Indiana University Athletics
Indiana (1-2) vs. Penn State (4-0)
9/19/1999 12:00:00 AM | Football
When: Saturday, September 25, 1999; 12:10 a.m. EDT
Where: Beaver Stadium (93,967)
Television: ESPN - Dave Barnett, Bill Curry, Dave Ryan
Radio: Indiana University Radio Network - 50 affiliates
Indiana Coach Cam Cameron: 7-18 in his third season
Penn State Coach Joe Paterno: 307-80-3
Series History: Penn State leads 4-0
Last Game: Penn State 46-26; 10/26/96
Cam Cameron vs. Joe Paterno: 0-0
Cam Cameron Teams in September: 4-6
Other games in the series:
1996 Penn State 48, Indiana 26
1995 Penn State 45, Indiana 21
1994 Penn State 35, Indiana 29
1993 Penn State 38, Indiana 31
THIS WEEK
Indiana (1-2) opens Big Ten play with its first road game of the season, a trip to University Park, Penn., to take on the Penn State Nittany Lions (4-0) ... Indiana dropped its second consecutive game last Saturday, a 44-35 loss to Kentucky at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington. Indiana closed to with 41-35 with 3:17 remaining in the contest but a late Kentucky interception sealed the victory ... Penn State improved its record to 4-0 with a 27-23 win at Miami (Fla.). WR Chafie Fields caught a 79-yard touchdown pass from QB Kevin Thompson with 1:41 remaining in the game to secure the victory ... Indiana is led on offense by sophomore QB Antwaan Randle El, the 1998 Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Year. Randle El has completed 42 of 73 passes for 514 yards and five touchdowns and has rushed for 295 yards and five scores ... Preseason All-America DE Adewale Ogunleye leads the Indiana defense. He has 29 career sacks, 11th on the Big Ten career sack list.
LAST WEEK VS. KENTUCKY
· Indiana started 10 sophomores and redshirt freshmen vs. Kentucky.
· Five true freshmen saw action vs. the Wildcats (A.C. Carter, Kris Dielman, Joe Gonzalez, Michael Hanley, and Jeremi Johnson)
· Sophomore quarterback Antwaan Randle El finished 32-16-201-3INTs-1TD passing vs. Kentucky and rushed 20 times for 115 yards and 3 scores. In doing so, he passed Harry Gonso (1,083 rushing yards; 1967-69) to become IU's career rushing leader from the quarterback position. Randle El now has 1,168 career rushing yards.
· Sophomore running back Levron Williams has rushed 25 times for 233 yards (9.3 ypc) and one touchdown in 1999. He rushed six times for 32 yards and was 3-39 receiving vs. Kentucky, including a 32-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter.
· Sophomore Derin Graham returned a kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown vs. Kentucky. It was the second kickoff return for a touchdown during his career (100 yards vs. Wisconsin, 10/3/98). He also caught four passes for 66 yards. He currently ranks sixth nationally with a 35.43 yard per kickoff return average.
· Senior safety Mike McGrath tallied his first interception of the season. It was Indiana's fourth INT of the season. In 1998, Indiana finished third nationally with 19 pilfers.
OGUNLEYE AMONG BIG TEN'S CAREER SACK LEADERS
1. Simeon Rice, Illinois, 1992-95 44.5
2. Jared DeVries, Iowa, 1995-98 42.0
3. Mark Messner, Michigan, 1985-88 36.0
3. Mike Vrabel, Ohio State, 1993-96 36.0
5. Larry Bethea, Michigan State, 1975-77 33.0
5. Tarek Saleh, Wisconsin, 1993-96 33.0
5. Mike Wells, Iowa, 1990-93 33.0
5. Jeff Zgonina, Purdue, 1989-92 33.0
9. Tom Burke, Wisconsin, 1995-98 32.0
10. Larry Kubin, Penn State, 1977-80 30.0
11. Adewale Ogunleye, Indiana, 1996-present29.0
11. Rosevelt Colvin Purdue, 1995-98 29.0
13. Casey Dailey, Northwestern, 1994-97 28.0
Penn State's Courtney Brown has 25.5 career sacks.
