Postgame Notes: Indiana vs. Michigan State
11/14/2020 5:00:00 PM | Football
Postgame Notes
Indiana vs. Michigan State
November 14, 2020
TEAM
• No. 10/10 Indiana (4-0, 4-0 Big Ten) took down Michigan State (1-3, 1-3 Big Ten), 24-0, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Mich., to claim the Old Brass Spittoon for the first time since 2016. The victory marks the first for the Hoosiers in East Lansing since 2001.
• The 24-point victory is the largest margin of victory for Indiana at Michigan State in the history of the rivalry, besting the previous mark of 16 (16-0) set in 1969.
• Indiana secures its first victory as a Top-10 team since knocking off Michigan State by a score of 14-13 as the No. 6 team in the country on Nov. 11, 1967.
• The 4-0 start to Big Ten Conference play is the best start since 1987 (4-0) and tied for the second-best ever (1967, 5-0). For the first time since the 1993 season, Indiana has won its first two road conference games.
• IU is 12-5 since the start of the 2019 season and 9-4 in Big Ten play during that time.
• Indiana has won five-straight Big Ten conference games, tied for the longest streak in program history (1967), and 9-of-11 dating back to the 2019 season. This marks the most successful stretch of conference games since a 9-2 conference record from Oct. 3, 1987-Oct. 21, 1988.
• Indiana has started 4-0 for the first time under head coach Tom Allen. It is tied for the third-best start in program history. The Hoosiers also started 4-0 or better in: 2015, 1990, 1986, 1985, 1967 (8-0) and 1910 (5-0).
• The program has earned victories in each of the last three road games against Big Ten Conference opponents for the first time since the 1982 season. The '82 team was coached by ESPN College GameDay analyst Lee Corso.
• For the first time in program history, IU has defeated Penn State, Michigan and Michigan State in the same season. The Hoosiers last downed Michigan and Michigan State in the same campaign in 1967.
• Indiana is currently in possession of both of its rivalry trophies, the Old Brass Spittoon and the Old Oaken Bucket (Purdue).
OFFENSE
• Redshirt sophomore quarterback Michael Penix Jr. completed 25-of-38 passes for 320 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. He has completed 20-plus passes in consecutive games for the first time this season and the second time in his career (Sept. 28 and Oct. 12, 2019).
• Penix now owns three 300-yard passing games and has tallied consecutive 300-yard passing games for the first time in his career and for the first time since Nate Sudfeld closed out his career with three-straight 300-yard games in 2015.
• The Tampa, Fla., native has racked up 58 completions on 80 attempts for 606 yards and two touchdowns in a pair of starts against Michigan State at Spartan Stadium.
• The game marked the 10th-career start in the Cream & Crimson for Penix. He holds a record of 9-1 as a starter.
• Senior wide receiver Ty Fryfogle turned in his second-straight career game, recording personal-bests in receptions (11), yards (200) and touchdowns (2), his ninth and 10th-career scoring grabs. The 6-2, 214-pounder has caught at least one touchdown in three-straight contests.
• Fryfogle's 178 first-half receiving yards marked the most by a Big Ten player since 2010 when Roy Roundtree (Michigan) registered four catches for 192 yards and two touchdowns in the first half against Illinois.
• His 65-yard touchdown grab in the second quarter marked a career-long catch and the longest TD grab by a Hoosier since current Tennessee Titan Nick Westbrook hauled in a 75-yarder against Ball State to open the 2019 season.
• Fryfogle has now logged consecutive 100-yard receiving games for the first time in his career and is the first Hoosier to do so since Whop Philyor on Sept. 28 and Oct. 12, 2019. The Lucedale, Miss., native has recorded three-career 100-yard receiving games, all against Big Ten opponents.
• He is the seventh receiver in program history to snag 200-plus yards receiving in a single game and the first since Ricky Jones posted 208 yards against Wake Forest on Sept. 24, 2106.
• Junior running back Stevie Scott III tallied 23 carries for 84 yards and a score, his 25th career rushing touchdown. He has scored at least one touchdown in 15 of his last 20 games played.
