UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - No. 16/16 Penn State travels to Indiana for a Big Ten contest on Saturday at Memorial Stadium. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. on ABC. The 2022 Penn State football season is presented by PSECU.
SERIES HISTORY: Penn State meets Indiana for the 26th time in program history. The Nittany Lions hold a 23-2 advantage in the series and have won seven of the last eight matchups, including a 24-0 victory in Beaver Stadium in 2021. Penn State held Indiana to 264 total yards, while Ji'Ayir Brown and Joey Porter Jr. each had a pick. Sean Clifford threw three touchdown passes, including two to Jahan Doston and one to Brenton Strange.
CLIFFORD BREAKS CAREER RECORDS: Against Ohio State, Sean Clifford broke a pair of Penn State career records. He threw three touchdowns on the day, including the 78th passing touchdown of his career, on a 5-yard pass to Kaytron Allen in the fourth quarter, to break the record previously held by Trace McSorley (77; 2015-18). Clifford also leaped Christian Hackenberg (1,235; 2013-15) for the career pass attempts mark at Penn State. The redshirt senior also holds the career completions (754) and completion percentage (60.9) records at Penn State.
WASHINGTON'S CAREER DAY: Parker Washington set career highs with 11 receptions for 179 yards against Ohio State. His 11 receptions included a 58-yard score in the second quarter, a 27-yard grab and a 26-yard catch. His 179 yards are the ninth-highest in a single game at Penn State. Washington joined Jahan Dotson as the only PSU receivers to have multiple 100-yard receiving games against Ohio State.
UNDER 100 RUSHING YARDS: The Nittany Lions held Ohio State to 98 rushing yards and 3.8 yards per carry (OSU entered the game averaging 5.6 yards per rush). Penn State has limited five opponents to less than 100 rushing yards this season (Purdue, 61; Ohio, 99; Central Michigan, 88; Northwestern, 31; Ohio State, 98).
THE OPPOSITION: Indiana is 3-5 overall and 1-4 in the Big Ten this season. The Hoosiers were on a bye week last Saturday. In their last game, at Rutgers, Indiana fell 24-17. The Hoosiers jumped out to a 14-0 lead, but the Scarlet Knights rallied off 24-straight points. Connor Bazelak threw for 210 yards and scored on a 7-yard run. Jaylin Lucas opened the game with a 93-yard kick return touchdown. Aaron Casey led the Hoosiers with 11 tackles, while Bradley Jennings Jr. had 10 stops and three pass breakups.
BY THE NUMBERS
- 11/179: Parker Washington set career highs with 11 receptions for 179 yards against Ohio State.
- 78: Against Ohio State, Sean Clifford became the all-time passing touchdowns leader at Penn State with his 78th career TD.
- 60: Penn State has registered 60 pass breakups this season, 15 more than any other FBS team.
- 7th: The Nittany Lions earned their seventh red zone stop of the season against Ohio State, who entered the game with a perfect conversion rate in the red zone.
SCOUTING REPORT
- Tom Allen was named Indiana University's 29th head football coach on Dec. 1, 2016. He made his head coaching debut in the 2016 Foster Farms Bowl.
- Allen is 29-37 in his sixth year leading the Hoosiers.
- Indiana is 3-5 this season and 1-4 in Big Ten play.
- The Hoosiers are coming off a bye week after falling 24-17 at Rutgers.
- On offense, Indiana ranks 10th in the Big Ten in scoring offense (24.5 ppg), 11th in total offense (345.6 ypg), fourth in passing offense (265.2) and 14th in rushing offense (80.4).
- QB Connor Bazelak sits third in the conference with 2,099 passing yards. He also has 12 touchdown passes, while throwing for 262.4 yards per game.
- WR Cam Camper paces the Hoosiers with 569 receiving yards and 6.6 receptions per game, holding third in the conference in receptions.
- On defense, Indiana sits 13th in the league in scoring defense (30.6), 12th in total defense (414.1), 12th in passing defense (259.5) and 11th in rushing defense (154.6).
- LB Aaron Casey ranks eighth in the Big Ten averaging 8.2 tackles per game.
- K Charles Campbell sits second in the conference averaging 1.5 field goals per game.
- Jaylin Lucas leads the Big Ten with a 30.9 kick return average.
OHIO STATE NOTES
- The Nittany Lions are 6-15 against the Buckeyes when both teams are ranked in the AP Top 25.
- Penn State's 371 passing yards are tied for the eighth-most in a game since 2014.
- Penn State's 32 completions are tied for the third-most in a game since 2014
- QB Sean Clifford threw three touchdown passes on the day, setting the school record for career touchdown passes with 78.
- WR Parker Washington had a career-high 11 receptions for a career-best 179 receiving yards.
- Penn State earned one stop in the red zone today, giving them seven redzone stops on the season. The stop was the first time this year that Ohio State failed to score when in the red zone.
- Penn State held Ohio State to 98 yards rushing.