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Louisville uses fast start, late goal-line stand to hold off Indiana 21-14
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) With Louisville facing fourth-and-goal, 18 inches away from a tie score, linebacker Stanquan Clark sensed what Indiana would do.
So he trusted his instincts - and his film study.
Then the freshman a read that took him the Hoosiers backfield where he stuffed Josh Henderson with 4:38 to go and waited for his teammates to help prerserve a 31-21 victory over Indiana.
“I’d seen that play coming,” Clark said. “I watched film all week, so I knew it was going to be a power sweep.”
Officially, he had just three tackles. But it was the last, memorable one that will go down as the play of the day and perhaps the play of the year for the Cardinals.
First-year coach Jeff Brohm has his alma mater off to a 3-0 start for the first time since 2016. Brohm also got his first win at Lucas Oil Stadium. He’d lost in the building twice before - first to Louisville in his debut as Purdue’s head coach in 2017 then to Michigan in last season’s Big Ten championship game, which ended his Boilermakers tenure.
But after a dominant first half had the Cardinals leading 21-0, they couldn't secure the victory until Clark and T.J. Quinn corralled Henderson well short of the goal line and the offense ran out the clock.
“I wish they could all be pretty, and we could dominate every game, but I applaud our guys - they fought to the end," Brohm said. “They dove in there, we manned up and figured out a way to win.”
The bigger question was why Indiana (1-2) called a slow-developing handoff to the deep back rather than letting new starting quarterback Tayven Jackson line up under center and plunge ahead?
“It didn't work so you, obviously, wish you would have done something else," Allen said. “You've got the ball on the 6-inch line, knock them off the football and go score. I don't care what you call."
But without some aggressive play-calling and a promising second half from Jackson, just five days after winning the job, the Hoosiers wouldn't have even been this close.
After Jamari Thrash opened the first half with an 85-yard TD catch and Jawhar Jordan closed out the half with a 25-yard scoring run, the Cardinals appeared to be in complete command - until Allen opened the second half with an onside kick the Hoosiers recovered.
It took Jackson three plays to find Jaylin Lucas for a 30-yard TD pass - the first of Jackson's career.
Two series later, Jackson deftly engineered a 97-yard drive, capped by Henderson's 2-yard TD run to make it 21-14 late in the third quarter. Jackson nearly tied it up himself when he lunged toward the goal line and put the ball on the pylon but a replay review showed him short of the goal line and Henderson was stopped short on Indiana's final play.
“We spend a lot of time preparing for goal line,” Brohm said. “Just a tremendous stop.”
THE TAKEAWAY
Louisville: It certainly wasn't pretty in the second half, but Brohm's players got the job done. While some may complain those three wins came against two lower-tier FBS teams - Georgia Tech and Indiana - and an overmatched FCS foe Murray State, Louisville is halfway to bowl-eligibility.
Indiana: While Jackson played well in the second half, this loss may prove costly to the Hoosiers' bowl hopes. Indiana's best chance of reaching the postseason for the first time in three years was to sweep its non-conference opponents.
SHORT-HANDED
The Hoosiers were missing their top cornerback, Nic Toomer, and lost starting guard Max Longman in the first half. Longman went to the locker room with what appeared to be an injured right leg. He was replaced by Matthew Bedford, the usual right guard, who was listed as questionable before the game.
BY THE NUMBERS
Louisville: Jack Plummer was 13 of 23 with 238 yards, one TD and one interception. ... Thrash had four catches for 159 yards. Jordan had 18 carries for 139 yards. ... Maurice Turner scored his first career TD. ,,, Brohm improved to 5-1 against Allen with all of the other meetings coming in the annual Indiana-Purdue series. ... The Cardinals beat the Hoosiers for the first time in three tries.
Indiana: Jackson went 24 of 34 with 299 yards, one TD and one interception. ... Lucas had eight carries for 29 yards and 10 receptions for 98 yards. ... It took Indiana six quarters to score its first touchdown against an FBS opponent this season. The Hoosiers needed less than 13 minutes for their second. ... Indiana has lost 10 of its last 12 games.
