Game Notes: at Purdue
11/23/2021 4:00:00 PM | Football
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The battle for the Old Oaken Bucket will kick off for the 96th time when the Indiana football program travels to Purdue for a 3:30 p.m. start on FS1. It will be the 123rd meeting all-time between the two rivals, as IU looks to keep The Bucket for the third straight season.
INDIANA (2-9, 0-8 Big Ten) at PURDUE (7-4, 5-3 Big Ten)
Ross-Ade Stadium
Saturday, Nov. 27 | 3:30 p.m. ET
TV: FS1 | RADIO: Indiana Hoosiers Sports Network
Setting The Scene
• Indiana (2-9, 0-8 B1G East) closes out the season at Purdue (7-4, 5-3 B1G West) on Saturday, Nov. 27. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. ET at Ross-Ade Stadium (57,236; Natural Grass) on FS1.
• The longtime rivals battle for the Old Oaken Bucket, the trophy awarded to the winner of the annual game.
• Saturday's meeting marks the 96th Bucket game and the 123rd overall meeting. (more on page 2)
• IU won 44-41 in double overtime the last time the two teams met on Nov. 30, 2019, in West Lafayette.
• Last year's game was canceled due to COVID-19 testing results at both schools.
• The Hoosiers have faced six ranked opponents, each of which has entered the Top 10 in 2021, with a combined record of 49-9.
• Linebacker Micah McFadden shares second in the Big Ten and seventh nationally with 15.5 tackles for loss, and he has at least one TFL in 15 of the last 16 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 26-31 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 16)
• Jeff Brohm is 26-29 in his fifth season as Purdue head coach. Brohm guided Western Kentucky (2014-16) to a 30-10 mark and carries an overall record of 56-39.
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 (2-9, 0-8 Big Ten) at PURDUE (7-4, 5-3 Big Ten)
Ross-Ade Stadium
Saturday, Nov. 27 | 3:30 p.m. ET
TV: FS1 | RADIO: Indiana Hoosiers Sports Network
Setting The Scene
• Indiana (2-9, 0-8 B1G East) closes out the season at Purdue (7-4, 5-3 B1G West) on Saturday, Nov. 27. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. ET at Ross-Ade Stadium (57,236; Natural Grass) on FS1.
• The longtime rivals battle for the Old Oaken Bucket, the trophy awarded to the winner of the annual game.
• Saturday's meeting marks the 96th Bucket game and the 123rd overall meeting. (more on page 2)
• IU won 44-41 in double overtime the last time the two teams met on Nov. 30, 2019, in West Lafayette.
• Last year's game was canceled due to COVID-19 testing results at both schools.
• The Hoosiers have faced six ranked opponents, each of which has entered the Top 10 in 2021, with a combined record of 49-9.
• Linebacker Micah McFadden shares second in the Big Ten and seventh nationally with 15.5 tackles for loss, and he has at least one TFL in 15 of the last 16 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 26-31 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 16)
• Jeff Brohm is 26-29 in his fifth season as Purdue head coach. Brohm guided Western Kentucky (2014-16) to a 30-10 mark and carries an overall record of 56-39.
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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