“B1G Things to Know” is your weekly gathering of the 10 most important things you’ll want to know about this week’s Ohio State game. These 10 facts will help you be the most knowledgeable fan at your Game Day activity, no matter where you gather across Buckeye Nation to cheer on the Men of the Scarlet & Gray.
The university in Bloomington known today as Indiana University was established on January 20, 1820, as the “State Seminary.”
IU graduated its first class in 1830. Indiana began its athletic program in 1867 by fielding their first baseball team, and joined the Big Ten Conference on December 1, 1899. Along with fielding 24 varsity teams, various IU teams have won 24 NCAA National Championships. This includes 8 in Men’s Soccer, 6 in Men’s Swimming, 5 in Men’s Basketball, 3 in Men’s Cross Country, and 1 each in Men’s Outdoor Track & Field and Wrestling. The IU women also won 1 AIAW National Championship in Tennis.
The Indiana Hoosiers Football Team has a current all-time record of 479–672–44 since beginning play in 1887. They have won 2 Big Ten Conference Championships, and hold a 3-8 all-time bowl record.
Here are the B1G Things to Know, Indiana Edition:
- With its victory last weekend at Rutgers, IU picked up its first conference road opening win since 2007 at Iowa and moved to 4-1 on the season.
- The Hoosiers have won four of its first five games for the second time in four seasons (2015). The last team do duplicate this feat at IU was coached by current Buckeye offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson.
- Indiana head coach Tom Allen enters Saturday’s match-up with the Buckeyes with a career record of 9-9. Saturday will be the 31st game Allen has coached for IU, either as a defensive coordinator or head coach, since originally being hired by Wilson. By contrast, Urban Meyer enters Saturday with a career record of 180-31, including a 76-8 record at Ohio State.
- Ohio State holds a 74-12-5 advantage in the all-time series.
- Ohio State is ranked 3rd in this week’s polls. Indiana’s last top 10 win was a 31-10 win over #9 Ohio State in 1987. IU’s last win over the Buckeyes came a year later, Oct. 8, 1988, a 41-7 win in Bloomington.
- Redshirt sophomore QB Peyton Ramsey (Cincinnati/Elder) is 115-of-162 (71.0%) for 1,039 yards, eight touchdowns and five interceptions. He has completed at least 67.5% of his passes in all five games in 2018. On the ground, Ramsey has 170 yards on 51 carries and two scores.
- Indiana true freshman RB Stevie Scott is 2nd in the Big Ten in carries and 4th in yardage. Overall, Scott has 464 yards on 98 rushes (5.1 average) with four touchdowns.
- Senior DB Jonathan Crawford leads the defense with 26 total tackles, 3 TFL, 1 sack. He’s also had an interception, a pass breakup, and a fumble recovery this year.
- Saturday’s game is Ohio State’s Homecoming. Ohio State’s homecoming record is officially 71-19-5. This is Ohio State’s 97th homecoming game and 105th homecoming recognized on campus.
- There are four Buckeyes from Indiana: Drue Chrisman (Lawrenceburg/LaSalle), Austin Mack (Fort Wayne/Bishop Luers), Terry McLaurin (Indianapolis/Cathedral), & Pete Werner (Indianapolis/Cathedral). Fourteen Hoosiers hail from Ohio: Dominic Altimari (Cincinnati/St. Xavier), Mike Barwick Jr. (Cincinnati/Summit Country Day), Ja’merez Bowen (Cleveland/Shaker Heights), Austin Dorris (Shadyside/Shadyside), Morgan Ellison (Pickerington/Pickerington Central), Cole Gest (Lyndhurst/St. Edward), Dan Godsil (Ottawa/Ottawa Glandorf), Hunter Littlejohn (Powell/Olentangy Liberty), Wes Martin (West Milton/Milton-Union), Peyton Ramsey (Cincinnati/Elder), A’Shon Riggins (Hamilton/Hamilton), Ryan Smith (Loveland/ Moeller), Simon Stepaniak (Hamilton/Ross) and Dameon Willis Jr. (Cleveland/Saint Ignatius)
And there you have it. You are now officially ready to begin your Game Day activities. You can now lay claim to the title of “Smartest Buckeye Fan at your Tailgate/Watch Party”. Go Bucks!
Each week, Mike Meals scours through the Media Guides of Ohio State and that week’s opponent to find you the 10 most fascinating, important, and/or crazy facts to prepare you for that week’s game. You can also catch Mike along with Hayes & Cannon Content Manager/Writer Brandon Zimmerman on the weekly episodes of “The Sons of Schmidt” podcast on the Ozone Radio Network. Follow Mike on twitter (@mmeals)
