Game Notes: Hoosiers Face No. 3 Ohio State
10/2/2018 4:46:00 PM | Football
Setting The Scene
•Indiana (4-1, 1-1 B1G East) closes out its two-game road swing when it meets No. 3/3 Ohio State (5-0, 2-0 B1G East) at Ohio Stadium (104,944; FieldTurf) on Saturday, Oct. 6. Kickoff is set for 4 p.m. EDT on FOX.
•With its victory at Rutgers, IU picked up its first conference road opening win since 2007 at Iowa.
•The Hoosiers have won four of its first five games for the second time in four seasons (2015).
•Indiana is 6-2 over its last eight games, including a 3-1 road mark during that span (2-0 in 2018).
•IU is making its first appearance on FOX since the 2016 Foster Farms Bowl.
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.
•Urban Meyer is 76-8 (.769) in his seventh season as Ohio State head coach. Meyer owns a 180-31 (.853) record in his 17th overall year with stints at Bowling Green (2001-02), Utah (2003-04) and Florida (2005-10).
News & Notes
•Since Tom Allen's arrival in Bloomington (30 games), Indiana has held 15 opponents under 200 passing yards, 10 under 100 rushing yards, eight under 300 total yards, 17 under 355 total yards, 10 to 17 points or less and allowed just three 300-yard passers.
•In the three years prior to Allen (37 games), the Hoosiers held nine opponents under 200 passing yards, five under 100 rushing yards, one under 300 total yards, five under 355 total yards, four to 17 points or less and allowed 15 300-yard passers.
•Five different defenders have an interception and five different defenders have recovered a fumble in 2018.
•IU had four scoring drives of 10 plays or more against Rutgers and now has 11 (7 touchdowns, 4 field goals) overall this year, which shares second nationally.
•Seven wideouts own double-digit receptions and six of the seven are over 100 yards on the season.
•Peyton Ramsey's 115 completions (T-8th nationally) and 71.0 completion percentage (7th) lead the Big Ten. Ramsey has completed no lower than 67.5 percent in every game this year.
•WR Miles Marshall became the 13th true freshman and the 25th overall to play in 2018 at RU.
•Indiana has played 38 underclassmen in 2018, tied for the eighth-most in the country.
•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).
•Indiana (4-1, 1-1 B1G East) closes out its two-game road swing when it meets No. 3/3 Ohio State (5-0, 2-0 B1G East) at Ohio Stadium (104,944; FieldTurf) on Saturday, Oct. 6. Kickoff is set for 4 p.m. EDT on FOX.
•With its victory at Rutgers, IU picked up its first conference road opening win since 2007 at Iowa.
•The Hoosiers have won four of its first five games for the second time in four seasons (2015).
•Indiana is 6-2 over its last eight games, including a 3-1 road mark during that span (2-0 in 2018).
•IU is making its first appearance on FOX since the 2016 Foster Farms Bowl.
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.
•Urban Meyer is 76-8 (.769) in his seventh season as Ohio State head coach. Meyer owns a 180-31 (.853) record in his 17th overall year with stints at Bowling Green (2001-02), Utah (2003-04) and Florida (2005-10).
News & Notes
•Since Tom Allen's arrival in Bloomington (30 games), Indiana has held 15 opponents under 200 passing yards, 10 under 100 rushing yards, eight under 300 total yards, 17 under 355 total yards, 10 to 17 points or less and allowed just three 300-yard passers.
•In the three years prior to Allen (37 games), the Hoosiers held nine opponents under 200 passing yards, five under 100 rushing yards, one under 300 total yards, five under 355 total yards, four to 17 points or less and allowed 15 300-yard passers.
•Five different defenders have an interception and five different defenders have recovered a fumble in 2018.
•IU had four scoring drives of 10 plays or more against Rutgers and now has 11 (7 touchdowns, 4 field goals) overall this year, which shares second nationally.
•Seven wideouts own double-digit receptions and six of the seven are over 100 yards on the season.
•Peyton Ramsey's 115 completions (T-8th nationally) and 71.0 completion percentage (7th) lead the Big Ten. Ramsey has completed no lower than 67.5 percent in every game this year.
•WR Miles Marshall became the 13th true freshman and the 25th overall to play in 2018 at RU.
•Indiana has played 38 underclassmen in 2018, tied for the eighth-most in the country.
•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).
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