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3ric	08-31-2003 04:43 AM

Indiana: A TCY VC 2040, a second try

INDIANA: A TCY VC - Year 2040

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Coaching Performance:

Year  Team                  Record Post Rank Perf Acad Recr TV   Tick Don  Sco 

2039  Indiana               9-3    Yes  21   72   57   0    94   82   63   65     

2038  Indiana               11-3   Yes  14   83   59   2    60   81   55   64     

2037  Indiana               13-2   Yes  12   90   66   6    90   79   66   73     

2036  Indiana               9-2    No   20   81   73   6    67   66   68   67     

2035  Indiana               9-3    Yes  25   69   74   40   83   70   54   66     

2034  Indiana               8-3    No   21   75   75   41   73   68   81   72     

2033  Indiana               7-4    No   34   48   77   20   51   65   28   51     

2032  Indiana               9-3    Yes  23   66   77   17   82   72   50   64     

2031  Indiana               10-3   Yes  14   84   78   52   89   69   67   75     

2030  Indiana               13-2   Yes  10   93   81   56   60   72   54   74     

2029  Indiana               10-3   Yes  21   88   75   36   83   63   81   76     

2028  Indiana               6-5    No   54   31   78   8    16   55   31   41     

2027  Indiana               7-4    No   41   48   79   19   27   57   53   52     

2026  Indiana               8-3    No   31   83   81   89   83   56   74   77     

2025  Indiana               7-4    No   49   55   80   60   60   58   73   64     

2024  Indiana               7-4    No   47   78   79   80   26   56   78   69     

2023  Indiana               5-6    No   60   44   75   78   47   64   16   51     

2022  Indiana               7-4    No   53   43   75   13   42   65   65   54     

2021  Indiana               7-4    No   44   78   72   77   74   58   71   72     

2020  Indiana               6-5    No   59   75   70   98   64   55   74   71     

2019  Indiana               4-7    No   94   65   70   100  77   47   5    56     

2018  Indiana               2-9    No   111  2    70   41   2    39   26   28     

2017  Indiana               3-8    No   82   13   70   66   36   52   74   47     

2016  Indiana               4-7    No   84   12   70   57   74   61   4    39     

2015  Indiana               6-5    No   49   77   69   28   74   55   78   68     

2014  Indiana               3-8    No   90   9    66   5    25   56   2    28     

2013  Indiana               6-5    No   48   57   62   17   6    57   61   50     

2012  Indiana               7-4    No   45   56   62   8    23   60   61   51     

2011  Indiana               6-5    No   46   78   66   25   51   56   57   61     

2010  Indiana               6-5    No   51   77   69   100  78   52   75   73     

2009  Indiana               4-7    No   86   26   71   67   75   46   3    42     

2008  Indiana               5-6    No   71   74   71   100  4    48   75   64     

2007  Indiana               3-8    No   103  72   72   100  74   40   79   70     

2006  Indiana               1-10   No   117  1    73   98   28   36   0    31     

2005  Indiana               3-8    No   95   7    73   25   5    48   76   40     

2004  Indiana               4-7    No   80   14   64   93   76   60   10   42     

2003  Indiana               2-9    No   98   6    70   13   2    65   8    28     

2002  Indiana               6-5    No   45   78   74   45   80   67   74   72     

2001  Indiana               5-6    No   55   30   64   2    14   67   21   37



Post - Post-Season Appearance, Perf - Team Performance Score, Acad - Academic  

Performance Score, Recr - Recruiting Score, TV - Television Revenue Score,  

Tick - Ticket Revenue Score, Don - Alumni Donations Score





Past Rankings:

Year Team        Perf        Acad        Recr        Revn        Tick        Dons        GPA        Avgr        Perc 

2039 Indiana    21      41      93      9       27      38      2.83    46200   88.1

2038 Indiana         14        34        62        24        19        39        2.79        42800        81.7

2037 Indiana         16        26        74        13        12        35        2.89        38700        74.0

2036 Indiana         20        21        52        24        42        37        2.79        37800        72.2

2035 Indiana        25        21        28        20        31        41        2.98        38300        73.1

2034 Indiana        21        18        47        28        36        37        2.88        36700        70.0

2033 Indiana         34        17        25        32        36        58        2.73        37400        71.4

2032 Indiana         23        16        31        14        36        42        2.78        43400        82.8

2031 Indiana         14        15        37        17        31        36        3.08        39900        76.1

2030 Indiana         10        16        54        34        13        39        3.13        37000        70.6

2029 Indiana         21        18        32        31        27        34        2.80        30900        59.0

2028 Indiana         54        16        28        77        53        54        2.90        33700        64.3

2027 Indiana         41        13        22        59        48        38        3.19        34000        64.9

2026 Indiana        31        14         67        31        53        32        3.21        35300        67.4

2025 Indiana         49        15        50        74        48        38        3.16        36200        69.1 

2024 Indiana         47        17        55        81        54        46        3.18        36200        69.1 

2023 Indiana         60        19        17        74        33        77        3.25        38100        72.7 

2022 Indiana         53        22        114        75        41        53        3.52        41700        79.7 

2021 Indiana         44        25        52        74        45        60        3.17        36700        70.1 

2020 Indiana         59        26        57        90        45        71        3.24        34800        66.4 

2019 Indiana         94        26        110        99        60        101        3.31        31100        59.4

2018 Indiana        111        26        114        113        76        88        3.03        32600        62.3

2017 Indiana         82        26        29        73        51        82        3.01        35300        67.4

2016 Indiana         84        27        65        69        52        105        2.76        44600        85.2

2015 Indiana         49        30        80        82        52        45        3.01        40000        76.4

2014 Indiana         90        34        38        103        59        113        3.10        43200        82.5

2013 Indiana         48        39        67        98        56        51        3.14        42300        80.7

2012 Indiana         45        33        33        65        54        55        2.72        44900        85.7

2011 Indiana         46        30        112        47        47        60        2.90        39300        75.0

2010 Indiana         51        26        26        44        48        64        2.77        34900        66.7

2009 Indiana         86        25        122        81        58        108        2.80        34300        65.6

2008 Indiana         71        24        40        103        55        67        2.84        35500        67.9

2007 Indiana         103        23        95        78        74        108        2.67        35100        67.0

2006 Indiana         117        22        86        104        76        125        2.91        33800        64.5

2005 Indiana         95        28        125        100        59        91        2.89        39100        74.7

2004 Indiana         80        31        22        55        47        104        2.91        45500        86.8

2003 Indiana         98        26        120        112        39        94        2.51        47500        90.7

2002 Indiana         45        29        42        38        50        72        2.94        50300        96.0

2001 Indiana         55        34        117        80        47        96        2.97        50200        95.8



Perf=Performance ranking, Acad=Academic ranking, Recr=Recruiting ranking, 

Revn=TV revenue ranking, Tick=Ticket revenue ranking, Dons=Donations ranking,

GPA=Grade points average, Avgr=Average attendance, Perc=Percent of capacity

3ric	08-31-2003 04:44 AM

In the mailbox

Quentin Baker, a wide receiver, has been made academically ineligible for the upcoming season for failing a class.
Jesse Bronson, a defensive end, has been made academically ineligible for the upcoming season for failing a class.
Casey Devine, an inside linebacker, has been made academically ineligible for the upcoming season for failing a class.
7 players inducted into the College Hall of Fame, none from the Big 10 though.
FB Mueller and ILB Derubeis request more free time.
TE Fruth and P Riley are single once more. Buy some flowers next time, guys.
Four schools hires new head coaches.
Coach of the Year is... (surprise surprise) ...Sammy Hatcher, Florida! Damn, Sammy must be 89 years old now.

Staff hiring
We need to replace our Mid-west scout and our defensive coordinator, as both has been hired away to other teams.

Our new DC is 65-yr old Oscar Fain, who's lousy at play-calling, but Terrific in congeniality, Excellent with linebackers and defensive backs, Very good at injury avoidance, Pretty good at rehabilitation, and Good with defensive linemen.

For the Midwest region we hire Andre Lane, who's Terrific or Excellent at scouting five positions.

Scheduling

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2040 Indiana Schedule

   

Team Rank: 18

Rival: Purdue

Stadium Capacity: 52,400

Season Tickets Sold: 35,300

   

  Week  Opponent                   Result    Attendance  Weather     Television  

1       MISSISSIPPI                                                     

3       at (35) North Carolina Stat                                     

$$6     IOWA                                                            

$$7     MINNESOTA                                                       

$$8     at Michigan                                                     

$$9     at Penn State                                                   

$$10    (9) NORTHWESTERN                                                

$$11    (3) WISCONSIN                                                   

$$12    at (43) Michigan State                                          

$$13    at Purdue                                                       

14      TULSA                                                           

   

Home Games in ALL CAPS  

$$-Conference Games, ##-League Championship Games, **-Post-Season Games

3ric	08-31-2003 04:44 AM

Freshman class

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Ogden, Ike              7    QB   Fr    17                93                  

Nybo, Claude            19   QB*  Fr    10                53                  

Heath, Omar             39   RB   Fr    23                66                  

O'Donnell, Bernard      33   FB   Fr    18                52                  

Terrell, Jessie         41   FB*  Fr    14                51                  

Gilmore, Cory           89   TE   Fr    18                68                  

Ballard, Melvin         82   WR   Fr    15                55                  

Aikens, Danny           81   WR   Fr    30                54                  

Magee, Britt            80   WR*  Fr    17                33                  

Newton, Kenyon          55   C    Fr    5                 84                  

Flores, Tyrus           60   G    Fr    13                41                  

Alston, Oliver          76   T    Fr    11                42                  

Anderson, Herman        9    K    Fr    2                 81                  

Moore, Herman           99   DE*  Fr    15                55                  

Bethel, Marshall        92   DT*  Fr    11                57                  

Newsome, Kris           45   CB*  Fr    16                65

Ogden looks very very good - clearly a future star if he develops to his potential.
Nybo is actually pretty decent for a recruited walk-on. His arm strength is especially impressive.
Heath is an OK running back, and could produce given solid blockers in front. Not flashy, but could be very reliable.
O'Donnell is a notch better, and has the size to play halfback. Interesting.
Terrell is a typical walk-on that shouldn't hurt us academically at least.
Gilmore should be a serviceable tight end.
Ballard has some ability right now, but is unlikely to make much noise.
Aikens is a huge prospect, and should form a dangerous tandem with Ogden later on.
Magee is a red-liner with very little potential.
Newton is a raw prospect with balanced abilities.
Flores is a little more talented and could be a steady if unspectacular starter.
Alston gives us no hope of help, a wasted scholarship.
Anderson is the big talent at kicker we've wanted for some time.
Moore is a walk-on, and probably will be a career backup.
Bethel, another walk-on, is a little better but if he starts we're in trouble.
Newsome is adequate, but won't be enough.

