Indiana University Athletics
Game Notes: Indiana vs. Penn State
11/8/2016 2:44:00 PM | Football
Setting The Scene
•Indiana (5-4, 3-3 B1G East) welcomes No. 12/12/14 Penn State (7-2, 5-1 B1G East) to Memorial Stadium (52,929; FieldTurf) on Saturday, Nov. 12. Kickoff is set for noon EST and ABC (ESPN2 reverse mirror) will televise the game.
•IU is coming off back-to-back Big Ten wins. The last time the Hoosiers earned consecutive conference victories in two straight seasons was in 2006 and 2007.
The Coaches
•Kevin Wilson is in his sixth season as Indiana head coach. Wilson led IU to the 2015 New Era Pinstripe Bowl, the program's first postseason appearance since 2007. He has mentored three first team All-Americans, 25 players who have either moved on to the NFL or received camp invites and a five-year program record 111 Academic All-Big Ten honorees. The offense has set 57 school records during his tenure.
•James Franklin is 21-14 (.600) in his third season at Penn State. Franklin served as Vanderbilt head coach (2011-13) and carries an overall record of 45-29 (.608).
News & Notes
•Indiana is 3-3 in Big Ten play for the first time since 2006.
•The Hoosiers forced 11 three-and-outs, including seven consecutive, in the Rutgers win. The defense also held the Scarlet Knights to 1-of-16 on third downs, improving its season third-down conversion percentage to .315, which stands 3rd in the Big Ten and 14th in the nation.
•IU accumulated 567 yards (420 passing, 147 rushing), eclipsing 550 yards for the 20th time under Kevin Wilson.
•In its victory the previous week over Maryland, Indiana posted 650 total yards (5th time under Wilson) and 414 rushing yards (3rd time under Wilson).
•Over their last three games, the Hoosiers have recorded 10 sacks and 28 tackles for loss.
•LB Tegray Scales' six double-figure tackle games put him in a share of 1st in the Big Ten (T-5th nationally).
•He is 1st in solo stops (2nd nationally, 1st among Power 5 schools) and third in tackles per game (9.4, 26th) in the Big Ten.
•LB Marcus Oliver holds the program record and is the NCAA active leader with 11 career forced fumbles.
•CB Rashard Fant's 16 passes defended and 15 pass breakups are 1st in the nation. Fant is T-2nd in the NCAA among active players with 44 career passes defended (Breon Borders, Duke - 46).
•IU is holding opponents to 390.1 total yards per game, an improvement of 119.4 from last season, the 2nd-largest improvement in the country. Indiana has held its foes to 88.7 fewer passing yards (1st nationally) and 11.0 fewer points (6th).
•The Hoosiers are T-2nd in the Big Ten in defensive touchdowns (2, T-24th nationally), 4th in fumbles recovered (6) and 5th in defensive passing efficiency (118.2, 30th).
•IU is 2nd in the Big Ten in passing offense (298.1, 21st nationally), 3rd in total offense (468.8, 35th), yards per catch (13.4, 32nd), completion percentage (61.6, 36th) and first downs (205), and 4th in passing efficiency (139.6).
•QB Richard Lagow went over 300 yards for the third time vs. Rutgers, posting 394 yards on 28-of-40. The redshirt junior tossed 36-, 40- and 10-yard touchdowns for his third career three-TD game. He has fives scores of at least 40 yards in 2016.
•Indiana (5-4, 3-3 B1G East) welcomes No. 12/12/14 Penn State (7-2, 5-1 B1G East) to Memorial Stadium (52,929; FieldTurf) on Saturday, Nov. 12. Kickoff is set for noon EST and ABC (ESPN2 reverse mirror) will televise the game.
•IU is coming off back-to-back Big Ten wins. The last time the Hoosiers earned consecutive conference victories in two straight seasons was in 2006 and 2007.
The Coaches
•Kevin Wilson is in his sixth season as Indiana head coach. Wilson led IU to the 2015 New Era Pinstripe Bowl, the program's first postseason appearance since 2007. He has mentored three first team All-Americans, 25 players who have either moved on to the NFL or received camp invites and a five-year program record 111 Academic All-Big Ten honorees. The offense has set 57 school records during his tenure.
•James Franklin is 21-14 (.600) in his third season at Penn State. Franklin served as Vanderbilt head coach (2011-13) and carries an overall record of 45-29 (.608).
News & Notes
•Indiana is 3-3 in Big Ten play for the first time since 2006.
•The Hoosiers forced 11 three-and-outs, including seven consecutive, in the Rutgers win. The defense also held the Scarlet Knights to 1-of-16 on third downs, improving its season third-down conversion percentage to .315, which stands 3rd in the Big Ten and 14th in the nation.
•IU accumulated 567 yards (420 passing, 147 rushing), eclipsing 550 yards for the 20th time under Kevin Wilson.
•In its victory the previous week over Maryland, Indiana posted 650 total yards (5th time under Wilson) and 414 rushing yards (3rd time under Wilson).
•Over their last three games, the Hoosiers have recorded 10 sacks and 28 tackles for loss.
•LB Tegray Scales' six double-figure tackle games put him in a share of 1st in the Big Ten (T-5th nationally).
•He is 1st in solo stops (2nd nationally, 1st among Power 5 schools) and third in tackles per game (9.4, 26th) in the Big Ten.
•LB Marcus Oliver holds the program record and is the NCAA active leader with 11 career forced fumbles.
•CB Rashard Fant's 16 passes defended and 15 pass breakups are 1st in the nation. Fant is T-2nd in the NCAA among active players with 44 career passes defended (Breon Borders, Duke - 46).
•IU is holding opponents to 390.1 total yards per game, an improvement of 119.4 from last season, the 2nd-largest improvement in the country. Indiana has held its foes to 88.7 fewer passing yards (1st nationally) and 11.0 fewer points (6th).
•The Hoosiers are T-2nd in the Big Ten in defensive touchdowns (2, T-24th nationally), 4th in fumbles recovered (6) and 5th in defensive passing efficiency (118.2, 30th).
•IU is 2nd in the Big Ten in passing offense (298.1, 21st nationally), 3rd in total offense (468.8, 35th), yards per catch (13.4, 32nd), completion percentage (61.6, 36th) and first downs (205), and 4th in passing efficiency (139.6).
•QB Richard Lagow went over 300 yards for the third time vs. Rutgers, posting 394 yards on 28-of-40. The redshirt junior tossed 36-, 40- and 10-yard touchdowns for his third career three-TD game. He has fives scores of at least 40 yards in 2016.
Players Mentioned
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Tuesday, April 21