No. 23 Indiana stays unbeaten with 41-24 win over Northwestern
Kurtis Rourke threw for 380 yards and three touchdowns to help No. 23 Indiana stay unbeaten with a 41-24 victory over Northwestern on Saturday.The Hoosiers also had 158 yards on the ground with Justice Ellison and Ty Son Lawton each having a rushing TD. Elijah Sarratt had 135 yards on seven catches. The Hoosiers matched their best start to the season with the six wins, equaling the 1967 squad.Jack Lausch had a bounce-back performance for Northwestern, throwing for 243 yards and two scores.
Indiana had the 11th-worst offense in 2023, scoring 22.2 points per outing.The Wildcats held Indiana to a turnover on downs and punt to open the game, but Northwestern's defense gave up seven straight scoring drives to essentially seal the game away. The main culprit was missed tackling, namely on a 52-yard catch-and-run by Ke-Shawn Williams, who escaped four Northwestern defenders. Indiana's 41 points were the most allowed by the Wildcats in their five games played.
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