3ric	08-31-2003 04:45 AM

Roster

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Vallery, Kurt           13   QB   Sr    91                100                 

Clayton, Larry          12   QB   Sr*   40                82                  

Marzullo, B.J.          3    QB   Jr*   42                100                 

Barnes, Morris          10   QB   So*   42                64                  

Ogden, Ike              7    QB   Fr    17                93                  

Nybo, Claude            19   QB*  Fr    10                53

I'll probably pick Marzullo as the backup to Vallery even if Clayton has more experience.

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England, Eugene         36   RB   Sr    56                81                  

Stone, Luther           23   RB   Jr*   27                60                  

Heath, Omar             39   RB   Fr    23                66                  

O'Donnell, Bernard      33   RB   Fr    18                52                  

Wilson, Reggie          18   RB*  So*   2                 34                  

Kaplan, Ethan           48   FB   Sr    89                100                 

Barker, Jerry           35   FB   Jr*   36                86                  

Mueller, Quentin        34   FB*  So    23                35                  

Terrell, Jessie         41   FB*  Fr    14                51

The halfback position was very thin before I converted two players, former FB O'Donnell and former QB Wilson. Now we can afford to redshirt the freshmen. England and Kaplan starts. The FB will be our primary ballcarrier, but it's a concern that Stone hasn't stepped up.

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Bell, Terrance          95   TE   Sr    63                63                  

Gillespie, Lee          88   TE   Jr*   38                51                  

Gilmore, Cory           89   TE   Fr    18                68                  

Bergen, Nathan          85   TE*  Sr    23                25                  

Fruth, Wesley           83   TE*  So*   41                83                  

Bertram, Herb           8    WR   Sr*   87                90                  

Rhodes, Bert            2    WR   Jr*   50                58                  

Donohoe, Aaron          84   WR   Jr*   32                54                  

Jones, Joel             86   WR   So    27                96                  

Husted, Michael         87   WR   Sr*   26                32                  

Ballard, Melvin         82   WR   Fr    15                55                  

Aikens, Danny           81   WR   Fr    30                54                  

Baker, Quentin          4    WR*  Sr    44                58                  

Magee, Britt            80   WR*  Fr    17                33

Bell is OK, and Bertram is tremendous, but it's a big drop to the no. 2 wideout, where junior Rhodes gets the nod. I play Ballard instead of Jones, who gets a redshirt.

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Godfrey, Mitchell       57   C    Sr    82                100                 

Gullett, Charles        56   C    Sr*   63                79                  

Vrabel, Kyle            71   C    Jr*   67                81                  

Newton, Kenyon          55   C    Fr    5                 84                  

Alston, Gilbert         69   G    Sr    28                66                  

Tornberg, Donnell       73   G*   Jr*   27                56                  

Rheams, Harvey          61   G    So*   25                67                  

Flores, Tyrus           60   G    Fr    13                41                  

Bensen, Wesley          63   G    So*   8                 76                  

Stump, Clay             70   T    Sr*   51                67                  

Tanner, K.C.            75   T    Sr*   37                42                  

Harden, Jamie           64   T    So*   31                89                  

James, Bryan            65   T    Jr*   26                54                  

Oldham, Nicky           68   T    Sr*   18                31                  

Alston, Oliver          76   T    Fr    11                42                  

Menendez, Shane         67   T*   Sr*   8                 19

Godfrey at center, Gullett and Vrabel as makeshift guards, Stump at left tackle and a big question mark at right tackle. We'll probably choose James as he's the best pass blocker.

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Riley, Skip             14   P    So*   40                80                  

Floyd, Wesley           1    P*   Sr    36                36                  

Trammell, Gino          6    P*   Jr*   6                 14                  

Cash, Howard            16   K    Sr    88                88                  

Anderson, Herman        9    K    Fr    2                 81

No worries here with Riley and Cash.

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Horoszowski, Donnell    91   DE   Sr    68                68                  

Bronson, Jesse          94   DE   Jr*   27                78                  

Compton, Steven         96   DE   So    24                39                  

Hawkins, Ernie          72   DE*  So    4                 18                  

Curtis, Broderick       66   DE*  So    2                 11                  

Moore, Herman           99   DE*  Fr    15                55                  

Schultz, David          74   DT   Sr*   56                78                  

Nordby, Duane           77   DT   Sr*   56                56                  

Joseph, Bubba           97   DT   Sr*   37                58                  

Toombs, Vinny           78   DT   Jr*   56                89                  

Shuran, Gus             79   DT   So*   18                50                  

Bethel, Marshall        92   DT*  Fr    11                57

Horoszowski is our only end with any ability, which would force us to play the 3-4 with Schulz and Toombs as the other two linemen.

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Bleess, Carlton         47   ILB* Sr    56                61                  

Holliday, Marcus        54   ILB  Sr*   30                48                  

Tracey, Donnell         43   ILB* Jr*   25                62                  

Benson, Nathan          58   ILB  So*   21                49                  

Derubeis, Leland        49   ILB  So*   11                78                  

Devine, Casey           51   ILB* So*   15                54                  

Jeans, Robert           53   OLB  Sr    73                82                  

Marcus, Randal          50   OLB  Sr    42                73                  

Gray, Mercury           93   OLB  Jr*   27                55                  

Young, Mike             52   OLB  So*   12                54                  

Ferguson, Antoine       90   OLB* Sr    16                45

Bleess, Holliday, Jeans and Marcus forms our foursome. We're painfully thin here as with only two legitimate starters.

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Sanford, Darren         22   CB   Sr*   53                63                  

Crane, Jeff             25   CB   Sr*   62                72                  

Bergmann, Butch         31   CB   Jr*   37                50                  

Howe, Josh              24   CB   So*   28                45                  

Newsome, Kris           45   CB*  Fr    16                65                  

Dorrough, Chad          44   S    Sr    88                88                  

Gordon, Charles         37   S    Sr*   49                49                  

Sample, Brant           20   S    Sr*   74                74                  

Proffitt, Darryl        40   S    Jr*   41                83                  

Kirchhof, Dennis        46   S    Jr*   27                64                  

Blumer, Vinny           28   S    So*   29                60

Crane, Dorrough and Sample are quality starters which will let us get away with Sanford as the weakest link.

Recruiting priorities:
RBx2, FB, TE, WR, C, G, T, DEx2, ILBx2, OLBx2, CB, S. (16)

3ric	08-31-2003 04:46 AM

Top 25

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Overall Rankings

   

  School                Record  Conf  Comp  Poll  Loss  Sched Total Rank  

Boston College          0-0     EST   1.00  1.00  0.00  1.32  3.32  1       

Florida                 0-0     SEC   2.00  2.00  0.00  2.04  6.04  2       

Wisconsin               0-0     B10   3.00  3.00  0.00  0.80  6.80  3       

Army                    0-0     USA   4.00  4.00  0.00  2.88  10.88 4       

Rice                    0-0     WAC   5.00  5.00  0.00  3.44  13.44 5       

Vanderbilt              0-0     SEC   6.00  7.00  0.00  2.24  15.24 6       

Air Force               0-0     MTW   7.00  6.50  0.00  2.52  16.02 7       

Northwestern            0-0     B10   9.00  9.50  0.00  0.64  19.14 8       

Idaho                   0-0     SBT   8.00  7.50  0.00  4.20  19.70 9       

Southern California     0-0     P10   10.00 9.50  0.00  1.92  21.42 10      

California-Los Angeles  0-0     P10   11.00 11.00 0.00  1.88  23.88 11      

Texas A&M               0-0     B12   12.00 12.00 0.00  1.24  25.24 12      

Stanford                0-0     P10   14.00 13.50 0.00  1.84  29.34 13      

Barrow                  0-0     SC8   13.00 14.00 0.00  4.76  31.76 14      

Tulane                  0-0     USA   15.00 14.50 0.00  3.20  32.70 15      

Syracuse                0-0     EST   16.00 16.00 0.00  1.48  33.48 16      

Baylor                  0-0     B12   19.00 18.00 0.00  1.08  38.08 17      

**Indiana               0-0     B10   18.00 21.00 0.00  0.44  39.44 18      

Texas                   0-0     B12   21.00 20.00 0.00  1.20  42.20 19      

Notre Dame              0-0     IND   20.00 19.00 0.00  4.56  43.56 20      

California              0-0     P10   22.00 21.00 0.00  1.72  44.72 21      

South Florida           0-0     IND   17.00 23.50 0.00  4.60  45.10 22      

Mississippi State       0-0     SEC   23.00 22.00 0.00  2.48  47.48 23      

Central Michigan        0-0     MAC   24.00 24.50 0.00  3.96  52.46 24      

Maryland                0-0     ACC   26.00 26.50 0.00  0.20  52.70 25

3ric	08-31-2003 04:46 AM

Week 1

Scholarship offers:
WR J.B. Rocha, Greenwood, IN, #496 (#36 WR), 66-, 54 ath prep. Fit score 91.
WR Jermaine Haggard, Lima, OH, #17 (#2 WR), 81+, 91 ath prep. Fit score 80.
G Ray Ellard, Muncie, IN, #357 (#31 G), 74-, 51 ath prep. Fit score 83.
T Tony Blanchette, Greensburg, IN, #182 (#23 T), 78-, 97 ath prep. Fit score 90.

