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The Rundown: No. 2 Ohio State at Indiana

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August 29, 2017 at 6:36am
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THE RUNNING START

When: Thursday, August 31, 2017
Where: Bloomington, IN, Memorial Stadium
TV: 8:00 // ESPN
Announcers: Dave Flemming, Kirk Herbstreit and Laura Rutledge

This is the 91st game between Ohio State and Indiana in football and the Buckeyes lead the series 73–12–5*. 

Below you will find some interesting facts about the teams, key offensive player stats, coach information and team stats.

Ohio State

THE LAST TIME...

  • Ohio State played Indiana was last year in Columbus, the Buckeyes won 38-17.
  • Indiana defeated Ohio State was 1988. Ronald Reagan was president.
  • The Buckeyes played the Hoosiers in Memorial Stadium was 2015, OSU won 34-27.
  • Ohio State won on August 31st was 2013 when the Buckeyes defeated Buffalo 40-20 in Ohio Stadium. That was the first time Ohio State played on this date.
  • The Buckeyes scored a point was November 26, 2016.

ON THE HORIZON

  • J.T. Barrett (8,846) is four yards away from breaking Ohio State's total offense record.
  • This will be the first time Urban Meyer and Tom Allen face each other as head coaches. Meyer is 5–0 against Indiana as Ohio State's head coach.
  • J.T. Barrett (100) is second on the Big Ten's all-time touchdowns responsible for list. Barrett is six touchdowns behind Drew Brees for the all-time lead.
  • Ohio State currently has a 21-game winning streak against Indiana. The program's longest winning streak against the Hoosiers is 23 (1960-1986).
  • Urban Meyer has never lost an opening game as a head coach (15–0).
Indiana
Bloomington, Indiana

GET TO KNOW INDIANA

  • Indiana University is located in Bloomington, IN.
  • The university was established in 1820.
  • Indiana is 28–38 (.424) since 2012.
  • This is the start of the 133rd season of football at IU.
  • For the fifth time in eight years, Indiana is opening the season on a Thursday night. They are 5–0 in those games.
  • The Hoosiers are 2–26–1 against Ohio State in Memorial Stadium.

TODAY'S TRIVIA QUESTIONS

  1. How many consecutive weeks has Ohio State been ranked in the AP top 10?
  2. Since Urban Meyer has been coach, how many times have the Buckeyes been ranked in the AP top 5?
  3. The Ohio State defense set a school-record for interceptions returned for a touchdown. How many pick-sixes did the 2016 team have?

Answers at the bottom of today's article.

2016 Player Comparison
Ohio State Buckeyes   Hoosiers
RETURNING OFFENSIVE LEADERS
J.T. BARRETT 2,555 YDS // 24 TD // 7 INT PASSING RICHARD LAGOW 3,362 YDS // 19 TD // 17 INT
MIKE WEBER 1,096 YDS // 9 TD RUSHING TYLER NATEE 237 yards // 2 TD
K.J. HILL 262 YDS // 1 TD RECEIVING NICK WESTBROOK 995 yards // 6 TD
RETURNING DEFENSIVE LEADERS
JEROME BAKER 83 TACKLES TEGRAY SCALES 126
TYQUAN LEWIS 8.0 SACKS TEGRAY SCALES 7.0
JEROME BAKER 2 INTERCEPTIONS RASHARD FANT 3
SPECIAL TEAMS
DEMARIO McCALL 4.7 YPR PUNT RETURNER RASHARD FANT 10.3 YPR
PARRIS CAMPBELL 27.8 YPR KICKOFF RETURN DEVONTE WILLIAMS 20.1 YPR
DRUE CHRISMAN DNP NET PUNTING JOSEPH GEDEON 40.3 YPP
3 EDGE 6

 

THE RUNOFF

Urban MeyerUrban Meyer

61–6 (.910) at Ohio State (6th year)

165–29 (.851) overall (16th year)

Meyer has never face Tom Allen.

Tom Allen
Tom Allen

0–1 (.000) at Indiana (1st year)

0–1 (.000) overall as a college coach (1st year)

This is Allen's first time facing Ohio State as a head coach.

CLIFF CLAVEN'S LITTLE KNOWN FACTS CORNER

Cliff Claven
  
  • Urban Meyer is 45–4 when given more than a week to prepare for an opponent.
  • Since 2013, Ohio State has averaged 251.6 rushing yards per game.
  • The Buckeyes have had 77 NFL Draft First-Round picks.
  • J.T. Barrett has the most completions (529) in Ohio State history.
  • Barrett currently owns five school passing records.
  • Ryan Shazier recorded 16 solo tackles against Indiana in 2013 to tie Tom Cousineau for the school record.
  • In the same game against Indiana, Shazier tied the tackles for loss record with 5.0 against the Hoosiers. John Simon (2012), Andy Katzenmoyer (1996), Jayson Gwinn (1993) and Judah Herman (1991) also achieved this accomplishment.
  • Lee Corso was the first coach to win a bowl game at Indiana. His Hoosiers defeated No. 9 BYU 38-37 in the 1979 Holiday Bowl.
  • The second ranked Buckeyes are the highest-ranked season opening team Indiana has ever faced. This is the first time IU has opened the season against a ranked opponent at home.
  • The Hoosiers have won 14 of the last 15 season opening games in Memorial Stadium and are 40–17 all-time.  
  • Ohio State is 108–12 in the first game of the season and is 6–2 when playing as a true away team. 
2016 Statistical Comparison
Ohio State Buckeyes   Hoosiers
OFFENSE
39.4 13th POINTS FOR 25.8 88th
245.2 11th RUSHING OFFENSE 152.2 92nd
213.9 81st PASSING OFFENSE 273.8 28th
459.2 31st TOTAL OFFENSE 426.0 56th
.467 17th 3rd DOWNS .399 69th
.871 40th RED ZONE .714 126th
DEFENSE
15.5 3rd POINTS ALLOWED 27.2 57th
124.5 19th RUSH DEFENSE 160.4 53rd
172.2 7th PASS DEFENSE 219.7 53rd
94.4 3rd PASS EFFICIENCY DEFENSE 117.3 24th
296.8 6th TOTAL DEFENSE 380.1 45th
.322 11th 3rd DOWNS .329 15th
.725 5th RED ZONE .907 113th
SPECIAL TEAMS
5.2 105th PUNT RETURN 7.5 75th
24.4 13th KICKOFF RETURN 19.4 94th
43.1 2nd NET PUNTING 35.6 102nd
MISCELLANEOUS
+ 1.2 3rd TURNOVER MARGIN - 0.5 104th
6.3 70th PENALTIES 6.1 62nd
33:10 13th TIME OF POSSESSION 28:07 95th
16 EDGE 3


TODAY'S TRIVIA ANSWERS

1) How many consecutive weeks has Ohio State been ranked in the AP top 10?
ANSWER: 39 

2) Since Urban Meyer has been coach, how many times have the Buckeyes been ranked in the AP top 5? 
ANSWER: 44

3) The Ohio State defense set a school-record for interceptions returned for a touchdown. How many pick-sixes did the 2016 team have?
ANSWER: 7

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