Never Daunted: An Indiana Hoosiers Dynasty (NCAA 14)

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Top 25 scoreboard
Indiana 27, Illinois 9
Minnesota 35, Miami (OH) 3
UCF 31, Army 29
Toledo 41, FIU 34
Baylor 45, BYU 21
Georgia Tech 38, NC State 7
Fresno State 35, Colorado State 28
North Carolina 38, Boston College 33
Washington 45, UCLA 28
USC 38, Oregon 31 OT
Rutgers 31, Nebraska 17
Louisville 29, Miami (FL) 15
TCU 38, SMU 28
Notre Dame 47, Virginia 30
Michigan 42, Arizona 10
Oklahoma 33, Iowa State 14
Ohio State 37, Wisconsin 31
Clemson 62, Duke 28
Wake Forest 31, Florida State 14
Mississippi State 41, LSU 27
Stanford 38, Utah 31

Other notable games
Purdue 31, Maryland 21
Oklahoma State 49, Kansas 35
Northwestern 55, Michigan State 38
Virginia Tech 48, Syracuse 28
Arkansas 20, Texas A&M 14
Kentucky 28, Florida 14
Oregon State 42, Penn State 39 OT
Houston 38, ECU 16
Auburn 38, Missouri 26
California 45, Colorado 35
Wyoming 27, Hawaii 17
Furman 33, Washington State 13
Tulane 38, Temple 31
Vanderbilt 40, Abilene Christian 34 OT
Eastern Michigan 34, Idaho 14
Memphis 34, Marshall 14
Navy 49, USF 21
Cincinnati 42, Texas Tech 33
Kansas State 35, Texas 26
Alabama 34, Ole Miss 17


This week's headlines
Washington rolls, UCLA continues to slide
Jersey devils- Rutgers upsets Nebraska
Oregon's comeback falls short in overtime against USC
Ohio State just a little too much for Wisconsin
Hoosiers use defense to take down Illini
Wake Forest hot out of the gate, cruises to win over Seminoles
Any given Saturday- Previously winless Mississippi State tops LSU

Heisman watch
Joel Walker- Junior (RS)- QB- Notre Dame
D.D. Cade- Junior (RS)- HB- Georgia
Jared Butler- Junior (RS)- HB- Notre Dame
Gerry Harrell- Junior (RS)- HB- Oklahoma
Jacob Carter- Senior (RS)- QB- TCU




This week's big games
UCF @ Texas
Air Force @ Navy
North Texas @ Hawaii
FAU @ Florida
Arizona @ Arkansas
Bowling Green @ Eastern Michigan
Temple @ Memphis
Illinois @ Minnesota
Georgia Tech @ Wake Forest
Miami (FL) @ Duke
Vanderbilt @ Missouri
Oregon State @ Arizona State
Stanford @ Washington State
SMU @ Army
Northwestern @ Nebraska
Tennessee @ Georgia
USC @ Utah
Texas Tech @ BYU
Oklahoma State @ West Virginia
TCU @ Kansas State
Michigan State @ Purdue
Michigan @ Wisconsin
San Diego State @ Cincinnati
Maryland @ Florida State
ECU @ UCF
Tulane @ Connecticut
Baylor @ Kansas
Virginia @ Boston College
South Carolina @ Kentucky
Southern Miss @ Oklahoma
Oregon @ Ohio State
Notre Dame @ Louisville (College Gameday)
Marshall @ Houston
Penn State @ Iowa
Virginia Tech @ NC State
Pittsburgh @ Syracuse
North Carolina @ Clemson
UNLV @ Boise State
California @ Auburn

Indiana has a bye this week

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Top 25

1. Ohio State (4-0)
2. Oklahoma (4-0)
3. Notre Dame (4-0)
4. Stanford (4-0)
5. Georgia (4-0)
6. Indiana (4-0)
7. Clemson (2-1)
8. USC (4-0)
9. TCU (3-1)
10. Georgia Tech (2-1)
11. Minnesota (3-1)
12. Toledo (3-0)
13. UCF (3-0)
14. Pittsburgh (2-1)
15. Michigan (2-1)
16. North Carolina (3-1)
17. Baylor (4-0)
18. Washington (4-0)
19. Florida State (2-2)
20. LSU (3-1)
21. Louisville (4-0)
22. Nebraska (3-1)
23. Fresno State (3-0)
24. Illinois (2-1)
25. Iowa (3-0)