RANDLE EL FASTEST IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL HISTORY TO 1,000 YARDS RUSHING AND 2,000 YARDS PASSING
Sophomore quarterback Antwaan Randle El has reached the 2,000-yard career passing mark and the 1,000-yard career rushing mark in 13 games (reached both marks in game two vs. North Carolina.). No player in the history of college football has reached these marks faster.
1. 13 Antwaan Randle El, Indiana, 1998-present
2. 18 Rickie Foggie, Minnesota, 1984-87
3. 19 Major Harris, West Virginia, 1987-89
4. 20 Bobby Anderson, Colorado, 1967-69
5. 21 Michael Bishop, Kansas State, 1997-98
THE COACHES
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.
Penn State's Joe Paterno: In his 34 seasons as head coach and 50th year on the Penn State staff, Joe Paterno has guided Penn State to two National Championships, four National Championship games, and seven undefeated, untied regular-seasons. He is second only to Amos Alonzo Stagg, who coached at Chicago for 41 years, in longevity at one school.
Paterno has compiled a record of 311-80-3 at Penn State and is first among active Division I-A coaches in total victories and second in winning percentage. He is one of just six coaches in NCAA history with 300 wins, ranking fourth among major college coaches.
In 1994, Paterno led Penn State to its fifth undefeated season during his tenure, capped by a victory in the Rose Bowl which made him the all-time leader in bowl wins. He is also the only coach in college football annals to win the Rose, Sugar, Orange and Cotton bowls and is 6-0 in the Fiesta Bowl.
Paterno has produced 53 first-team All-Americans and more than 225 professional players have come out of the Penn State program.
In January, 1998, Joe and Sue Paterno gave a $3.5 million gift to Penn State to endow faculty positions and scholarships.
Indiana's injury report is as follows:
Junior SS Johnny Anderson - hamstring (probable)
RS freshman TE Bobby Brandt - ankle (probable)
Sophomore P J.R. Drummond - knee (out)
Freshman QB Tommy Jones - finger (questionable)
Freshman RB Brian Lewis - pelvis (questionable)
Redshirt freshman DT Shane Moat - foot (out)
Senior OT Craig Robeen - elbow (probable)
Senior FB Jason Spear - ankle (probable)
PENN STATE SCHEDULE
Aug. 28 Arizona W 41-7
Sept. 4 Akron W 70-24
Sept. 11 Pittsburgh W 20-17
Sept. 18 at Miami (Fla.) W 27-23
Sept. 25 at Indiana, 11:10 a.m. (ESPN)
Oct. 9 at Iowa
Oct. 16 Ohio State
Oct. 23 at Purdue
Oct. 30 at Illinois
Nov. 6 Minnesota
Nov. 13 Michigan
Nov. 20 at Michigan State
1999 Statistics and NCAA Rankings
INDIANA
Rushing Offense 216.7 17th
Passing Offense 171.3 81st
Total Offense 388.0 48th
Scoring Offense 28.7 51st
Rush Defense 171.7 79th
Pass Effic. Def. 159.3 108th
Total Defense 406.7 85th
Scoring Defense 31.7 87th
Turnover Margin -0.33
PENN STATE
Rushing Offense 192.3 26th
Passing Offense 257.3 26th
Total Offense 449.5 20th
Scoring Offense 39.5 17th
Rush Defense 120.8 46th
Pass Effic. Def. 114.1 49th
Total Defense 332.5 48th
Scoring Defense 17.8 37th
Turnover Margin 0.0
OTHER THINGS YOU MAY NEED TO KNOW
· Sophomore Justin Smith's sister, Phaedra, plays soccer at Indiana.
· Senior Craig Robeen had only 26 individuals in his high school graduating class.· 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: It's pronounced Add-uh-wallay Oh-goon-lay-eh and yes, he is the career sack and tackle for loss leader at Indiana with 29 and 57, respectively.
· Sophomore strong 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 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.
