Indiana University Athletics
Saturday, September 14
Los Angeles, Calif.
7:30 P.M.
Indiana University
at
UCLA
Game Notes: at UCLA
9/9/2024 5:30:00 PM | Football
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana football program will head west for its first Big Ten contest of 2024 and its first-ever meeting with UCLA at Rose Bowl Stadium on Saturday (Sept. 14). The first trip to the historic venue in over a half a century for the Hoosiers will air on NBC and Peacock at 7:30 p.m. ET.
INDIANA (2-0, 0-0 Big Ten) at UCLA (1-0, 0-0 Big Ten)
Rose Bowl Stadium (Pasadena, Calif.)
Saturday, Sept. 14 | 7:30 p.m. ET
TV: NBC/Peacock| RADIO: Indiana Hoosiers Sports Network
Setting the Scene
• Indiana is set to face UCLA in the first meeting in program history on Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. (ET) inside Rose Bowl Stadium (89,702) on NBC & Peacock.
• While this will be Indiana's first time playing against UCLA, it will be their second-ever appearance playing in the Rose Bowl, dating back to the team's 1968 appearance in the Granddaddy of them All against USC.
• The game will mark Indiana's initial matchup with one of the four new Big Ten schools (Oregon, UCLA, USC, Washington) as conference opponents and Curt Cignetti's first Big Ten game as head coach.
By The Numbers
77 - Indiana scored a program-best 77 points in the team's win over Western Illinois during Week 2 (9/6). MORE ON PAGE 4
7 - The Hoosiers tied a program-record seven rushing touchdowns scored in a game against Western Illinois. MORE ON PAGE 4
323 - Indiana rushed for 300 yards for the first time since 2016, as its 335 yards were the most since 414 against Maryland. MORE ON PAGE 4
27 - All 27 active transfer student-athletes have made their Indiana debut in 2024 with DJ Warnell Jr. appearing against Western Illinois.
News & Notes
• Indiana enters the game with a 2-0 record after defeating Western Illinois, 77-3, in Week 2. Indiana is 2-0 for the 43rd time in program history.
• The 77 points are the most scored in a single game in program history. The previous high was 76 against Franklin in 1901. MORE ON PAGE 4
• Indiana rushed for 335 yards and passed for 378 yards to mark the first time since 2015 against Purdue (11/28) the team topped 300 yards rushing and passing in the same game.
• All 27 active transfer student-athletes have made their Indiana debut in 2024 with DJ Warnell Jr. appearing against Western Illinois. Andrew Depaepe and Nick Kidwell are each out for the season with injury.
• Of Indiana's 29 transfers, the list includes 12 defensive players, 15 offensive players and two specialists. There are 29 players from Division I, including 28 from the FBS and one from the FCS. MORE ON PAGE 5
• Six true freshmen made their collegiate debut against Western Illinois to make the season total 10 true freshmen to debut in 2024. The true freshmen to debut against WIU included: WR Charlie Becker, QB Tyler Cherry, DB Dontrae Henderson, RB Khobie Martin, QB Alberto Mendoza and DL Daniel Ndukwe.
• Junior Elijah Sarratt moved his consecutive games with a catch streak to 27 straight games with his 23-yard reception in the first quarter against Western Illinois. Sarratt (137) and redshirt sophomore Omar Cooper Jr. (131) became the first set of teammates since 2022 with 100 yards receiving in the same game. The last duo to accomplish the feat was Cam Camper and D.J. Matthews Jr. in the season opener against Illinois (9/2) at Memorial Stadium.
• Freshman Rolijah Hardy became the first Indiana defender with two turnovers forced in a game since 2022 against Western Kentucky (9/17). Hardy had his first career interception and forced fumble against Western Illinois. He was the first Indiana true freshman to return an interception for a touchdown since Jameel Cook Jr. took an interception back 96 yards against FIU in 2015.
• Senior Justice Ellison charted his third career 100-yard rushing yards (117) against Western Illinois. He also had his second career multi-touchdown game, as he contributed two rushing scores.