UP NEXT
Louisville: Opens ACC play at home against Boston College next Saturday.
Indiana: Hosts Akron next Saturday in prime time.
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Team Stats | ||
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1st Downs | 20 | 19 |
Rushing | 10 | 3 |
Passing | 10 | 13 |
Penalty | 0 | 3 |
3rd Down Conv | 7-12 | 5-13 |
4th Down Conv | 0-0 | 0-2 |
Total Net Yards | 422 | 357 |
Total Plays | 62 | 61 |
Avg Gain | 6.8 | 5.9 |
Net Yards Rushing | 184 | 58 |
Rush Attempts | 39 | 27 |
Avg Rush Yards | 4.7 | 2.1 |
Yards Passing | 238 | 299 |
Comp. - Att. | 13-23 | 24-34 |
Yards Per Pass | 9.0 | 8.8 |
Penalties - Yards | 6-50 | 4-20 |
Touchdowns | 3 | 2 |
Rushing TDs | 2 | 1 |
Passing TDs | 1 | 1 |
Other | 0 | 0 |
Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
Fumbles - Lost | 0-0 | 1-0 |
Int. Thrown | 1 | 1 |
Punts - Avg | 3-29.7 | 5-39.2 |
Return Yards | 9 | 0 |
Punts - Returns | 2-9 | 0-0 |
Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Int. - Returns | 1-0 | 1-0 |
Safeties | 0 | 0 |
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Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
J. Plummer
13 QB
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J. Plummer | 13/23 | 238 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
J. Jordan
25 RB
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J. Jordan | 18 | 113 | 1 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Plummer
13 QB
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J. Plummer | 8 | 42 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Turner
4 RB
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M. Turner | 4 | 18 | 1 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
I. Guerendo
23 RB
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I. Guerendo | 5 | 16 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Huggins-Bruce
9 WR
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A. Huggins-Bruce | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Coleman
3 WR
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K. Coleman | 1 | -8 | 0 | -8 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
J. Thrash
1 WR
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J. Thrash | 4 | 4 | 159 | 1 | 85 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Huggins-Bruce
9 WR
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A. Huggins-Bruce | 3 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
I. Guerendo
23 RB
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I. Guerendo | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Lifson
42 TE
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J. Lifson | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Jordan
25 RB
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J. Jordan | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Thompson
2 WR
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J. Thompson | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K. Coleman
3 WR
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K. Coleman | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
C. Kelly
11 DB
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C. Kelly | 0-0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
B. Travelstead
40 K
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B. Travelstead | 0/1 | 0 | 3/3 | 3 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
B. Travelstead
40 K
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B. Travelstead | 3 | 29.7 | 2 | 41 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
K. Coleman 3 WR
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K. Coleman | 2 | 4.5 | 5 | 0 |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
T. Jackson
2 QB
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T. Jackson | 24/34 | 299 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
J. Lucas
12 RB
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J. Lucas | 8 | 29 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Henderson
26 RB
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J. Henderson | 7 | 26 | 1 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Jackson
2 QB
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T. Jackson | 8 | 11 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Turner
28 RB
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C. Turner | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Perry
13 WR
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K. Perry | 1 | -4 | 0 | -4 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
J. Lucas
12 RB
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J. Lucas | 10 | 10 | 98 | 1 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Camper
6 WR
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C. Camper | 3 | 3 | 74 | 0 | 41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. McCulley
1 WR
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D. McCulley | 4 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
B. Archer
82 TE
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B. Archer | 2 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Henderson
26 RB
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J. Henderson | 2 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Bomba
48 TE
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J. Bomba | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