• He ranks eighth in program history in career carries (494), eighth in career total touchdowns (27), and just outside of the Top 10 in career rushing yards (2,301).
• Redshirt junior wide receiver Miles Marshall matched a career-high with four catches (3 times) on four targets for 47 yards, the second-best yardage total of his career.
• Senior wide receiver Whop Philyor became the sixth pass-catcher in program history to secure 150 career catches, the first since Shane Wynn in 2014, with his third catch in the first half. He finished the game with three catches for 35 yards.
• Redshirt junior tight end Peyton Hendershot brought down two catches for 11 yards to become the fourth tight end in program history to reach 80 career catches (81). His 81 career catches are tied with Dave Lilja for the third-most in program history by a tight end.
• Freshman running back Tim Baldwin Jr. saw the first action of his collegiate career, becoming the fifth true freshman to play for Indiana in 2020, joining tight end AJ Barner, safety Bryson Bonds, kicker Chris Freeman and wide receiver Javon Swinton. He totaled three carries for 18 yards.
• Junior offensive lineman Luke Haggard made his first career start at Indiana at left tackle.
DEFENSE
• The Hoosiers added four more takeaways in the game and now have recorded a takeaway in 33 of the last 35 games. IU has created 12 takeaways through four games in the 2020 season and have scored 51 points off of the turnovers.
• The defense has reeled off six-straight games with a least two takeaways dating back to the end of the 2019 regular season.
• Indiana has 10 total INTs in 2020 and have picked off at least two passes in five-straight games. The Hoosiers have also charted at least one interception in seven-consecutive contests.
• The four takeaways compiled by the Hoosier defense marks the most since securing three fumble recoveries and one interception in a 34-32 victory over Maryland on Nov. 10, 2018.
• Michigan State did not cross the Indiana 35-yard line, with its best field position coming at the IU 38. The Hoosiers held the Spartans to just 191 yards (60 rushing, 131 passing).
• Sophomore cornerback Tiawan Mullen recorded a pair of interceptions, the first two of his short career and the first multi-takeaway game of his career. The Fort Lauderdale, Fla., native is the first Hoosier since Jonathan Crawford (Nov. 26, 2016) to record a pair of INTs in a game.
• Junior linebacker Micah McFadden racked up a team-best nine tackles (5 solos), a career-high three TFLs, and a career-best two sacks. He now owns three multi-TFL games in his career.
• Fifth-year defensive lineman Jerome Johnson recorded four tackles (3 solos), a career-best-tying 2.5 TFLs, and a career-best 2.0 sacks, his third-career game with multiple sacks, in his 25th career start. He now owns 11.5 career sacks, the highest total of any active Hoosier.
• Junior cornerback Reese Taylor stuffed the box score with two solo tackles, one TFL, one PBU, one forced fumble and his second career interception. The Ben Davis product returned it 53 yards, a career long. He also returned one punt for 18 yards.
• Redshirt sophomore linebacker James Miller tallied a season-best six tackles with three solo stops, while junior defensive back Jamar Johnson added four tackles (3 solos).
• Junior defensive lineman James Head Jr. registered two tackles (1 solo), a half-TFL and his first career fumble recovery.
• Redshirt junior linebacker Thomas Allen contributed two solo tackles and his first career forced fumble.
• Junior safety Devon Matthews charted two tackles (1 solo) and one PBU in his 10th career start.
• Junior defensive lineman Demarcus Elliott tallied two tackles (1 solo) in his 15th career start.
SPECIAL TEAMS
• Redshirt sophomore kicker Charles Campbell hit a 21-yard field goal and all three of his PAT tries for a total of six points. He later missed a 41-yard field goal, his first miss in 10 career attempts. Campbell has converted 7-of-8 field goal attempts this season and is 14-of-14 on extra points in 2020.
• Graduate student punter Haydon Whitehead punted three times for 119 yards in the game for an average of 39.7 yards. He charted a long kick of 42 yards and knocked one punt inside the 20-yard line.
