Game Notes: Minnesota
11/16/2021 3:45:00 PM | Football
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – One final time at Memorial Stadium for the Indiana football program in 2021. It will be Senior Day for the Hoosiers as they host Minnesota in a 3:30 p.m. kickoff on the Big Ten Network on Saturday (November 20).
MINNESOTA (6-4, 4-3 Big Ten) at INDIANA (2-8, 0-7 Big Ten)
Memorial Stadium
Saturday, Nov. 20 | 3:30 p.m. ET
TV: Big Ten Network | RADIO: Indiana Hoosiers Sports Network
Setting The Scene
• Indiana (2-8, 0-7 B1G East) welcomes Minnesota (6-4, 4-3 B1G West) for Senior Day on Saturday, Nov. 20. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. ET at Memorial Stadium (52,656; FieldTurf) on BTN.
• The Golden Gophers hold a 39-26-3 edge in the all-time series, including a 38-31 victory in Minneapolis the last time the two teams met on Oct. 26, 2018.
• Saturday marks the first meeting between the two teams in Bloomington since Nov. 2, 2013.
• Former Hoosier running back Kenni Burns (2003-06) is Minnesota's assistant head coach/running backs.
• Indiana has faced six ranked opponents, each of which has entered the Top 10 in 2021, with a combined record of 44-8.
• Linebacker Micah McFadden is second the Big Ten and shares seven nationally with 15 tackles for loss, and he has at least one TFL in 14 of the last 15 games.
• Peyton Hendershot is the Hoosiers tight ends receptions (130) and yardage (1,428) leader. His 14 touchdowns only trail Ted Bolser's 15 from 2010-13.
The Coaches
• The 2020 American Football Coaches Association National Coach of the Year, Tom Allen is 26-30 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)
• P.J. Fleck is 32-23 (.582) in his fifth season at Minnesota. Fleck served as Western Michigan head coach (2013-16) and carries an overall record of 62-45 (.579).
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).
MINNESOTA (6-4, 4-3 Big Ten) at INDIANA (2-8, 0-7 Big Ten)
Memorial Stadium
Saturday, Nov. 20 | 3:30 p.m. ET
TV: Big Ten Network | RADIO: Indiana Hoosiers Sports Network
Setting The Scene
• Indiana (2-8, 0-7 B1G East) welcomes Minnesota (6-4, 4-3 B1G West) for Senior Day on Saturday, Nov. 20. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. ET at Memorial Stadium (52,656; FieldTurf) on BTN.
• The Golden Gophers hold a 39-26-3 edge in the all-time series, including a 38-31 victory in Minneapolis the last time the two teams met on Oct. 26, 2018.
• Saturday marks the first meeting between the two teams in Bloomington since Nov. 2, 2013.
• Former Hoosier running back Kenni Burns (2003-06) is Minnesota's assistant head coach/running backs.
• Indiana has faced six ranked opponents, each of which has entered the Top 10 in 2021, with a combined record of 44-8.
• Linebacker Micah McFadden is second the Big Ten and shares seven nationally with 15 tackles for loss, and he has at least one TFL in 14 of the last 15 games.
• Peyton Hendershot is the Hoosiers tight ends receptions (130) and yardage (1,428) leader. His 14 touchdowns only trail Ted Bolser's 15 from 2010-13.
The Coaches
• The 2020 American Football Coaches Association National Coach of the Year, Tom Allen is 26-30 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)
• P.J. Fleck is 32-23 (.582) in his fifth season at Minnesota. Fleck served as Western Michigan head coach (2013-16) and carries an overall record of 62-45 (.579).
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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