Indiana 56
Nebraska 7

Oct. 19, 2024 • 11 a.m. Central
Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN • FOX
1st 2nd 3rd 4th  F 
Nebraska 0 7 0 0 7
Indiana 7 21 14 14 56
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First quarter
 IU: Ellison 5 run (Radicic kick) 9:35
Second quarter
 IU: Price 7 pass from Rourke (Radicic kick) 13:37
 NU: Barney 7 run (Hohl kick) 7:40
IU: Lawton 1 run (Radicic kick) 3:47
 IU: Ellison 31 run (Radicic kick) 1:09
Third quarter
 IU: Cross 2 pass from Jackson (Radicic kick) 6:25
 IU: Sarratt 15 pass from Jackson (Radicic kick) 1:46
Fourth quarter
 IU: Black 10 run (Radicic kick) 13:01
 IU: Green 1 run (Radicic kick) 3:45

                        NU         IU
FIRST DOWNS ........... 20         24
  RUSHING .............. 8          9
  PASSING ............. 10         12
  PENALTY .............. 2          3
RUSHES-NET TDS ..... 29-70     33-215
NET TDS PASSING ...... 234        280
  COMP-ATT-INT ... 28-46-3    24-30-1
TOTAL OFFENSE ........ 304        495
FUMBLES-LOST ......... 3-2        0-0
PENALIZED-TDS ....... 6-46       4-46
PUNTS-AVERAGE ....... 3-41       1-32
PUNT RETURNS-TDS ..... 1-5       2-20
K.O. RETURNS-TDS .... 6-92        0-0
INTERCEPTIONS-TDS ... 1-26       3-84
POSSESSION TIME .... 32:08      27:52
THIRD-DOWN CONV. .... 7-16       5-10
FOURTH-DOWN CONV. .... 0-5        1-2
RED ZONE SCORES ...... 1-4        7-7
SACKS BY-TDS ......... 1-9       2-11

RUSHING
  NU: Haarberg 5-32; E.Johnson 8-24; Dowdell 7-16; Barney 1-7; R.Johnson 2-6; Ervin Jr. 1-2; Ives 2-1; Neyor 1--7; Raiola 2--11.
  IU: Ellison 9-105; Lawton 8-64; Black 4-22; Jackson 2-21; Green 4-11; Rourke 3-1; TEAM 3--9.

PASSING
  NU: Raiola 28-44-3-234-0; Heinrich Haarberg 0-2-0-0-0.
  IU: Rourke 17-21-1-189-1; Jackson 7-8-0-91-2; Ellison 0-1-0-0-0.

RECEIVING
  NU: Barney 8-32; Fidone 6-91; Lloyd 3-36; R.Johnson 3-19; E.Johnson 3-6; Banks 2-33; Neyor 2-13; Dowdell 1-4.
  IU: Cross 7-65; Horton 4-21; Sarratt 3-65; Price 3-23; Ellison 2-16; Cooper 1-36; Lawton 1-35; E.Williams 1-12 Coby 1-8; K.Williams 1--1.


Attendance: 53,082




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Humiliation: Hoosiers make easy work of Huskers

The Huskers were outclassed in every way imaginable in Bloomington, suffering a 56-7 beatdown against the undefeated Hoosiers and their first-year head coach.

Indiana made it look easy all day, rolling to a 28-7 halftime lead and doubling its point total during the final 30 minutes with a backup quarterback at the helm. The Hoosiers rolled up 343 yards of total offense in the first half and finished with just under 500.

Starting quarterback Kurtis Rourke was nearly flawless for Indiana before leaving the game with an injured throwing hand. The senior transfer from Ohio completed 17 of 21 passes for 189 yards and a touchdown. His one interception was on a Hail Mary on the final play of the first half.

Backup quarterback Heinrich Haarberg was the only Husker with more than more than 25 yards rushing. Tight end Thomas Fidone had a career-best day with six catches for 91 yards, and he delivered a textbook block on the Huskers’ lone touchdown. Dylan Raiola threw three interceptions while completing 28 of 44 passes for 234 yards.

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2024 results
04/27 White 25, Red 21
08/31 UTEP W 40-7
09/07 Colorado W 28-10
09/14 North­ern Iowa W 34-3
09/20 Illinois L 24-31
09/28 @ Purdue W 28-10
10/05 Rutgers W 14-7
10/19 @ Indiana L 7-56
10/26 @ Ohio Stat­e L 17-21
11/02 UCLA L 20-27
11/16 @ South­ern Cal L 20-28
11/23 Wisconsin W 44-25
11/29 @ Iowa L 10-13
12/28 Boston College W 20-15
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Commentary

Stryker

Here’s where we’ll find out a lot about Rhule and his staff’s ability to develop talent. Not next Saturday in Columbus, but in the final four games.

Tad Stryker
HuskerMax/SI
Stukenholtz

The defense got out-played, out-coached, really out-everything’d by Indiana’s offense. It was an unacceptable performance from the Blackshirts in almost every way.

Cole Stukenholtz
HuskerMax/SI
Feit

The rot that infested this great program didn’t occur in two seasons, so why should we expect it to be magically fixed in a year and a half?

Dave Feit
HuskerMax/SI
Callahan

Rhule has his work cut out of him, mainly because his offense seemingly is lacking an identity.

Sean Callahan
HuskerOnline
Christopherson

The biggest concern is this was the performance Nebraska came up with a week after a bye and some self-evaluation time.

Brian Christopherson
Husker247
Rubek

Outside of a career day from junior tight end Thomas Fidone II, Nebraska’s pass catchers made no positive impact.

Anthony Rubek
Daily Nebraskan
Shatel

Indiana, in game seven of the Cignetti era, was the more physical bunch. That’s confidence. That’s purpose. That's coaching.

Tom Shatel *
Omaha World-Herald
Just

Where do we even begin here? This game was a masterclass in offensive, defensive and special teams malpractice.

Amie Just *
Lincoln Journal Star
Fornelli

It's time to sit your children down and have a serious conversation with them about the No. 16 Indiana Hoosiers being a legitimate College Football Playoff contender.

Tom Fornelli
CBS Sports
Golden

The sheer scope of Indiana’s domination had to have even the most wildly optimistic Indiana fan agape.

Todd Golden
Indiana Hoosiers on SI
Sherman

So does Rhule have his finger on the pulse of this team? Question everything.

Mitch Sherman *
The Athletic
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