Re: Never Daunted: An Indiana Hoosiers Dynasty (NCAA 14)
Hoosiers bend, but don't break against Penn State
Bloomington- On a snowy Saturday in Bloomington, Indiana looked to send their seniors out with a victory over #17 Penn State. The two top rated defenses in the nation would take the field for the last time in the regular season. Penn State, already having guaranteed a spot in a bowl game, was looking to play spoiler to the Hoosiers, who still had an outside shot at the Big Ten title game.
As with many games this season, Penn State took the opening drive down the field, with quarterback Austin Whipple finding Richy Anderson for an 8-yard touchdown. Indiana would be forced into a three-and-out on their first drive, resulting in a punt to the Nittany Lions. IU’s defense would hold Penn State to a field goal, but still found themselves down two scores, a situation very similar to the previous game against Ohio State.
IU’s Daryl Chestnut, playing in his final game in Bloomington, was able to work his way into the endzone, putting the Hoosiers on the board with less than a minute to go in the half. Indiana’s defense would hold the Nittany Lions scoreless on the next possession, and IU went into halftime down 10-7.
Indiana would receive the ball to start the second half, and took a long drive all the way to the goalline. On fourth and short, Indiana would choose to go for it, but Jon Manning’s QB-sneak would be stuffed at the line, giving Penn State the ball inside their own one yard line.
On the Nittany Lions first play of the next possession, it was Indiana’s defense again stepping up, making possibly the biggest play of the game, breaking through the PSU frontline to stop the Lions’ runner in the endzone for a safety.
Indiana would hold the ball on their next possession, eating away at the clock deep into the fourth quarter. With under two minutes to go, it appeared that Penn State would catch the break of the game, as it appeared Daryl Chestnut fumbled the ball away, with Penn State recovering deep in their own territory. But upon further review, officials determined Chestnut’s knee was down just before losing the ball, and the Hoosiers retained possession. A Lewis Richardson field goal from 33 yards would give Indiana its first lead of the game with about a minute and a half to play.
Facing fourth and long from the shadow of his own goalline, Penn State’s Austin Whipple’s deep pass would be intercepted near midfield, and from there, Indiana would run out the clock. Final score, Indiana 12, Penn State 10.
“The D really stepped it up in the second half,” said coach Pate. “That allowed us to control the clock, and run the game the way we wanted.
“I’m really happy we get to send this group of seniors out with a win. They’re a great group of kids, they deserve it. But we aren’t done.”
Unfortunately, Ohio State was victorious over rival Michigan, meaning that the Buckeyes will be heading to Indianapolis for the Big Ten Championship. Fortunately for the Hoosiers, the win may be enough to propel them into an at-large spot for a BCS bowl.
Indiana’s Daryl Chestnut rushed for 84 yards on 31 carries and a touchdown in his final game at the Rock, while QB Jon Manning completed 9 of 10 passes for 128 yards.
Indiana will now have a bye week before learning their postseason fate. Where they go from here is now in the hands of the poll voters and the bowl committees.
Penn State Nittany Lions at Indiana Hoosiers
Nov 25, 2017
1ST
2ND
3RD
4TH
SCORE
#17 Penn State Nittany Lions (8-3)
7
3
0
0
10
#9 Indiana Hoosiers (9-2)
0
7
2
3
12
Team Stats Comparison
PSU
IND
Total Offense
189
224
Rushing Yards
18
96
Passing Yards
171
128
First Downs
11
14
Punt Return Yards
0
0
Kick Return Yards
77
87
Total Yards
266
311
Turnovers
1
0
3rd Down Converstion
4/6
11/14
4th Down Conversion
0/1
0/1
2-Point Conversion
0/0
0/0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals
1/1
1/1
Penalties
1-15
1-5
Posession Time
8:38
18:35
Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING
PSU
IND
3:05
(PSU) TD: R. Anderson, 6 yd. pass from A. Whipple. (L. Wolfe kick)
7
0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING
PSU
IND
4:35
(PSU) FG: L. Wolfe, 28 yds.
10
0
0:53
(IND) TD: D. Chestnut, 1 yd. run. (L. Richardson kick)
Re: Never Daunted: An Indiana Hoosiers Dynasty (NCAA 14)
I'm really enjoying this dynasty. I did a dynasty in NCAA Football 13 with Indiana and it was quite the challenge. I'm impressed with how you've done this year and that clutch safety in your last game :P .
Re: Never Daunted: An Indiana Hoosiers Dynasty (NCAA 14)
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Originally Posted by orlegend0208
I'm really enjoying this dynasty. I did a dynasty in NCAA Football 13 with Indiana and it was quite the challenge. I'm impressed with how you've done this year and that clutch safety in your last game :P .
