Penn State vs. Indiana NotesPenn State vs. Indiana Notes

Penn State vs. Indiana Notes

Nov. 11, 2008

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Indiana (3-7, 1-5) at Penn State (9-1, 5-1)

When: Saturday, November 15, 2008
Where: Beaver Stadium (107,282)
Kickoff: 12:00 p.m. ET
Attendance: 108,000+ (sold out)
Series Record: Penn State State leads, 11-0

Penn State Captains:
No. 47 Josh Gaines, Sr., DE
No. 45 Sean Lee, Sr., LB
No. 7 Anthony Scirrotto, Sr., Saf
No. 57 A.Q. Shipley, Sr., C
No. 2 Derrick Williams, Sr., WR

TELEVISION: The contest will be televised by the Big Ten Network to a national audience with Wayne Larrivee, Charles Davis and Charissa Thompson calling the action.

The Nittany Lions are appearing on television for the 175th time in their last 177 games.

RADIO: Penn State Sports Network (60 stations)
Radio Team (9th year)
Play-by-Play: Steve Jones; Analysis: Jack Ham
Web stream: www.GoPSUsports.com
IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, play-by-play; Ed Pete Compise, analysis; Joe Smith, host). XM Radio.

COACHES: Joe Paterno
Penn State Record . .381-126-3 (74.8), 43rd Year
Overall Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Same
vs. Indiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-0

59th year on Penn State staff...all-time leader in career wins among 1-A coaches...300 wins faster than any coach in NCAA history...College Football Hall of Fame inductee in 2007.

Bill Lynch
Indiana Record . . . . . . . . . . . .10-13, 2nd Year
Overall Record . . . . . . . . .91-780-3, 16th Year
vs. Penn State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1

THE SERIES: The Nittany Lions own an 11-0 series advantage. The teams are meeting in State College for the first time since 2003. Penn State won, 36-31, in Bloomington last year. The squads next meet on Nov. 14, 2009 in Beaver Stadium.

THIS WEEK
Penn State returns to Happy Valley for the first time since Oct. 18, hosting Indiana in the first of two consecutive home games to conclude the regular season. The No. 7 Nittany Lions are coming off a heartbreaking 24-23 last second loss at Iowa on Saturday. The Hoosiers lost, 55-20, to Wisconsin on Saturday.