Mississippi (0-0) at #18 Indiana (0-0)(-10)

We start with three consecutive running plays, twice with Kaplan and once with England before punting. But we regain possession shortly after Dorrough intercepted a pass and returned it to their 47. We get called for grounding and the drive stalls. The game is still scoreless when we start on offense with 2:51 left in the first quarter. Vallery finds Bertram for 43 yds and later connects with him again for a 16-yd TD pass. 7-0, Indiana! On our next drive we start at midfield and get gains of 18 and 16 yds before Vallery finds Bertram ... touchdown, Indiana! 14-0 at 12:27 in the 2nd quarter.

We score on our third successive drive when Cash kicks a 28-yd FG for 17-0. Vallery is flagged twice for intentional grounding which kills the next drive, but Mississippi can't get anything going. We open the third quarter with two penalties and have a 3rd and 29 ... which is converted as Vallery completes the pass to Bertram, who goes 85 yds for a touchdown! 24-0, Indiana, at 11:55 in the 3rd quarter. We get a safety minutes later when Horoszowski sacks their QB Allison in the end zone. 26-0, IU. Vallery completes three short passes, gaining 39 yds, before the running backs start moving the ball, ending with Kaplan's 8-yd run for the score. 33-0 at 5:08 in the third quarter.

We get great field position on the next drive as Bertram get a good return on a short punt. Vallery completes a pass to England for 5 yds and another score and we're up by 40-0. That's the day for Vallery as he leaves in favor of Marzullo. Mississippi manage to hold us deep into our own end zone, which gives them a short field to work with. When they also complete a 33-yd pass then their score with 4:31 left is almost a foregone conclusion. The final score becomes 40-7.

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Indiana Individual Statistics

 

Rushing                Att        Yards        Avg        Long        TD        Stufd        Sackd

48 Kaplan        15        75        5.0        16        1        1        0

36 England        7        42        6.0        17        0        1        0

 

Passing                Att        Comp        Yards        Yd/Att        Long        TD        Int

13 Vallery        30        19        350        11.6        85        4        1

3 Marzullo        4        2        13        3.2        9        0        0

 

Receiving        Catch        Yards        Avg        YAC        Long        TD

36 England        8        81        10.1        58        17        1

8 Bertram        5        180        36.0        81        85        3

95 Bell                3        53        17.6        10        20        0

 

Defense                Tackle        Assist        Sack        Int        IntYds        IntTD

47 Bleess        6        0        0.0        0        0        0

37 Gordon        4        0        0.0        1        4        0

91 Horoszowski        3        1        3.0        0        0        0

Results
Louisiana Tech, 10, Illinois 3.
UNLV 28, Iowa 6.
Michigan 14, Troy State 10.
Michigan State 45, Wyoming 7.
Ohio State 17, Missouri 14.
Iowa State 39, Penn State 36.

Injuries
T Stump, out (high ankle sprain) 17 weeks.
WR Bertram, probable (bruised sternum) 2 weeks.

3ric	08-31-2003 10:40 AM

Week 2

Scholarship offers:
RB Kerry Manahan, Mowrystown, OH, #279 (#19 RB), 71++, 18 ath prep. Fit score 82.
FB Irving Wong, Fort Wayne, IN, #211 (#2 FB), 79++, 40 ath prep. Fit score 97.
C Carl Alexander, Tuscumbia, AL, #144 (#9 C), 80++, 78 ath prep. Fit score 90.
G Karl Devine, Johnstown, OH, #255 (#24 G), 92-, 34 ath prep. Fit score 88.
T Morris Ellard, Jacksonville, IL, #471 (#55 T), 78-, 29 ath prep. Fit score 89.
DE Albert Oliveira, Maywood, IL, #316 (#32 DE), 71-, 51 ath prep. Fit score 91.
ILB J.R. Harris, Jamestown, OH, #744 (#40 ILB), 62-, 45 ath prep. Fit score 94.

Results
Northwestern 52, Duke 17.
California 56, Illinois 10.
Kansas State 45, Iowa 21.
Eastern Michigan 37, Michigan 34.
Michigan State 43, Missouri 7.
Baylor 45, Minnesota 0.
Penn State 41, Fresno State 14.
Colorado State 40, Purdue 13.
Wisconsin 45, San Diego State 0.

Injuries
T Stump, out (high ankle sprain) 16 weeks.
WR Bertram, probable (bruised sternum) 1 week.

3ric	08-31-2003 03:00 PM

Week 3

Visits:
ILB J.R. Harris

Scholarship offers:
DE Teddy Dixon, Wentzville, MO, #600 (#65 DE), 66+, 37 ath prep. Fit score 82.
ILB Hunter Myers, Barbourville, KY, #428 (#32 ILB), 74+, 28 ath prep. Fit score 83.
OLB Seth Henry, Brookville, IN, #811 (#52 OLB), 61+, 45 ath prep. Fit score 95.
OLB Dave Mills, Louisville, KY, #797 (#49 OLB), 73+, 11 ath prep. Fit score 80.
CB Ralph Raymond, Wartrace, TN, #122 (#13 CB), 100-, 33 ath prep. Fit score 79.
CB Jon Reardon, Grand Rapids, MI, #899 (#71 CB), 67-, 27 ath prep. Fit score 92.
S Will Mathis, Greenville, MI, #492 (#19 S), 65+, 51 ath prep. Fit score 91.

#13 Indiana (1-0)(-4) at North Carolina State (0-1)

Vallery starts with two incomplete passes, then finds Bertram for 10. After he ran for 8 yds we tried to convert a 4th and 2 on their 38, but failed. The Wolfpack waste no time: passes for 19 and 20 yds, followed by a 4-yd run, sets up a 10-yd TD pass to give them the lead, 0-7, North Carolina State! We get a FG on the following drive as Barker lost three yds on a 3rd and 1 on their 7. 3-7 at 4:07 in the first quarter. On their next drive, the Wolfpack QB, Gallegos, airs it out and finds WR Keim for a 62-yd TD! 3-14, North Carolina State! The home team crowd goes nuts!

It doesn't look good as we go three-and out on our next drive, but at least we manage a turnover on downs at our 34-yd line as Bleess and Toombs sacked Gallegos on a 4th and 13. Vallery passes to Bertram for 14 yds, and we start running: Kaplan for 8 and 5 yds and Stone for 8, which moves us to their 18-yd line. Vallery hits Rhodes for a 17-yd TD pass after a 1-yd gain by England, 10-14, North Carolina State.

At halftime we're still down by four, and Vallery starts the 2nd half with four straight completions - 20 and 13 yds to Rhodes, 18 yds to Fruth, and 8 yds to Kaplan. After a pass was defended we turn to the ground game with Barker, England and Kaplan for a 3rd and 3 on their 11. Vallery drops back and finds England in the flat, and the halfback finds a seam towards the end zone. Touchdown, Indiana, and 17-14 at 10:49 in the 3rd quarter. Next time we have the ball we start out with a 24-yd pass to Bell, and Vallery adds passes for 10 and 12 yds before running himself for 9 yds for a 1st and goal on their 4. Three plays later Barker scores and we're up 24-14 at 3:47 in the 3rd.

NC State tries to respond, and get a 4th and 5 on our 19. A field goal narrows our lead to 24-17 as the fourth quarter begins. England runs twice for 16 yds, Vallery passes to Stone for 25 yds and Kaplan runs three times for 26 yds with a 19-yarder that moves the chains to a 1st and goal on the 2-yd line. Vallery easily scores on a short pass to Kaplan. 31-17, Indiana! The game is basically over as Sanford intercepts a Gallegos pass and we get a FG for 34-17 with 5:59 in the 4th quarter. Gallegos is working hard for a score, but manages only to set up a 50-yd FG for 34-20 at 2.47 left, which also is the final score.

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Indiana Individual Statistics

 

Rushing                Att        Yards        Avg        Long        TD        Stufd        Sackd

48 Kaplan        19        79        4.1        19        0        2        0

36 England        8        40        5.0        10        0        0        0

 

Passing                Att        Comp        Yards        Yd/Att        Long        TD        Int

13 Vallery        33        19        248        7.5        25        4        0

 

Receiving        Catch        Yards        Avg        YAC        Long        TD

8 Bertram        4        56        14.0        18        23        0

2 Rhodes        4        65        16.2        40        20        1

36 England        3        28        9.3        22        12        1

 

Defense                Tackle        Assist        Sack        Int        IntYds        IntTD

20 Sample        8        1        0.0        0        0        0

22 Sanford        6        3        0.0        1        45        0

47 Bleess        5        1        0.5        0        0        0

Results
Maryland 38, Minnesota 10.
Illinois 28, Alabama-Birmingham 27.
Michigan 41, Notre Dame 38.
Northwestern 41, Western Michigan 0.
UCLA 69, Ohio State 7.
Pittsburgh 24, Penn State 17.
Purdue 34, New Mexico 0.
Wisconsin 39, East Carolina 8.

Injuries
T Stump, out (high ankle sprain) 15 weeks.
WR Bertram, probable (bruised sternum) 1 week.
P Skip Riley, probable (bruised shoulder) 2 weeks.

Alf	08-31-2003 03:00 PM

Thanks 3ric.

3ric	09-01-2003 10:33 AM

Week 4

Visits:
ILB J.R. Harris, OLB Dave Mills, CB Jon Reardon.

Scholarship offers:
S Darryl Kinder, Mount Vernon, IL, #758 (#44 S), 72+, 22 ath prep. Fit score 83.

Results
Iowa State 40, Iowa 27.
San Diego State 37, Michigan State 20.
BYU 42, Minnesota 9.
Boston College 45, Northwestern 10.
Northern Illinois 19, Ohio State 9.
Notre Dame 35, Purdue 9.
Wisconsin 56, Oregon 17.

Injuries
T Stump, out (high ankle sprain) 14 weeks.
P Skip Riley, probable (bruised shoulder) 1 week.

3ric	09-01-2003 10:34 AM

Week 5

Grades are out - time blocks are given to OLB Holliday, T Harden and FB Terrell.

Visits:
ILB J.R. Harris, OLB Dave Mills, CB Jon Reardon, WR J.B. Rocha, S Darryl Kinder.

Scholarship offers:
WR Dennis Sinclair, Rocky Point, NY, #387 (#29 WR), 83+, 17 ath prep. Fit score 86.