• Sophomore long snapper Sean Wracher has snapped in all 17 career games played at Indiana.
Indiana vs. Michigan State
November 14, 2020
TEAM
• No. 10/10 Indiana (4-0, 4-0 Big Ten) took down Michigan State (1-3, 1-3 Big Ten), 24-0, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Mich., to claim the Old Brass Spittoon for the first time since 2016. The victory marks the first for the Hoosiers in East Lansing since 2001.
• The 24-point victory is the largest margin of victory for Indiana at Michigan State in the history of the rivalry, besting the previous mark of 16 (16-0) set in 1969.
• Indiana secures its first victory as a Top-10 team since knocking off Michigan State by a score of 14-13 as the No. 6 team in the country on Nov. 11, 1967.
• The 4-0 start to Big Ten Conference play is the best start since 1987 (4-0) and tied for the second-best ever (1967, 5-0). For the first time since the 1993 season, Indiana has won its first two road conference games.
• IU is 12-5 since the start of the 2019 season and 9-4 in Big Ten play during that time.
• Indiana has won five-straight Big Ten conference games, tied for the longest streak in program history (1967), and 9-of-11 dating back to the 2019 season. This marks the most successful stretch of conference games since a 9-2 conference record from Oct. 3, 1987-Oct. 21, 1988.
• Indiana has started 4-0 for the first time under head coach Tom Allen. It is tied for the third-best start in program history. The Hoosiers also started 4-0 or better in: 2015, 1990, 1986, 1985, 1967 (8-0) and 1910 (5-0).
• The program has earned victories in each of the last three road games against Big Ten Conference opponents for the first time since the 1982 season. The '82 team was coached by ESPN College GameDay analyst Lee Corso.
• For the first time in program history, IU has defeated Penn State, Michigan and Michigan State in the same season. The Hoosiers last downed Michigan and Michigan State in the same campaign in 1967.
• Indiana is currently in possession of both of its rivalry trophies, the Old Brass Spittoon and the Old Oaken Bucket (Purdue).
OFFENSE
• Redshirt sophomore quarterback Michael Penix Jr. completed 25-of-38 passes for 320 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. He has completed 20-plus passes in consecutive games for the first time this season and the second time in his career (Sept. 28 and Oct. 12, 2019).
• Penix now owns three 300-yard passing games and has tallied consecutive 300-yard passing games for the first time in his career and for the first time since Nate Sudfeld closed out his career with three-straight 300-yard games in 2015.
• The Tampa, Fla., native has racked up 58 completions on 80 attempts for 606 yards and two touchdowns in a pair of starts against Michigan State at Spartan Stadium.
• The game marked the 10th-career start in the Cream & Crimson for Penix. He holds a record of 9-1 as a starter.
• Senior wide receiver Ty Fryfogle turned in his second-straight career game, recording personal-bests in receptions (11), yards (200) and touchdowns (2), his ninth and 10th-career scoring grabs. The 6-2, 214-pounder has caught at least one touchdown in three-straight contests.
• Fryfogle's 178 first-half receiving yards marked the most by a Big Ten player since 2010 when Roy Roundtree (Michigan) registered four catches for 192 yards and two touchdowns in the first half against Illinois.
• His 65-yard touchdown grab in the second quarter marked a career-long catch and the longest TD grab by a Hoosier since current Tennessee Titan Nick Westbrook hauled in a 75-yarder against Ball State to open the 2019 season.
• Fryfogle has now logged consecutive 100-yard receiving games for the first time in his career and is the first Hoosier to do so since Whop Philyor on Sept. 28 and Oct. 12, 2019. The Lucedale, Miss., native has recorded three-career 100-yard receiving games, all against Big Ten opponents.
• He is the seventh receiver in program history to snag 200-plus yards receiving in a single game and the first since Ricky Jones posted 208 yards against Wake Forest on Sept. 24, 2106.
• Junior running back Stevie Scott III tallied 23 carries for 84 yards and a score, his 25th career rushing touchdown. He has scored at least one touchdown in 15 of his last 20 games played.
