Indiana University Athletics
Indiana Hoosiers (1-1) vs. Kentucky Wildcats (1-1)
9/11/1999 12:00:00 AM | Football
ESPN National Telecast
THIS WEEK
Indiana returns to action this week when it hosts interstate
rival Kentucky at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington ... the game will be nationally
telecast on ESPN ... Indiana will enter Saturday's game with a 1-1 record
following a 42-30 hard-fought defeat vs. North Carolina this past Saturday.
In that game, sophomore RB Levron Williams rushed for 168 yards and one
touchdown on only 15 carries (11.2 ypc) and sophomore QB Antwaan Randle
El finished 29-17-159-0INT-2TDs passing and 20-62-1TD rushing ... Kentucky
improved its record to 1-1 by defeating Connecticut, 45-14, at Commonwealth
Stadium in Lexington ... Indiana leads the all-time series with Kentucky,
16-12-1 ... Kentucky defeated Indiana, 31-27, in last year's game which
was played in Lexington. Indiana held a 27-10 lead in the third quarter
and intercepted QB Tim Couch four times ... Saturday's game will conclude
Indiana's non-conference schedule.wIndiana (1-1) vs. Kentucky (1-1)
When: Saturday, September 18, 1999; 11:10 a.m. EST
Where: Memorial Stadium (52,354)
Television: ESPN - Dave Barnett, Bill Curry, Dave Ryan
Radio: Indiana University Radio Network - 50 affiliates
Indiana Coach Cam Cameron: 7-17 in his third season
Kentucky Coach Hal Mumme: 78-39-1 overall and 13-12 at Kentucky
Series History: Indiana leads 16-12-1
Last Game: Kentucky 31, Indiana 27; @ Lexington, 9/19/98
Indiana vs. non-conference opponents in 1990s: 20-8-1
Indiana vs. non-conference opponents at home in '90s: 16-3
Indiana vs. the SEC: 24-15-1
Cam Cameron vs. the SEC: 0-2
Cam Cameron Teams in September: 4-5
LAST WEEK VS. NORTH CAROLINA
(Indiana's Superb Sophs)
· Indiana started eight sophomores and one redshirt freshman vs.
North Carolina. This does not include RB Levron Williams who did
not start.
· Five true freshmen saw action vs. North Carolina (A.C. Carter,
Kris Dielman, Joe Gonzalez, Michael Hanley, and Jeremi
Johnson)
· Sophomore quarterback Antwaan Randle El completed
17 of 29 passes for 159 yards and two touchdowns and rushed 20 times for
62 yards and one score. In doing so, he surpassed the 2,000-yard mark in
career passing yards (2,058) and the 1,000-yard career rushing plateau (1,053).
He reached these marks in only his 13th game. Research is currently being
conducted to see if anyone in the history of college football has reached
both of these marks in fewer than 13 games. If so, there are believed to
be very few. He currently ranks 19th nationally in pass efficiency with
a 154.9 rating.
· Randle El needs 31 rushing yards to pass Harry Gonso (1,083
rushing yards; 1967-69) and become IU's leading career rusher from the quarterback
position.
· Sophomore running back Levron Williams is averaging
10.6 yards per carry (19 attempts for 201 yards and 1 touchdown). He rushed
15 times for 168 yards and one touchdown vs. North Carolina. His 10.6 yards
per rush ranks him second nationally and his 100.5 yards per game average
ranks him 34th.
· Sophomore cornerback Sharrod Wallace tallied his
first career interception in the North Carolina game. It was Indiana's third
interception of the year. Indiana finished the 1998 season tied for third
in the country with 19 interceptions.
· Sophomore tight end Craig Osika caught the third
touchdown of his career when he tallied on a three-yard reception from Randle
El late in the first half that closed UNC's lead to 21-16.
· Sophomore safety Greg Yeldell, the national high
school record holder in the triple jump, led Indiana in tackles vs. North
Carolina with 11, including two for loss. Sophomore linebacker Justin Smith
was second on the team in tackles with 10.
· Sophomore wide receiver Derin Graham is currently
ranked 15th nationally with a 28.6 average per kickoff return. True freshman
A.C. Carter ranks 22nd (25.67 yards per return). Graham was 2-41-21LG receiving
vs. the Tar Heels.
· And one for the old guy: Preseason All-America defensive
end Adewale Ogunleye, a senior, tallied the 28th sack of his career
when he threw QB Ronald Curry for a 16-yard loss at the end of the first
half.
Indiana's Cam Cameron: Head coach Cam Cameron enters his third
season at the Indiana helm. He is widely regarded as one of the finest young
coaches in the game. Cameron began his career at the University of Michigan
where he spent eight years as an assistant coach after joining the Wolverines
in 1984 as a graduate assistant. From 1994-96, Cameron spent three seasons
as the quarterbacks coach of the Washington Redskins. While at Michigan
and Washington, Cameron was credited for the development of quarterbacks
Jim Harbaugh, Elvis Grbac, Todd Collins, Gus Frerotte, and Trent Green.