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Top 25 scoreboard
Texas 38, UCF 33
Ole Miss 38, Central Michigan 17
Minnesota 28, Illinois 17
Georgia Tech 42, Wake Forest 25
Stanford 55, Washington State 31
LSU 41, Idaho 0
TCU 52, Kansas State 17
USC 35, Utah 20
Wisconsin 38, Michigan 28
Tennessee 35, Georgia 18
Florida State 51, Maryland 17
Toledo 27, Buffalo 3
Virginia Tech 55, NC State 17
Oklahoma 27, Southern Miss 24
Ohio State 30, Oregon 27
Louisville 36, Notre Dame 30
Pittsburgh 35, Syracuse 14
North Carolina 24, Clemson 21
Fresno State 21, Utah State 20

Other notable games
Navy 49, Air Force 30
Hawaii 35, North Texas 14
Florida 42, FAU 10
Arkansas 43, Arizona 20
Eastern Michigan 35, Bowling Green 23
Temple 34, Memphis 29
Miami (FL) 13, Duke 0
Missouri 24, Vanderbilt 23
Oregon State 40, Arizona State 28
Army 27, SMU 17
Northwestern 38, Nebraska 31
Texas Tech 42, BYU 20
Oklahoma State 41, West Virginia 31
Michigan State 35, Purdue 34
San Diego State 35, Cincinnati 7
USF 24, ECU 10
Tulane 38, Connecticut 31
Kansas 59, Baylor 52 OT
Boston College 33, Virginia 28
South Carolina 45, Kentucky 28
Marshall 35, Houston 21
Penn State 35, Iowa 21
UNLV 45, Boise State 42 OT
California 30, Auburn 24 OT


This week's headlines
All in the Cards- Louisville takes down defending champ Notre Dame
After poor start to season, Tennessee gets in going in upset of Georgia
Michigan stumbles in first Big Ten game, falls to Wisconsin
Kansas stuns Baylor in overtime
Oklahoma barely keeps perfect record intact with squeaker against Southern Miss
Oregon nearly pulls upset for second week in a row, but falls just short again
UNC wins nail-biter against ACC foe Clemson

Heisman watch
Jared Butler- Junior (RS)- HB- Notre Dame
D.D. Cade- Junior (RS)- HB- Georgia
Jacob Carter- Senior (RS)- QB- TCU
Gerry Harrell- Junior (RS)- HB- Oklahoma
Joel Walker- Junior (RS)- QB- Notre Dame



This week's big games
Indiana @ Kentucky
Oklahoma vs Texas
Army @ Tulane
BYU @ Oklahoma State
West Virginia @ Baylor
Cincinnati @ Kansas
Purdue @ Iowa
Georgia Tech @ Pittsburgh (College Gameday)
NC State @ Syracuse
Illinois @ Maryland
Rutgers @ Michigan
Mississippi State @ Texas A&M
Georgia @ Missouri
Arizona State @ Washington State
Connecticut @ SMU
Vanderbilt @ Virginia Tech
USF @ Alabama
Notre Dame @ Louisiana Tech
Texas Tech @ TCU
Ole Miss @ Auburn
LSU @ Florida
Air Force @ San Diego State
Arizona @ Oregon State
Arkansas @ South Carolina
Kansas State @ Tennessee
Houston @ Temple
Utah @ Oregon
Washington @ Stanford
Wisconsin @ Michigan State
Virginia @ North Carolina
Louisville @ Clemson
Utah State @ Hawaii
Eastern Michigan @ Akron
UCF @ ECU
Navy @ Marshall
USC @ Colorado
California @ UCLA

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Top 25

1. Ohio State (5-0)
2. Stanford (5-0)
3. Oklahoma (5-0)
4. Indiana (4-0)
5. USC (5-0)
6. TCU (4-1)
7. Georgia Tech (3-1)
8. Notre Dame (4-1)
9. Toledo (4-0)
10. Minnesota (4-1)
11. Washington (4-0)
12. Louisville (5-0)
13. North Carolina (4-1)
14. Georgia (4-1)
15. Pittsburgh (3-1)
16. Clemson (2-2)
17. Florida State (3-2)
18. Fresno State (4-0)
19. LSU (4-1)
20. UCF (3-1)
21. Tennessee (2-3)
22. Texas (4-1)
23. Michigan (2-2)
24. Ole Miss (4-2)
25. Virginia Tech (4-0)

