his debut at the 2016 Foster Farms Points Scored 27.6 37.2 Bowl. The New Castle, Ind., native joined IU as associate head coach/defense on Jan. 15, 2016. Over his first Rushing Yds. 155.6 215.4 two years, the Hoosiers were the most improved nationally in total defense and passing defense, the sixth-most improved in third down defense and the ninth-most improved in points per game allowed. (full bio on page 19) Passing Yds. 255.4 206.5 • Jim Harbaugh is 37-12 (.755) in his fourth season at Michigan. He owns a 95-39 (.709) overall record with Total Yds. 411.0 421.9 stints at Stanford (2007-10) and San Diego (2004-06). Harbaugh coached the San Francisco 49ers from 2011-14. Total Plays 75.3 67.3 First Downs 23.4 20.9 NEWS & NOTES Time of Possession 29:20 34:36 • Mike Hart is a nominee for the Broyles Award, presented to the nation’s top assistant coach. 3rd Down Conversion 41.8% 50.4% • Stevie Scott is second amongst true freshmen nationally in rushing yardage (894), 100-yard games (4) and 4th Down Conversion 56.5% 50.0% carries (178), and shares third in rushing touchdowns (8). Red Zone Scores 32-40 36-42 • Scott shares first in TDs, shares second in 100-yards games, and is fourth in yardage and attempts by a true Red Zone TDs 22-40 28-42 freshman in program history. • Redshirt junior kicker Logan Justus is one of 20 Lou Groza Award semifinalists. Sacks By 17-112 29-204 • Justus earned Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week honors after his game-winning 42-yard field goal TFLs By 56-210 71-313 with 2:32 remaining lifted Indiana to a 34-32 victory over Maryland. Interceptions 11-79 10-274 • Manager Matt Stauder is a Capital One Orange Bowl-FWAA Courage Award nominee (more on page 5). Fumbles Recovered 13-0 10-0 • IU has 16 10-plus play scoring drives (9 TDs, 7 FGs) this year, which shares ninth nationally. Field Goals 13-15 4-0 • The Hoosiers recorded their second straight four-takeaway game and third of the season vs. the Terrapins. Net Punt Avg. 36.9 40.1 • Indiana last had four takeaways in back-to-back games in 1996. Kick Return Yds. 17.8 21.4 • IU leads the Big Ten and shares fourth nationally with 24 takeaways (takeaway chart on page 49). Punt Return Yds. 10.6 10.7 • The Hoosiers are first in the conference and tied for first in the country with 13 fumble recoveries and tied for Points Allowed 30.0 12.9 fifth in the league and tied for 25th in the nation with 11 interceptions. • Twelve defenders have forced a fumble, twelve have recovered a fumble and nine have an interception. Rushing Yds. Allowed 181.1 103.8 • Indiana has a takeaway in its last 16 games (2nd nationally) and an INT in nine contests in 2018. Passing Yds. Allowed 232.7 116.0 • IU is the 19th-youngest team in the country and the fourth youngest in the Big Ten. Seventy-five of the 114 Total Yds. Allowed 413.8 219.8 (65.8 percent) Hoosiers are underclassmen (54 freshmen - 31 true, 21 sophomores). 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. Michigan 7-0 1.000 9-1 .900 Ohio State 6-1 .857 9-1 .900 WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE Penn State 4-3 .571 7-3 .700 Indiana head coach Tom Allen will hold his weekly press conference every Monday during the regular season Michigan State 4-3 .571 6-4 .600 at noon ET in the Henke Hall of Champions. Maryland 3-4 .429 5-5 .500 Indiana 2-5 .286 5-5 .500 Selected players will also be available at 11:30 a.m. and associate head coach Mike DeBord will be available Rutgers 0-7 .000 1-9 .100 following Allen. Lunch will be provided. Live streaming will be made available on IUHoosiers.com. WEST Big Ten Pct. Overall Pct. PRACTICE SCHEDULE Northwestern 6-1 .857 6-4 .600 Practices are closed to the media. Requested coaches and players will be available in the Team Room in the Wisconsin 4-3 .571 6-4 .600 North End Zone complex for post-practice interviews on Tuesdays. Allen, DeBord and players made available at Purdue 4-3 .571 5-5 .500 Monday’s press conference will not be available on Tuesdays. Iowa 3-4 .429 6-4 .600 Minnesota 2-5 .286 5-5 .500 INTERVIEW REQUESTS Illinois 2-5 .286 4-6 .400 All player and coaching staff interview requests should be directed to Jeff Keag. Requests for post-practice Nebraska 2-5 .286 3-7 .300 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, Nov. 17 (All Times ET) Indiana at Michigan, 4 p.m., FS1 POST-GAME INTERVIEW POLICY Michigan State at Nebraska, Noon, FOX The Indiana locker room is closed at all times. A media relations staffer will collect all player requests in the Northwestern at Minnesota, Noon, BTN press box midway through the fourth quarter. Requested players will be available in the Weight Room of the Ohio State at Maryland, Noon, ABC North End Zone complex immediately following head coach Tom Allen’s post-game press conference. Penn State at Rutgers, Noon, BTN Iowa at Illinois, 3:30 p.m., BTN Allen will be available in the Team Room of the North End Zone facility following his post-game radio duties.