Prior to joining the University of Michigan staff, Cameron (2/6/61) played
both basketball and football at Indiana University. He prepped at Terre
Haute (Ind.) South High School.
Cameron and his wife, Missy, have three children: Tommy, Danny, and Christopher.
Kentucky's Hal Mumme: Since his hiring on December 2, 1996, Hal
Mumme has generated football excitement in the Commonwealth. Last season,
Mumme returned Kentucky to the bowl scene by leading the Wildcats to a 7-4
regular-season record - the school's best since 1984. The Wildcats finished
the season with 417 points and quarterback Tim Couch, the top overall pick
in the 1999 NFL draft, totaled seven NCAA records and 26 school marks.
In 1997, Kentucky broke 51 school records and set 15 SEC records. Couch
led the nation in passing with 3,884 yards and was second in touchdown passes
(37). As head coach at Valdosta State (1992-1996), Mumme led the Blazers
to two NCAA Division II playoff appearances and compiled a record of 40-17-1.
Mumme, 47, has been recognized as the GTE Region II Coach of the Year in
1996 and 1997 and while at Valdosta in 1996 was the Gulf South Conference
Coach of the Year.
Prior to his stint at Valdosta State, Mumme spent three seasons (1989-91)
at Iowa Wesleyan where his teams compiled a a 25-10 record. The San Antonio
native played collegiately at Tarleton State (1974-75).
THE UK-IU SERIES:
Indiana leads the all-time series with Kentucky, 16-12-1. The first meeting between the two clubs was in 1893 when the teams played to a 24-24 tie in a game played at Kentucky. Indiana won eight consecutive games vs. the Wildcats in meetings played from 1918-1973. Kentucky has won the last four meetings between the two clubs including a 49-7 victory at Memorial Stadium in 1997 and a 31-27 victory in Lexington last season. Indiana's last victory vs. Kentucky was a 59-29 decision at Commonwealth Stadium on September 17, 1994. Indiana set numerous offensive records in the game and scored on all but two offensive possessions. IU set school records with 35 first downs, 564 rushing yards and 650 yards in total offense and the 59 points was the most ever scored by an IU team on the road, the 5th highest total ever. Quarterback John Paci scored three touchdowns and tailbacks Alex Smith, Jermaine Chaney and Brett Law ran for 221, 167 and 97 yards, respectively.
Last season, Indiana traveled to Lexington, Ky., and fell to the Kentucky Wildcats, 31-27, before 57,788 fans at Commonwealth Stadium. IU took a 27-17 lead into the fourth quarter but the Wildcats scored two late touchdowns to seal the four-point victory. Only 10 of Kentucky's points were generated by its offense. The Hoosiers harassed Heisman Trophy candidate Tim Couch throughout the day, intercepting him four times, including two by senior LB Jabar Robinson (2 INTs and 18 tackles, including 1 sack and 2 TFLs). Couch completed 38 of 53 passes for 301 yards and one touchdown. Indiana broke into the scoring column first as sophomore K Andy Payne connected on a 41-yard field goal with 6:19 remaining in the first quarter. It would be the first of two Payne field goals on the day as he would also connect on a 36-yard field goal with :40 remaining in the first half. Kentucky scored first in the second stanza as kicker Seth Hanson kicked a 25-yard field goal just four seconds into the quarter. Indiana, however, would answer right back as the Hoosiers put together a 3-65-:59 drive that was capped by a 3-yd. touchdown run by freshman quarterback Antwaan Randle El (34-12-162-1-0TD, 16-5-1TD rushing). The key play of the drive was a 53-yard run by senior fullback Chris Gall (5-100-1TD-53LG rushing). On Kentucky's ensuing drive, Robinson intercepted Couch for the second time in the game and returned the ball two yards to the UK-45. Three plays later, Gall rushed 33 yards for a touchdown to give the Hoosiers a 17-3 lead with 12:09 remaining in the second quarter. After Payne's second field goal of the day increased the IU lead to 20-3 with just :40 remaining in the first half, Kentucky's Craig Yeast (9-69-14LG receiving) returned a kickoff 89 yards to the IU-7. On a 4th-n-goal, UK's Derek Homer scored on a 2-yd. run to pull the score to within 20-10 at halftime. The Hoosiers and Wildcats would trade touchdowns in the third quarter as a shotgun snap went over Couch's head and was recovered by senior DE Aaron Williams in the end zone to give the Hoosiers a 27-10 advantage. However, with 5:45 remaining in the quarter, Garry Davis caught a 79-yard touchdown pass from backup QB Matt Mumme on a fake punt that brought the Wildcats to within 27-17. Early in the fourth quarter, RB Anthony White (9-48-12LG rushing, 9-92-1TD-48LG receiving) caught a pass just in front of the outstretched arms of freshman cornerback Maurice Tucker and raced 48 yards for a touchdown that pulled the Wildcats to within 27-24. On IU's next possession a Randle El shovel pass to running back De'Wayne Hogan (13-70-20LG) was batted in the air and returned 46 yards for a touchdown by middle linebacker John Rader to give the Wildcats the lead, 31-27. Indiana would penetrate as far as the UK-35 on the last drive of the game but Randle El's pass to O.J. Conner on a 4th-n-17 from the UK-42 fell incomplete to end the contest.