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Matchup Preview *|* October 9, 2021
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#4 Indiana Hoosiers (4-0, 1-0 Away)		Kentucky Wildcats (2-2, 1-2 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 389.8 Total Offensive Yards 371.3 218.3 Passing Yards 235.8 171.5 Rushing Yards 135.5 34.3 Points Per Game 27.8 Defensive Stats Comparison 301.5 Total Yards Allowed 437.3 286.0 Passing Yards Allowed 250.3 15.5 Rushing Yards Allowed 187.0 Injury Report John Johnson- HB MCL sprain (Probable) Sam Clay- HB Torn pectoral (Probable) Jeremy Brooks- LOLB Broken ribs (Probable) Game Notes IU and Kentucky renew their rivalry this week, as the Hoosiers make the trip down to Lexington. It's hard to judge this Kentucky team, with wins against Auburn and Florida, and their only losses coming to good LSU and South Carolina teams. We'll see if they can keep pace with the #4 Hoosiers. Keys to victory Indiana- Defense. Kentucky has some pretty poor offensive statistics, and if Indiana can hold them to that, the Wildcats may have a hard time putting up points, which would make it pretty difficult to win. Kentucky- Passing. Kentucky's pass game is their strength, though that isn't saying much. But if they can find success through the air against an IU team that's struggled in pass defense, they may have a fighting chance. Prediction: Indiana 33, Kentucky 17. Both of these teams should be used to tough competition by now, and a win for Kentucky may show they belong among the heavy hitters of the SEC. IU should win, but statistics are an afterthought when bragging rights are on the line. 6:00 PM, SEC Network

This day in Hoosier history
October 9, 1943- Indiana defeated Nebraska in blowout fashion, 54-14, in Lincoln. The Hoosiers, under coach Bo McMillin, would go 4-4-2 that season.

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Kroger Field- Lexington, KY- Partly cloudy, 62 degrees- Oct. 9, 2021

Stress test

Lexington, KY- Indiana entered Saturday's game with Kentucky as the #4 team in the nation. But for the first half of play, it seemed like the roles had been reversed.

Kentucky got the ball first, and after converting on a pair of fourth downs, found their way into the endzone with a pass from senior QB Junior Roth. Indiana was held in check on the ensuing drive, and turned the ball over on downs when the fake punt attempt failed to move the chains. Kentucky took the short field and added 3 more to the scoreboard, and after a quarter, Kentucky led, 10-0.

Indiana finally got on the board midway through the second with a Bryant Swan field goal. The turning point for the Hoosiers came on the Wildcats' next possession, which looked to be heading for points before Roth's pass was intercepted by Jerrell Silva, who took it 77 yards to the house to even the score at 10. Kentucky did answer back, kicking another field goal with less than a minute to go in the half. IU's Joe Long threw an interception on the ensuing possession, and it appeared UK would score again before halftime, before Tyler Thomas made a touchdown-saving interception in the endzone. Kentucky still led at the half, however, 13-10.

The Hoosiers scored their first offensive touchdown of the contest on the opening drive of the second half, a short run from John Johnson which also gave Indiana its first lead of the game. IU would score again later in the quarter on a Joe Long pass to Bret Rodriguez, and Indiana took a 24-13 lead into the final quarter.

Indiana would find the endzone once more in the fourth with another short run, this time by Danny Novak. Kentucky fought it out to the end, scoring their first touchdown since the first quarter with less than a minute to go, but the damage had been done, and Indiana survives, 31-19.

"Clearly we didn't play well in the first half," said coach Pate after the game. "We were flat and they were outplaying us on both sides of the ball. Fortunately, we were able to get things turned around in the second half and we played like we're capable of, but this was far from our best showing tonight."

When asked what he told the team to turn things around at halftime, coach Pate only said, "Let's just say I wouldn't want to be in that locker room if I were them."

Indiana's Joe Long passed for 172 yards on 16 of 28 passing with a touchdown and an interception, as well as 36 yards rushing. Danny Novak, after being completely locked down for most of the first half, rebounded in the second and finished with 98 rushing yards and a touchdown.

Kentucky was carried by quarterback Junior Roth, who was 30 of 48 through the air for an even 300 yards and a touchdown. He was also picked off three times.

Indiana now heads home to continue their rivalry tour as they host Purdue next week in the Battle for the Old Oaken Bucket. Showtime in Bloomington is scheduled for 8 PM.