THE INDIANA-PENN STATE SERIES
· Indiana has not played Penn State since 1996.
· The Nittany Lions lead the all-time series 4-0.
Oct. 26, 1996 at Bloomington, Ind.
Penn State 48, Indiana 26
Before 37, 354 fans at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana led 20-10 at halftime and the game was tied heading into the fourth quarter but Penn State would go on to score 38 second-half points, including 28 in the fourth quarter to seal the victory. Indiana RB Alex Smith rushed 30 times for 141 yards and wide receiver Versie Gaddis led Indiana in receiving with two catches for 56 yards, including a 36-yard touchdown reception from QB Chris Dittoe. Running back Jason Spear rushed four times for 41 yards, including a 16-yard touchdown run. Penn State was lead by WR Pete Jurevicius who caught four passes for 156 yards and one score.
Oct. 28, 1995 at University Park, Penn.
Penn State 45, Indiana 21
Penn State capitalized on five Indiana turnovers to score 24 points and rout the Hoosiers, 45-21. The most damaging of the turnovers came late in the first quarter, an 80-yard interception return for a touchdown by Aaron Collins that upped a 7-0 lead to 14-0. The Nittany Lions also had a blocked punt by Terry Killens that he returned for a touchdown. All of IU's 21 points came in the fourth quarter, but the Hoosiers did get 123 yards rushing and a touchdown from Sean Glover and 206 yards and 2 TDs passing from Chris Dittoe. IU actually had more first downs (27-20) and total offense (351-339) than did Penn State.
Nov. 5, 1994 at Bloomington, Ind.
Penn State 35, Indiana 29
Top-ranked Penn State opened up a 28-7 lead in the fourth quarter but Indiana battled back behind reserve quarterback Chris Dittoe with a 22-point fourth quarter to hold the Nittany Lions to their smallest margin of victory of the year. IU climbed within 28-14 in the fourth, but Ki-Jana Carter quickly erased all doubts of an IU comeback win with an 80-yard touchdown run on Penn State's first play after the kickoff, the longest run by an opponent in Stadium history. Carter was Big Ten Offensive Player-of-the-Week after gaining 192 yards on 20 carries, while quarterback Kerry Collins threw for 213 yards and two scores. Dittoe came off the bench to throw for 279 yards, a Memorial Stadium-record tying four touchdowns and a two-point conversion.
Nov. 6, 1993 at University Park, Penn.
Penn State 38, Indiana 31
Indiana came back from 17-3 and 31-17 deficits to tie each time but Penn State won 38-31 on a 45-yard TD strike from Kerry Collins to Bobby Engram with 6:25 to play. Penn State's Ki-Jana Carter ran for 138 yards and 2 TDs and Collins passed for 215 yards and 2TDs. For IU, it was the John Paci-Thomas Lewis show. Paci passed for 379 yards and 3 TDs and scored another rushing, while Lewis set numerous IU and Big Ten records with his 12-catch, 285-yard receiving day that earned him Big Ten Offensive Player-of-the-Week honors.
IU-PSU CONNECTIONS
Hoosiers with ties to the State of Pennsylvania: Indiana has two players
who played high school football in Pennsylvania ... tight end Bobby Brandt
prepped at Manheim Township High School in Lancaster and Sharrod Wallace
attended John Harris High School in Harrisburg prior to attending Hargrave
Military Academy ... Mike Nelson, director of video and technologies, coached
quarterbacks and wide receivers at Edinboro University from 1995-96 ...
equipment manager Marty Clark was an intern assistant equipment manager
at the University of Pennsylvania in 1998.
Nittany Lions with ties to the State of Indiana: Penn State does not have any players on its roster from Indiana.
SCOUTING THE NITTANY LIONS
· Penn State is currently ranked second in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Poll after its 27-23 victory at Miami (Fla.) this past Saturday. Penn State has outscored its opponents 158-71, including 45-0 in the first quarter.