• He ranks eighth in program history in career carries (494), eighth in career total touchdowns (27), and just outside of the Top 10 in career rushing yards (2,301).
• Redshirt junior wide receiver Miles Marshall matched a career-high with four catches (3 times) on four targets for 47 yards, the second-best yardage total of his career.
• Senior wide receiver Whop Philyor became the sixth pass-catcher in program history to secure 150 career catches, the first since Shane Wynn in 2014, with his third catch in the first half. He finished the game with three catches for 35 yards.
• Redshirt junior tight end Peyton Hendershot brought down two catches for 11 yards to become the fourth tight end in program history to reach 80 career catches (81). His 81 career catches are tied with Dave Lilja for the third-most in program history by a tight end.
• Freshman running back Tim Baldwin Jr. saw the first action of his collegiate career, becoming the fifth true freshman to play for Indiana in 2020, joining tight end AJ Barner, safety Bryson Bonds, kicker Chris Freeman and wide receiver Javon Swinton. He totaled three carries for 18 yards.
• Junior offensive lineman Luke Haggard made his first career start at Indiana at left tackle.
DEFENSE
• The Hoosiers added four more takeaways in the game and now have recorded a takeaway in 33 of the last 35 games. IU has created 12 takeaways through four games in the 2020 season and have scored 51 points off of the turnovers.
• The defense has reeled off six-straight games with a least two takeaways dating back to the end of the 2019 regular season.
• Indiana has 10 total INTs in 2020 and have picked off at least two passes in five-straight games. The Hoosiers have also charted at least one interception in seven-consecutive contests.
• The four takeaways compiled by the Hoosier defense marks the most since securing three fumble recoveries and one interception in a 34-32 victory over Maryland on Nov. 10, 2018.
• Michigan State did not cross the Indiana 35-yard line, with its best field position coming at the IU 38. The Hoosiers held the Spartans to just 191 yards (60 rushing, 131 passing).
• Sophomore cornerback Tiawan Mullen recorded a pair of interceptions, the first two of his short career and the first multi-takeaway game of his career. The Fort Lauderdale, Fla., native is the first Hoosier since Jonathan Crawford (Nov. 26, 2016) to record a pair of INTs in a game.
• Junior linebacker Micah McFadden racked up a team-best nine tackles (5 solos), a career-high three TFLs, and a career-best two sacks. He now owns three multi-TFL games in his career.
• Fifth-year defensive lineman Jerome Johnson recorded four tackles (3 solos), a career-best-tying 2.5 TFLs, and a career-best 2.0 sacks, his third-career game with multiple sacks, in his 25th career start. He now owns 11.5 career sacks, the highest total of any active Hoosier.
• Junior cornerback Reese Taylor stuffed the box score with two solo tackles, one TFL, one PBU, one forced fumble and his second career interception. The Ben Davis product returned it 53 yards, a career long. He also returned one punt for 18 yards.
• Redshirt sophomore linebacker James Miller tallied a season-best six tackles with three solo stops, while junior defensive back Jamar Johnson added four tackles (3 solos).
• Junior defensive lineman James Head Jr. registered two tackles (1 solo), a half-TFL and his first career fumble recovery.
• Redshirt junior linebacker Thomas Allen contributed two solo tackles and his first career forced fumble.
• Junior safety Devon Matthews charted two tackles (1 solo) and one PBU in his 10th career start.
• Junior defensive lineman Demarcus Elliott tallied two tackles (1 solo) in his 15th career start.
SPECIAL TEAMS
• Redshirt sophomore kicker Charles Campbell hit a 21-yard field goal and all three of his PAT tries for a total of six points. He later missed a 41-yard field goal, his first miss in 10 career attempts. Campbell has converted 7-of-8 field goal attempts this season and is 14-of-14 on extra points in 2020.
• Graduate student punter Haydon Whitehead punted three times for 119 yards in the game for an average of 39.7 yards. He charted a long kick of 42 yards and knocked one punt inside the 20-yard line.
• Sophomore long snapper Sean Wracher has snapped in all 17 career games played at Indiana.
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