2017 INDIANA SCHEDULE CHARLESTON SOUTHERN (2-2, 0-0) @ IU (2-2, 0-2) Date Opponent Time/TV A.31 2/2 Ohio State L, 21-49 Kickoff: 3:30 p.m. EDT S.9 at Virginia W, 34-17 Date: Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017 S.16 Florida International Canceled Location: Memorial Stadium (52,929; FieldTurf) - Bloomington, Ind. S.23 Georgia Southern W, 52-17 TV: BTN: Chris Denari (p-b-p) & J Leman (analyst) S.30 at 4/4 Penn State L, 14-45 Radio: IU Radio Network; Sirius 157, XM 203, Internet 963: Don Fischer, Buck Suhr & Mike Glasscott O.7 Charleston Southern 3:30 pm/BTN O.14 7/7 Michigan Noon O.21 at -/RV Michigan State 3:30/4 pm O.28 at RV/RV Maryland 3:30/4 pm N.4 9/8 Wisconsin TBA N.11 at Illinois TBA N.18 Rutgers TBA N.25 at Purdue TBA D.2 Big Ten Championship [1] 8 p.m./FOX [1] - at Lucas Oil Stadium - Indianapolis -B1G East Division games in bold STAT LEADERS STAT LEADERS -Rankings are AP/Coaches Poll Passing Passing -All game times Eastern Shane Bucenell: 29-49, 497 Yds, 4 TD, 1 INT Peyton Ramsey: 29-48, 316 Yds, 4 TD, 1 INT Rushing Rushing 2017 CSU SCHEDULE Noah Shuler: 44-204, 4 TD, 4.6 Avg Morgan Ellison: 53-310, 2 TD, 5.8 Avg Date Opponent Time/TV Receiving Receiving S.2 at --/RV Mississippi State L, 0-49 Kameron Brown: 9-220, 2 TD, 24.4 Avg Simmie Cobbs Jr.: 23-272, 3 TD, 11.8 Avg S.9 at South Carolina State PPD Defense Defense S.16 at Elon L, 17-19 LB J.D. Sosebee: 24 T, 1 Sack, 2.0 TFL, 1 FR LB Tegray Scales: 37 T, 3.5 Sacks, 5.5 TFL S.23 Point University (Ga.) W, 66-0 CB Shadarius Hopkins: 22 T, 1.5 TFL, 1 INT, 2 PBU LB Chris Covington: 29 T, 0.5 Sack, 4.0 TFL, 1 FR S.30 Mississippi Valley State W, 58-7 LB Zane Cruz: 21 T, 3.0 TFL, 1 FF DB Jonathan Crawford: 21 T, 1 INT, 2 PBU, 1 BLK O.7 at Indiana 3:30 pm/BTN O.14 at Presbyterian Noon SETTING THE SCENE O.21 Savannah State 6 pm • Indiana (2-2, 0-2 B1G East) opens a two-game homestand against Charleston Southern (2-2, 0-0 Big South) on O.28 Monmouth 6 pm Saturday, Oct. 7, at Memorial Stadium (52,929; FieldTurf). N.4 at Gardner-Webb 1:30 pm • Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. EDT and BTN will broadcast the game. N.11 at Kennesaw State 3:30 pm • The Hoosiers added this game to the schedule in place of the Sept. 16 Florida International contest, which N.18 Liberty Noon was canceled due to issues arising from Hurricane Irma. -Big South games in bold • IU has won 10 of its last 11 non-conference games, including both games this season. • Saturday is the first meeting between the two programs and the first for Indiana against a Big South opponent. TALE OF THE TAPE CSU IU THE COACHES Points Scored 35.2 30.3 • Tom Allen made his debut as Indiana head coach at the 2016 Foster Farms Bowl. He was named IU’s 29th Rushing Yds. 227.0 146.8 head coach on Dec. 1, 2016. The New Castle, Ind., native joined the Hoosiers as associate head coach/defense Passing Yds. 131.8 244.3 on Jan. 15, 2016. A 2016 Broyles Award nominee, Allen engineered one of the top defensive turnarounds in the Total Yds. 358.8 391.0 country, as Indiana improved substantially in every major statistical category. (full bio on page 16) Total Plays 58.5 78.5 • Mark Tucker is in his first season as Charleston Southern head coach. Tucker was elevated to head coach First Downs 15.3 20.8 after serving as quarterbacks coach during the most successful four-year run in program history. Time of Possession 28:43 26:24 3rd Down Conversion 37.5% 36.8% NEWS & NOTES 4th Down Conversion 100.0% 50.0% • Indiana limited No. 4 Penn State to 39 rushing yards (1.1 average), the fewest yards allowed since Aug. 30, Red Zone Scores 9-10 10-13 2014, vs. Indiana State (30) and the fewest allowed against a Big Ten team since Nov. 30, 2013, vs. Purdue (31). Red Zone TDs 8-10 9-13 • IU held Saquon Barkley to 114 yards (58-2016, 