Never Daunted: An Indiana Hoosiers Dynasty (NCAA 14)

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Indiana 16, Rutgers 13 OT

Syracuse 42, Louisville 35

Virginia Tech 63, Boston College 17

Marshall 31, Old Dominion 26

Baylor 38, Texas Tech 17

Oklahoma State 38, Kansas 33

Ohio State 45, Maryland 24

Michigan State 10, Michigan 6

Utah 34, Washington 27

Stanford 48, Oregon 41

Oregon State 52, California 27

Oklahoma 35, Iowa State 28

Boise State 33, San Diego State 28

USF 59, SMU 14

Nebraska 41, Penn State 24

Minnesota 43, Iowa 35

Georgia Tech 27, Duke 20

Clemson 42, Wake Forest 28

Miami (FL) 35, Florida State 21

Texas A&M 31, Ole Miss 30

Fresno State 31, UNLV 28 OT

This week's headlines
Mountain West Collapse: SDSU and UNLV fall from ranks of unbeatens
Georgia Tech avoids disaster, survives Duke
Aggies nip Ole Miss
Michigan State tops rival Michigan in defensive battle
USF steamrolls SMU, stays perfect
Oklahoma and Oklahoma State survive close matchups
Stanford edges Oregon, Pac-12 North up for grabs

Heisman Watch - Updated: Nov 4, 2017
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
J. Gipson	HB	Minnesota		1254 rush yds., 21 TDs
D. Chestnut	HB	Indiana		1552 rush yds., 17 TDs
J. Johnson	QB	USF		153/244, 2385 pass yds., 36 TDs, 3 INT
K. Hill	QB	Texas A&M		177/135, 2328 pass yds., 33 TDs, 11 INT
C. Manning	QB	Utah		201/293, 2687 pass yds., 39 TDs, 4 INT

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NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Nov 4, 2017
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Oklahoma	7	0	1504
2	4	USF	8	0	1389
3	3	Georgia Tech	7	1	1272
4	7	Nebraska	6	2	1096
5	8	Oklahoma State	6	1	1076
6	11	Alabama	6	2	933
7	12	Indiana	7	1	903
8	13	TCU	7	1	863
9	15	Minnesota	7	2	804
10	5	Oregon	6	2	779
11	19	Marshall	8	0	762
12	6	Michigan	6	2	744
13	16	Utah	8	1	744
14	17	Virginia Tech	6	2	693
15	2	San Diego State	7	1	680
16	18	Miami (FL)	6	2	654
17	20	Clemson	5	3	577
18	9	Ole Miss	6	3	548
19	22	Baylor	5	2	495
20	24	Oregon State	6	2	421
21	25	Ohio State	5	3	373
22	14	UNLV	7	1	352
23	NR	Stanford	5	4	348
24	NR	Michigan State	4	4	331
25	10	Louisville	7	2	299

Matchup Preview *|* November 4, 2017
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#7 Indiana Hoosiers (7-1, 2-0 Away)		Maryland Terrapins (1-7, 1-3 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 314.4 Total Offensive Yards 375.5 103.8 Passing Yards 215.4 210.6 Rushing Yards 160.1 27.1 Points Per Game 25.6 Defensive Stats Comparison 227.9 Total Yards Allowed 489.1 Injury Report S. Alexander Hip bursitis (3 wks.) D. Hodges Strained shoulder (Questionable) C. Irvin Broken finger (1 wk.) Game Notes To put it bluntly, Maryland isn't good. Their offense isn't great, but their defense is the biggest issue, allowing almost 500 yards a game, among the worst in the FBS. That'll be a problem, since their only hope to stay close is to make the Hoosiers one dimensional as Purdue did. IU can't relax too much, but so long as they show up to the stadium on gameday, they should win without serious difficulty. Prediction: Indiana 48, Maryland 17 3:30 PM, Big Ten Network

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Hoosiers hold off Maryland

College Park, MD- It wasn’t the prettiest win, but it was just that. A win.

Indiana entered Saturday’s game coming off of a pair of overtime wins. The Hoosiers began their three game roadtrip against the struggling Maryland Terrapins, who were hungry for their first Big Ten win of the season.