Thank you. It's definitely been a roller coaster ride to get to this point, but I feel like winning the conference is a realistic goal every year.
Defense has definitely been our saving grace these last few games (except for the Ohio State game). That safety has got to be one of the top plays of the year for us.
Re: Never Daunted: An Indiana Hoosiers Dynasty (NCAA 14)
Top 25 Scoreboard
Results
Indiana 12, Penn State 10
UCF 28, USF 18
Georgia 27, Georgia Tech 21
Iowa 34, Nebraska 31
Ohio State 49, Michigan 40
Virginia Tech 45, Virginia 17
Miami (FL) 28, Pittsburgh 25
San Diego State 17, UNLV 14
TCU 35, Oklahoma 28
Auburn 21, Alabama 14
Southern Miss 44, Marshall 28
Air Force 38, New Mexico 13
Clemson 27, South Carolina 20
Texas A&M 41, Missouri 17
Notre Dame 38, Stanford 10
Ole Miss 38, Mississippi State 20
FIU 28, FAU 17
Utah 32, Colorado 26
Oregon State 38, Oregon 31
This week's headlines
Iowa dethrones Nebraska in regular season finale
Auburn stuns Alabama in Iron Bowl
Ohio State outguns Michigan, wins Big Ten East
TCU slides by Oklahoma
Ole Miss easily takes Egg Bowl
Oregon State beat Ducks in Civil War
Re: Never Daunted: An Indiana Hoosiers Dynasty (NCAA 14)
Top 25 Scoreboard
Results
Oklahoma 52, Oklahoma State 24
TCU 52, West Virginia 38
This week's headlines
Oklahoma cruises past Cowboys in Bedlam game
TCU remains atop national polls
Conference championship games
C-USA: UTEP @ FIU
American: Navy @ USF
SEC: Ole Miss vs Georgia
Mountain West: Air Force @ San Diego State
Pac-12: Oregon State vs Utah
ACC: Georgia Tech vs Louisville
Big Ten: Nebraska vs Ohio State
MAC: Akron vs Toledo
Re: Never Daunted: An Indiana Hoosiers Dynasty (NCAA 14)
Chestnut finishes second in Heisman vote
New York- IU's Daryl Chestnut finished second in the 2017 Heisman Memorial Trophy race, losing to USF's senior QB Jeremy Johnson by about 500 first place votes. Chestnut had been in the running for the award for most of the season, and was considered a favorite to win.
Unfortunately, Chestnut's performance had dropped off over the past couple of games, and in both games he failed to reach triple-digit rushing yards.
Chestnut did, however, win the 2017 Walter Camp Award and the Doak Walker Award.
Final Heisman results
J. Johnson- QB- USF
D. Chestnut- HB- Indiana
C. Rogers- QB- Nebraska
C. Manning- QB- Utah
J. Pittman- HB- TCU
Re: Never Daunted: An Indiana Hoosiers Dynasty (NCAA 14)
Hoosiers to play for national title
When the season began, coach Pate’s Hoosiers biggest goal was to make it to Pasadena. But when the Hoosiers fell to Ohio State, it looked like a trip to the Rose Bowl would have to wait another season.
That is, until conference championship weekend.
Indiana entered the weekend ranked fourth in the national polls, good enough for a spot in a BCS bowl. Only TCU, Utah, and San Diego State were ranked higher than Indiana. TCU, the number one ranked team in the nation and Big 12 champ, had essentially locked up a spot in the National Championship. Meanwhile, Utah would face Oregon State for the Pac-12 crown, and San Diego State would host Air Force in the championship of the Mountain West. Utah was looking to cap off a Cinderella season with a trip to the BCS Championship, while San Diego State was looking to return to the national final for the second time in three years.
But in the Pac-12 title fight, it was Oregon State who emerged victorious. The number two spot was San Diego State’s for the taking. Playing in front of their home crowd, the number three Aztecs could taste a trip upstate for a battle with TCU for the National Championship. But in the end, it was Air Force who tasted victory, pulling the upset over SDSU. The nation’s number two spot was up for grabs. And Hoosier fans held their breath. Would their 10-2 record be enough to elevate them into their first National Championship? Or would another team leapfrog over IU?
The answer came in the final poll. Indiana was heading to Pasadena to play for the BCS National Championship.
The Hoosiers will now play top-ranked TCU, each team’s first trip to the BCS title game. Indiana has never won a national title in football, and the Horned Frogs are looking for their first championship since 1938.
They may not be playing for the roses, but coach Pate and the Hoosiers can’t complain about playing for all the marbles.
12-18-2014, 04:42 PM
