Run defense struggles against Wisconsin
Madison, Wis. — It took Wisconsin exactly one play to take the lead.
Madison, Wis. — It took Wisconsin exactly one play to take the lead.
Early turnovers plagued IU at Camp Randall Stadium as No. 22 Wisconsin rolled the Hoosiers 51-3 to keep the Badgers’ Big Ten Championship hopes alive.
The Hoosiers got completely whipped on both sides of the ball Saturday against Wisconsin, getting dominated 51-3 at Camp Randall Stadium.
To beat Wisconsin (7-2, 4-1), IU (4-5, 2-3) will have to overcome a recent history of Badger domination. In the last three meetings, Wisconsin has beaten IU by an average score of 68-14.
In advance of the IU football team’s Saturday game against Wisconsin, the IDS spoke with the Badger Herald’s Sean Zak.
The Badgers rushed 64 times for a school-record 564 yards and seven touchdowns en route to a 48-point victory in Bloomington last season.
In 2010, it was 63 points. In 2011, it was 52. Last year, it was 48. That’s been the margin of victory for Wisconsin against IU the last three years.
In this week’s conversation with IU Athletic Director Fred Glass, we talk about the significance of the win against Illinois and the busy season for the IU Athletic Department.
After running for a career high 215 yards on 15 carries and tallying two touchdowns Saturday against Illinois, sophomore running back Tevin Coleman was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week.
In IU’s 52-35 win Saturday at Memorial Stadium against Illinois, the Hoosiers piled up 371 rushing yards and 279 passing yards.
Despite Illinois’ accumulation of more than one-third of a mile of total offense, IU’s defense came through in the clutch to give the Hoosiers a 52-35 victory at home Saturday.
IU (4-5, 2-3) defeated Illinois (3-6, 0-5) 52-35.The victory was IU’s first since it beat Penn State Oct. 5.
IU ended its three-game losing streak Saturday at Memorial Stadium by defeating Illinois (3-6, 0-5) 52-35 after ending the game by scoring 17 unanswered points.
After losing back-to-back games in heartbreaking fashion, IU has a chance to get some momentum back. It has a chance to right the ship. Or it can crumble.
In Illinois’s 46 previous games, they’ve had the same quarterback for 44 of them.
With four games remaining on their schedule, the Hoosiers (3-5, 1-3) need to win three of their final matchups to earn bowl eligibility. This journey begins at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at home against Illinois (3-5, 0-4).
In this week’s conversation with IU Athletic Director Fred Glass, we talk about the Homecoming festivities and Glass’ hopes for moving forward this season.
In advance of the IU football team’s Saturday game against Illinois, the IDS exchanged questions and answers with The Daily Illini’s Sean Hammond.
Growing up in Indianapolis near Butler University, Fred Glass would climb out of his window to the roof of his house and watch fireworks shows sponsored by the university. That’s how Indiana University Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Fred Glass developed his love for pyrotechnics.
IU sophomore quarterback Nate Sudfeld threw a swing pass to sophomore running back Tevin Coleman to try to exploit a matchup against Minnesota’s man defense. Sudfeld’s pass was behind the line of scrimmage, making it a lateral.