Setting The Scene
•Indiana (1-0) opens its 59th season at Memorial Stadium (52,656; FieldTurf) on Saturday, Sept. 8, against the Virginia Cavaliers (1-0). Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. EDT on BTN.
•The Hoosiers are 40-18 in Memorial Stadium openers with wins in 14 of their last 16 and 31 of their last 36.
•IU is 7-14 all-time against ACC foes after its 34-17 win at Virginia last season (Sept. 9).
•The Cavaliers lead the all-time series 2-1 with a 47-7 victory in Charlottesville on Oct. 10, 2009, and a 34-31 triumph in the only meeting between the two teams in Bloomington on Sept.