Postgame Notes: at Illinois

Postgame Notes
Indiana at Illinois
November 11, 2023

TEAM
• Indiana is 26-46-2 all-time against Illinois with the loss snapping a four game winning streak.

• Indiana's game captains were DL Andre Carter, LB Aaron Casey and OL Mike Katic.

• Indiana won the coin toss and deferred. Illinois received the opening kick.

• Indiana's 27 first half points were the most scored in a first half since 2018 at FIU (28 points).

• The 45 points scored are tied for No. 16 in a Big Ten game in program history and are the most scored against a conference opponent since 2015 at Purdue (54).

• The overtime loss snapped a five-game winning streak in overtime games and moved Indiana to 8-8 all-time in overtime games.

• IU is now 1-2 all-time in overtime against Illinois, with both losses coming in Champaign (1996 and 2023).

Lanell Carr Jr. | OLB | Sr.
• Posted fifth straight game with a tackle for loss and finished with 1.5 tackles for loss.
• Combined with Philip Blidi on a first quarter tackle for loss.
• Collected a solo sack of John Paddock in the fourth quarter.

Aaron Casey | LB | R-Sr.+
• Logged eight tackles – six solo – for his seventh game in 2023 with eight-plus tackles.
• Posted a fourth-quarter tackle for loss and has at least one tackle for loss in eight of 10 games this season and seven of eight Big Ten contests in 2023.

Jared Casey | LB | R-Sr.
• Recovered first career fumble on a muffed punt in the first quarter that set up Indiana's first touchdown drive.

Trent Howland | RB | R-So.
• Scored his first career touchdown on a 1-yard rush in the first quarter.
• Registered career highs in rushing attempts (13) and yards rushing (72).

Donaven McCulley | WR | Jr.
• Posted career highs for receptions (11) and receiving touchdowns (2), along with yards receiving (137) to mark his first career 100-yard receiving game.
• Pulled in a receiving touchdown for third straight game.
• Logged first career multi-touchdown game. Both scores came on 6-yard receptions in the second quarter.
• First Indiana receiver with double-digit receptions since Cam Camper at Cincinnati (10) in 2022.
• Most receptions in a game since Camper versus Illinois (10) in the 2022 season opener and most in a road game since Ty Fryfogle at Michigan State (11; 2020).

Louis Moore | DB | Sr.
• Posted second career double-digit tackle game with a career-high-tying 10 tackles. Last double-digit tackle game came at Penn State in Week 9.
• Intercepted John Paddock at the Illinois 48-yard line in the second quarter for third interception of the season and first of his career in Big Ten play.
• Forced a fumble for the third straight game.

Brendan Sorsby | QB | R-Fr.
• Accounted for a career-high five total touchdowns (3 pass, 2 two rush).
• Connected with Donaven McCulley on two 6-yard touchdown passes in the second quarter and hit DeQuece Carter on a 26-yard scoring pass in the fourth quarter.
• Ran for two touchdowns for his first multi-touchdown game on the ground. Had an 18-yard touchdown in the second quarter and a 5-yard score in the fourth quarter.
• The 18-yard rush was a career-long.
• Set career high marks for completions (22), attempts (33) and yards passing (289) and tied his career best with three touchdown passes.
• Logged a career-best 53 yards rushing and 17 rushing attempts.

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Philip Blidi

Cam Camper

Lanell Carr Jr.

Andre Carter

DeQuece Carter

Aaron Casey

Jared Casey

Trent Howland

Mike Katic

Donaven McCulley

Louis Moore

Brendan Sorsby

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