Results
Illinois 45, Ohio State 19.
Michigan State 19, Iowa 17.
Wisconsin 55, Michigan 7.
Northwestern 42, Minnesota 10.
Purdue 42, Penn State 14.

Injuries
T Stump, out (high ankle sprain) 12 weeks.

3ric	09-01-2003 10:34 AM

Week 6

In the mailbox:
S Darryl Kinder will attend Illinois.

Visits:
ILB J.R. Harris, OLB Dave Mills, CB Jon Reardon, WR J.B. Rocha.

Scholarship offers:
RB Bob Rowland, Kentland, IN, #379 (#33 RB), 71-, 48 ath prep. Fit score 88.
FB Mercury Slaton, Anderson, SC, #639 (#13 FB), 69+, 24 ath prep. Fit score 78.
T Gabe Robertson, Ridgefield, CT, #99 (#18 T), 79+, 50 ath prep. Fit score 96.
DE Jeremy Cortez, Hindman, KY, #131 (#15 DE), 72+, 62 ath prep. Fit score 85.
ILB Leland Price, Marysville, OH, #229 (#12 ILB), 84-, 33 ath prep. Fit score 86.
OLB Luther Fontaine, St. Louis, MO, #403 (#23 OLB), 73+, 20 ath prep. Fit score 79.
S Malcolm Franz, Cleveland, OH, #757 (#43 S), 64-, 52 ath prep. Fit score 93.

Iowa (0-4) at #14 Indiana (2-0)(-28)

We made quick work out of the Hawkeyes, the offense fired on all cylinders and DE Horoszowski was outstanding. After Crane returned an interception 50 yds for a score early in the 3rd quarter, we were up 28-0 and cruised easily to a 42-10 win.

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Indiana Individual Statistics



Rushing                Att        Yards        Avg        Long        TD        Stufd        Sackd

48 Kaplan        21        95        4.5        15        3        3        0

36 England        4        84        21.0        30        0        0        0



Passing                Att        Comp        Yards        Yd/Att        Long        TD        Int

13 Vallery        38        25        392        10.3        36        2        2



Receiving        Catch        Yards        Avg        YAC        Long        TD

2 Rhodes        7        136        19.4        54        36        1

95 Bell                5        77        15.4        25        27        0

8 Bertram        5        98        19.6        46        34        0



Defense                Tackle        Assist        Sack        Int        IntYds        IntTD

44 Dorrough        6        2        0.0        2        9        0

47 Bleess        6        1        0.0        0        0        0

91 Horoszowski        4        1        4.5        0        0        0

Results
Michigan State 30, Illinois 21.
Purdue 31, Michigan 10.
Ohio State 35, Minnesota 24.
Northwestern 52, Penn State 7.

Injuries
T Stump, out (high ankle sprain) 11 weeks.
CB Howe, probable (sprained neck), 2 weeks.

ShagVT

09-01-2003 11:29 AM

Vallery is once again showing Heisman caliber numbers - if he can just stay healthy. Thanks for starting this up again! Go IU!

RealDeal

09-01-2003 11:43 AM

Woot 3ric!

3ric	09-01-2003 02:29 PM

Week 7

In the mailbox:
Dave Mills, an outside linebacker from Doss High School in Louisville, Kentucky, has accepted our invitation.
DE Albert Oliveira will attend Illinois next season.

Visits:
ILB J.R. Harris, CB Jon Reardon, WR J.B. Rocha, ILB Hunter Myers, S Malcolm Franz.

Scholarship offers:
DE A.J. Hughes, Whiting, IN, #382 (#40 DE), 70+, 15 ath prep. Fit score 80.
CB Fred Whyte, Oklahoma City, OK, #148 (#15 CB), 83-, 27 ath prep. Fit score 83.

Minnesota (0-5) at #14 Indiana (3-0)(-27)

This game was a little more exciting than it needed to be - the score was tied 13-13 at the beginning of the fourth quarter. Kaplan scored in the second quarter on a 21-yd run, but Minnesota's Austin tied the score on a 7-yd run early in the 2nd half. Both teams had two field goals each. As the fourth quarter began we had just gotten the ball on downs at our 37, and string together a drive where Kaplan catches an 11-yd pass, Rhodes runs a reverse for 25 yds and Vallery found Bell for 9 yds before Kaplan scored on an 18-yd run. 20-13, Indiana, at 12:20 in the fourth quarter.

On our next drive we used Kaplan to run out the clock, and after wasting Minnesota's timeouts we struck the killing blow with a 22-yd TD pass from Vallery to Rhodes with 2:20 left. That's the final score, 27-13!

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Indiana Individual Statistics

 

Rushing                Att        Yards        Avg        Long        TD        Stufd        Sackd

48 Kaplan        12        98        8.1        21        2        3        0

13 Vallery        8        8        1.0        7        0        4        1

 

Passing                Att        Comp        Yards        Yd/Att        Long        TD        Int

13 Vallery        35        21        257        7.3        22        1        1

 

Receiving        Catch        Yards        Avg        YAC        Long        TD

8 Bertram        7        105        15.0        25        20        0

2 Rhodes        4        64        16.0        49        22        1

95 Bell                3        26        8.6        14        13        0

 

Defense                Tackle        Assist        Sack        Int        IntYds        IntTD

20 Sample        10        4        0.0        0        0        0

47 Bleess        9        2        0.0        0        0        0

50 Marcus        6        3        1.0        0        0        0

Results
Wisconsin 41, Illinois 7.
Penn State 17, Iowa 14.
Northwestern 37, Michigan 0.
Michigan State 23, Ohio State 20.

Injuries
DT Nordby, out (broken clavicle), 7 weeks.
T Stump, out (high ankle sprain), 10 weeks.
OLB Jeans, doubtful (mononucleosis), 7 weeks.
CB Howe, probable (sprained neck), 1 week.

Joseph steps in as backup nose tackle, and Gray takes the vacant outside linebacker spot.

Alf	09-01-2003 04:08 PM

Our defense didn't put much pressure on their QB...

tucker342

09-01-2003 09:47 PM

Great to see Indiana back in action!:D

Great start to the season!

3ric	09-02-2003 11:41 AM

Week 8

In the mailbox:
DE Jeremy Cortez will attend Syracuse next season.

Visits:
ILB Harris, CB Reardon, WR Rocha, ILB Myers, S Franz, FB Wong, T Robertson, OLB Henry, S Mathis, C Alexander, T Blanchette, T Ellard, RB Rowland, G Devine, WR Sinclair, ILB Price, G Ellard, CB Whyte, RB Manahan, DE Dixon, DE Hughes, OLB Fontaine, CB Raymond, FB Slaton.

Scholarship offers:
C Rod Stargell, Gainesville, FL, #356 (#26 C), 77+, 33 ath prep. Fit score 82.

#14 Indiana (4-0)(-11) at Michigan (2-4)

This was a close game - for about a quarter. We had a one-point lead, 7-6, going into the second quarter with Donohoe being the recipient of a Vallery TD pass. Then we scored 24 unanswered points, two TDs by Kaplan and one by Bertram, with a FG by Cash early in the fourth quarter for the final score of 31-6.

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Indiana Individual Statistics

 

Rushing                Att        Yards        Avg        Long        TD        Stufd        Sackd

48 Kaplan        19        83        4.3        24        1        3        0

36 England        6        41        6.8        12        0        0        0

 

Passing                Att        Comp        Yards        Yd/Att        Long        TD        Int

13 Vallery        30        18        277        9.2        46        3        1

 

Receiving        Catch        Yards        Avg        YAC        Long        TD

48 Kaplan        5        41        8.2        16        12        1

8 Bertram        4        81        20.2        41        35        1

2 Rhodes        4        51        12.7        16        18        0

 

Defense                Tackle        Assist        Sack        Int        IntYds        IntTD

44 Dorrough        12        2        0.0        2        19        0

20 Sample        7        4        0.0        0        0        0

47 Bleess        5        1        0.0        1        0        0

Results
Illinois 42, Iowa 14.
Wisconsin 38, Michigan State 0.
Penn State 27, Minnesota 24.
Ohio State 20, Purdue 9.

Injuries
DT Nordby, out (broken clavicle), 6 weeks.
T Stump, out (high ankle sprain), 9 weeks.
OLB Jeans, doubtful (mononucleosis), 6 weeks.
ILB Bleess, probable (strained hamstring), unknown.
WR Donohoe, probable (broken finger), 1 week.
DE Horoszowski, probable (bad cold), 2 weeks.

3ric	09-02-2003 11:41 AM

Week 9

Time blocks to WR Jones, FB Terrell, ILB Devine, S Profitt, DE Bronson, WR Husted, T Harden.

In the mailbox:
FB Mercury Slaton will attend Florida State.
FB Irving Wong will attend Notre Dame next season.
C Carl Alexander will attend Alabama-Birmingham next season.
Ray Ellard, an offensive guard from Southside High School in Muncie, Indiana, has accepted your invitation to play for your school next season.
T Gabe Robertson will attend Utah next season.
J.R. Harris, an inside linebacker from Greeneview High School in Jamestown, Ohio, has accepted your invitation to play for your school next season.
Malcolm Franz, a safety from Garfield Heights High School in Cleveland, Ohio, has accepted your invitation to play for your school next season.
S Will Mathis will attend Michigan State next season.

Visits:
CB Reardon, WR Rocha, ILB Myers, OLB Henry, T Blanchette, T Ellard, RB Rowland, G Devine, WR Sinclair, ILB Price, CB Whyte, RB Manahan, DE Dixon, DE Hughes, OLB Fontaine, CB Raymond, C Stargell.

Scholarship offers:
FB Donald Middleton, Willow Springs, MO, #495 (#8 FB), 69+, 63 ath prep. Fit score 83.

#14 Indiana (5-0)(-8) at Penn State (3-4)

We start the scoring on our first drive of the game when Vallery hits Rhodes with a short 4-yd pass for 7-0. Our QB was 6-of-6 for 71 yds on the drive. Just before the second quarter begins we add on a 44-yd FG by Cash to make it 10-0. Almost the whole second quarter passes before Kaplan scores on a 6-yd run, and we have 17-0 with 0:52 left of the first half.

