Saturday, November 25
West Lafayette, Ind.
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Indiana University
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Purdue
Game Notes: at Purdue
11/20/2023 4:00:00 PM | Football
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Since 1925, the Indiana football program has tussled with Purdue for the right to possess the Old Oaken Bucket. On Saturday (Nov. 25), the two teams will meet for the 125th in program history and the 98th with the Old Oaken Bucket on the line. The game will air on Big Ten Network and kickoff is scheduled for noon from Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette.
INDIANA (3-8, 1-7 Big Ten) at PURDUE (3-8, 2-6 Big Ten)
Ross-Ade Stadium (West Lafayette, Ind.)
Saturday, Nov. 25 | Noon ET
TV: Big Ten Network | RADIO: Indiana Hoosiers Sports Network
Setting the Scene
• The 98th Battle for the Old Oaken Bucket between Indiana and Purdue will commence at noon on Saturday (Nov. 25) from Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana, with the Hoosiers looking to snap a two-game skid versus the Boilermakers.
• The 2023 contest marks the 125th overall meeting between the two programs, who met for 100 straight seasons between 1920 and 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic cancelled the 2020 game.
• Both teams enter the meeting with 3-8 overall marks and both teams have played a handful of one-score games. Indiana is 2-3 in its five games decided by eight-or-fewer points, while Purdue is 1-3 in four one-score contests.
• With the 125th meeting between the two programs is No. 7 among the most played FBS rivalries in the history of the sport.
MORE ON PAGE 4
By The Numbers
7th - Most played rivalry in college football with the 125th overall meeting slated for the 2023 regular season finale. MORE ON PAGE 4
19 - Tackles for loss or no gain by Aaron Casey per Pro Football Focus to lead all Power 5 tacklers. MORE ON PAGE 13
7 - Takeaways by the Indiana defense over the last four games, which includes six in the last three contests. Four of those have ended up in the hands of redshirt senior Josh Sanguinetti.
2016 - Is the year of the last 100-tackle season by a Hoosier defender, as Aaron Casey is two tackles shy of that mark with 98 stops entering the Battle for the Old Oaken Bucket.
News & Notes
• Redshirt senior Aaron Casey has at least one tackle for loss in eight of the last nine weeks and has produced six straight games with at least eight tackles. He's on pace to post the first 100-tackle season since Tegray Scales in 2016 with 98 stops entering Week 13.
• Casey piled up 4.0 tackles for loss with 2.0 sacks as part of a nine-tackle effort in the win over Wisconsin in Week 10 to earn Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week. His 4.0 TFLs are the most by a Hoosier since 2016 and rank tied for No. 9 in a single game in 2023.
• His 98 tackles rank tied for No. 4 in the Big Ten and he leads the Big Ten with 16.0 tackles for loss, which ranks No. 7 in the FBS. Casey's 19 tackles for loss or no gain lead the Big Ten and are No. 2 in the Power 5 per Pro Football Focus.
MORE ON PAGE 13
• Redshirt freshman Brendan Sorsby has accounted for 14 touchdowns over the last five weeks - all starts - with 10 passing and four rushing scores. Sorsby rushed and threw for a score in each game during a three week span from Week 9-11.
• Sorsby became the first Indiana quarterback since at least 1996 with multiple passing touchdowns of 60-plus yards in a single with two scoring strikes over 60 yards at No. 10/10 Penn State as part of a three-touchdown day from the pocket.
MORE ON PAGE 9
• Per Pro Football Focus, redshirt senior Andre Carter ranks No. 14 in the Big Ten with 27 total pressures (sacks, QB hits or hurries).
• With 2.0 tackles for loss in each of the first two games of the season, Carter's 4.0 TFLs were the most by a Hoosier in the first two games of a season since 2004 when Kyle Killion posted 5.5 tackles for loss.
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• Redshirt senior Josh Sanguinetti pulled in his third career interception in the fourth quarter at No. 10/10 Penn State to set up the game tying score and end Drew Allar's FBS record for attempts to start a career without an interception (311 attempts). He added a pair of fumble recoveries against Wisconsin the next week, then pulled down an interception versus Michigan State in Week 12.
• Redshirt sophomore Trent Howland led the team in rushing attempts (19) and yards (77) and scored his second touchdown of the season versus Michigan State. Over his last two games, Howland has gained 179 yards on 32 carries (5.6 ypc) with two touchdowns.
