McFadden Wins National Award For Performance Against Wisconsin

IU Athletics Release

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Indiana junior linebacker Micah McFadden has been named the Walter Camp Foundation's Football Bowl Subdivision National Defensive Player of the Week, it was announced Sunday afternoon.

McFadden led the No. 8/9 Hoosiers (6-1) to a 14-6 victory over No. 16 Wisconsin on Saturday, the program's first win in Madison since 2001 and its first Big Ten road victory over a ranked team since Nov. 10, 2001 (No. 22 Michigan State).

The Tampa native led IU with nine tackles and a pair of sacks, the second time in four weeks he has recorded multiple sacks. His second sack came with the Badgers facing a second-and-6 at the Indiana 17-yard line on their final drive. Two plays later the Hoosiers clinched their sixth win, matching a school record for most conference wins in a season (1967, 1987).

Wisconsin's six points marked its lowest total against IU since 1992 (3) and it was its first game without a touchdown since 2015 (Iowa).

McFadden paces the Hoosiers team with 52 stops (10th in the Big Ten), 39 solos (2nd), five sacks (T-2nd) and 8.5 tackles for loss (T-3rd) to go along with two interceptions (T-7th) and three quarterback hurries.

Up next, McFadden and Indiana will host Purdue on Saturday, Dec. 12, for the Old Oaken Bucket. Kickoff is slated for 3:30 p.m. EDT on BTN.