· The Nittany Lions have platooned senior Kevin Thompson and junior Rashard Casey at quarterback. Thompson has completed 36 of 60 passes for 702 yards and five touchdowns. He has thrown three interceptions. He threw a 79-yard touchdown pass to WR Chafie Fields with 1:41 remaining in the Miami game to preserve Penn State's undefeated record. Casey is 26-19-323-1INT-3TDs passing and has also rushed for 71 yards and one touchdown. Fields leads the Penn State offense with 14 catches for 330 yards and 3 touchdowns and Eric McCoo is the team's leading rusher with 149 yards and three touchdowns on 44 attempts.
· Penn State has one of the nation's finest defenses. The linebacking corps of Brandon Short, LaVar Arrington, and Mac Morrison lead the way but cornerback David Macklin and defensive end Courtney Brown garner their fair share of attention. Short leads the Penn State defense in tackles with 26, including 4 for loss. Brown leads the team in sacks with six followed closely by junior DE Justin Kurpeikis who has five. Opposing offenses are averaging 332.5 yards per game against the Penn State defense.
· Senior placekicker Travis Forney handles the kicking duties for the Nittany Lions and has connected on all six field goal attempts and is 18-of-18 on extra point tries in 1999. He leads the team with 36 points scored. Punter Pat Pidgeon is averaging 40 yards per punt, including a 59-yard boot.
QUOTABLE
Head coach Cam Cameron on Indiana's 44-35 loss to Kentucky: "I saw that Florida State gave up 35 points last week (while still managing to beat Georgia Tech), and bunches of points are getting scored about every place, if you look around. But I'm not willing to say that we're going to have to score 45 or 50 points to win a game. It shouldn't come to that. And, yet, we're still not executing the way we can on offense, or we would score 50. We got a 90-yard kickoff return today (by Derin Graham for IU's first TD) as part of our 35 points, but we had many opportunities we didn't take advantage of."
Cameron on facing the adversity of a 1-2 start: "You don't want to lose games, obviously, but these are the sorts of situations which really help you find out who you really are. What kind of coach are you? What kind of staff do you have? What sort of player, what sort of young men, have you recruited? "You don't really find that sort of stuff out when you're winning all the time, when everything is just going great. I know. Been there, done that (as a Michigan assistant). Right now, it's time for the head football coach to step up, keep this team together, and get it ready to play. That's one of the great things about coaching, about this profession and the various situations you encounter. We have to get 130 guys, ages 18 to 22, who have just gotten beat in a disappointing manner two weeks in a row, and get them ready to go play at Penn State. We'll do anything we can to properly prepare ourselves."
Kentucky's Hal Mumme on QB Antwaan Randle El: "Randle El is a great young player. We've got to stop him again next year. It seems like he's been here forever. He's a scary guy."
Randle El on his performance vs. Kentucky: "I failed my team, let them down. You've got a hundred and some guys and you let them down, not including the coaching staff. Your heart falls right out of you."
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."
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."
QUARTERBACKS
Game one vs. Ball State: In the 1999 season opener vs. Ball State, Randle El accounted for 276 total yards, completing 9 of 12 pass attempts for 154 yards and 2 touchdowns and rushing 22 times for 118 yards and one score. Randle El's second touchdown pass of the game to WR Versie Gaddis went for 81 yards, the longest completion in the history of Memorial Stadium. Jones suffered an injury to the index finger on his right hand prior to the game.
Game two vs. North Carolina: Randle El played extremely well for the second consecutive week as he completed 17 of 29 passes for 159 yards and 2 touchdowns. He also ran for 62 yards and one touchdown. During a second quarter drive that pulled IU to within 21-16, Randle El rushed for 23 yards and completed 7 of 7 passes for 62 yards. He capped the drive with a three-yard scoring pass to tight end Craig Osika. With IU trailing 35-23 early in the fourth quarter, led the Hoosiers on a scoring drive in which he rushed four times for 27 yards and completed his only pass, a 22-yard completion to wide receiver Jerry Dorsey.