Jerrell Silva with nothing but green in front of him after making an interception


Tyler Thomas prevents a touchdown with a big pick


Bret Rodriguez makes it into the endzone for the touchdown

Indiana Hoosiers at Kentucky Wildcats
Oct 9, 2021	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#4 Indiana Hoosiers (4-0)	0	10	14	7	31
Kentucky Wildcats (2-2)	10	3	0	6	19

Team Stats Comparison
	IND	UK
Total Offense	330	360
Rushing Yards	158	60
Passing Yards	172	300
First Downs	19	21
Punt Return Yards	18	14
Kick Return Yards	110	21
Total Yards	458	395
Turnovers	2	3
3rd Down Conversion	9/15	5/13
4th Down Conversion	1/2	2/2
2-Point Conversion	0/0	0/1
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3/1	2/2
Penalties	0-0	1-5
Possession Time	16:21	11:39

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		IND	UK
3:53	(UK) TD: B. Johnson, 9 yd. pass from J. Roth (J. Davis kick)	0	7
1:11	(UK) FG: J. Davis, 19 yds.	0	10
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		IND	UK
3:09	(IND) FG: B. Swan, 29 yds.	3	10
2:00	(IND) TD: J. Silva, returned interception 77 yds. (B. Swan kick)	10	10
0:57	(UK) FG: J. Davis, 30 yds.	10	13
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		IND	UK
4:58	(IND) TD: J. Johnson, 2 yd. run (B. Swan kick)	17	13
1:40	(IND) TD: B. Rodriguez, 14 yd. pass from J. Long (B. Swan kick)	24	13
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		IND	UK
2:13	(IND) TD: D. Novak, 2 yd. run (B. Swan kick)	31	13
0:50	(UK) TD: M. Dahl, 3 yd. run (2-pt. failed)	31	19

Indiana Hoosiers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Joe Long 16/28 172 1 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Danny Novak 22 98 4.4 1 Joe Long 8 36 4.5 0 Cody Wynn 6 12 2.0 0 John Johnson 4 12 3.0 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Bret Rodriguez 5 93 18.6 1 Danny Novak 4 12 3.0 0 Greg Clark 3 25 8.3 0 Vince Pressley 3 31 10.3 0 John Johnson 1 11 11.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Melvin Siegel 1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Brett Harris 7 0.0 0 0 Jerrell Silva 6 0.0 1 1 C.J. Harrison 6 0.0 0 0 Roshaun Brant 4 0.0 1 0 Mike McGill 4 0.0 0 0 A.J. Hunter 4 0.0 0 0 Deon Jackson 3 1.0 0 0 Joey Williams 3 0.0 0 0 Tyler Thomas 3 0.0 1 0 Scott Durbin 1 0.0 0 0 James Harris 1 0.0 0 0 Bret Rodriguez 1 0.0 0 0 Vince Pressley 1 0.0 0 0 James Richardson 1 1.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Bryant Swan 1/1 4/4 7 29

Kentucky Wildcats PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Junior Roth 30/48 300 1 3 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Marco Dahl 11 54 4.9 1 Junior Roth 8 6 0.7 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Brad Johnson 11 115 10.4 1 Marco Dahl 9 102 11.3 0 Amir McDaniel 2 32 16.0 0 Wesley Lee 2 9 4.5 0 Todd Hubbard 1 7 7.0 0 John Brown 1 12 12.0 0 Justin Williams 1 1 1.0 0 Christian Wesley 1 11 11.0 0 Sam Clay 1 3 3.0 0 Daniel White 1 8 8.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK William McCoy 2 0 Andre Johnson 1 0 Willie Morton 0 1 Sam Clay 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Ben Morgan 9 0.0 0 0 Matt Brown 9 0.0 0 0 Erik Wright 5 1.0 0 0 Rich Smith 5 0.0 0 0 Steve Allen 4 0.0 0 0 Courtney Tyler 4 0.0 0 0 Jeremy Brooks 4 0.0 0 0 Chad Hill 3 0.0 0 0 Andre Leak 3 0.0 0 0 Tyler Stewart 2 0.0 0 0 Mark Carroll 2 0.0 0 0 Kris Rose 1 0.0 0 0 Derek Fletcher 1 0.0 1 0 Wesley Lee 1 0.0 0 0 Scott Williams 1 0.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Jordan Davis 2/2 1/1 7 30

