Saturday, November 2
East Lansing, Mich.
3:30 P.M.
Indiana University
at
Michigan State
Game Notes: at Michigan State
10/28/2024 5:00:00 PM | Football
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Just the third road trip of the season awaits the No. 13/13 Indiana football program in the form of a trip to Spartan Stadium to face Michigan State. The Hoosiers and Spartans will square off at 3:30 p.m. on Peacock in a battle for the Old Brass Spittoon.
No. 13/13 INDIANA (8-0, 5-0 Big Ten) at MICHIGAN STATE (4-4, 2-3 Big Ten)
Spartan Stadium (East Lansing, Mich.)
Saturday, Nov. 2 | 3:30 p.m. ET
TV: Peacock | RADIO: Indiana Hoosiers Sports Network
Setting the Scene
• Indiana will play at Michigan State on Saturday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. ET in Spartan Stadium (74,866) on Peacock.
• The two programs first played met in 1922, with the first edition of the Old Brass Spittoon rivalry taking place in 1950. The two teams have split last four games in the series.
• Michigan State leads the all-time series, 50-18-2, and won last year's matchup, 24-21, in Bloomington in 2023. The Hoosiers won the last game in East Lansing, defeating the Spartans, 39-31, in double overtime in 2022.
• This will be the 14th consecutive season where the two programs face off, dating back to the 2011 season, and the 66th time for the Old Brass Spittoon.
By The Numbers
51 - Indiana's 51 offensive touchdowns are the most among FBS teams through Week 9.
5 - The 5-0 start in Big Ten play marked the second time in program history IU started with an unblemished mark through five conference games (5-0, 1967).
30 - Indiana's 30 rushing touchdowns are the most in a season since 2001 (33; 12 games).
8 - The eight-game winning streak is the longest streak in program history, tied with the 1945 and 1967 seasons. It is the longest streak to start a season since the 1967 squad went 8-0.
News & Notes
• Indiana enters the game with an 8-0 record after defeating Washington (10/26), 31-17, in Week 9. This is Indiana's second time in program history starting a season 8-0 (2024, 1967).
• Curt Cignetti is the only Indiana head coach to start his head coaching tenure with a 8-0 record. MORE ON PAGE 4
• Cignetti is the first ever Division I head coach to start 8-0 in consecutive seasons at different schools (James Madison, 10-0, 2023; Indiana, 8-0, 2024).
• Indiana is one of eight undefeated teams in the FBS (Indiana, Army, Miami (Fla.), Pittsburgh, Penn State, BYU, Iowa State, Oregon).
• The crowd of 53,082 vs. Washington tied for the fourth-largest crowd in program history with the Week 8 crowd versus Nebraska and they are the largest crowds since Nov. 17, 1979 (53,202).
• Senior running Justice Ellison went for 123 rushing yards and a touchdown against Washington. His rushing score marked seven consecutive weeks with a touchdown. It is the longest streak since Tevin Coleman scored in nine-straight games in 2013, which was part of a 15-game streak that spanned the 2013-14 seasons. MORE ON PAGE 9
• Junior wide receiver Elijah Sarratt moved his consecutive games with a catch streak to 33-straight games with his 12-yard reception in the first quarter against Washington. MORE ON PAGE 10
• Redshirt junior defensive lineman Mikail Kamara owns at least one tackle in all 31 career appearances and at least a half tackle for loss in 28 of 30 career games. MORE ON PAGE 13
• Sophomore D'Angelo Ponds had a career-high two interceptions –– including a pick-6 in the first quarter –– in the Week 9 win against Washington (10/26) to earn Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week. He is the first Hoosier to record two interceptions in a Big Ten game since Jamar Johnson at Ohio State (2; 2020). MORE ON PAGE 14
• With its double-digit win, Indiana extended its longest streak of double-digit wins in program history to eight-straight games.
• With 31:27 in time of possession against Washington, Indiana held the edge in TOP for the seventh time in eight games.
• IU is one of four teams nationally to have scored first in each of its games played (Indiana, Army, Ole Miss, Boise State) and is one of two teams to not trail in a game this season (Army).
