Game Notes: Maryland
10/26/2021 4:00:00 PM | Football
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – After two straight home games, the Indiana football program hits the road for a Big Ten East Division tilt at Maryland on Saturday (Oct. 30). The Hoosiers (2-5, 0-4 B1G) will look for its fourth straight victory over the Terrapins (4-3, 1-3 B1G) at Noon on the Big Ten Network.
INDIANA (2-5, 0-5 Big Ten) at MARYLAND (4-3, 1-3 Big Ten)
Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium
Saturday, Oct. 30 | Noon ET
TV: Big Ten Network | RADIO: Indiana Hoosiers Sports Network
Setting The Scene
• IU leads the all-time series, 7-2, including a 3-1 mark in College Park.
• The Hoosiers won the last meeting at Maryland Stadium, 34-28, on Oct. 19, 2019.
• Indiana has won three-straight in the series following a 27-11 victory in Bloomington on Nov. 28, 2020.
• IU is 7-3 over its last 10 road games.
• The Hoosiers have faced five ranked opponents, each of which has entered the Top 10 in 2021, with a combined record of 31-4 in their first seven games.
• Redshirt junior offensive lineman Aidan Rafferty (Kensington) is the lone Hoosier from the state of Maryland.
• Peyton Hendershot became Indiana's tight ends receptions leader with his 119th career catch against No. 5 Ohio State. His 1,277 yards and 12 touchdowns only trail Ted Bolser's 1,337 and 15 from 2010-13.
• Linebacker Micah McFadden leads the Big Ten and shares fourth nationally with 12 TFLs.
The Coaches
• The 2020 American Football Coaches Association National Coach of the Year, Tom Allen is 26-27 in his fifth season as Indiana head football coach. His 24 wins over his first four years are the most for an IU head coach during that span. Allen was also named the 2020 Hayes-Schembechler Coach of the Year (Big Ten coaches vote) and the Dave McClain Coach of the Year (Big Ten media vote). (full bio on page 15)
• Michael Locksley was named Maryland's 37th head coach in Dec. 2018. The Washington, D.C., native has nearly 30 years of coaching experience, including 13 seasons over two separate stints in College Park.
News & Notes
• The team voted WR Ty Fryfogle, TE Peyton Hendershot, LB Cam Jones, DB Marcelino McCrary-Ball, LB Micah McFadden, and QB Michael Penix Jr. season captains.
• Jones, McCrary-Ball, McFadden, and Penix were also 2020 captains.
• The Hoosiers (6-2, 6-1 Big Ten) finished the 2020 season with a No. 12 final rating from the Associated Press, their highest final ranking since 1967 (No. 4).
• IU's 11 B1G wins over 2019-20 tied for the most in school history over a two-year span (1987-88).
• Indiana has played in consecutive January bowl games (2020 TaxSlayer Gator Bowl and 2021 Outback Bowl) for the first time in school history.
• Tom Allen reached win No. 25 in his 48th career game to become the third-fastest in program history to 25 victories behind James M. Sheldon (40 games) and James H. Horne (46 games).
INDIANA (2-5, 0-5 Big Ten) at MARYLAND (4-3, 1-3 Big Ten)
Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium
Saturday, Oct. 30 | Noon ET
TV: Big Ten Network | RADIO: Indiana Hoosiers Sports Network
Setting The Scene
• IU leads the all-time series, 7-2, including a 3-1 mark in College Park.
• The Hoosiers won the last meeting at Maryland Stadium, 34-28, on Oct. 19, 2019.
• Indiana has won three-straight in the series following a 27-11 victory in Bloomington on Nov. 28, 2020.
• IU is 7-3 over its last 10 road games.
• The Hoosiers have faced five ranked opponents, each of which has entered the Top 10 in 2021, with a combined record of 31-4 in their first seven games.
• Redshirt junior offensive lineman Aidan Rafferty (Kensington) is the lone Hoosier from the state of Maryland.
• Peyton Hendershot became Indiana's tight ends receptions leader with his 119th career catch against No. 5 Ohio State. His 1,277 yards and 12 touchdowns only trail Ted Bolser's 1,337 and 15 from 2010-13.
• Linebacker Micah McFadden leads the Big Ten and shares fourth nationally with 12 TFLs.
The Coaches
• The 2020 American Football Coaches Association National Coach of the Year, Tom Allen is 26-27 in his fifth season as Indiana head football coach. His 24 wins over his first four years are the most for an IU head coach during that span. Allen was also named the 2020 Hayes-Schembechler Coach of the Year (Big Ten coaches vote) and the Dave McClain Coach of the Year (Big Ten media vote). (full bio on page 15)
• Michael Locksley was named Maryland's 37th head coach in Dec. 2018. The Washington, D.C., native has nearly 30 years of coaching experience, including 13 seasons over two separate stints in College Park.
News & Notes
• The team voted WR Ty Fryfogle, TE Peyton Hendershot, LB Cam Jones, DB Marcelino McCrary-Ball, LB Micah McFadden, and QB Michael Penix Jr. season captains.
• Jones, McCrary-Ball, McFadden, and Penix were also 2020 captains.
• The Hoosiers (6-2, 6-1 Big Ten) finished the 2020 season with a No. 12 final rating from the Associated Press, their highest final ranking since 1967 (No. 4).
• IU's 11 B1G wins over 2019-20 tied for the most in school history over a two-year span (1987-88).
• Indiana has played in consecutive January bowl games (2020 TaxSlayer Gator Bowl and 2021 Outback Bowl) for the first time in school history.
• Tom Allen reached win No. 25 in his 48th career game to become the third-fastest in program history to 25 victories behind James M. Sheldon (40 games) and James H. Horne (46 games).
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