Indiana University Athletics
Inside The Numbers
11/3/2005 12:00:00 AM | Football
Nov. 3, 2005
Touchdown Hardy
James Hardy collected a pair of touchdown receptions at Michigan State (10/29), giving him 10 on the season. He is now tied for second on the school's single-season list, three scores behind Ernie Jones total of 13 in 1987. Hardy also sits tied for eighth nationally with his 10 scoring receptions.
He is the first IU receiver since Jones (1987) to catch at least one touchdown in seven of his first eight games, and he has caught two touchdown passes on three separate occasions this season.
Additionally, Hardy's 10 touchdowns are second among all freshmen nationally. Here is a rundown of the top freshmen scorers in the country.
Tyrell Sutton (Northwestern) 15
James Hardy (Indiana) 10
Greg Carr (Florida State) 9
Ontario Sneed (Central Michigan) 9
Rice Grice-Mullen (Hawaii) 9
Jorvorskie Lane (Texas A&M) 8
Darren McFadden (Arkansas) 8
Davone Bess (Hawaii) 8
Moving Up The Charts
Quarterback Blake Powers and receiver James Hardy broke into Indiana's top 10 single-season passing and receiving lists, respectively, in several categories at Michigan State (10/29). In addition to adding to his school-record touchdown total (21) with one scoring toss, Powers completed 20 passes in 35 attempts and now sits sixth with 165 completions and ninth with 290 attempts on the year
Along with moving into a tie for second with 10 touchdowns this season, Hardy caught eight balls for 77 yards and is now third on the single-season list with 56 receptions and fifth with 848 yards.
By The Numbers
Not only does Terry Hoeppner rank among the top-10 active coaches in the nation for winning percentage, but his teams:
• have never been shut out
• are 39-8 when they score first
• are 31-7 when they lead at the end of the first quarter
• are 46-3 when they lead at the start of the fourth quarter
• are 21-1 since 2003 when they score first
Start Chart
Senior offensive guard Adam Hines and senior defensive end Victor Adeyanju each made their 41st straight start of their careers against Michigan State (10/29). Here is a look at the Hoosiers' top consecutive start streaks since 1999.
OL Enoch DeMar - 45
QB Antwaan Randle El - 44
DE Victor Adeyanju - 41
OL Adam Hines - 41
DE Adewale Ogunleye - 37
OL Chris Jahnke - 35
DL Jodie Clemons - 35
Fans Fill `The Rock'
Indiana head coach Terry Hoeppner has recruited and reached out to the fans since his arrival in Bloomington, and they have responded in large numbers. Case in point, IU's crowd of 52,866 against Ohio State (10/22) was the sixth-largest total in Memorial Stadium history. The total also is the highest at Memorial Stadium since 53,202 fans witnessed a 37-21 loss to No. 12 Purdue on November 17, 1979.
Wasting No Time
In the Michigan State tilt (10/29), quarterback Blake Powers' 23-yard touchdown toss to James Hardy capped an eight-play, 61-yard drive that took 1:57. Graeme McFarland found Hardy for an 11-yard score as time expired, closing a three-play, 18-second drive. The two scores marked Indiana's 12th and 13th scoring drives (11 touchdowns and 2 field goals) out of 29 this season that have taken two minutes or less. Ten of those 13 scoring drives have taken less than 1:30 and four of the 13 have taken less than 1:00.