Game three vs. Kentucky: Randle El started his 14th consecutive game and completed 16 of 32 passes for 201 yards and 1 touchdown. He also threw three interceptions. He also rushed 20 times for 115 yards and three scores. He accounted for 316 total yards. Trailing 38-21 at the end of the third quarter, Randle El scored on a seven-yard run to pull IU to within 10 points at 38-28. Trailing 41-28, he found RB Levron Williams for a 34-yard touchdown pass that cut the UK lead to 41-35 with 3:17 remaining in the contest.
FULLBACK
Game one vs. Ball State: Spear did not play against Ball State after suffering a high ankle sprain midway through training camp. In his place, Hogan started the season opener vs. the Cardinals and finished 1-5 rushing. True freshman Jeremi Johnson backed up Hogan and played very well as he rushed 6-27-8LG and also caught 2 passes for 19 yards. The first reception of his career was a 10-yard catch on a 3rd-n-4 from the BSU-29 that helped set up IU's first score.
Game two vs. North Carolina: Junior De'Wayne Hogan started his second consecutive game and shared playing time with true freshman Jeremi Johnson. Hogan had one reception for nine yards and Johnson carried three times for 16 yards. Senior Jason Spear was still recovering from a high ankle sprain and did not see action.
Game three vs. Kentucky: Jason Spear did not play for the third consecutive week and De'Wayne Hogan started at fullback. True freshman Jeremi Johnson and Hogan shared snaps throughout the game. Johnson was 2-7 rushing and 1-18 receiving. On a 3rd-n-2 from the UK-34 late in the first quarter, Johnson moved the IU offense to the UK-16 with an 18-yard pass reception. The drive was capped by a three-yard touchdown run by quarterback Antwaan Randle El.
RUNNING BACK
Game one vs. Ball State: Frankin and Williams shared tailback duties in
the season opener vs. Ball State. Franklin started the game and finished
10-31-8LG rushing and Williams was 4-33-21LG rushing and 2-15 receiving.
The 21-yard rush moved Indiana into Ball State territory on its first scoring
drive of the game.
Game two vs. North Carolina: It was a coming out party for sophomore Levron Williams. A former Parade All-America selection, Williams came off the bench and rushed 15 times for 168 yards and one touchdown. He ran extremely hard and was highly effective on option plays running down the sideline. His rushes were as follows: 4, 7, 14, 6, 4, 25, 15TD, 19, 0, 14, 31, -2, -1, 27, and 5. He also caught three passes for 15 yards. Senior Frankie Franklin started the game at tailback and was 2-8 rushing.
Game three vs. Kentucky: Senior Frankie Franklin started at tailback for the third consecutive week and shared playing time with Levron Williams. Franklin rushed 4 times for 9 yards and Williams finished 6-32-22LG rushing and 3-39-1TD receiving. Williams cut Kentucky's fourth quarter lead to 41-35 with 3:17 remaining in the contest when he caught a 34-yard touchdown pass from Randle El.
WIDE RECEIVER
Game one vs. Ball State: In game 1 vs. Ball State, Gaddis was the most productive
of the IU receivers as he tallied three receptions for 117 yards and 2 touchdowns.
Midway through the second quarter, Gaddis grabbed a 21-yard strike between
two defenders from QB Antwaan Randle El to score the first of his two touchdowns
which gave IU a 14-0 lead. He increased Indiana's lead to 21-0 one series
later when he caught a pass from Randle El about 50 yards downfield and
ran away from the defender for an 81-yard touchdown. The completion was
the longest in the history of Memorial Stadium. O.J. Conner caught one pass
for four yards vs. the Cardinals.
Game two vs. North Carolina: Jerry Dorsey and Versie Gaddis started for Indiana and Derin Graham and O.J. Conner saw action. Gaddis led the IU receiving corps with 5 catches (35 yards) and Jerry Dorsey was 4-49 receiving, including a 22-yard reception from QB Antwaan Randle El with 12:33 remaining in the fourth quarter that closed UNC's lead to 35-30.
Game three vs. Kentucky: Junior Versie Gaddis and sophomore Derin Graham started vs. Kentucky. Juniors Jerry Dorsey and O.J. Conner also saw action. Graham finished 4-66-47LG receiving and Gaddis was 2-27-16LG. Dorsey was 2-27-16LG receiving and 1-17 rushing (yards he gained on a double reverse).
