Friday, September 8
Bloomington, Ind.
7 P.M.
Indiana University
vs
Indiana State
Game Notes: host Indiana State
9/4/2023 5:00:00 PM | Football
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – A Friday night game and short week of preparation is on deck in Week 2 for the Indiana football program as IU welcome Indiana State (0-1, 0-0 MVFC) to Memorial Stadium. The Hoosiers and Sycamores will kick off at 7 p.m. ET inside Memorial Stadium on Friday (Sept. 8) in a game aired on the Big Ten Network.
INDIANA (0-1, 0-1 Big Ten) hosts INDIANA STATE (0-1, 0-0 MVFC)
Memorial Stadium
Friday, Sept. 8 | 7 p.m. ET
TV: Big Ten Network | RADIO: Indiana Hoosiers Sports Network
Setting the Scene
• Indiana will host Indiana State for the seventh time in program history on Friday night at 7 p.m. on Big Ten Network. All seven meetings between the two programs have come inside Memorial Stadium (55,250; Field Turf).
• The Hoosiers are 6-0 all-time against the Sycamores, with the last meeting coming in 2014, a 28-10 victory for Indiana. That game capped a string of three straight seasons the teams played.
• Indiana State head coach Curt Mallory is the son of Indiana's all-time winningest head coach Bill Mallory, who coached the Hoosiers from 1984-96. The elder Mallory piled up 69 victories and coached the Hoosiers to six of the program's 13 bowl appearances.
• Friday's game will mark the sixth time in program history that IU has played under Friday night lights. The Hoosiers have played just two prior Friday contests at Memorial Stadium, the last a thrilling 23-20 victory over Illinois to open the 2022 campaign.
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• Since the FCS (former Division I-AA) was formed in 1978, Indiana is 16-1 against opponents from the division. The Hoosiers have
By The Numbers
1 - In the second quarter, sophomore Phillip Dunnam grabbed his first career interception for IU's first takeaway of the 2023 season.
18 - Of the 24 scholarship transfer student-athletes made their Indiana debut against Ohio State in the season opener. Six of them started in the opener.
23 - Wins over in-state FBS or FCS non-conference programs for Indiana in program history. Seven wins over Ball State, six over Indiana State and five wins over both Butler and Notre Dame.
42 - Yards was the length of Chris Freeman's first career field goal made, which came in the second quarter versus Ohio State.
News & Notes
• IU opened a season with a Big Ten foe for the fifth time in Tom Allen's seven campaigns and each of the last fourth seasons. Allen has faced Ohio State twice (2017 & 2023), Penn State (2020), Iowa (2021) and Illinois (2021) to open the season as the Hoosiers frontman. Four of those five games have come at home.
• Redshirt senior Aaron Casey tied a career-high 11 tackles on Saturday versus Ohio State in the season opener. It was Casey's fifth career double-digit tackle game and equaled his career best total versus Rutgers (10/22) in 2022.
MORE ON PAGE 12
• Sophomore Jaylin Lucas entered the 2023 season at 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 just 149 kickoff return yards to enter the top-15 all-time at Indiana.
MORE ON PAGE 9 & 15
• 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 joined a select group of coaches in IU history with his 30th career victory as the Hoosiers' head coach. Of the 30 wins, 12 have come in one possession games, including a 4-1 mark in overtime contests.
MORE ON PAGE 5 & 16
• The Indiana special teams units blocked multiple kicks in a year for the second straight season in 2022. Special teams coordinator Kasey Teegardin's crew blocked three field goals in 2022 to give his unit nine blocked kicks in the last five seasons.
MORE ON PAGE 15
• 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.
INDIANA (0-1, 0-1 Big Ten) hosts INDIANA STATE (0-1, 0-0 MVFC)
Memorial Stadium
Friday, Sept. 8 | 7 p.m. ET
TV: Big Ten Network | RADIO: Indiana Hoosiers Sports Network
Setting the Scene
• Indiana will host Indiana State for the seventh time in program history on Friday night at 7 p.m. on Big Ten Network. All seven meetings between the two programs have come inside Memorial Stadium (55,250; Field Turf).
• The Hoosiers are 6-0 all-time against the Sycamores, with the last meeting coming in 2014, a 28-10 victory for Indiana. That game capped a string of three straight seasons the teams played.
• Indiana State head coach Curt Mallory is the son of Indiana's all-time winningest head coach Bill Mallory, who coached the Hoosiers from 1984-96. The elder Mallory piled up 69 victories and coached the Hoosiers to six of the program's 13 bowl appearances.
• Friday's game will mark the sixth time in program history that IU has played under Friday night lights. The Hoosiers have played just two prior Friday contests at Memorial Stadium, the last a thrilling 23-20 victory over Illinois to open the 2022 campaign.
MORE ON PAGE 5
• Since the FCS (former Division I-AA) was formed in 1978, Indiana is 16-1 against opponents from the division. The Hoosiers have
By The Numbers
1 - In the second quarter, sophomore Phillip Dunnam grabbed his first career interception for IU's first takeaway of the 2023 season.
18 - Of the 24 scholarship transfer student-athletes made their Indiana debut against Ohio State in the season opener. Six of them started in the opener.
23 - Wins over in-state FBS or FCS non-conference programs for Indiana in program history. Seven wins over Ball State, six over Indiana State and five wins over both Butler and Notre Dame.
42 - Yards was the length of Chris Freeman's first career field goal made, which came in the second quarter versus Ohio State.
News & Notes
• IU opened a season with a Big Ten foe for the fifth time in Tom Allen's seven campaigns and each of the last fourth seasons. Allen has faced Ohio State twice (2017 & 2023), Penn State (2020), Iowa (2021) and Illinois (2021) to open the season as the Hoosiers frontman. Four of those five games have come at home.
• Redshirt senior Aaron Casey tied a career-high 11 tackles on Saturday versus Ohio State in the season opener. It was Casey's fifth career double-digit tackle game and equaled his career best total versus Rutgers (10/22) in 2022.
MORE ON PAGE 12
• Sophomore Jaylin Lucas entered the 2023 season at 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 just 149 kickoff return yards to enter the top-15 all-time at Indiana.
MORE ON PAGE 9 & 15
• 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 joined a select group of coaches in IU history with his 30th career victory as the Hoosiers' head coach. Of the 30 wins, 12 have come in one possession games, including a 4-1 mark in overtime contests.
MORE ON PAGE 5 & 16
• The Indiana special teams units blocked multiple kicks in a year for the second straight season in 2022. Special teams coordinator Kasey Teegardin's crew blocked three field goals in 2022 to give his unit nine blocked kicks in the last five seasons.
MORE ON PAGE 15
• 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.
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