Game Notes: Indiana Plays Host to No. 18/16 Penn State

Saturday, October 20

Bloomington, Ind.

3:30 p.m.

Indiana University

#18 Penn State

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BLOOMINGTON, IN - OCTOBER 13, 2018 - linebacker Thomas Allen #44 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Indiana Hoosiers at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Craig Bisacre/Indiana Athletics

Game Notes: Indiana Plays Host to No. 18/16 Penn State

10/16/2018 1:38:00 PM | Football

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Setting The Scene
•Indiana (4-3, 1-3 B1G East) wraps up its two-game homestand against No. 18/16 Penn State (4-2, 1-2 B1G East) on Saturday, Oct. 20. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. EDT at Memorial Stadium (52,656; FieldTurf) on ABC.
•IU will celebrate the 1986 All-American Bowl, the 1988 Peach Bowl and the 1988 Liberty Bowl teams coached by the lateBill Mallory this weekend. The Hoosiers defeated South Carolina in the Liberty Bowl, 34-10, for Mallory's first bowl victory.
•Defensive tackle Shamar Jones (Johnstown) is the lone Hoosier from Pennsylvania.
•The Hoosiers staff and players will "go pink" in support of breast cancer awareness.

The Coaches
•Tom Allen was named Indiana's head coach on Dec. 1, 2016, and made his debut at the 2016 Foster Farms Bowl. The New Castle, Ind., native joined IU as associate head coach/defense on Jan. 15, 2016. Over his first two years, the Hoosiers were the most improved nationally in total defense and passing defense, the sixth-most improved in third down defense and the ninth-most improved in points per game allowed.
•James Franklin is 40-19 (.678) in his fifth season at Penn State. Franklin served as Vanderbilt head coach (2011-13) and carries an overall record of 64-34 (.653).

News & Notes
•Indiana leads the Big Ten and shares 11th nationally with 14 takeaways.
•The Hoosiers share fourth in the conference and 18th in the country with eight interceptions and share second in the league and 24th in the nation with six fumble recoveries.
•They have a takeaway in each of the seven games and an INT in six contests.
•Freshmen have had a hand in 11 of the 14 takeaways, including the last seven.
•Eight different defenders have forced a fumble, eight have an interception and six have a fumble recovery.
•IU has 12 10-plus play scoring drives (7 TDs, 5 FGs) this year, which shares fifth nationally.
•Peyton Ramsey is second in the Big Ten in completions (172, 5th nationally) and total yardage (1813, 19th), 3rd in passing TDs (12, T-26th), and fourth in completion percentage (68.0, 17th) and pass yardage (1624, T-27th).
•Seven Hoosiers own 18-or-more receptions with six of the seven over 170 yards.
•Stevie Scott is second amongst true freshmen backs nationally in yardage (557) and carries (115).
•Indiana has played 38 underclassmen in 2018, tied for the eighth-most in the country.
•Thirteen true freshman have seen action this year and 25 have overall in Tom Allen's tenure.
•IU is the 19th youngest team in the country and the fourth youngest in the Big Ten. Seventy-seven of the 116 (66.4 percent) Hoosiers are underclassmen (55 freshmen - 31 true, 22 sophomores).