Indiana Football vs SEC

By Michael Schneid

The Indiana Hoosiers (2-1) host Missouri (2-0) this Saturday at 8:00pm on Big Ten Network.

The game will be Indiana's first against an SEC team since 2005 when they beat Kentucky.

Here are some fun facts about Indiana and their history against the SEC

• The Hoosiers are 16-18 all-time against the SEC. Missouri joined the SEC before 2012. IU's all-time record vs the Tigers is 6-2-2, including a 4-1 record at home.
• In 34 SEC games, Indiana has actually outscored the conference by an average of 25.1-24.6.
• The Hoosiers are 0-2 in SEC bowl games, losing a pair of Peach Bowls, in 1990 against Auburn and 1988 against Tennessee. 
• 29 of the 34 games have been against Kentucky. Indiana has also faced Auburn, Tennessee, LSU, and Vanderbilt. 

Indiana has scored the 6th most points per game in the country, averaging an even 50 ppg. Missouri is averaging 48 ppg, 10th in the country. The difference is points allowed - IU allows 28.7 ppg and Missouri allows 18.5 ppg.

Indiana's one loss came to Navy at home and have beaten Bowling Green and Indiana State. This will be their fourth straight game in Bloomington. Missouri has beaten Murray State and Toledo.

QB Nate Sudeld has thrown 10 TD passes and 2 INT on 85 pass attempts. Tre Roberson has become strictly a running QB and has only thrown 7 passes. But if they are going to throw passes they should do so to Ted Bolser, a 6'6 TE from Cincinnati.

Indiana has a lot of weapons on offense and should be able to put up points against Missouri. The question is if they have the speed (like all SEC schools) and the defense to stop the Tigers?

We'll find out Saturday night.