Game Notes: vs. Louisville

Saturday, September 16

Indianapolis, Ind. (Lucas Oil Stadium)

Noon

Indiana University

Louisville

Buy Tickets

Tom Allen at Lucas Oil Stadium Practice on August 18

9/11/2023 4:30:00 PM | Football

Indiana Game Notes (PDF)

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The first neutral site regular season game since 2019, the Indiana football program will travel to Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis for a Saturday (Spet. 16) contest versus Louisville. The game will kick at noon and air on Big Ten Network from the home of the Indianapolis Colts.

INDIANA (1-1, 0-1 Big Ten) vs. Louisville (2-0, 1-0 ACC)
Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis, Ind.)
Saturday, Sept. 16 | Noon ET
TV: Big Ten Network | RADIO: Indiana Hoosiers Sports Network

Setting the Scene
• Indiana will take on Louisville for the third time in program history in a neutral site meeting at Lucas Oil Stadium (70,000; Field Turf) in Indianapolis. The Hoosiers and Cardinals will kick off at Noon on the Big Ten Network.
• The Hoosiers are 2-0 all-time against the Cardinals, with the last meeting coming in 1986, a 21-0 victory for Indiana. The two teams also met during the 1985 campaign, with both games played at Memorial Stadium.
• Saturday's game at Lucas Oil Stadium will mark the 26th game played in a professional football stadium in Indiana's program history. The first came at the Polo Grounds in Upper Manhattan, New York City against Fordham in 1939.
• In all, Indiana has played in 11 professional football stadiums, with its most played in professional football venue the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis.
MORE ON PAGE 5
• The Week 3 matchup with Louisville is the fifth overall game played by Indiana at a home of the Indianapolis Colts. Along with the three games at Lucas Oil Stadium (2011, 2019 & 2023), IU played a pair of games at the Hoosiers/RCA Dome (1984 & 2000).

By The Numbers
315 - Career snaps played for DB Nic Toomer before his first career interception in the second quarter versus Indiana State.
20 - Of the 24 scholarship transfer student-athletes made their Indiana debut on the season. 18 of those appeared in the season opener and eight have made at least one start.
33 - First downs gained against Indiana State. The most by an Indiana team since 2021 at Western Carolina (35) and the 10th most in program history.
93 - Yards of total offense allowed by the Indiana defense in Week 2 versus Indiana State. The second fewest yards allowed in a game in program history.

News & Notes
• Indiana's defense has been up to the task so far in 2023 with just two offensive touchdowns allowed in two games played. Ohio State scored both touchdowns and kicked three field goals, while Indiana State's only score came on a defensive touchdown.
• With 2.0 tackles for loss in each of the first two games of the season, redshirt senior Andre Carter's 4.0 TFLs are 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 13
• Sophomore Jaylin Lucas produced the first multi-touchdown game of his career in Week 2 versus Indiana State with a pair of rushing scores. He now has six career touchdowns with 4 rushing and two kickoff return scores.
MORE ON PAGE 9
• Lucas' two career kickoff returns sit No. 2 on the career kickoff return touchdowns charts at Indiana. The only true freshman in the FBS with multiple kickoff return touchdowns in 2022, Lucas needs 122 kickoff return yards to enter the top-15 all-time at IU.
MORE ON PAGE 15
• Redshirt freshman Tayven Jackson made his first career start versus Indiana State and accounted for 245 yards of total offense and led five of Indiana's seven scoring drives, which included a 93-yard scoring drive in the third quarter.
MORE ON PAGE 8
• The Hoosier roster features 24 transfer scholarship student-athletes for the 2023 season and a total of 36 scholarship newcomers, which is among the most in the FBS. The eight returning starters are among a handful of FBS programs with single-digit returning starters entering 2023.
MORE ON PAGE 5
• Head coach Tom Allen won his 31st career game over Indiana State in Week 2 and is just two wins shy of joining the top five winningest coaches in program history. Of the 31 wins, 12 have come in one possession games, including a 4-1 mark in overtime.
MORE ON PAGE 5 & 14
• Five team captains were announced by head coach Tom Allen prior to the season opener with wide receiver Cam Camper, defensive lineman Andre Carter, linebacker Aaron Casey, offensive lineman Mike Katic and defensive back Noah Pierre each earning the distinction for the first time in their careers.