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SI IU FB 2024 Season Perspective

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Sep 20, 2021
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“You are what your record says you are, so 11-2,” Cignetti said. “Tied for second in the Big Ten. Made the College Football Playoff. And packed the stadium. Made a lot of people proud, and had a historic season. So set the foundation for hopefully what's to come.”
  • 11-2. Most wins in program history, surpassing nine-win seasons in 1967 and 1945.
Big Ten record
  • 8-1. Most conference wins in program history, surpassing six-win seasons in 2020, 1987 and 1967.

  • Wins by a first-year coach: 11
  • First College Football Playoff appearance
  • Season passing yards: Kurtis Rourke 3,042, fifth
  • Season completion percentage: Kurtis Rourke 69.4%, first
  • Single-game completion percentage: Kurtis Rourke 88.2%, t-2nd
  • Season passing touchdowns: Kurtis Rourke 29, first
  • Season receiving yards: Elijah Sarratt 957, 10th
  • Season receiving touchdowns: Elijah Sarratt eight, 10th
  • Season rushing touchdowns: Ty Son Lawton 12, t-9th
  • Season total offense: Kurtis Rourke: 3,007, eighth
  • Season scoring: Nicolas Radicic 99 points, sixth
  • Season extra points made: Nicolas Radicic 69, first
  • Season sacks: Mikail Kamara 10, t-5th
  • Team touchdowns: 72, first
  • Total points: 537, first
  • Single-game yards: 701 vs. Western Illinois, first
  • Single-game points: 77 vs. Western Illinois, first
  • Single-game fewest rushing yards allowed: minus-36 vs. Michigan State, first
Team stats
  • Average scoring margin: 25.7, first
  • Overall efficiency: 8
  • Strength of record: 10
  • ESPN FPI: 10
  • Strength of schedule: 32
  • Game control: 6
  • Average in-game win probability: 6
Team offense per game, national ranking
  • Scoring: 41.3, second
  • Total offense: 426.4, 35th
  • Passing yards: 261.3, 32nd
  • Rushing yards: 165.1, 63rd
  • Efficiency: 85.1, third
  • Third down conversion: 47.2%, 14th
Team defense per game, national ranking

  • Scoring: 15.6, fifth
  • Total defense: 256.3, second
  • Passing yards: 176.1, 10th
  • Rushing yards: 80.2, first
  • Efficiency: 72.1, 21st
Cignetti’s awards

  • Sporting News coach of the year
  • George Munger coach of the year semifinalist (not announced yet)
  • Eddie Robinson coach of the year
  • Associated Press coach of the year
  • Walter Camp coach of the year
  • AFCA coach of the year
  • Home Depot coach of the year
  • Big Ten coach of the year (coaches and media vote)
All-Americans

  • LB Aiden Fisher: first team, FWAA; second team, Sporting News.
  • CB D’Angelo Ponds: second team, FWAA.
  • DL Mikail Kamara: third team, Associated Press.
All-Big Ten players

  • First team: DL Mikail Kamara, LB Aiden Fisher, CB D’Angelo Ponds.
  • Second team: QB Kurtis Rourke
  • Third team: WR Elijah Sarratt, C Mike Katic
  • Honorable mention: RB Justice Ellison, TE Zach Horton, C Mike Katic, LT Carter Smith, DL CJ West, LB Jailin Walker, DL James Carpenter, LS Mark Langston, WR/PR Myles Price, DE Lanell Carr Jr., S Shawn Asbury II, K Nicolas Radicic.
 
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“You are what your record says you are, so 11-2,” Cignetti said. “Tied for second in the Big Ten. Made the College Football Playoff. And packed the stadium. Made a lot of people proud, and had a historic season. So set the foundation for hopefully what's to come.”
  • 11-2. Most wins in program history, surpassing nine-win seasons in 1967 and 1945.
Big Ten record
  • 8-1. Most conference wins in program history, surpassing six-win seasons in 2020, 1987 and 1967.

  • Wins by a first-year coach: 11
  • First College Football Playoff appearance
  • Season passing yards: Kurtis Rourke 3,042, fifth
  • Season completion percentage: Kurtis Rourke 69.4%, first
  • Single-game completion percentage: Kurtis Rourke 88.2%, t-2nd
  • Season passing touchdowns: Kurtis Rourke 29, first
  • Season receiving yards: Elijah Sarratt 957, 10th
  • Season receiving touchdowns: Elijah Sarratt eight, 10th
  • Season rushing touchdowns: Ty Son Lawton 12, t-9th
  • Season total offense: Kurtis Rourke: 3,007, eighth
  • Season scoring: Nicolas Radicic 99 points, sixth
  • Season extra points made: Nicolas Radicic 69, first
  • Season sacks: Mikail Kamara 10, t-5th
  • Team touchdowns: 72, first
  • Total points: 537, first
  • Single-game yards: 701 vs. Western Illinois, first
  • Single-game points: 77 vs. Western Illinois, first
  • Single-game fewest rushing yards allowed: minus-36 vs. Michigan State, first
Team stats
  • Average scoring margin: 25.7, first
  • Overall efficiency: 8
  • Strength of record: 10
  • ESPN FPI: 10
  • Strength of schedule: 32
  • Game control: 6
  • Average in-game win probability: 6
Team offense per game, national ranking
  • Scoring: 41.3, second
  • Total offense: 426.4, 35th
  • Passing yards: 261.3, 32nd
  • Rushing yards: 165.1, 63rd
  • Efficiency: 85.1, third
  • Third down conversion: 47.2%, 14th
Team defense per game, national ranking

  • Scoring: 15.6, fifth
  • Total defense: 256.3, second
  • Passing yards: 176.1, 10th
  • Rushing yards: 80.2, first
  • Efficiency: 72.1, 21st
Cignetti’s awards

  • Sporting News coach of the year
  • George Munger coach of the year semifinalist (not announced yet)
  • Eddie Robinson coach of the year
  • Associated Press coach of the year
  • Walter Camp coach of the year
  • AFCA coach of the year
  • Home Depot coach of the year
  • Big Ten coach of the year (coaches and media vote)
All-Americans

  • LB Aiden Fisher: first team, FWAA; second team, Sporting News.
  • CB D’Angelo Ponds: second team, FWAA.
  • DL Mikail Kamara: third team, Associated Press.
All-Big Ten players

  • First team: DL Mikail Kamara, LB Aiden Fisher, CB D’Angelo Ponds.
  • Second team: QB Kurtis Rourke
  • Third team: WR Elijah Sarratt, C Mike Katic
  • Honorable mention: RB Justice Ellison, TE Zach Horton, C Mike Katic, LT Carter Smith, DL CJ West, LB Jailin Walker, DL James Carpenter, LS Mark Langston, WR/PR Myles Price, DE Lanell Carr Jr., S Shawn Asbury II, K Nicolas Radicic.
Pretty amazing offensive accomplishment considering we only had one All Big Ten O-lineman.
 
Pretty amazing offensive accomplishment considering we only had one All Big Ten O-lineman.
Katic and Carter made honorable mention. Weddig is projected as a low round draft pick. OL as a unit was a Joe Moore award finalist (won by Army). OL was a team strength. Lynch’s season ending injury showed v. Michigan, O$U, and ND. Bostad will earn his salary producing as competitive a unit next year.
 
It was a magical football season that brought me joy this year. We have a coach and staff that know what they are doing so I expect similar results in the future with IU improving even more. If I were the "big boys" in the conference I would be looking out for IU in the next couple of years as depth gets built up.
 
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