After a field goal put the Hoosiers out in front to start the game, it was IU’s defense that would make the first big play of the day, intercepting a pass on Maryland’s first offensive play of the afternoon. IU would only be able to add on another field goal, however, going up 6-0 in the first quarter. Daryl Chestnut would later score a touchdown from a yard out, putting Indiana up 13-0.

Maryland would control the second and third quarters, both on the offensive and defensive end. The Terps would limit the Hoosier passing game to just 64 yards on 5 completions. Maryland’s passing game, on the other hand, would catch fire, and Maryland would score two unanswered touchdowns, taking a 14-13 lead into the final quarter.

Laray Smith would put the Hoosiers up for good midway through the fourth, running in a one yard touchdown. The 2-point conversion would make it 21-14. Maryland would turn the ball over on downs on their next possession, and IU would tack on a Lewis Richardson field goal, making the final score 24-14 in favor of Indiana.

“We didn’t have a good mentality today,” said IU’s coach Pate. “We didn’t have an answer for their passing game… They flat outplayed us in the second and third quarters.

“We should have played better. We need to play better.”

Daryl Chestnut was the highlight player for the Hoosiers once again, strengthening his Heisman résumé by rushing for 187 yards on 30 carries, including one for 60 yards, and a touchdown. IU quarterback Jon Manning went a modest 5 of 13 passing for 64 yards, no touchdowns, and an interception. Lewis Richardson also had an impressive game, making all three field goals he attempted and his lone extra-point try.

Things don’t get any easier for the Hoosiers, as they enter the gauntlet final games of the year. IU will now travel to Michigan, who was ranked number one in the nation before losing back-to-back games.

Kickoff is set for 6 PM at the Big House.

Indiana Hoosiers at Maryland Terrapins
Nov 4, 2017	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#7 Indiana Hoosiers (7-1)	6	7	0	11	24
Maryland Terrapins (1-7)	0	7	7	0	14

Team Stats Comparison
	IND	MD
Total Offense	274	346
Rushing Yards	210	88
Passing Yards	64	258
First Downs	16	19
Punt Return Yards	18	8
Kick Return Yards	72	43
Total Yards	364	397
Turnovers	1	1
3rd Down Converstion	5/10	6/9
4th Down Conversion	1/1	1/2
2-Point Conversion	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2/2	2/0
Penalties	1-5	2-30
Posession Time	12:38	11:22

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		IND	MD
2:16	(IND) FG: L. Richardson, 29 yds.	3	0
0:30	(IND) FG: L. Richardson, 25 yds.	6	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		IND	MD
4:06	(IND) TD: D. Chestnut, 1 yd. run. (L. Richardson kick)	13	0
1:41	(MD) TD: S. Jefferson, 12 yd. run. (M. Bryant kick)	13	7
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		IND	MD
3:01	(MD) TD: M. Nicholson, 1 yd. run. (M. Bryant kick)	13	14
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		IND	MD
3:26	(IND) TD: L. Smith, 1 yd. run. (2-pt.)	21	14
0:34	(IND) FG: L. Richardson, 40 yds.	24	14

Indiana Hoosiers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT J. Manning 5/13 64 0 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD D. Chestnut 30 187 6.2 1 J. Manning 3 13 4.3 0 L. Smith 3 5 1.6 1 C. Dixon 1 5 5.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD T. Williams 3 43 14.3 0 D. Friend 1 6 6.0 0 S. Pitts 1 15 15.0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG L. Richardson 3/3 1/1 10 41

Maryland Terrapins PASSING C/A YDS TD INT J. Connor 9/13 146 0 0 S. Jefferson 10/17 112 0 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD M. Nicholson 10 80 8.0 1 S. Jefferson 6 18 3.0 1 J. Connor 4 -11 -2.7 0 T. Jones 3 -1 -0.3 0 B. Harris 1 2 2.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD B. Greenwood 6 56 9.3 0 A. Isaacs 4 44 11.0 0 C. Mills 4 75 18.7 0 M. Nicholson 3 46 15.3 0 L. Pope 1 19 19.0 0 H. Martin 1 18 18.0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG M. Bryant 0/0 2/2 2 0

[Knickerbocker91]

Nice win despite the weak passing game. Maryland definitely played better than their record indicates it seems.

[thesportsguru11]

Chestnut really carrying the offense for you. Literally and figuratively.

