Indiana University Athletics
Game Notes: Indiana Heads to Purdue
11/26/2019 8:30:00 AM | Football
Setting The Scene
• Indiana (7-4, 4-4 B1G East) closes out the 2019 regular season at Purdue (4-7, 3-5 B1G West) on Saturday, Nov. 30. Kickoff is set for noon EST at Ross-Ade Stadium (57,236; Prescription Athletic Turf/Bermuda Grass) on ESPN2.
• The longtime rivals battle for the Old Oaken Bucket, the trophy awarded to the winner of the annual game.
• Saturday's meeting marks the 95th Bucket game and the 122nd overall meeting.
• IU received two votes in this week's Amway Coaches Poll.
• On Nov. 10, the Hoosiers entered the AP Poll (No. 24) for the first time since Sept. 20, 1994, and the Coaches Poll (No. 25) for the first time since Oct. 17, 1994.
The Coaches
• One of 22 semifinalists for the 2019 George Munger College Coach of the Year Award, Tom Allen was named Indiana's head coach on Dec. 1, 2016, and made his debut at the 2016 Foster Farms Bowl against Utah. The New Castle, Ind., native joined IU as associate head coach/defense on Jan. 15, 2016. In Allen's first two seasons as head coach, 21 Hoosiers earned All-Big Ten honors and 15 were drafted or invited to NFL camps.
• Jeff Brohm is 17-20 (.460) in his third season as Purdue head coach. Brohm guided Western Kentucky (2014-16) to a 30-10 mark (.750) and carries an overall record of 47-30 (.610).
News & Notes
• Indiana associate head coach/offensive coordinator Kalen DeBoer is one of 41 nominees for the Broyles Award.
• Fifth-year senior kicker Logan Justus is one of 20 semifinalists for the Lou Groza Award for the second-straight season.
• IU has clinched its first winning season since 2007 (7-6) and has won seven games for just the 13th time in school history.
• The Hoosiers own five eight-win (1993, 1988, 1987, 1979, 1905) and two nine-win (1967, 1945) campaigns.
• Indiana is bowl eligible for the third time in five seasons.
• IU has two 30-plus point Big Ten wins this season – Rutgers (35-0) and Northwestern (34-3) – for the first time since 2001 – at Wisconsin (63-32) and Northwestern (56-21).
• The Hoosiers are first in the Big Ten in pass offense (306.1, 14th nationally), second in time of possession (33:43, 9th), completion percentage (69.5, 8th), first downs (23.6, 21st), completions (278, 10th) and pass attempts (400, 25th), tied for second in sacks allowed (1.64, T-38th), third in total offense (436.5, 42nd) and pass yards per attempt (8.4, T-23rd), tied for third in fumbles lost (6, T-39th), and fourth in pass efficiency (153.5, 24th) and third-down conversions (46.9, 20th).
• Indiana's eight 30-point games are tied for the second-most (1988, 2007, 2013) in a program single season behind 2015 (9).
• IU (5) and Washington State (7) are the only FBS teams with five pass-catchers with 20-plus receptions and 350-plus yards.
• Peyton Hendershot is third in receptions, yardage and scores (tied) on the school's single season list for tight ends.
• The Hoosiers are tied for 22nd nationally in opponent third-down conversions (33.3, 4th Big Ten), tied for 23rd in fumbles recovered (9, T-4th), 25th in pass defense (193.8, 6th), tied for 25th in defensive touchdowns (2, T-4th), 30th in total defense (328.7, 8th), tied for 32nd in opponent first downs (18.3, 8th) and 39th in scoring defense (23.0, 7th).
• Indiana has held four opponents: Eastern Illinois (52-0), Connecticut (38-3), Rutgers (35-0) and Northwestern (34-3), to three points or less this season, which marks the most since holding five opponents to three points or less in the 1945 season.
• With its interception against No. 13 Michigan, IU has recorded at least one takeaway in 27 of the last 29 games.