INDIANA VS. KENTUCKY
ALL-TIME SCORES (IU 16-12-1)
1893 A T 24-24 1904 A L 5-18 1905 A W 29-0 1918 H L 7-24 1919 H W 24-0 1926 H W 14-6 1927 A W 21-0 1967 H W 12-10 1969 A W 56-30 1971 H W 26-8 1972 H W 35-34 1973 H W 17-3 1974 A L 22-28 1979 H W 18-10 1980 A W 36-30 1983 A L 13-24 1984 H L 14-48 1987 A L 15-34 1988 H W 36-15 1989 A L 14-17 1990 A W 45-24 1991 H W 13-10 1992 A L 25-37 1993 H W 24-8 1994 A W 59-29 1995 H L 10-17 1996 A L 0-3 1997 H L 7-49 1998 A L 27-31
Hoosiers with ties to the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Redshirt freshman tight end Stephen Anthony prepped at Warren East High School in Bowling Green ... redshirt freshman defensive back Ron Bethel played at Ballard High School in Louisville ... linebackers coach Ron Burton coached defensive backs at Morehead State in 1994.junior defensive end Gordon Bramel attended Marion County High School in Lebanon ... junior college transfer Jerry Dorsey is a product of Hopkinsville ... freshman fullback Jeremi Johnson prepped at Ballard High School in Louisville ... freshman cornerback Michael Hanley played at Apollo High School in Owensboro.
Wildcats with ties to the State of Indiana: Kentucky does not have any players on its roster from Indiana.
Indiana's injury report is as follows:
Senior FB David Ballou - knee (out)
RS freshman TE Bobby Brandt - ankle (probable)
Junior G James Broyles - toe (probable)
Sophomore P J.R. Drummond - knee (out)
Redshirt freshman DT Jamil Frink - knee (out)
Freshman FB Jeremi Johnson - ankle (probable)
Freshman QB Tommy Jones - finger (questionable)
Freshman RB Brian Lewis - pelvis (out)
Senior FS Mike McGrath - quad (probable)
Redshirt freshman DT Shane Moat - foot (out)
Redshirt DL Sean Nelson - knee (probable)
Senior DE Adewale Ogunleye - ankle (probable)
Sophomore TE Craig Osika - ankle (probable)
Senior FB Jason Spear - ankle (probable)
NCAA RANKINGS
INDIANA Rushing Offense 235.5 (18th) Passing Offense 156.5 (87th) Total Offense 392.0 (49th) Scoring Offense 25.5 (69th) Rush Defense 167.5 (72nd) Pass Effic. Def. 133.2 (76th) Total Defense 368.0 (67th) Scoring Defense 25.5 (61st) Turnover Margin .50 (44th)
KENTUCKY Rushing Offense 76.0 (101st) Passing Offense 392.5 (2nd) Total Offense 468.5 (19th) Scoring Offense 36.5 (29th) Rush Defense 120.5 (50th) Pass Effic. Def. 145.7 (94th) Total Defense 350.5 (56th) Scoring Defense 35.0 (96th) Turnover Margin -.50 (69th)
Other things you may need to know...
· Yes, that is long hair hanging out of offensive tackle Pita Elisara's helmet. Elisara is a native of American Samoa and the long hair is a tribute to his native land.
· Adewale Ogunleye: Its pronounced Add-uh-wallay Oh-goon-lay-eh and yes, he is the CAREER sack and tackle for loss leader at Indiana with 28 and 56, respectively.
· Sophomore free safety Greg Yeldell, a product of East Spencer, N.C., (North Rowan) is the national high school record holder in the triple jump (53' 11 1/4") and participates in track and field for the Hoosiers.
· Jeremi Johnson, a 260-pound freshman fullback from Louisville, Ky., is wearing jersey number one this fall. Cameron promised the number to Johnson, provided he enter training camp at 260 pounds after weighing close to 300 pounds during the spring.
· Randle El, the last name of Curtis and Antwaan, is of Muslim origin, however, both Antwaan and Curtis are Christians.
· Highly regarded college football writer Gene Wojciechowski selected Antwaan Randle El as the Big Ten player he would like to see play every week during the season. Randle El surpassed the career 1,000-yard rushing mark and the 2,000-yard career passing mark, in only his 13th career game.