TIGHT END
Game one vs. Ball State: Sophomore Craig Osika and redshirt freshman Bobby
Brandt struggled with ankle injuries throughout training camp and were hindered
throughout game one vs. Ball State. Brandt was able to stay in the game
but Osika was forced to leave the game when he reaggravated the injury.
True freshman Kris Dielman saw the first action of his career in a backup
role.
Game two vs. North Carolina: Craig Osika started at tight end and true freshman Kris Dielman saw action. Osika was 2-10-1TD-7LG receiving. He caught a 3-yd. scoring pass from Randle El with :14 seconds remaining in the first half that cut UNC's lead to 21-16.
Game three vs. Kentucky: Sophomore Craig Osika started at tight end for the third consecutive week and finished 2-16-14LG receiving. True freshman Kris Dielman also saw action and caught the first pass of his career, a 14-yard reception on a 1st-n-10 from the IU-34 early in the third quarter.
OFFENSIVE LINE
Game one vs. Ball State: Elisara (LT), Miller (C), Broyles (RG), and Robeen (RT), all starters from last year started the season opener vs. Ball State. Redshirt freshman Enoch DeMar started at left guard. Robeen earned ThunderDome Club honors for his performance vs. the Cardinals.
Game two vs. North Carolina: Elisara (LT), DeMar (LG), Miller (C), Broyles (RG), and Robeen (RT) were the starters. Senior guard Matt Snyder, last year's starter, replaced Broyles on IU's second offensive series as planned by the coaching staff prior to the game. The offensive line played well and helped the IU offense tally 413 total yards, including 254 yards on the ground.
Game three vs. Kentucky: Elisara (LT), DeMar (LG), Miller (C), Broyles (RG), and Robeen (RT) were the starters. Matt Snyder saw extensive action at right guard. The offensive line helped produce 380 total yards of offense.
DEFENSIVE LINE
Game one vs. Ball State: The defensive line recorded four sacks, including
2.0 by junior DT Paul Mandina. On a 1st-n-17 from the BSU-48 late in the
second quarter, Mandina threw QB Brian Conn for a 6-yard loss. He tallied
his final sack late in the third quarter when, on a 3rd-n-3 from the IU-14,
he threw Conn for a three-yard loss that forced a field goal attempt. On
a third-n-5 from the BSU-29 early in the second quarter, Kemp Rasmussen
shared a sack with senior DE Adewale Ogunleye. Rasmussen also had an additional
sack. Ogunleye was forced to leave the game in the third quarter with an
ankle injury and played a limited number of snaps until leaving the game
with approximately 10 minutes remaining in the contest. Jason Czap started
at defensive tackle. Junior Gordon Bramel and sophomore Dominique Smith
also saw action. Redshirt freshman Derek Barnett split time between defensive
end and Whip throughout training camp and made a big play while stepping
in for the injured Ogunleye when he intercepted a DE Brian Conn pass late
in the fourth quarter. Tony Brown saw limited action at defensive end.
Game two vs. North Carolina: The defensive line, like the rest of the defense, struggled at times against North Carolina although they did hold the UNC running game to 3.9 yards per carry. Starters were Ogunleye (DE), Rasmussen (DE), Czap (DT), and Paul Mandina (DT). All-America candidate Adewale Ogunleye tallied 3 tackles, including a sack of QB Ronald Curry for a 16-yard loss at the end of the first half. Redshirt freshman Sean Nelson saw the first action of his career and played well as he recorded three tackles. Redshirt freshman DT A.C. Myler also played extensively.