As the second half begins, we waste no time as Vallery goes deep with a 59-yd TD strike to Bertram. Touchdown, Indiana, and 24-0! Six minutes later we go long again, and Bertram beat the coverage for a 45-yd TD. 31-0, Indiana, at 6:40 in the 3rd quarter. Kicker Cash hurt a knee and leaves the kicking duties to Trammell, who hits a 38-yd FG for 34-0 five minutes later. Kaplan scores again for 41-0 at 9:21 in the fourth quarter, and the final score is 44-0 after another Trammell FG with 1:29 remaining.

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Indiana Individual Statistics

 

Rushing                Att        Yards        Avg        Long        TD        Stufd        Sackd

48 Kaplan        14        38        2.7        7        2        4        0

36 England        6        22        3.6        15        0        2        0

 

Passing                Att        Comp        Yards        Yd/Att        Long        TD        Int

13 Vallery        36        25        404        11.2        59        3        2

3 Marzullo        4        3        64        16.0        33        0        0

 

Receiving        Catch        Yards        Avg        YAC        Long        TD

8 Bertram        10        245        24.5        89        59        2

95 Bell                4        56        14.0        20        20        0

48 Kaplan        4        41        10.2        28        12        0

2 Rhodes        4        64        16.0        31        33        1

 

Defense                Tackle        Assist        Sack        Int        IntYds        IntTD

20 Sample        7        3        0.0        1        0        0

44 Dorrough        5        1        0.0        0        0        0

47 Bleess        4        2        0.0        0        0        0

Herb Bertram's 245 yds receiving is a new team record, beating Russell Sailer's old mark with 38 yds. The 10 receptions is a tie for the record held by Amos Allman, who also had 10 in one game in 2014.

Results
Illinois 20, Minnesota 16
Wisconsin 47, Iowa 0.
Northwestern 31, Purdue 3.

Injuries
DT Nordby, out (broken clavicle), 5 weeks.
RB Stone, out (hyperextended knee), 4 weeks.
K Cash, doubtful (sprained knee), 5 weeks.
T Stump, doubtful (high ankle sprain), 8 weeks.
OLB Jeans, questionable (mononucleosis), 5 weeks.
ILB Bleess, probable (strained hamstring), unknown.
DE Horoszowski, probable (bad cold), 1 week.

Alf	09-02-2003 04:30 PM

Trammel, Trammel, who is this guy, our 3rd punter.... An injury to our PK Cash ! Where is our money now then !

3ric, could you post the Big10 standings please.

3ric	09-03-2003 01:30 AM

Big 10 standings

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  School                 W  L  T  Pct   W  L  T  Pct 

Wisconsin                7  0  0  1.000 4  0  0  1.000

**Indiana                6  0  0  1.000 4  0  0  1.000

Northwestern             6  1  0  .857  4  0  0  1.000

Michigan State           5  2  0  .715  3  1  0  .750

Illinois                 4  4  0  .500  3  2  0  .600

Purdue                   3  4  0  .428  2  2  0  .500

Ohio State               3  4  0  .428  2  2  0  .500

Penn State               3  5  0  .375  2  3  0  .400

Michigan                 2  5  0  .285  0  4  0  .000

Minnesota                0  8  0  .000  0  5  0  .000

Iowa                     0  8  0  .000  0  5  0  .000

ShagVT

09-03-2003 10:30 AM

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Passing                Att        Comp        Yards        Yd/Att        Long        TD        Int

13 Vallery        36        25        404        11.2        59        3        2

3 Marzullo        4        3        64        16.0        33        0        0

Lost in the noise - what a great day by Marzullo as well! Nice to see Vallery have another big game - he was going ok, but 245 here, 270 there isn't the kind of performance fans are looking for this season.

Alf	09-03-2003 10:38 AM

Our next 3 games are against the other 3 best teams in the conference. Ouch ! We need to win 2. 3 would be neat, but I don't believe that this is possible.

3ric	09-03-2003 11:16 AM

Week 10

In the mailbox:
RB Bob Rowland will attend Western Michigan next season.
WR Dennis Sinclair will attend Buffalo next season.
Teddy Dixon, a defensive end from Emil E Holt High School in Wentzville, Missouri, has accepted your invitation to play for our school next season.
ILB Hunter Myers will attend Central Florida next season.
Seth Henry, an outside linebacker from East Central High School in Brookville, Indiana, has accepted your invitation to play for our school next season.
CB Jon Reardon will attend Michigan next season.
CB Fred Whyte will attend Rice next season.

Visits:
WR Rocha, T Blanchette, T Ellard, G Devine, ILB Price, RB Manahan, DE Hughes, OLB Fontaine, CB Raymond, C Stargell.

Scholarship offers:
FB Richie Hickman, Canoga Park, CA, #638 (#12 FB), 77, 13 ath prep. Fit score 70.
RB Jessie Maxwell, Marianna, FL, #329 (#26 RB), 87, 4 ath prep. Fit score 85.
TE Walt Doherty, Jamestown, PA, #931 (#39 TE), 76-, 10 ath prep. Fit score 93.
WR Martin Wilt, Las Vegas, NV, #398 (#32 WR), 93--, 0 ath prep. Fit score 84.
DE Lewis Cukro, Potlach, ID, #327 (#33 DE), 72-, 20 ath prep. Fit score 93.
CB Harold Lucas, Ashland, MA, #622 (#50 CB), 75, 5 ath prep. Fit score 76.

#11 Northwestern (6-1) at #13 Indiana (6-0)(-3) on TV3.

We start well by running the ball, but somehow we get Vallery injured on the opening drive. Marzullo steps in and guides the Hoosiers to a 7-0 lead on an 18-yd run by Eugene England. The Wildcats tie the score on the very next drive thanks to a 73-yd run by RB Baughman. When the visitors then hit a 43-yd FG and score on a 6-yd run to go ahead by 7-17 we're starting to get worried.

But Marzullo plays very well and connects with Bertram for a short scoring pass and we're back in business at 14-17 with 8:26 left of the first half. Unfortunately Northwestern takes one back by running in from 11 yds out and 14-24. Cornerback Bergmann swings the momentum back by returning an interception 73 yds for a touchdown. 21-24, Northwestern, at 3:44 in the second quarter. With two seconds remaining they kick a FG and we head for the locker rooms down by six points, 21-27.

Kicker Trammell kicks a 30-yd FG in the third quarter and it's 24-27, only three points down. The Wildcats scores on an 19-yd run for 24-34 five minutes later, but we start hoping when Bertram returns a punt all the way, 73 yds, for a touchdown. 31-34, Northwestern, with 15 seconds left of the 3rd quarter. The deficit becomes six points again on a 40-yd FG with 10:49 left in the game.

31-37, and Marzullo finds TE Fruth for 19 yds, then Bertram for 20. He completes five of 6 passes for 65 yds and finishes with an 11-yarder to Bertram for the touchdown! 38-37, Indiana! We're in the lead with 7 minutes to go!
Northwestern are called for holding on the return and starts on their 4. They get to their 20 when the fumble away the ball to defensive tackle Schultz! We get nowhere and then Trammell misses the field goal attempt from 43 yds! 2 minutes, 41 seconds left of the game. Northwestern moves to our 27-yd line, converting a 4th and 1 along the way. With 36 seconds left they kick a 36-yd FG to regain the lead, 38-40. Marzullo gets sacked and then intercepted on the last desperation pass. Game over!

Luckily, we find out after the game that Vallery is only lightly injured and will be questionable for next week.

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Indiana Individual Statistics

 

Rushing                Att        Yards        Avg        Long        TD        Stufd        Sackd

48 Kaplan        11        48        4.3        15        0        2        0

 

Passing                Att        Comp        Yards        Yd/Att        Long        TD        Int

3 Marzullo        33        18        220        6.6        53        2        1

 

Receiving        Catch        Yards        Avg        YAC        Long        TD

8 Bertram        6        122        20.3        56        53        2

48 Kaplan        5        36        7.2        22        13        0

 

Defense                Tackle        Assist        Sack        Int        IntYds        IntTD

47 Bleess        13        3        1.0        0        0        0

44 Dorrough        9        0        0.0        0        0        0

22 Sanford        5        1        0.0        1        52        0

Results
Minnesota 17, Iowa 13.
Michigan State 28, Michigan 6.
Penn State 31, Ohio State 0.
Wisconsin 30, Purdue 7.

Injuries
DT Nordby, out (broken clavicle), 4 weeks.
RB Stone, doubtful (hyperextended knee), 3 weeks.
K Cash, questionable (sprained knee), 4 weeks.
RB England, questionable (stretched knee ligament), 6 weeks.
T Stump, questionable (high ankle sprain), 7 weeks.
OLB Jeans, questionable (mononucleosis), 5 weeks.
QB Vallery, questionable (hyperextended elbow), 1 week.
WR Bertram, probable (thigh bruise), 2 weeks.
ILB Bleess, probable (strained hamstring), unknown.
DT Toombs, probable (bruised ribcage), 3 weeks.

That Trammel was in the game for the FG that would have won the game for us was my fault - the 2nd string punter should have been a better choice.

ShagVT

09-03-2003 04:20 PM

A pretty gutsy performance by Marzullo -- too bad.

tucker342

09-03-2003 06:57 PM

Damn! So close....

3ric	09-04-2003 12:19 AM

Week 11

In the mailbox:
WR J.B. Rocha will attend Ball State next season.
C Rod Stargell will attend Central Florida next season.
DE A.J. Hughes will attend Boise State next season.
Lewis Cukro, a defensive end from Potlatch High School in Potlatch, Idaho, has accepted your invitation to play for our school next season.
ILB Leland Price will attend Bowling Green next season.
Luther Fontaine, an outside linebacker from Gateway High School in Saint Louis, Missouri, has accepted your invitation to play for our school next season.
CB Harold Lucas will attend Air Force next season.
CB Ralph Raymond will attend Tennessee next season.

Visits:
T Blanchette, T Ellard, RB Manahan, TE Doherty, WR Wilt.