56-2017) over the last two seasons on 53 carries (2.2 average). Sacks By 17-100 11-117 • The Hoosiers recorded five sacks and 11 tackles for loss in Saturday’s game. TFLs By 33-127 27-299 • Tegray Scales set a new career-high with three sacks at PSU, which is tied for fifth-most in school history. Interceptions 4-71 1-0 It marked the senior linebacker’s fourth career multi-sack game and 12th career multi-TFL game. Fumbles Recovered 4-87 3-22 • He added a team-high 11 tackles, good for his team-leading 12th career double-digit game. Field Goals 3-6 3-3 • Since the start of the 2016 season, Scales owns 11, 10-plus tackle games, which shares second nationally. Kick Return Yds. 16.8 18.2 He is tied for the top spot nationally with 117 solos, is second with 29.0 TFLs and is 11th with 163 total stops. Punt Return Yds. 6.7 20.8 • Indiana is fifth nationally averaging 6.3 three-and-outs per game. Points Allowed 18.8 32.0 • Ian Thomas hauled in a career-high 91 yards and matched his career-high with five receptions at Penn State. Rushing Yds. Allowed 136.0 157.0 • The senior tight end’s 254 yards receiving are first among tight ends in the Big Ten (5th nationally), while his Passing Yds. Allowed 193.5 256.8 three touchdowns are tied for second (T-3rd nationally). Total Yds. Allowed 329.5 413.8 • IU is one of only two teams (Penn State) with three pass-catchers in the top 13 of the Big Ten in receptions per game (WR Simmie Cobbs Jr. - 5.8, 3rd; WR Luke Timian 4.3, T-9th; and Thomas - 4.0, T-13th). 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. Penn State 2-0 1.000 5-0 1.000 Ohio State 2-0 1.000 4-1 .800 WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE Michigan 1-0 1.000 4-0 1.000 Indiana head coach Tom Allen will hold his weekly press conference every Monday during the regular season Maryland 1-0 .000 3-1 .750 at noon ET in the Henke Hall of Champions. Michigan State 1-0 .000 3-1 .750 Indiana 0-2 .000 2-2 .500 Associate head coach Mike DeBord will be available following Allen. Lunch will be provided at 11:30 a.m. Live Rutgers 0-2 .000 1-4 .250 streaming will be made available on BTN2Go.com and Facebook.com/HoosierFootball. WEST Big Ten Pct. Overall Pct. PRACTICE SCHEDULE Nebraska 2-0 1.000 3-2 .600 Practices are closed to the media. Selected players will be available in the Team Room in the North End Zone Minnesota 0-1 .000 4-0 1.000 complex for post-practice interviews on Tuesdays. Requested players and assistant coaches will be available in Wisconsin 1-0 1.000 4-0 1.000 the Team Room in the North End Zone complex for post-practice interviews on Wednesdays. Illinois 0-1 .000 2-2 .500 Northwestern 0-1 .000 2-2 .500 INTERVIEW REQUESTS Iowa 0-2 .000 3-2 .600 All player and coaching staff interview requests should be directed to Jeff Keag. Requests for post-practice Purdue 0-1 .000 2-2 .500 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 Saturday, Oct. 7 (All Times ET) POST-GAME INTERVIEW POLICY CSU at Indiana, 3:30 pm, BTN The Indiana locker room is closed at all times. A media relations staffer will collect all player requests in the Illinois at Iowa, Noon, BTN press box midway through the fourth quarter. Requested players will be available in the Weight Room of the Penn State at Northwestern, Noon, ABC North End Zone complex immediately following head coach Tom Allen’s post-game press conference. Minnesota at Purdue, 3:30 pm, ESPN2 Maryland at Ohio State, 4 pm, FOX Allen will be available in the Team Room of the North End Zone facility following his post-game radio duties. Michigan State at Michigan, 7:30 pm, ABC Post-game interviews on the road will be held in accordance with the host school’s procedures. Wisconsin at Nebraska, 8 pm, BTN CREDENTIALS Working credentials for the 2017 Indiana football season must be requested via the web.