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Big Ten Football: Indiana Hoosiers Set To Host Rutgers For a B1G Homecoming Showdown

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For the first time in nearly four weeks, the Indiana football program will take to the field inf front of the home crowd when it hosts Rutgers for the 110th Homecoming Game on Saturday (Oct. 21) inside Memorial Stadium. The game will kick at noon ET and air on the Big Ten Network.

Indiana Hoosiers (2-4, 0-3 Big Ten) vs  Rutgers Scarlet Knights (5-2, 2-2 Big Ten)
Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, Ind.)
Saturday, Oct. 12 | Noon ET
TV: Big Ten Network | RADIO: Indiana Hoosiers Sports Network

Setting the Scene
• Indiana returns home for a Homecoming matchup with Rutgers on Saturday (Oct. 21) at Memorial Stadium. The game will be televised on Big Ten Network with a noon kick time.
• Saturday will mark the 10th meeting between the two programs, with all of them as members of the Big Ten Conference. The two program's first met in Piscataway, New Jersey, in 2014 - Rutgers first season in the Big Ten - and the first meeting in Bloomington, Indiana, followed in 2015.
• Rutgers' addition to the Big Ten Conference prompted the Big Ten's East/West Division format and the two teams have played every season since 2014. Overall, Indiana leads the series, 5-4, with each team winning twice in Bloomington.
• It has been a series of streaks, with Rutgers winning the first two meetings, before Indiana reeled off five straight victories from 2016-2020. The Scarlet Knights have won last two meetings, including a 2021 win in Bloomington.
• It marks the 110th Homecoming Game for the Hoosiers. Indiana owns a 45-58-6 record in front of the Homecoming crowd.

By The Numbers
4 - Overtimes against Akron to mark the longest game in program history. Previous long was two overtimes on six occasions.
20 - Quarterback hurries by Andre Carter per Pro Football Focus over the first seven weeks to rank No. 3 in the Big Ten and tied for No. 12 nationally. MORE ON PAGE 13
3 - Takeaways against Akron for the 16th game for Indiana's defense with 3+ takeaways under head coach Tom Allen.
19 - Of the 23 scholarship transfer student-athletes made their Indiana debut on the season. Of those, 18 appeared in the season opener and 10 have made at least one start in 2023.

News & Notes
• Per Pro Football Focus, redshirt senior Andre Carter ranks No. 5 in the Big Ten with 22 total pressures (sacks, QB hits or hurries), a total that sits tied for No. 29 in the Power 5 and No. 45 in the FBS.
• With 2.0 tackles for loss in each of the first two games of the season, Carter's 4.0 TFLs were the most by a Hoosier in the first two games of a season since 2004 when Kyle Killion posted 5.5 tackles for loss.
• With 50 tackles, redshirt senior Aaron Casey ranks No. 6 in the Big Ten and his 8.3 tackles per game are No. 43 nationally entering Week 8. His 8.0 tackles for loss lead the conference and includes 3.0 sacks.
• Sophomore Jaylin Lucas produced the first multi-touchdown game of his career in Week 2 versus Indiana State with a pair of rushing scores. He has eight career touchdowns (four rush, two receiving, two KR) after a 44-yard receiving score at Michigan in Week 7.
• Senior Louis Moore grabbed his first career interception in the second quarter versus Akron and followed that with his first defensive touchdown in the third quarter on a 22-yard interception return for a score versus the Zips.
• With three interceptions on the season, sophomore Phillip Dunnam continues to sit near the top Big Ten leader board and tied for No. 12 in the FBS. One of two true freshman not to redshirt in 2022, Dunnam has takeaways versus No. 3/4 Ohio State, Louisville and Akron.
• The Indiana special teams units blocked its first kick of the 2023 season at Maryland to move its streak to 12 straight seasons with at least one blocked kick. Special teams coordinator Kasey Teegardin's crew has blocked at least one kick in each of his four seasons as the corps leader.
• With its successful onside kick to start the second half versus Louisville at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indiana snapped a streak of eight straight unsuccessful onside kick attempts and recovered its first onside kick since the 2017 game at Purdue.
• Head coach Tom Allen won his 32nd career game over Akron in Week 4 and is just one win shy of joining the top five winningest coaches in program history. Of the 32 wins, 13 have come in one possession games, including a 5-1 mark in overtime.