Scholarship offers:
RB Renaldo Brewer, Newberry, FL, #837 (#74 RB), 68, 9 ath prep. Fit score 92.
C Kurt Mathews, Itta Bena, MI, #821 (#36 C), 62+, 28 ath prep. Fit score 82.
WR Randy Lannon, Francesville, IN, -- (#96 WR), 63-, 8 ath prep. Fit score 82.
CB Omar Huntley, Wewahitchka, FL, #927 (#76 CB), 58+, 26 ath prep. Fit score 77.

#2 Wisconsin (8-0) at #17 Indiana (6-1)(-4) on TV1.

Vallery is back in the lineup and we have home-field advantage, but going up against the Badgers is a tall order for just about any team in the country. They are absolutely loaded at both sides of the ball and boast one of the top running attacks in the nation, just as usual. Our defense steps up early and holds our opponents from sustaining any long drives. It's not after some 10 minutes into the game that the deadlock is broken, as Wisconsin hit a 38-yd FG to go ahead 0-3. At the end of our next drive we had to substitute Vallery as he had gotten a hit on his bum elbow.

Marzullo engineered a drive where he found Rhodes for 13 yds and Donohoe for 15 to set up a 23-yd FG by Cash and 3-3 at 7:59 in the second quarter. Wisconsin's QB Brady ran 21 yds on the option the following drive and completed passes of 24 and 10 yds which led to a 41-yd FG and 3-6, Badgers, at 4:42 in the 2nd. Marzullo responded right away - on the very next drive he hit Bell for 8 yds before tucking away the ball and running for daylight himself. The Badgers couldn't bring him down before he'd run 64 yds! Wo-hoo!

He got sacked on the next play, but no matter - on second down he found Bertram for a 21-yd TD! 10-6, Indiana, with 1:14 left in the first half. Continuing into the third quarter, this game should come down to the wire as two superb defenses battle away in the trenches. Wisconsin close in to just one point behind on a 35-yd FG at 5:04 in the 3rd quarter. As the fourth quarter begins, the Badgers get to our 36-yd line, but concede a sack for a loss of 7 yds to Schultz and punts. Marzullo start a long drive for 12 plays and 66 yds before Ward fumbles away the ball on their 22-yd line.

Wisconsin attempts a 50-yd FG with 5:03 remaining, but the ball sails wide left. A bad IU drive lasts just three plays and 1:30 before Riley punts it away. UW get a 35-yd gain and attempt a 41-yd FG - but it's wide left, and we have the ball with only 1:46 left and a 1-point lead! Kaplan goes for 7 yds. UW calls time out. Kaplan runs for 5. Time out. Kaplan plows past the left tackle for 14 yds and Wisconsin calls the final time out with 1:21 to go. The ball is at midfield and Marzullo kneels twice before the final whistle. Indiana wins, 10-9!

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Indiana Individual Statistics

 

Rushing                Att        Yards        Avg        Long        TD        Stufd        Sackd

48 Kaplan        19        29        1.5        14        0        9        0

3 Marzullo        8        42        5.2        64        0        1        4

 

Passing                Att        Comp        Yards        Yd/Att        Long        TD        Int

3 Marzullo        17        14        198        11.6        28        1        0

13 Vallery        9        3        50        5.5        20        0        0

 

Receiving        Catch        Yards        Avg        YAC        Long        TD

8 Bertram        5        93        18.6        38        28        1

2 Rhodes        4        60        15.0        12        20        0

95 Bell                3        47        15.6        1        20        0

 

Defense                Tackle        Assist        Sack        Int        IntYds        IntTD

20 Sample        13        4        0.0        0        0        0

93 Gray                9        1        0.0        0        0        0

47 Bleess        7        2        0.0        0        0        0

Results
Purdue 16, Illinois 10.
Iowa 17, Ohio State 10.
Penn State 42, Michigan 21.
Michigan State 27, Northwestern 20. (Wo-hoo!)

Injuries
DT Nordby, questionable (broken clavicle), 3 weeks.
RB Stone, doubtful (hyperextended knee), 2 weeks.
K Cash, questionable (sprained knee), 3 weeks.
RB England, questionable (stretched knee ligament), 5 weeks.
T Stump, questionable (high ankle sprain), 6 weeks.
OLB Jeans, questionable (mononucleosis), 3 weeks.
QB Vallery, doubtful (hyperextended elbow), 2 weeks.
WR Bertram, probable (thigh bruise), 1 week.
ILB Bleess, probable (hamstring pull), unknown.
DT Toombs, probable (bruised ribcage), 2 weeks.

3ric	09-04-2003 12:20 AM

Big 10 standings

Code:

  School                 W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  Streak  

Wisconsin                8  1  0  .888  360 56  5  1  0  .833  220 31  Lost 1      

**Indiana                7  1  0  .875  266 105 5  1  0  .833  192 78  Won 1       

Michigan State           7  2  0  .777  235 173 5  1  0  .833  127 122 Won 2       

Northwestern             7  2  0  .777  325 147 5  1  0  .833  222 85  Lost 1      

Penn State               5  5  0  .500  232 274 4  3  0  .571  138 197 Won 2       

Purdue                   4  5  0  .444  164 190 3  3  0  .500  108 115 Won 1       

Illinois                 4  5  0  .444  186 229 3  3  0  .500  145 136 Lost 1      

Ohio State               3  6  0  .333  137 251 2  4  0  .333  104 149 Lost 2      

Minnesota                1  8  0  .111  123 289 1  5  0  .166  104 164 Won 1       

Iowa                     1  9  0  .100  139 307 1  6  0  .142  85  194 Won 1       

Michigan                 2  7  0  .222  139 309 0  6  0  .000  50  224 Lost 6

rjolley

09-04-2003 11:14 AM

Congrats on the great win!

Wish the Lions were in the title hunt, though... :-)

tucker342

09-04-2003 04:43 PM

Do you believe in Miracles? YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Great job!:D

ShagVT

09-04-2003 09:05 PM

UNBELIEVABLE

3ric	09-05-2003 11:23 AM

Week 12

In the mailbox:
RB Kerry Manahan will attend Bowling Green next season.
T Tony Blanchette will attend Notre Dame next season.
C Kurt Mathews will attend Barrow next season.

Visits:
T Ellard, TE Doherty, WR Wilt, WR Lannon.

Scholarship offers:
CB Jerry Boyd
FB Preston Gaylor
C George Brennan
QB Tyrus Talley
T Dexter Allen

#16 Indiana (7-1)(-2) at #34 Michigan State (7-2) on TV3.

Our young backup QB stepped up this game. What a performance from Marzullo! The Spartans was shocked early and never recovered. And Bertram - three weeks after tying an 18-yr old team record for most receptions in a game, he goes out and does it again.

1Q: 10:09 INDI - Bert Rhodes 7 pass from B.J. Marzullo.
1Q: 10:09 INDI - Howard Cash extra point.
1Q: 05:21 INDI - Ethan Kaplan 2 pass from B.J. Marzullo.
1Q: 05:21 INDI - Howard Cash extra point.
1Q: 01:11 INDI - Eugene England 9 run.
1Q: 01:11 INDI - Howard Cash extra point.
2Q: 10:50 INDI - Howard Cash 39 field goal.
2Q: 05:16 INDI - Bert Rhodes 9 pass from B.J. Marzullo.
2Q: 05:16 INDI - Howard Cash extra point.
2Q: 01:11 MIST - Jared Radigonda 55 field goal.
4Q: 08:59 INDI - Herb Bertram 46 pass from B.J. Marzullo.
4Q: 08:59 INDI - Gino Trammell extra point.
4Q: 06:06 MIST - Hunter Patton 6 run.
4Q: 06:06 MIST - Jared Radigonda extra point.

Game MVP: INDI 8 Herb Bertram

Code:

Indiana                21        10        0        7        -        38

Michigan State        0        3        0        7        -        10

 

Indiana Individual Statistics

 

Rushing                Att        Yards        Avg        Long        TD        Stufd        Sackd

48 Kaplan        16        51        3.1        33        0        5        0

 

Passing                Att        Comp        Yards        Yd/Att        Long        TD        Int

3 Marzullo        41        26        347        8.4        46        4        1

 

Receiving        Catch        Yards        Avg        YAC        Long        TD

8 Bertram        10        183        18.3        53        46        1

95 Bell                5        69        13.8        12        26        0

2 Rhodes        3        50        16.6        32        34        2

  

Defense                Tackle        Assist        Sack        Int        IntYds        IntTD

20 Sample        7        1        0.0        0        0        0

50 Marcus        5        0        1.0        0        0        0

91 Horoszowski        3        0        2.0        0        0        0

Results
Illinois 37, Michigan 34.
Northwestern 47, Iowa 7.
Purdue 34, Minnesota 14.
Wisconsin 65, Ohio State 7.

Injuries
DT Nordby, questionable (broken clavicle), 2 weeks.
RB Stone, probable (hyperextended knee), 1 week.
K Cash, probable (sprained knee), 2 weeks.
RB England, probable (stretched knee ligament), 4 weeks.
T Stump, probable (high ankle sprain), 4 weeks.
OLB Jeans, probable (mononucleosis), 2 weeks.
QB Vallery, questionable (hyperextended elbow), 1 week.
ILB Bleess, probable (hamstring pull), unknown.
DT Toombs, probable (bruised ribcage), 1 week.
OLB Marcus, probable (influenza), 1 week.

Rich1033

09-05-2003 12:45 PM

Nice win!

3ric	09-05-2003 01:18 PM

Week 13

In the mailbox:
TE Walt Doherty will attend Temple next season.
WR Martin Wilt will attend Nevada-Las Vegas next season.
Randal Marcus, an outside linebacker, is at risk for failing a class this year.

Visits:
T Ellard, WR Lannon, QB Talley, QB Caldwell, FB Gaylor, C Brennan, CB Boyd.

#15 Indiana (8-1)(-17) at Purdue (5-5)

This game was so lopsided it was silly. Marzullo continued his excellent play and which should let us have a healthy Vallery in the playoffs.