· Junior wide receiver Versie Gaddis' 81-yard touchdown reception vs. Ball State was the longest in Memorial Stadium history.
· Junior defensive end Jeff Robinson was a medic in the Navy during the Gulf War.
· Redshirt freshman Derek Barnett and sophomore Justin Smith tallied interceptions vs. Ball State. Indiana finished third nationally in interceptions in 1998. Sharrod Wallace intercepted QB Ronald Curry's first pass in last week's game vs. North Carolina.
· Redshirt freshman defensive tackle A. C. Myler enjoys playing on the defensive side of the football. So much so, in fact, that he lost 30 pounds to stay there. Head coach Cam Cameron made an agreement that Myler could stay on the defensive side of the ball only if he lost 30 pounds prior to training camp. Myler lost the weight and is backing up Paul Mandina at middle guard.
Cam Cameron Accolades
? "Best Coach in the Big Ten" - The Sporting News
? The Big Ten's "Hot Coach" - CNN/SI
? One of the Nation's Five Hot Coaches - cbssportsline.com
QUOTABLE
Head coach Cam Cameron on Indiana's 42-30 loss to North Carolina: "I don't know if we've had a better game, offensively, since I've been here, against a school which has played outstanding defense in recent years. North Carolina has a proven defensive scheme. But, if somebody would have told me before the game that North Carolina would come in here without its starting tailback and then just run over us like that."
North Carolina head coach Carl Torbush on quarterback Antwaan Randle El: "I don't know if I've ever been around a young man who did as much for their offensive football team as Randle El did. I tried to find him as quick as I could after the game and let him know I'm glad we don't play them again. He's really an outstanding football player. He loves to play and made so many plays when there was not a play to be made, and he kept that up the entire game."
North Carolina quarterback Ronald Curry on Randle El: "He's a great quarterback. This is the first time I've ever seen him play and I thought I had some nifty moves and nifty feet but I think he's got an edge on me. I can go and look at film and analyze him as one to look up to."
Cameron on Indiana's 21-9 victory over Ball State: "That's the first time I can remember since we came here that we didn't play anywhere near as well as we're capable of, but still won the game. Maybe I'm being a little tough in my evaluation in that we still gained nearly 400 yards (371, averaging 6.6 per play) in just 26 minutes of possession time. That's not a bad yardage total for 52 snaps. We just really didn't have the ball all that much. To Ball State's credit, they did a very good job with the short-passing game and possessed the ball well (33:37).''
Cameron on QB Antwaan Randle El's performance vs. Ball State and on his first touchdown pass of the game: "That post route was about as good a throw as you'll see. That was a heck of a play. Maybe we're spoiled. Antwaan threw for a couple (of TDs), ran for one, gave us about 300 yards of production, running and passing, and it looked like he had a bad night. He wasn't bad. But I think he'd be the first to tell you he wasn't satisfied with his performance."
Wide receiver Versie Gaddis on his performance vs. Ball State: "It felt good. My career hasn't really gone the way I'd hoped, and I just needed to come out and prove to myself and to the team that I'm back from the injury and ready to contribute. It was good to be able to contribute to a win tonight. I know we can play a lot better, though, and that I can. I don't know if I can be the 'go-to' receiver, or whatever - I just want to contribute what I can, to play the best I can."
Randle El on his performance vs. Ball State: "Terrible. I missed some big plays out there that could have really broken the game open."
BSU coach Bill Lynch on Randle El: "I'm not even sure what coverage we were in (on the 81-yarder) but there aren't many guys who make those kinds of plays. Antwaan is one of those guys. Every time they need a play, he makes a play."
Cameron on the possibility of QB Antwaan Randle El playing another position: "He is our quarterback, period. The idea that he is going to play another position stemmed from his unselfishness. He made a statement to someone that he'd play wherever he needed to play to help us win. He can do all of those things and we've had him do that. I think we need to see a threat on every play. It'll be nice to watch the young [quarterbacks] come along and if they're good enough then we might find a way to get them in there. But, Antwaan is our quarterback."
Cameron on Randle El: "Antwaan is one of those unique players. All that charisma is fine, but you've still got to be able to play. The great thing is that he steps on the field with that same personality and enhances our ability to win football games. And people are drawn to that. Sometimes you see charismatic guys like him who aren't really quite as talented, or you see a great player who doesn't really have the charisma. I think we all really enjoy the players who have both."
Randle El on the national media attention he has received: "I enjoy all of this because I'm just blessed and a lot of people don't get this far at all. Now that I have, I want to make the most of it. It's something you want to do, no matter what. Autographs, whatever. How many kids grow up and someone wants their autograph? I love it. I like this, too, giving out information to you guys because you know you want it right, ha ha."