O. Cooper Jr.
3 WR
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O. Cooper Jr. | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Turner
28 RB
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C. Turner | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | -3 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
C. Freeman
80 K
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C. Freeman | 0/0 | 0 | 2/2 | 2 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
J. Evans
94 P
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J. Evans | 5 | 39.2 | 2 | 52 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
1st | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
11:00 | LVILLE 8 | 4:27 | 10 | 71 | FG Miss |
2:49 | LVILLE 15 | 0:15 | 2 | 85 | TD |
2nd | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
14:10 | LVILLE 22 | 6:26 | 13 | 78 | TD |
4:10 | LVILLE 31 | 2:19 | 7 | 69 | TD |
0:25 | LVILLE 18 | 0:25 | 1 | -1 | Half |
3rd | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
13:46 | LVILLE 25 | 2:30 | 5 | 13 | Punt |
9:43 | LVILLE 49 | 1:21 | 3 | 6 | INT |
0:55 | LVILLE 25 | 3:43 | 8 | 20 | Punt |
4th | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
11:12 | LVILLE 42 | 2:44 | 5 | 18 | Punt |
4:38 | LVILLE 1 | 4:38 | 9 | 43 | Game |
1st | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
15:00 | IND 25 | 4:00 | 7 | 32 | Punt |
6:33 | IND 21 | 3:44 | 7 | 42 | INT |
2:34 | IND 25 | 3:24 | 6 | 24 | Punt |
2nd | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
7:44 | IND 25 | 3:34 | 6 | -3 | Punt |
1:51 | IND 25 | 1:26 | 4 | 17 | Punt |
3rd | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
15:00 | IND 46 | 1:14 | 3 | 54 | TD |
11:16 | IND 39 | 1:33 | 4 | 12 | Downs |
8:22 | IND 3 | 7:27 | 13 | 97 | TD |
4th | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
12:12 | IND 14 | 1:00 | 3 | 8 | Punt |
8:28 | IND 10 | 3:50 | 8 | 89 | Downs |
- Punt (7 plays, 32 yards, 4:00 poss)
Result | Play |
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Kickoff | (15:00 - 1st) B.Travelstead kicks 65 yards from LOU 35 to the IU End Zone. Touchback. |
+7 YD | 1 & 10 - IND 25 (15:00 - 1st) T.Jackson pass complete to IU 25. Catch made by J.Lucas at IU 25. Gain of 7 yards. Tackled by LOU at IU 32. |
+11 YD | 2 & 3 - IND 32 (14:31 - 1st) J.Lucas rushed to IU 43 for 11 yards. Tackled by LOU at IU 43. |
+7 YD | 1 & 10 - IND 43 (13:53 - 1st) T.Jackson pass complete to IU 43. Catch made by J.Lucas at IU 43. Gain of 7 yards. Tackled by LOU at IU 50. |
+1 YD | 2 & 3 - IND 50 (13:09 - 1st) J.Henderson rushed to LOU 49 for 1 yards. Tackled by LOU at LOU 49. |
Penalty | 3 & 2 - IND 49 (12:41 - 1st) T.Jackson steps back to pass. T.Jackson pass incomplete intended for IU. PENALTY on LOU-J.Lole Defensive Offside 5 yards accepted. No Play. |
No Gain | 1 & 10 - LVILLE 44 (12:32 - 1st) T.Jackson rushed to LOU 44 for 0 yards. Tackled by LOU at LOU 44. |