1Q: 08:09 INDI - Herb Bertram 1 pass from B.J. Marzullo.
1Q: 08:09 INDI - Howard Cash extra point.
1Q: 07:16 INDI - Carlton Bleess 30 interception return.
1Q: 07:16 INDI - Howard Cash extra point.
2Q: 13:28 INDI - Howard Cash 36 field goal.
2Q: 08:58 INDI - Howard Cash 35 field goal.
2Q: 05:16 INDI - Bert Rhodes 7 pass from B.J. Marzullo.
2Q: 05:16 INDI - Howard Cash extra point.
2Q: 00:06 PURD - Bill Patton 39 field goal.
3Q: 10:57 INDI - Herb Bertram 32 pass from B.J. Marzullo.
3Q: 10:57 INDI - Howard Cash extra point.
3Q: 03:00 PURD - Ed Elliott 26 pass from Renaldo Ellison.
3Q: 03:00 PURD - Bill Patton extra point.
4Q: 14:54 INDI - Bert Rhodes 9 pass from B.J. Marzullo.
4Q: 14:54 INDI - Howard Cash extra point.
4Q: 03:18 INDI - Gino Trammell 24 field goal.

Game MVP: INDI 3 B.J. Marzullo

Code:

Indiana        14        13        7        10        -        44

Purdue        0        3        7        0        -        10

 

Indiana Individual Statistics

 

Rushing                Att        Yards        Avg        Long        TD        Stufd        Sackd

48 Kaplan        12        47        3.9        19        0        4        0

 

Passing                Att        Comp        Yards        Yd/Att        Long        TD        Int

3 Marzullo        35        26        354        10.1        45        4        2

 

Receiving        Catch        Yards        Avg        YAC        Long        TD

48 Kaplan        8        62        7.7        30        14        0

8 Bertram        7        138        19.7        57        36        2

2 Rhodes        6        95        15.8        53        45        2

95 Bell                5        60        12.0        14        19        0

 

Defense                Tackle        Assist        Sack        Int        IntYds        IntTD

20 Sample        7        2        0.0        0        0        0

44 Dorrough        7        1        0.0        0        0        0

31 Bergmann        4        1        0.0        0        0        0

Results
Northwestern 45, Illinois 7.
Ohio State 29, Michigan 10.
Michigan State 24, Penn State 7.
Wisconsin 29, Minnesota 0.

Injuries
DT Nordby, probable (broken clavicle), 1 week.
RB Stone, probable (hyperextended knee), 1 week.
K Cash, probable (sprained knee), 2 weeks.
RB England, questionable (stretched knee ligament), 7 weeks.
T Stump, probable (high ankle sprain), 4 weeks.
OLB Jeans, probable (mononucleosis), 1 week.
ILB Bleess, probable (hamstring pull), unknown.

Alf	09-06-2003 07:39 AM

We better hope that our passing games stays so great as our running game is horrible.

Nice 9-1 record so far. I am assuming week 15 game will be a simple training game before the playoffs !

Great job 3ric !

3ric	09-06-2003 07:54 AM

Week 14

In the mailbox:
Tyrus Talley, a quarterback from James J Ferris High School in Jersey City, New Jersey, has accepted your invitation to play for our school next season.
Randy Lannon, a wide receiver from West Central High School in Francesville, Indiana, has accepted your invitation to play for your school next season.
Jerry Boyd, a cornerback from Monterey High School in Monterey, California, has accepted your invitation to play for your school next season.

Note: I'm beside myself that we could land Talley. I hadn't planned to bring in a QB since we are in more need of a RB, but when I saw this guy was still available in week 12, I offered a scholly right away - he's scouted as a 92+, and the #91-ranked player in the nation! He's only 5´10 and likes to run "all the time", so he might be better suited at RB. I'd suggest we try converting him to see if it's successful.

Visits:
T Ellard, FB Gaylor, C Brennan.

Tulsa (3-7) at #15 Indiana (9-1)(-26) on TV5.

This was supposed to be a simple game - but football sometime isn't simple at all - Tulsa do a good job at staying in the game early and Vallery show some rust. But once we start rolling in the second quarter there's no stopping us.

2Q: 12:11 TLSA - Vinny Perkins 63 interception return.
2Q: 12:11 TLSA - Ian Briggs extra point.
2Q: 09:36 INDI - Herb Bertram 17 pass from Kurt Vallery.
2Q: 09:36 INDI - Howard Cash extra point.
2Q: 08:15 INDI - Ethan Kaplan 1 run.
2Q: 08:15 INDI - Howard Cash extra point.
2Q: 03:36 INDI - Herb Bertram 7 pass from Kurt Vallery.
2Q: 03:36 INDI - Howard Cash extra point.
4Q: 12:28 INDI - Wesley Fruth 2 pass from Kurt Vallery.
4Q: 12:28 INDI - Howard Cash extra point.
4Q: 09:44 INDI - Herb Bertram 8 pass from Kurt Vallery.
4Q: 09:44 INDI - Howard Cash extra point.

Game MVP: INDI 8 Herb Bertram

Code:

Tulsa        0        7        0        0        -        7

Indiana        0        21        0        14        -        35

 

Indiana Individual Statistics

 

Rushing                Att        Yards        Avg        Long        TD        Stufd        Sackd

48 Kaplan        13        36        2.7        21        1        6        0

23 Stone        6        22        3.6        17        0        2        0

 

Passing                Att        Comp        Yards        Yd/Att        Long        TD        Int

13 Vallery        33        20        312        9.4        48        4        3

 

Receiving        Catch        Yards        Avg        YAC        Long        TD

8 Bertram        8        107        13.3        60        31        3

2 Rhodes        4        58        14.5        6        20        0

95 Bell                3        97        32.3        34        48        0

 

Defense                Tackle        Assist        Sack        Int        IntYds        IntTD

50 Marcus        9        3        1.5        0        0        0

20 Sample        8        1        0.0        0        0        0

91 Horoszowski        4        3        0.5        0        0        0

Injuries
RB Stone, probable (hyperextended knee), 1 week.
K Cash, probable (sprained knee), 1 week.
RB England, questionable (stretched knee ligament), 6 weeks.
T Stump, probable (high ankle sprain), 3 weeks.

3ric	09-06-2003 08:05 AM

Week 15

In the mailbox:
FB Preston Gaylor will attend South Florida next season.
George Brennan, a center from Central High School in Heuvelton, New York, has accepted your invitation to play for your school next season.
Morris Ellard, an offensive tackle from Jacksonville High School in Jacksonville, Illinois, has accepted your invitation to play for your school next season.

Visits:
TE Bernreuter.

No game. The win over Tulsa gave us a 10-1 record, the same as Wisconsin and one game ahead of 9-2 Northwestern. As we beat the Badgers (we three are tied at a 7-1 conference record) the Big 10 title 2040 goes to the Indiana Hoosiers! We get a first-round bye in the playoffs, both UNW and UW qualify as well.

Injuries
RB England, questionable (stretched knee ligament), 5 weeks.
T Stump, probable (high ankle sprain), 2 weeks.

3ric	09-06-2003 08:05 AM

Week 16

In the mailbox:
Grant Krieger, a fullback from Newark High School in Newark, Ohio, has accepted your invitation to play for your school next season.
Bruce Bernreuter, a tight end from Technology Magnet High School in Jamaica, New York, has accepted your invitation to play for your school next season.

Results
#4 Army 24, #12 Northwestern 20.
#3 Wisconsin 27, #9 USC 6.

Injuries
RB England, probable (stretched knee ligament), 4 weeks.
T Stump, probable (high ankle sprain), 1 week.

Alf	09-06-2003 08:24 AM

Big 10 Champ ! Thanks 3ric ! Time to look back at our history and titles (isn't it the 2nd one only ?).

Note to self : look to try QB Talley at RB next season.

tucker342

09-07-2003 12:00 AM

Awesome job!

BIG TEN CHAMPIONS!:D

3ric	09-07-2003 03:03 AM

I checked it out - we won in 2029 too, and Alf is correct - this was our second conference win ever.

3ric	09-07-2003 03:05 AM

Week 17

In the mailbox:
Andre Winters, a safety from Mount Pleasant High School in Wilmington, Delaware, has accepted your invitation to play for your school next season.

We have a full recruiting class!

Recruiting class

Code:

  Player                  Pos   HT   WT   ST   NRank Home Town

$$Talley, Tyrus           QB    5-11 181  NJ   91    Jersey City                  

##Krieger, Grant          FB    6-2  225  OH   ---   Newark                       

##Bernreuter, Bruce       TE    6-7  239  NY   ---   Jamaica                      

##Lannon, Randy           WR    6-2  187  IN   ---   Francesville                 

##Brennan, George         C     6-3  248  NY   878   Heuvelton                    

$$Ellard, Ray             G     6-3  259  IN   357   Muncie                       

$$Ellard, Morris          T     6-8  303  IL   471   Jacksonville                 

$$Cukro, Lewis            DE    6-4  240  ID   327   Potlatch                     

##Dixon, Teddy            DE    6-3  222  MO   600   Wentzville                   

$$Harris, J.R.            ILB   6-2  217  OH   744   Jamestown                    

##Fontaine, Luther        OLB   6-1  199  MO   403   Saint Louis                  

##Mills, Dave             OLB   6-3  198  KY   797   Louisville                   

$$Henry, Seth             OLB   6-1  196  IN   811   Brookville                   

##Boyd, Jerry             CB    5-8  161  CA   ---   Monterey                     

$$Franz, Malcolm          S     5-11 177  OH   757   Cleveland                    

##Winters, Andre          S     6-2  182  DE   ---   Wilmington                   

   