• The Hoosiers didn't allow a tackle for loss for the first time since 2013 versus Navy and just the second time since at least 2005 in the Washington win.
• Through Week 9, Indiana is the only FBS program to not allow a first quarter point in 2024.
No. 13/13 INDIANA (8-0, 5-0 Big Ten) at MICHIGAN STATE (4-4, 2-3 Big Ten)
Spartan Stadium (East Lansing, Mich.)
Saturday, Nov. 2 | 3:30 p.m. ET
TV: Peacock | RADIO: Indiana Hoosiers Sports Network
Setting the Scene
• Indiana will play at Michigan State on Saturday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. ET in Spartan Stadium (74,866) on Peacock.
• The two programs first played met in 1922, with the first edition of the Old Brass Spittoon rivalry taking place in 1950. The two teams have split last four games in the series.
• Michigan State leads the all-time series, 50-18-2, and won last year's matchup, 24-21, in Bloomington in 2023. The Hoosiers won the last game in East Lansing, defeating the Spartans, 39-31, in double overtime in 2022.
• This will be the 14th consecutive season where the two programs face off, dating back to the 2011 season, and the 66th time for the Old Brass Spittoon.
By The Numbers
51 - Indiana's 51 offensive touchdowns are the most among FBS teams through Week 9.
5 - The 5-0 start in Big Ten play marked the second time in program history IU started with an unblemished mark through five conference games (5-0, 1967).
30 - Indiana's 30 rushing touchdowns are the most in a season since 2001 (33; 12 games).
8 - The eight-game winning streak is the longest streak in program history, tied with the 1945 and 1967 seasons. It is the longest streak to start a season since the 1967 squad went 8-0.
News & Notes
• Indiana enters the game with an 8-0 record after defeating Washington (10/26), 31-17, in Week 9. This is Indiana's second time in program history starting a season 8-0 (2024, 1967).
• Curt Cignetti is the only Indiana head coach to start his head coaching tenure with a 8-0 record. MORE ON PAGE 4
• Cignetti is the first ever Division I head coach to start 8-0 in consecutive seasons at different schools (James Madison, 10-0, 2023; Indiana, 8-0, 2024).
• Indiana is one of eight undefeated teams in the FBS (Indiana, Army, Miami (Fla.), Pittsburgh, Penn State, BYU, Iowa State, Oregon).
• The crowd of 53,082 vs. Washington tied for the fourth-largest crowd in program history with the Week 8 crowd versus Nebraska and they are the largest crowds since Nov. 17, 1979 (53,202).
• Senior running Justice Ellison went for 123 rushing yards and a touchdown against Washington. His rushing score marked seven consecutive weeks with a touchdown. It is the longest streak since Tevin Coleman scored in nine-straight games in 2013, which was part of a 15-game streak that spanned the 2013-14 seasons. MORE ON PAGE 9
• Junior wide receiver Elijah Sarratt moved his consecutive games with a catch streak to 33-straight games with his 12-yard reception in the first quarter against Washington. MORE ON PAGE 10
• Redshirt junior defensive lineman Mikail Kamara owns at least one tackle in all 31 career appearances and at least a half tackle for loss in 28 of 30 career games. MORE ON PAGE 13
• Sophomore D'Angelo Ponds had a career-high two interceptions –– including a pick-6 in the first quarter –– in the Week 9 win against Washington (10/26) to earn Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week. He is the first Hoosier to record two interceptions in a Big Ten game since Jamar Johnson at Ohio State (2; 2020). MORE ON PAGE 14
• With its double-digit win, Indiana extended its longest streak of double-digit wins in program history to eight-straight games.
• With 31:27 in time of possession against Washington, Indiana held the edge in TOP for the seventh time in eight games.
• IU is one of four teams nationally to have scored first in each of its games played (Indiana, Army, Ole Miss, Boise State) and is one of two teams to not trail in a game this season (Army).
• The Hoosiers didn't allow a tackle for loss for the first time since 2013 versus Navy and just the second time since at least 2005 in the Washington win.
• Through Week 9, Indiana is the only FBS program to not allow a first quarter point in 2024.
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