No Gain | 2 & 10 - LVILLE 44 (11:56 - 1st) T.Jackson steps back to pass. T.Jackson pass incomplete intended for IU. |
+1 YD | 3 & 10 - LVILLE 44 (11:48 - 1st) J.Lucas rushed to LOU 43 for 1 yards. Tackled by LOU at LOU 43. |
Punt | 4 & 9 - LVILLE 43 (11:07 - 1st) J.Evans punts 35 yards to LOU 8 Center-S.Wracher. Fair catch by K.Coleman Jr.. |
- Missed FG (10 plays, 71 yards, 4:27 poss)
Result | Play |
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+7 YD | 1 & 10 - LVILLE 8 (11:00 - 1st) J.Jordan rushed to LOU 15 for 7 yards. Tackled by IU at LOU 15. |
+3 YD | 2 & 3 - LVILLE 15 (10:26 - 1st) J.Plummer rushed to LOU 18 for 3 yards. Tackled by IU at LOU 18. |
+13 YD | 1 & 10 - LVILLE 18 (9:44 - 1st) J.Plummer pass complete to LOU 18. Catch made by J.Lifson at LOU 18. Gain of 13 yards. Tackled by IU at LOU 31. |
+4 YD | 1 & 10 - LVILLE 31 (9:20 - 1st) J.Jordan rushed to LOU 35 for 4 yards. Tackled by IU at LOU 35. |
No Gain | 2 & 6 - LVILLE 35 (8:53 - 1st) J.Plummer steps back to pass. J.Plummer pass incomplete intended for LOU. |
+43 YD | 3 & 6 - LVILLE 35 (8:45 - 1st) J.Plummer pass complete to LOU 35. Catch made by J.Thrash at LOU 35. Gain of 43 yards. Tackled by IU at IU 22. |
+4 YD | 1 & 10 - IND 22 (8:02 - 1st) I.Guerendo rushed to IU 18 for 4 yards. Tackled by IU at IU 18. |
Sack | 2 & 6 - IND 18 (7:02 - 1st) J.Plummer steps back to pass. J.Plummer sacked at IU 21 for -3 yards (A.Casey) |
No Gain | 3 & 9 - IND 21 (6:44 - 1st) J.Plummer steps back to pass. J.Plummer pass incomplete intended for LOU. |
No Good | 4 & 9 - IND 28 (6:38 - 1st) B.Travelstead 38 yard field goal attempt is no good Center-S.Kochav Holder-LOU. |
- Interception (7 plays, 42 yards, 3:44 poss)
Result | Play |
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No Gain | 1 & 10 - IND 21 (6:33 - 1st) T.Jackson steps back to pass. T.Jackson pass incomplete intended for IU. |
+6 YD | 2 & 10 - IND 21 (6:29 - 1st) T.Jackson pass complete to IU 21. Catch made by J.Lucas at IU 21. Gain of 6 yards. Tackled by LOU at IU 27. |
+24 YD | 3 & 4 - IND 27 (5:50 - 1st) T.Jackson pass complete to IU 27. Catch made by D.McCulley at IU 27. Gain of 24 yards. Tackled by LOU at LOU 49. |
+14 YD | 1 & 10 - LVILLE 49 (5:05 - 1st) T.Jackson pass complete to LOU 49. Catch made by B.Archer at LOU 49. Gain of 14 yards. Tackled by LOU at LOU 35. |
-4 YD | 1 & 10 - LVILLE 35 (4:25 - 1st) K.Perry rushed to LOU 39 for -4 yards. Tackled by LOU at LOU 39. |
+2 YD | 2 & 14 - LVILLE 39 (3:40 - 1st) T.Jackson pass complete to LOU 39. Catch made by J.Lucas at LOU 39. Gain of 2 yards. Tackled by LOU at LOU 37. |
Int | 3 & 12 - LVILLE 37 (2:55 - 1st) T.Jackson pass INTERCEPTED at LOU 37. Intercepted by C.Kelly at LOU 37. Tackled by IU at LOU 15. |
- Touchdown (2 plays, 85 yards, 0:15 poss)
Result | Play |
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No Gain | 1 & 10 - LVILLE 15 (2:49 - 1st) J.Plummer steps back to pass. J.Plummer pass incomplete intended for LOU. |