  Player                  High School              Reg  Ath. Prep

$$Talley, Tyrus           James J Ferris           MA   12          

##Krieger, Grant          Newark                   GL   13          

##Bernreuter, Bruce       Technology Magnet        NE   1           

##Lannon, Randy           West Central             GL   8           

##Brennan, George         Central                  NE   22          

$$Ellard, Ray             Southside                GL   51          

$$Ellard, Morris          Jacksonville             GL   29          

$$Cukro, Lewis            Potlatch                 NW   20          

##Dixon, Teddy            Emil E Holt              MW   37          

$$Harris, J.R.            Greeneview               GL   45          

##Fontaine, Luther        Gateway                  MW   20          

##Mills, Dave             Doss                     SE   11          

$$Henry, Seth             East Central             GL   45          

##Boyd, Jerry             Monterey                 SW   10          

$$Franz, Malcolm          Garfield Heights         GL   52          

##Winters, Andre          Mount Pleasant           MA   31          



  Player                  Pos   HT   WT   ST   NRank ByPos  StRank ByPos

$$Talley, Tyrus           QB    5-11 181  NJ   91    14     8      1        

##Krieger, Grant          FB    6-2  225  OH   ---   74     87     3        

##Bernreuter, Bruce       TE    6-7  239  NY   ---   55     80     3        

##Lannon, Randy           WR    6-2  187  IN   ---   96     26     2        

##Brennan, George         C     6-3  248  NY   878   41     63     4        

$$Ellard, Ray             G     6-3  259  IN   357   31     11     2        

$$Ellard, Morris          T     6-8  303  IL   471   55     15     3        

$$Cukro, Lewis            DE    6-4  240  ID   327   33     1      1        

##Dixon, Teddy            DE    6-3  222  MO   600   65     17     3        

$$Harris, J.R.            ILB   6-2  217  OH   744   40     34     3        

##Fontaine, Luther        OLB   6-1  199  MO   403   23     10     1        

##Mills, Dave             OLB   6-3  198  KY   797   49     11     1        

$$Henry, Seth             OLB   6-1  196  IN   811   52     20     1        

##Boyd, Jerry             CB    5-8  161  CA   ---   94     ---    13       

$$Franz, Malcolm          S     5-11 177  OH   757   43     35     2        

##Winters, Andre          S     6-2  182  DE   ---   ---    8      1        

   

  Player                  All-St All-US Status

$$Talley, Tyrus           Yes    No     Committed *      

##Krieger, Grant          No     No     Committed *      

##Bernreuter, Bruce       No     No     Committed *      

##Lannon, Randy           Yes    No     Committed *      

##Brennan, George         No     No     Committed *      

$$Ellard, Ray             Yes    No     Committed *      

$$Ellard, Morris          No     No     Committed *      

$$Cukro, Lewis            Yes    No     Committed *      

##Dixon, Teddy            Yes    No     Committed *      

$$Harris, J.R.            No     No     Committed *      

##Fontaine, Luther        Yes    No     Committed *      

##Mills, Dave             Yes    No     Committed *      

$$Henry, Seth             Yes    No     Committed *      

##Boyd, Jerry             No     No     Committed *      

$$Franz, Malcolm          No     No     Committed *      

##Winters, Andre          Yes    No     Committed *      



  Player                  Pos   ST   Visit Cost  Dist.   Fit Score

$$Talley, Tyrus           QB    NJ   495         670     89            

##Krieger, Grant          FB    OH   299         226     81            

##Bernreuter, Bruce       TE    NY   528         685     87            

##Lannon, Randy           WR    IN   276         129     82            

##Brennan, George         C     NY   512         690     72            

$$Ellard, Ray             G     IN   264         93      83            

$$Ellard, Morris          T     IL   306         201     89            

##Dixon, Teddy            DE    MO   335         233     82            

$$Cukro, Lewis            DE    ID   1012        1637    93            

$$Harris, J.R.            ILB   OH   284         152     94            

##Mills, Dave             OLB   KY   259         79      80            

$$Henry, Seth             OLB   IN   260         82      95            

##Fontaine, Luther        OLB   MO   345         203     79            

##Boyd, Jerry             CB    CA   1173        1945    63            

$$Franz, Malcolm          S     OH   328         303     93            

##Winters, Andre          S     DE   472         590     88            

   

  Player                  Scout   Phone   Visit   Emphasis    Status

$$Talley, Tyrus           92+     1       1       Prest*/Acad Committed *      

##Krieger, Grant          49+     0       1       Dist/Acad   Committed *      

##Bernreuter, Bruce       66+     1       1       Prest*/Acad Committed *      

##Lannon, Randy           63-     3       1       Dist*/Prest Committed *      

##Brennan, George         65+     3       1       Prest/Acad  Committed *      

$$Ellard, Ray             74--    2       1       Dist*/Prest Committed *      

$$Ellard, Morris          78--    4       1       Prest/Acad  Committed *      

##Dixon, Teddy            66+     2       1       Acad/Dist   Committed *      

$$Cukro, Lewis            72-     1       1       Prest*/Acad Committed *      

$$Harris, J.R.            62-     2       1       Prest*/Dist Committed *      

##Mills, Dave             73+     1       2       Acad*/Prest Committed *      

$$Henry, Seth             61+     2       1       Prest*/Acad Committed *      

##Fontaine, Luther        73+     2       1       Acad/Prest  Committed *      

##Boyd, Jerry             60+     2       1       Dist*/Acad  Committed *      

$$Franz, Malcolm          64-     2       1       Prest/Dist  Committed *      

##Winters, Andre          57-     0       1       Prest*/Acad Committed *

3ric	09-07-2003 02:49 PM

Second round of playoffs

Just a quick note before our first playoff game: WR Herb Bertram has set new team season records in three receiving categories and most likely will set a fourth after this game is over.

#14 Indiana (10-1)(-2) at #21 California (10-2)

The Bears run two drives without getting a first down before Vallery hits Bertram deep for a 76-yd TD. 7-0, Hoosiers, at 11:41 in the first quarter. Cal advance to midfield before punting again, and we score again on an 80-yd drive, punctuated with a 2-yd pass from Vallery to Bertram once more. 14-0 at 4:53 in the 1st quarter. Cal answers with a 78-yd drive where WR Sinclair scores on a 16-yd pass from QB Fitzgerald. 14-7, Indiana, at 13:47 in the second quarter. Both teams punt before we restore the 14-point lead on a 39-yd run by FB Kaplan. 21-7 at 4:48 in the 2nd quarter.

Shortly before halftime it's 21-14 as California scores on a 18-yd run. Then we are shocked as Vallery is intercepted early in the second half and the ball is returned 90 yds for the tying score, 21-21 at 11:28 in the 3rd quarter. The home team now has the momentum and goes ahead 21-28 at 5:04 in the third quarter on a short drive as we had to punt from our own 10. On the next drive we start bad with an incompletion and a conceded sack, but Vallery hits Bertram for 30 yds to get a first down. Next play is another completion to Bertram for 20 yds, and his third catch of the drive three plays later is a 14-yarder for a touchdown and 28-28.

Kicker Cash gives us the lead at 11:10 in the fourth quarter on a 38-yd FG. Then TE Bell catches a 3-yarder from Vallery to make the score 38-28 with 9 minutes left. Cal manages to get a score for 38-35 and Vallery tries to preserve the lead with a long drive but is sacked and fumbles away the ball on the Bears' 21-yd line. QB Sinclair immediately takes a shot downfield with a deep pass - which Dorrough intercepts at our own 28-yd line! Kaplan runs twice for 11 yds before we can kneel to run out the clock.

1Q: 11:41 INDI - Herb Bertram 76 pass from Kurt Vallery. (Howard Cash extra point)
1Q: 04:53 INDI - Herb Bertram 2 pass from Kurt Vallery. (Howard Cash extra point)
2Q: 13:47 CALI - Rondell Fitzgerald 16 pass from Gino Sinclair. (Richie Blackburn extra point)
2Q: 04:48 INDI - Ethan Kaplan 39 run. (Howard Cash extra point)
2Q: 01:58 CALI - Maurice Talley 18 run. (Richie Blackburn extra point)
3Q: 11:38 CALI - Gerald Walton 90 interception return. (Richie Blackburn extra point)
3Q: 05:04 CALI - Kenny Bates 3 pass from Gino Sinclair. (Richie Blackburn extra point)
3Q: 01:06 INDI - Herb Bertram 14 pass from Kurt Vallery. (Howard Cash extra point)
4Q: 11:10 INDI - Howard Cash 38 field goal.
4Q: 09:00 INDI - Terrance Bell 3 pass from Kurt Vallery. (Howard Cash extra point)
4Q: 05:38 CALI - Maurice Talley 3 pass from Gino Sinclair. (Richie Blackburn extra point)

Game MVP: INDI 8 Herb Bertram

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Indiana                14        7        7        10        -        38

California        0        14        14        7        -        35

 

Indiana Individual Statistics

 

Rushing                Att        Yards        Avg        Long        TD        Stufd        Sackd

48 Kaplan        20        116        5.8        39        1        6        0

 

Passing                Att        Comp        Yards        Yd/Att        Long        TD        Int

13 Vallery        35        24        364        10.4        76        4        1

 

Receiving        Catch        Yards        Avg        YAC        Long        TD

8 Bertram        10        202        20.2        122        76        3

48 Kaplan        5        58        11.6        29        15        0

36 England        3        44        14.6        22        22        0

 

Defense                Tackle        Assist        Sack        Int        IntYds        IntTD

20 Sample        15        3        0.0        0        0        0

44 Dorrough        6        2        0.0        1        0        0

22 Sanford        5        0        0.0        0        0        0

Injuries
RB England, probable (stretched knee ligament), 3 weeks.

Results
Wisconsin 52, Utah 10.

Next game:
at home vs #2 Vanderbilt.

tucker342

09-07-2003 09:22 PM

Great win!

Alf	09-08-2003 02:47 AM

Great win. Outstanding performance by Bertram & Vallery. 15 tackles for our safety Sample...

Who is next for the third round ?

3ric	09-08-2003 05:32 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by 3ric
Next game:
at home vs #2 Vanderbilt.

Alf	09-08-2003 07:23 AM

ouch... #2 Vandy. Bad memories

ShagVT

09-08-2003 08:46 AM

Looking awesome - so what record did Bertram set in that game?

Alf	09-08-2003 08:58 AM

Total Touchdowns ?

3ric	09-08-2003 09:58 AM

No, that one was total pass receptions.

He also has broken the Big 10 records for receptions and targeted passes in a season. He should break the Big 10 season record for receiving yards in the next game and has a good chance to get the receiving touchdowns mark as well.

He's leading the nation in every pass receiving category and should be our frontrunner for the Heisman, not Vallery.

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