Indiana University Athletics
Postgame Notes: vs. Western Kentucky
9/17/2022 2:00:00 PM | Football
Postgame Notes
Western Kentucky at Indiana
September 17, 2022
Western Kentucky at Indiana
September 17, 2022
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• Indiana is 5-0 all-time against Western Kentucky, with the first meeting coming during the 2008 season.
• IU started a season with three straight home games for just the 12th time in program history and first time since 2015. Including this season, the Hoosiers have started 3-0 in three of those seasons (1917, 2015, 2022) with a fourth undefeated season in 1898 (2-0-1).
• Head coach Tom Allen is 14-1 all-time against non-conference opponents during the regular season and 9-1 all-time in non-conference home games.
• Allen has started 3-0 for the third time as a head coach (2018, 2020, 2022).
• Indiana's captains were AJ Barner, Devon Matthews, Tiawan Mullen and Jack Tuttle. For overtime, Cam Jones served as the captain for the coin toss.
• Indiana won the coin toss and deferred to the second half. Western Kentucky received the opening kickoff. In overtime, IU won the coin toss and elected to go on defense first.
• With Caleb Murphy's start at center, nine student-athletes have made their first career starts at Indiana. The list includes quarterback Connor Bazelak, wide receiver Cam Camper, wide receiver Andison Coby, offensive lineman Parker Hanna, outside linebacker Myles Jackson, outside linebacker Dasan McCullough, defensive lineman Beau Robbins and running back Shaun Shivers.
• Two Hoosiers made their collegiate debuts and now 17 total have debuted in 2022. The two to debut versus Western Kentucky were wide receiver Connor Delp and defensive lineman Cooper Jones.
• The 12 pass catchers in the game are the most for Indiana since at least 2005. In 2019, 12 different receivers logged receptions versus Eastern Illinois.
• Indiana is now 6-7 all-time in overtime contests, including three straight wins.
• Saturday's game was IU's first overtime game since a 36-35 victory over Penn State in 2020.
• The walk-off field goal was the first since Griffin Oakes in overtime versus Michigan State in 2016 (24-21).
Student-Athlete Notes
Connor Bazelak | QB | Jr.-R
• Completed 33-of-55 passes for 364 yards and two touchdowns.
• Passing yardage total marks the most by an IU quarterback since Michael Penix Jr. (373) at Western Kentucky in 2021.
• The 364 yards passing are the third most in his career, behind 406 yards at LSU (2020) and 380 yards against Arkansas (380). The total is an IU career best.
• Led the game-tying drive that resulted in a 4-yard touchdown pass to Cam Camper and two-point conversion pass to Donaven McCulley.
• Recorded his ninth career game with multiple touchdown passes and second at Indiana.
James Bomba | TE | Jr.-R
• Made first career reception in the second quarter for five yards.
Charles Campbell | K | Sr.-R
• Is now 32-of-39 on career field goal attempts.
• Currently ranks tied for No. 9 on the career field goals list at Indiana with Logan Justus (32; 2018-19) and is one behind Bryan Robertson (33; 2001-04).
• With 13 points in the game, Campbell moved into No. 20 on Indiana's all-time scoring list. His 148 career points passed ??Pete Pihos (138; 1942-43,45-46) and Tom Nowatzke (1962-64) in the game. He is two points from Vaughn Dunbar (150; 1990-91).
• Produced his fifth career game with at least three field goals and second against Western Kentucky: Western Kentucky (4-for-4; 2022), Illinois (3-for-3; 2022), Michigan State (3-for-4; 2021), at Western Kentucky (4-for-4; 2021) and at Rutgers (3-for-3; 2020).
• Second-career four field goal game, both against Western Kentucky, to tie the program record for a single game. He is the seventh IU kicker (11 occasions) to connect on four field goals in a game.
• With the 51-yard field goal to win the game, he now has four career makes from 50-plus yards. That is No. 2 in IU history behind Pete Stoyanovich (6; 1985-88).
Cam Camper | WR | Jr.
• Made eight catches for 93 yards and the game tying touchdown.
• The touchdown reception was the first of his career.
Aaron Casey | LB | Sr.-R
• Matched a career high with eight tackles.
• Recorded a career-high 3.0 tackles for loss to post multiple TFLs in three straight games to start the season.
Andison Coby | WR | Jr.
• Made first career reception at Indiana and scored first career touchdown on a 5-yard pass in the second quarter.
Demarcus Elliott | DL | Sr.+
• Made his 33rd career start, which leads all Hoosiers.
James Evans | P | So.
• Punted four times for 178 yards including two that landed inside at the 20.
Bryant Fitzgerald | DB | Sr.-R+
• Made his 26th career start, which ranks tied for No. 3 on the team (Devon Matthews).
• Recovered the blocked field goal attempt in overtime and returned it 54 yards.
• Recorded 10 tackles for the first double-digit tackle game of his career.
Josh Henderson | RB | Sr.
• Scored a touchdown in back-to-back games for the first time in his career.
• Rushed 11 times for 65 yards and caught one pass for 32 yards.
• Added a career-high 32 yards receiving on one catch.
Myles Jackson | LB | So.-R
• Recorded first career interception in the third quarter in the end zone.
• Recovered a fourth-quarter fumble for his second career fumble recovery and his first at IU.
Cam Jones | LB | Sr.+
• Made a career-high 13 tackles for his second career double-digit tackle game.
• Recorded his fifth career forced fumble in the fourth quarter, which was his team-leading 10th career takeaway.
Cooper Jones | DE | Fr.-R
• Made first career collegiate appearance.
Christopher Keys | DB | So.-R
• Matched career high with two tackles.
Jaylin Lucas | RB | Fr.
• Made the first reception of his career for seven yards.
Devon Matthews | DB | Sr.+
• Made his 26th career start, which ranks tied for No. 3 on the team (Bryant Fitzgerald).
Donaven McCulley | WR | SO
• Caught a career-high two passes for a career-high 53 yards.
• Made a game tying two-point conversion catch in the fourth quarter.
Dasan McCullough | DL | Fr.
• Recorded a solo sack in the first quarter for his third straight game with a tackle for loss to begin his career.
Caleb Murphy | OL | So.-R
• Started at center for first career start in 15th career appearance.
Noah Pierre | DB | Sr.-R
• Matched his career high with nine tackles.
• Recorded his first career sack in overtime, which led to his second career forced fumble.
Aaron Steinfeldt | TE | Fr.-R
• Made the first reception of his career in the fourth quarter.
Lem Watley-Neely | DB | So.-R
• Made the first tackle of collegiate career.
Jaylin Williams | DB | Sr.+
• Blocked a field goal attempt in overtime for his first career blocked kick.
• First blocked field goal by an IU student-athlete since Jacob Robinson against Maryland in 2017.
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