MORE ON PAGE 10
• The first career 100-yard receiving game for junior Donaven McCulley came at Illinois, as he piled up 11 catches (17 targets) and 137 yards with two touchdowns. He has 33 catches for 372 yards over the last four weeks.
INDIANA (3-8, 1-7 Big Ten) at PURDUE (3-8, 2-6 Big Ten)
Ross-Ade Stadium (West Lafayette, Ind.)
Saturday, Nov. 25 | Noon ET
TV: Big Ten Network | RADIO: Indiana Hoosiers Sports Network
Setting the Scene
• The 98th Battle for the Old Oaken Bucket between Indiana and Purdue will commence at noon on Saturday (Nov. 25) from Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana, with the Hoosiers looking to snap a two-game skid versus the Boilermakers.
• The 2023 contest marks the 125th overall meeting between the two programs, who met for 100 straight seasons between 1920 and 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic cancelled the 2020 game.
• Both teams enter the meeting with 3-8 overall marks and both teams have played a handful of one-score games. Indiana is 2-3 in its five games decided by eight-or-fewer points, while Purdue is 1-3 in four one-score contests.
• With the 125th meeting between the two programs is No. 7 among the most played FBS rivalries in the history of the sport.
MORE ON PAGE 4
By The Numbers
7th - Most played rivalry in college football with the 125th overall meeting slated for the 2023 regular season finale. MORE ON PAGE 4
19 - Tackles for loss or no gain by Aaron Casey per Pro Football Focus to lead all Power 5 tacklers. MORE ON PAGE 13
7 - Takeaways by the Indiana defense over the last four games, which includes six in the last three contests. Four of those have ended up in the hands of redshirt senior Josh Sanguinetti.
2016 - Is the year of the last 100-tackle season by a Hoosier defender, as Aaron Casey is two tackles shy of that mark with 98 stops entering the Battle for the Old Oaken Bucket.
News & Notes
• Redshirt senior Aaron Casey has at least one tackle for loss in eight of the last nine weeks and has produced six straight games with at least eight tackles. He's on pace to post the first 100-tackle season since Tegray Scales in 2016 with 98 stops entering Week 13.
• Casey piled up 4.0 tackles for loss with 2.0 sacks as part of a nine-tackle effort in the win over Wisconsin in Week 10 to earn Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week. His 4.0 TFLs are the most by a Hoosier since 2016 and rank tied for No. 9 in a single game in 2023.
• His 98 tackles rank tied for No. 4 in the Big Ten and he leads the Big Ten with 16.0 tackles for loss, which ranks No. 7 in the FBS. Casey's 19 tackles for loss or no gain lead the Big Ten and are No. 2 in the Power 5 per Pro Football Focus.
MORE ON PAGE 13
• Redshirt freshman Brendan Sorsby has accounted for 14 touchdowns over the last five weeks - all starts - with 10 passing and four rushing scores. Sorsby rushed and threw for a score in each game during a three week span from Week 9-11.
• Sorsby became the first Indiana quarterback since at least 1996 with multiple passing touchdowns of 60-plus yards in a single with two scoring strikes over 60 yards at No. 10/10 Penn State as part of a three-touchdown day from the pocket.
MORE ON PAGE 9
• Per Pro Football Focus, redshirt senior Andre Carter ranks No. 14 in the Big Ten with 27 total pressures (sacks, QB hits or hurries).
• With 2.0 tackles for loss in each of the first two games of the season, Carter's 4.0 TFLs were the most by a Hoosier in the first two games of a season since 2004 when Kyle Killion posted 5.5 tackles for loss.
MORE ON PAGE 14
• Redshirt senior Josh Sanguinetti pulled in his third career interception in the fourth quarter at No. 10/10 Penn State to set up the game tying score and end Drew Allar's FBS record for attempts to start a career without an interception (311 attempts). He added a pair of fumble recoveries against Wisconsin the next week, then pulled down an interception versus Michigan State in Week 12.
• Redshirt sophomore Trent Howland led the team in rushing attempts (19) and yards (77) and scored his second touchdown of the season versus Michigan State. Over his last two games, Howland has gained 179 yards on 32 carries (5.6 ypc) with two touchdowns.
MORE ON PAGE 10
• The first career 100-yard receiving game for junior Donaven McCulley came at Illinois, as he piled up 11 catches (17 targets) and 137 yards with two touchdowns. He has 33 catches for 372 yards over the last four weeks.
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