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Game Notes: at Michigan
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The fifth primetime kickoff of the season is set for Saturday (November 6) inside Michigan Stadium for the Indiana football program. The Hoosiers (2-6, 0-5 B1G) take on No. 9/10 Michigan (7-1, 4-1 B1G) at 7:30 p.m. on FOX.
INDIANA (2-6, 0-5 Big Ten) at No. 9/10 Michigan (7-1, 4-1 Big Ten)
Michigan Stadium
Saturday, Nov. 6 | 7:30 p.m. ET
TV: FOX | RADIO: Indiana Hoosiers Sports Network
Setting The Scene
• Indiana (2-6, 0-5 B1G East) wraps up its two-game road trip at No. 9/10 Michigan (7-1, 4-1 B1G East) on Saturday, Nov. 6. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET at Michigan Stadium (107,601; FieldTurf) on FOX.
• The Hoosiers defeated the Wolverines, 38-21, in Bloomington last season (Nov. 7).
• It marked IU's first victory over U-M since Oct. 24, 1987.
• Indiana is 7-4 over its last 11 road games.
• The Hoosiers have faced five ranked opponents, each of which has entered the Top 10 in 2021, with a combined record of 34-6.
• Peyton Hendershot is IU's tight ends receptions (125) and yardage (1,383) leader. His 14 touchdowns only trail Ted Bolser's 15 from 2010-13.
• Linebacker Micah McFadden leads the Big Ten and shares second nationally with 14 tackles for loss, and he has at least one TFL in 13-straight games.
• Donaven McCulley threw for 242 yards at Maryland last weekend, an Indiana true freshman record.
The Coaches
• The 2020 American Football Coaches Association National Coach of the Year, Tom Allen is 26-28 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)
• Jim Harbaugh is 56-23 (.709) in his seventh season at Michigan. He owns a 114-50 (.695) overall record with stints at Stanford (2007-10) and San Diego (2004-06). Harbaugh also coached the San Francisco 49ers (2011-14).
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 (2-6, 0-5 Big Ten) at No. 9/10 Michigan (7-1, 4-1 Big Ten)
Michigan Stadium
Saturday, Nov. 6 | 7:30 p.m. ET
TV: FOX | RADIO: Indiana Hoosiers Sports Network
Setting The Scene
• Indiana (2-6, 0-5 B1G East) wraps up its two-game road trip at No. 9/10 Michigan (7-1, 4-1 B1G East) on Saturday, Nov. 6. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET at Michigan Stadium (107,601; FieldTurf) on FOX.
• The Hoosiers defeated the Wolverines, 38-21, in Bloomington last season (Nov. 7).
• It marked IU's first victory over U-M since Oct. 24, 1987.
• Indiana is 7-4 over its last 11 road games.
• The Hoosiers have faced five ranked opponents, each of which has entered the Top 10 in 2021, with a combined record of 34-6.
• Peyton Hendershot is IU's tight ends receptions (125) and yardage (1,383) leader. His 14 touchdowns only trail Ted Bolser's 15 from 2010-13.
• Linebacker Micah McFadden leads the Big Ten and shares second nationally with 14 tackles for loss, and he has at least one TFL in 13-straight games.
• Donaven McCulley threw for 242 yards at Maryland last weekend, an Indiana true freshman record.
The Coaches
• The 2020 American Football Coaches Association National Coach of the Year, Tom Allen is 26-28 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)
• Jim Harbaugh is 56-23 (.709) in his seventh season at Michigan. He owns a 114-50 (.695) overall record with stints at Stanford (2007-10) and San Diego (2004-06). Harbaugh also coached the San Francisco 49ers (2011-14).
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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