• Safety Khalil Bryant has three double-digit tackle games over the last four weekends.
• Indiana (7-4, 4-4 B1G East) closes out the 2019 regular season at Purdue (4-7, 3-5 B1G West) on Saturday, Nov. 30. Kickoff is set for noon EST at Ross-Ade Stadium (57,236; Prescription Athletic Turf/Bermuda Grass) on ESPN2.
• The longtime rivals battle for the Old Oaken Bucket, the trophy awarded to the winner of the annual game.
• Saturday's meeting marks the 95th Bucket game and the 122nd overall meeting.
• IU received two votes in this week's Amway Coaches Poll.
• On Nov. 10, the Hoosiers entered the AP Poll (No. 24) for the first time since Sept. 20, 1994, and the Coaches Poll (No. 25) for the first time since Oct. 17, 1994.
The Coaches
• One of 22 semifinalists for the 2019 George Munger College Coach of the Year Award, Tom Allen was named Indiana's head coach on Dec. 1, 2016, and made his debut at the 2016 Foster Farms Bowl against Utah. The New Castle, Ind., native joined IU as associate head coach/defense on Jan. 15, 2016. In Allen's first two seasons as head coach, 21 Hoosiers earned All-Big Ten honors and 15 were drafted or invited to NFL camps.
• Jeff Brohm is 17-20 (.460) in his third season as Purdue head coach. Brohm guided Western Kentucky (2014-16) to a 30-10 mark (.750) and carries an overall record of 47-30 (.610).
News & Notes
• Indiana associate head coach/offensive coordinator Kalen DeBoer is one of 41 nominees for the Broyles Award.
• Fifth-year senior kicker Logan Justus is one of 20 semifinalists for the Lou Groza Award for the second-straight season.
• IU has clinched its first winning season since 2007 (7-6) and has won seven games for just the 13th time in school history.
• The Hoosiers own five eight-win (1993, 1988, 1987, 1979, 1905) and two nine-win (1967, 1945) campaigns.
• Indiana is bowl eligible for the third time in five seasons.
• IU has two 30-plus point Big Ten wins this season – Rutgers (35-0) and Northwestern (34-3) – for the first time since 2001 – at Wisconsin (63-32) and Northwestern (56-21).
• The Hoosiers are first in the Big Ten in pass offense (306.1, 14th nationally), second in time of possession (33:43, 9th), completion percentage (69.5, 8th), first downs (23.6, 21st), completions (278, 10th) and pass attempts (400, 25th), tied for second in sacks allowed (1.64, T-38th), third in total offense (436.5, 42nd) and pass yards per attempt (8.4, T-23rd), tied for third in fumbles lost (6, T-39th), and fourth in pass efficiency (153.5, 24th) and third-down conversions (46.9, 20th).
• Indiana's eight 30-point games are tied for the second-most (1988, 2007, 2013) in a program single season behind 2015 (9).
• IU (5) and Washington State (7) are the only FBS teams with five pass-catchers with 20-plus receptions and 350-plus yards.
• Peyton Hendershot is third in receptions, yardage and scores (tied) on the school's single season list for tight ends.
• The Hoosiers are tied for 22nd nationally in opponent third-down conversions (33.3, 4th Big Ten), tied for 23rd in fumbles recovered (9, T-4th), 25th in pass defense (193.8, 6th), tied for 25th in defensive touchdowns (2, T-4th), 30th in total defense (328.7, 8th), tied for 32nd in opponent first downs (18.3, 8th) and 39th in scoring defense (23.0, 7th).
• Indiana has held four opponents: Eastern Illinois (52-0), Connecticut (38-3), Rutgers (35-0) and Northwestern (34-3), to three points or less this season, which marks the most since holding five opponents to three points or less in the 1945 season.
• With its interception against No. 13 Michigan, IU has recorded at least one takeaway in 27 of the last 29 games.
• Safety Khalil Bryant has three double-digit tackle games over the last four weekends.
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