• The 10 on-field assistants for the Hoosiers rank No. 4 in the FBS and No. 2 in the Power 4 in average age at 38.2 years old. Only Georgia Tech (33.2) has a younger group of assistant coaches. MORE ON PAGE 4
• Indiana is tied for the ninth-fewest returning players in the FBS and tied for third-fewest returning scholarship players. MORE ON PAGE 5
INDIANA (2-0, 0-0 Big Ten) at UCLA (1-0, 0-0 Big Ten)
Rose Bowl Stadium (Pasadena, Calif.)
Saturday, Sept. 14 | 7:30 p.m. ET
TV: NBC/Peacock| RADIO: Indiana Hoosiers Sports Network
Setting the Scene
• Indiana is set to face UCLA in the first meeting in program history on Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. (ET) inside Rose Bowl Stadium (89,702) on NBC & Peacock.
• While this will be Indiana's first time playing against UCLA, it will be their second-ever appearance playing in the Rose Bowl, dating back to the team's 1968 appearance in the Granddaddy of them All against USC.
• The game will mark Indiana's initial matchup with one of the four new Big Ten schools (Oregon, UCLA, USC, Washington) as conference opponents and Curt Cignetti's first Big Ten game as head coach.
By The Numbers
77 - Indiana scored a program-best 77 points in the team's win over Western Illinois during Week 2 (9/6). MORE ON PAGE 4
7 - The Hoosiers tied a program-record seven rushing touchdowns scored in a game against Western Illinois. MORE ON PAGE 4
323 - Indiana rushed for 300 yards for the first time since 2016, as its 335 yards were the most since 414 against Maryland. MORE ON PAGE 4
27 - All 27 active transfer student-athletes have made their Indiana debut in 2024 with DJ Warnell Jr. appearing against Western Illinois.
News & Notes
• Indiana enters the game with a 2-0 record after defeating Western Illinois, 77-3, in Week 2. Indiana is 2-0 for the 43rd time in program history.
• The 77 points are the most scored in a single game in program history. The previous high was 76 against Franklin in 1901. MORE ON PAGE 4
• Indiana rushed for 335 yards and passed for 378 yards to mark the first time since 2015 against Purdue (11/28) the team topped 300 yards rushing and passing in the same game.
• All 27 active transfer student-athletes have made their Indiana debut in 2024 with DJ Warnell Jr. appearing against Western Illinois. Andrew Depaepe and Nick Kidwell are each out for the season with injury.
• Of Indiana's 29 transfers, the list includes 12 defensive players, 15 offensive players and two specialists. There are 29 players from Division I, including 28 from the FBS and one from the FCS. MORE ON PAGE 5
• Six true freshmen made their collegiate debut against Western Illinois to make the season total 10 true freshmen to debut in 2024. The true freshmen to debut against WIU included: WR Charlie Becker, QB Tyler Cherry, DB Dontrae Henderson, RB Khobie Martin, QB Alberto Mendoza and DL Daniel Ndukwe.
• Junior Elijah Sarratt moved his consecutive games with a catch streak to 27 straight games with his 23-yard reception in the first quarter against Western Illinois. Sarratt (137) and redshirt sophomore Omar Cooper Jr. (131) became the first set of teammates since 2022 with 100 yards receiving in the same game. The last duo to accomplish the feat was Cam Camper and D.J. Matthews Jr. in the season opener against Illinois (9/2) at Memorial Stadium.
• Freshman Rolijah Hardy became the first Indiana defender with two turnovers forced in a game since 2022 against Western Kentucky (9/17). Hardy had his first career interception and forced fumble against Western Illinois. He was the first Indiana true freshman to return an interception for a touchdown since Jameel Cook Jr. took an interception back 96 yards against FIU in 2015.
• Senior Justice Ellison charted his third career 100-yard rushing yards (117) against Western Illinois. He also had his second career multi-touchdown game, as he contributed two rushing scores.
• The 10 on-field assistants for the Hoosiers rank No. 4 in the FBS and No. 2 in the Power 4 in average age at 38.2 years old. Only Georgia Tech (33.2) has a younger group of assistant coaches. MORE ON PAGE 4
• Indiana is tied for the ninth-fewest returning players in the FBS and tied for third-fewest returning scholarship players. MORE ON PAGE 5
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