+85 YD | 2 & 10 - LVILLE 15 (2:44 - 1st) J.Plummer pass complete to LOU 15. Catch made by J.Thrash at LOU 15. Gain of 85 yards. J.Thrash for 85 yards TOUCHDOWN. |
PAT Good | (2:44 - 1st) B.Travelstead extra point is good. |
- Punt (6 plays, 24 yards, 3:24 poss)
Result | Play |
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Kickoff | (2:34 - 1st) B.Travelstead kicks 65 yards from LOU 35 to the IU End Zone. Touchback. |
+3 YD | 1 & 10 - IND 25 (2:34 - 1st) J.Lucas rushed to IU 28 for 3 yards. Tackled by LOU at IU 28. |
-1 YD | 2 & 7 - IND 28 (1:54 - 1st) T.Jackson rushed to IU 27 for -1 yards. Tackled by LOU at IU 27. |
+18 YD | 3 & 8 - IND 27 (1:11 - 1st) T.Jackson pass complete to IU 27. Catch made by J.Henderson at IU 27. Gain of 18 yards. Tackled by LOU at IU 45. |
No Gain | 1 & 10 - IND 45 (0:34 - 1st) T.Jackson steps back to pass. T.Jackson pass incomplete intended for IU. |
+3 YD | 2 & 10 - IND 45 (0:26 - 1st) J.Henderson rushed to IU 48 for 3 yards. Tackled by LOU at IU 48. |
+1 YD | 3 & 7 - IND 48 (15:00 - 2nd) T.Jackson scrambles to IU 49 for 1 yards. Tackled by LOU at IU 49. |
Punt | 4 & 6 - IND 49 (14:20 - 2nd) J.Evans punts 29 yards to LOU 22 Center-S.Wracher. Downed by N.Pierre. |
- Touchdown (13 plays, 78 yards, 6:26 poss)
Result | Play |
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+2 YD | 1 & 10 - LVILLE 22 (14:10 - 2nd) I.Guerendo rushed to LOU 24 for 2 yards. Tackled by IU at LOU 24. |
No Gain | 2 & 8 - LVILLE 24 (13:40 - 2nd) J.Plummer steps back to pass. J.Plummer pass incomplete intended for LOU. |
+13 YD | 3 & 8 - LVILLE 24 (13:34 - 2nd) J.Plummer pass complete to LOU 24. Catch made by J.Thrash at LOU 24. Gain of 13 yards. Tackled by IU at LOU 37. |
+5 YD | 1 & 10 - LVILLE 37 (12:59 - 2nd) A.Huggins-Bruce rushed to LOU 42 for 5 yards. Tackled by IU at LOU 42. |
+2 YD | 2 & 5 - LVILLE 42 (12:25 - 2nd) I.Guerendo rushed to LOU 44 for 2 yards. Tackled by IU at LOU 44. |
+6 YD | 3 & 3 - LVILLE 44 (11:49 - 2nd) J.Plummer pass complete to LOU 44. Catch made by A.Huggins-Bruce at LOU 44. Gain of 6 yards. Tackled by IU at LOU 50. |
+5 YD | 1 & 10 - LVILLE 50 (11:28 - 2nd) I.Guerendo rushed to IU 45 for 5 yards. Tackled by IU at IU 45. |
+17 YD | 2 & 5 - IND 45 (11:05 - 2nd) J.Plummer pass complete to IU 45. Catch made by I.Guerendo at IU 45. Gain of 17 yards. Tackled by IU at IU 28. |
+3 YD | 1 & 10 - IND 28 (10:29 - 2nd) I.Guerendo rushed to IU 25 for 3 yards. Tackled by IU at IU 25. |
+7 YD | 2 & 7 - IND 25 (9:57 - 2nd) J.Plummer pass complete to IU 25. Catch made by J.Thompson at IU 25. Gain of 7 yards. Tackled by IU at IU 18. |
+6 YD | 1 & 10 - IND 18 (9:04 - 2nd) M.Turner rushed to IU 12 for 6 yards. Tackled by IU at IU 12. |
+10 YD | 2 & 4 - IND 12 (8:28 - 2nd) M.Turner rushed to IU 2 for 10 yards. Tackled by IU at IU 2. |
+2 YD | 1 & Goal - IND 2 (7:48 - 2nd) M.Turner rushed to IU End Zone for 2 yards. M.Turner for 2 yards TOUCHDOWN. |
PAT Good | (7:44 - 2nd) B.Travelstead extra point is good. |