Game three at Kentucky: Starters were Ogunleye (DE), Rasmussen (DE), Czap (DT), and Paul Mandina (DT). Redshirt freshmen Sean Nelson and A.C. Myler, sophomore Dominique Smith, and junior Tony Brown also saw action. Ogunleye finished with five tackles, including one for loss and one sack, and also forced a fumble. He sacked QB Dusty Bonner for a 4-yard loss on a 1st-n-10 from the UK-31 at the end of the first quarter. Ogunleye made a potentially big play late in the fourth quarter. With Indiana trailing 41-35, he forced a RB Derek Homer fumble that was recovered by SS Greg Yeldell at the IU-36. Brown and Myler combined for a sack of QB Dusty Bonner on a 3rd-n-3 from the IU-37 on Kentucky's first offensive possession of the game. Smith made a fine play midway through the first quarter when he threw RB Ernest Simms for a 3-yard loss on a 2nd-n-11 from the UK-39.
LINEBACKER
Game one vs. Ball State: Sophomore Justin Smith started at SAM and tallied the second interception of his career, the first for the SAM linebacker spot when he intercepted QB Brian Conn at the IU-7. Smith returned the INT 13 yards to the IU-20. Smith finished the game with 8 tackles. MLB Devin Schaffer recorded eight tackles, including one for loss. Joslin Goodman started at Whip linebacker.
Game two vs. North Carolina: Justin Smith (Sam), Devin Schaffer (Mike) and Joslin Goodman (Whip) started at linebacker and Pat Kraft also saw playing time. Smith tallied 10 tackles and Schaffer had 8 stops, including 2 for loss and 1 sack.
Game three vs. Kentucky: Sophomores Devin Schaffer and Justin Smith were the only starters at linebacker as Indiana opened in a nickel package. Schaffer led the team in tackles with 10, including 1 for loss. Smith recorded five solo tackles.
DEFENSIVE BACKS
Game one vs. Ball State: Sophomores Sharrod Wallace and Maurice Tucker started at the corner spots and were joined by senior Mike McGrath and sophomore Greg Yeldell at free safety and strong safety, respectively. McGrath led the team in tackles with 13. Yeldell also tallied seven stops. Junior college transfer Johnny Anderson and senior Curtis Randle El both saw time at nickel back and Anderson tallied 3 tackles, including one for loss.
Game two vs. North Carolina: Indiana's defensive backs struggled against the Tar Heels as the defense allowed QB Ronald Curry to throw for 241 yards and two touchdowns. Cornerbacks Sharrod Wallace and Maurice Tucker and safeties Mike McGrath and Greg Yeldell started the contest. Curtis Randle El (CB) and Johnny Anderson (SS) also saw action. Wallace tallied the first interception of his career when he pilfered Curry's first pass of the game on a 1st-n-10 from the UNC-31. He returned it 14 yards to the UNC-33. Yeldell led all tacklers with 11, including 2 for loss and Johhny Anderson had two tackles for loss. He played as IU's nickel back.
Game three vs. Kentucky: Indiana's secondary struggled for the second
consecutive week, this time against Kentucky's offensive passing attack.
Indiana played a nickel package for most of the game. Tucker, Wallace, Anderson,
Yeldell, and McGrath were the starters. Junior O.J. Spencer and senior Curtis
Randle El also saw extensive action. McGrath recorded his first touchdown
of the season midway through the first quarter when he made a diving interception
of a QB Dusty Bonner pass on a 3rd-n-14 from the UK-36. Yeldell made a big
play late in the game when he recovered a fumble by RB Derek Homer with
Indiana trailing 41-35. Wallace broke up two passes.
SPECIAL TEAMS
Game one vs. Ball State: Hagan handled the punting chores and also kicked off. He punted three times for a 38.3-yard average (41-yard long). Payne missed a 47-yard field goal in the third quarter that would have been disallowed because of an illegal procedure penalty that was declined. Colin Frost long snapped on punts, James Broyles snapped on kick placements, and Gibran Hamdan was the holder. The following players played exclusively on special teams units: Michael Hanley, Ron Bethel, A.C. Carter, Joe Gonzalez, Brandon Rodgers, Shane Moat, Patrick Kraft, and Stephen Anthony.
