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.
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).
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
- How many consecutive weeks has Ohio State been ranked in the AP top 10?
- Since Urban Meyer has been coach, how many times have the Buckeyes been ranked in the AP top 5?
- 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.
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
61–6 (.910) at Ohio State (6th year)
165–29 (.851) overall (16th year)
Meyer has never face 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
- 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.
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