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Quote: Originally Posted by Knickerbocker91

Nice win despite the weak passing game. Maryland definitely played better than their record indicates it seems.

Maryland definitely was tougher than I was expecting. Gonna chalk this one up to over confidence. Need to play much better in these last few games.

Quote: Originally Posted by thesportsguru11

Chestnut really carrying the offense for you. Literally and figuratively.

He's having a great year for sure. I've definitely built the offense around him. He's a senior, so it's gonna be tough seeing him leave after this season.

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Indiana 24, Maryland 14

Oregon State 31, Colorado 21

TCU 45, Kansas 34

Penn State 41, Michigan 28

Louisville 45, Pittsburgh 31

Ole Miss 28, Arkansas 17

Oregon 42, California 23

Clemson 41, Florida State 13

Utah 34, Arizona 28

ECU 38, Temple 28

Virginia Tech 37, North Carolina 31

UNLV 44, Utah State 41

Miami (FL) 45, Georgia Tech 12

Marshall 28, UAB 21

Kansas State 48, Oklahoma State 14

Nebraska 45, Minnesota 20

Ohio State 34, Michigan State 17

Alabama 33, LSU 32

USF 42, Tulane 33

Oklahoma 52, West Virginia 24

San Diego State 38, San Jose State 6

This week’s headlines
Penn State hands Michigan 3rd straight loss
Clemson crushes rival Florida State
Hurricanes thrash Yellow Jackets in ACC contest
K-State shocks Oklahoma State
Ohio State wins again, tops Sparty
Alabama beats LSU in instant classic

Heisman Watch - Updated: Nov 11, 2017
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
D. Chestnut	HB	Indiana		286 ATT, 1751 yds., 18 TDs
J. Gipson	HB	Minnesota		241 ATT, 1390 yds., 23 TDs
J. Johnson	QB	USF		177/274, 3245 yds., 41 TDs
C. Manning	QB	Utah		214/316, 3257 yds., 40 TDs
J. Pittman	HB	TCU		136 ATT, 1130 yds., 19 TDs

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NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Nov 11, 2017
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Oklahoma	8	0	1500
2	2	USF	9	0	1392
3	4	Nebraska	7	2	1283
4	6	Alabama	7	2	1139
5	7	Indiana	8	1	1096
6	11	Marshall	9	0	1069
7	8	TCU	8	1	1047
8	10	Oregon	7	2	972
9	3	Georgia Tech	7	2	916
10	13	Utah	9	1	850
11	16	Miami (FL)	7	2	837
12	14	Virginia Tech	7	2	798
13	15	San Diego State	8	1	779
14	9	Minnesota	7	3	667
15	17	Clemson	6	3	662
16	18	Ole Miss	7	3	622
17	20	Oregon State	7	2	541
18	21	Ohio State	6	3	504
19	22	UNLV	8	1	461
20	5	Oklahoma State	6	2	444
21	12	Michigan	6	3	418
22	23	Stanford	5	4	385
23	25	Louisville	8	2	329
24	NR	ECU	8	1	291
25	NR	Texas A&M	7	3	211

Matchup Preview | November 11, 2017
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#5 Indiana Hoosiers (8-1, 3-0 Away)		#21 Michigan Wolverines (6-3, 4-2 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 309.9 Total Offensive Yards 431.4 99.3 Passing Yards 264.8 210.6 Rushing Yards 166.7 26.8 Points Per Game 34.6 Defensive Stats Comparison 241.0 Total Yards Allowed 387.8 Injury Report Sean Alexander- WR Hip bursitis (2 wks.) J. Lewis- CB Partially torn MCL (4 wks.) V. White- RT Forearm fracture (2 wks.) W. Payne- WR Broken ankle (4 wks.) Game Notes These two teams have had their share of struggles lately. IU hasn't been able to find its offensive rhythm since the Purdue game. They've won all three games since, but 2 came in overtime and one against a lowly Maryland by 10. Michigan has also struggled of late. The Wolverines were at the top of the national polls just a few weeks ago, but have since lost three straight. Both of these teams are hungry for a solid win. Will Indiana be able to finally find the offensive explosion they're used to, or will Michigan Stadium be too much for the Hoosiers to handle? Prediction: Indiana 13, Michigan 10 6:00 PM, ESPN