Indiana 38, Western Kentucky 21
When: 5:00 PM ET, Saturday, September 18, 2010
Where: Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium, Bowling Green, Kentucky
Temperature:
86°
Head Official:
Chuck Lewis
Attendance:
20772
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Ben Chappell threw three touchdown pass and ran for another score, leading Indiana to a 38-21 win over Western Kentucky on Saturday.
Bobby Rainey's touchdown run in the first quarter gave the Hilltoppers a 7-0 lead, but Indiana scored the next 31 points, sending Western Kentucky to its 23rd consecutive loss, the longest active losing streak in the country among FBS teams.
The Hilltoppers (0-3) have been outscored 150-59 this season.
Chappell completed 32-of-42 passes for 366 yards and no interceptions to lead Indiana (2-0). The Hoosiers, who hadn't played in 16 days since routing Towson in their opener, took awhile to get going.
Rainey's 11-yard run gave the Hilltoppers (0-3) the lead with 9:30 left in the first, but the Hoosiers took control, scoring 17 points in the second quarter.
Chappell's 11-yard touchdown pass to Damarlo Belcher with 13:50 left in the period tied the game. Mitch Ewald's 27-yard field goal with six minutes to go put Indiana ahead for good. Chappell's 3-yard pass to Tandon Doss with 15 seconds left before halftime gave the Hoosiers a 17-7 lead.
Chappell's 1-yard run pushed the margin to 24-7 with 9:55 left in the third quarter. Chappell then hit Ted Bolser with an 11-yard scoring pass with 20 seconds remaining in the third.
Rainey, who gained 105 yards on 21 carries, scored on another 11-yard run at the 13:05 mark of the fourth quarter, but Nick Turner's 24-yard run with 8:15 left added a score for Indiana.
Kawaun Jakes hit Marcus Vasquez with a 31-yard touchdown pass with 5:30 left in the game. Jakes completed 10-of-15 passes for 125 yards.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Indiana |
|
Western Kentucky |
Nick Turner
|
Player |
Bobby Rainey
|
2 |
Attempts |
21 |
33 |
Yards |
105 |
16.5 |
Avg Yards |
5.0 |
1 |
Touchdowns |
2 |
0 |
Long |
0 |
Receiving
Indiana |
|
Western Kentucky |
Damarlo Belcher
| Player |
Jack Doyle
|
10 |
Receptions |
5 |
135 |
Yards |
47 |
13.5 |
Avg Yards |
9.4 |
1 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sacks |
FF |
Indiana
|
466 |
100 |
366 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
2.0 |
0 |
Western Kentucky
|
288 |
144 |
144 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1.0 |
0 |