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Top 25 scoreboard
Indiana 31, Kentucky 19
Oklahoma 38, Texas 31
Georgia Tech 38, Pittsburgh 28
Fresno State 34, New Mexico 24
Toledo 35, UMass 33
Michigan 20, Rutgers 10
Missouri 42, Georgia 35 OT
Ole Miss 28, Auburn 19
LSU 35, Florida 28
Virginia Tech 37, Vanderbilt 14
Louisiana Tech 45, Notre Dame 38
Texas Tech 31, TCU 17
South Carolina 38, Arkansas 17
Tennessee 35, Kansas State 16
Virginia 38, North Carolina 28
Stanford 35, Washington 28
Louisville 35, Clemson 31
UCF 55, ECU 28
USC 46, Colorado 14

Other notable games
Army 21, Tulane 14
Oklahoma State 41, BYU 40
West Virginia 44, Baylor 35
Cincinnati 56, Kansas 31
Iowa 35, Purdue 31
Syracuse 28, NC State 19
Illinois 35, Maryland 26
Mississippi State 31, Texas A&M 26
Washington State 27, Arizona State 13
Connecticut 41, SMU 29
Alabama 33, USF 0
Air Force 30, San Diego State 10
Oregon State 34, Arizona 24
Temple 26, Houston 3
Utah 38, Oregon 35
Michigan State 41, Wisconsin 31
Utah State 45, Hawaii 14
Memphis 41, Ohio 35 OT
Eastern Michigan 27, Akron 17
Marshall 38, Navy 24
California 38, UCLA 14


This week's headlines
Oklahoma holds off Texas to win Red River Rivalry
Pitt puts up 25 in the fourth, but can't overcome Yellow Jackets
Missouri takes it to overtime, knocks off Georgia
Notre Dame goes down again, this time to Louisiana Tech
Red Raiders overpower TCU for upset win
Stanford edges Washington in battle of Pac-12 unbeatens
Wild second half sees Virginia outlast Tar Heels
Louisville scores late, stays perfect with win against Clemson
Second half is all Cal as Bears defeat Bruins

Heisman watch
Jared Butler- Junior (RS)- HB- Notre Dame
D.D. Cade- Junior (RS)- HB- Georgia
Joel Walker- Junior (RS)- QB- Notre Dame
Gerry Harrell- Junior (RS)- HB- Oklahoma
Kenneth Eaton- Senior (RS)- QB- Fresno State




This week's big games
Purdue @ Indiana
Minnesota @ Northwestern
South Carolina @ Tennessee
Syracuse @ Stanford
Eastern Michigan @ Western Michigan
Connecticut @ UCF
Florida State @ NC State
Duke @ Fresno State
Michigan @ Maryland
UNLV @ Hawaii
Marshall @ Army
Iowa State @ TCU
Texas @ Texas Tech
BYU @ West Virginia
Boston College @ Louisville
LSU @ Ole Miss (College Gameday)
Alabama @ Arkansas
Kansas @ Kentucky
Arizona State @ Ohio State
ECU @ Navy
Washington State @ California
Illinois @ Idaho
Northern Illinois @ Toledo
Memphis @ SMU
Iowa @ Wisconsin
North Carolina @ Miami (FL)
Pittsburgh @ Virginia Tech
Florida @ Mississippi State
Texas A&M @ Auburn
Oregon State @ Utah
USC @ Notre Dame
Georgia @ Vanderbilt
Temple @ Colorado
Nebraska @ Oklahoma
Houston @ Tulane
Arizona @ Washington
UCLA @ Oregon
Oklahoma State @ Cincinnati
Kansas State @ Baylor
Penn State @ Rutgers
Georgia Tech @ Clemson
San Diego State @ Boise State

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Top 25

1. Ohio State (5-0)
2. Stanford (6-0)
3. Indiana (5-0)
4. USC (6-0)
5. Oklahoma (6-0)
6. Louisville (6-0)
7. Georgia Tech (4-1)
8. Toledo (5-0)
9. Minnesota (4-1)
10. Fresno State (5-0)
11. Washington (4-1)
12. Florida State (3-2)
13. LSU (5-1)
14. TCU (4-2)
15. Notre Dame (4-2)
16. Virginia Tech (5-0)
17. UCF (4-1)
18. Pittsburgh (3-2)
19. Tennessee (3-3)
20. North Carolina (4-2)
21. Michigan (3-2)
22. Ole Miss (5-2)
23. Georgia (4-2)
24. Clemson (2-3)
25. South Carolina (5-2)