Game two vs. North Carolina: Punter Drew Hagan punted four times for an average of 46.8 yards per punt and had a long of 56 yards. He placed one punt inside the 20-yard line. Kicker Andy Payne pooch punted one time and hit a 46-yard punt. He also connected on a 34-yard field goal with 11:39 remaining in the first quarter.
Game three vs. Kentucky: Sophomore KR Derin Graham returned a kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown, the second of his young career. Drew Hagan mishandled a low snap early midway through the second quarter and ran with ball and was tackled at the IU-34. Kentucky scored on its next possession.
1999 INDIANA FOOTBALL
Unofficial Depth Chart as of September 19
OFFENSE
SE
39 JERRY DORSEY (Jr./Jr.)
4 O.J. Conner (Jr./Jr.)
LT
74 PITA ELISARA (Sr./Sr.)
79 Doug Baumgarten (Sr./Sr.)
Brett Taylor (So./Fr.)
LG
70 ENOCH DeMAR (So./Fr.)
65 Matt Snyder (5th/Sr.)
C
77 CHAD MILLER (5th/Sr.)
54 Patrick Mallory (Sr./Jr.)
RG
66 JAMES BROYLES (Sr./Jr.) or
65 Matt Snyder
Jamarkus Gorman (So./So.)
RT
78 Craig Robeen (5th/Sr.)
69 Brett Taylor (So./Fr.)
TE
89 CRAIG OSIKA (So./So.)
81 Bobby Brandt (So./Fr.)/Kris Dielman (Fr./Fr.)
FL
2 VERSIE GADDIS (Sr./Jr.)
19 Derin Graham (Jr../So.)
QB
11 ANTWAAN RANDLE EL (Jr./So.)
14 Tommy Jones (So./Fr.)
RB
5 LEVRON WILLIAMS (Jr../So.) or
31 Frankie Franklin (Sr./Sr.)
FB
26 De'WAYNE HOGAN (Jr./Jr.)
28 Jason Spear (Sr./Sr.)/Jeremi Johnson (Fr./Fr.)
DEFENSE
DE
93 Adewale Ogunleye (5th/Sr.)
72 Derek Barnett (So./Fr.)
MG
73 PAUL MANDINA (Sr./Jr.)
62 A.C. Myler (So./Fr.)
DT
68 JASON CZAP (5th/Sr.)
95 Sean Nelson (So./Fr.)
DE
92 KEMP RASMUSSEN (Jr./So.)
98 Dominique Smith (So./So.)
Sean Nelson (So./Fr.)
WLB
51 JOSLIN GOODMAN (Jr./Jr.)
56 David Fiegle (So./So.)
MLB
8 DEVIN SCHAFFER (Jr./So.)
47 Pat Kraft (5th/Sr.)
SLB
27 JUSTIN SMITH (Jr./So.)
58 Brad Gecina (5th/Sr.)
CB
21 MAURICE TUCKER (So./So.)
9 O.J. Spencer (Sr./Jr.)
CB
22 SHARROD WALLACE (So./So.)
10 Curtis Randle El (Sr./Sr.)/Michael Hanley (Fr./Fr.)
SS
20 GREG YELDELL (So./So.)
13 Johnny Anderson (Jr./Jr.)
FS
38 MIKE McGRATH (5th/Sr.)
25 Joe Gonzalez (Fr./Fr.)
SPECIAL TEAMS
P
48 DREW HAGAN (Sr./Sr.)
30 Andy Payne (Sr./Jr.)
K
30 ANDY PAYNE (Sr./Jr.)
23 Adam Braucher (Fr./Fr.)
KO
48 DREW HAGAN (Sr./Sr.)
30 Andy Payne (Jr./So.)
H
17 GIBRAN HAMDAN (So./Fr.)
14 Tommy Jones (So./Fr.)
PR
19 DERIN GRAHAM (Jr./So.)
KOR
19 DERIN GRAHAM (Jr./So.)
23 A.C. Carter (Fr./Fr.)
PC
53 COLIN FROST (So./So.)
81 Bobby Brandt (So./Fr.)
KC
66 JAMES BROYLES (Sr./Jr.)
81 Bobby Brandt (So./Fr.)
