Indiana ends five-game skid with upset of No. 22 Northwestern
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It was over when... Chris Adkins recovered a fumble for the Hoosiers with 1:34 left to seal it. Gameball goes to... Ben Chappell, who threw for 219 yards and a TD to spark IU to the upset. Stat of the game... 5. The Wildcats turned the ball over five times against the Hoosiers. |
| Team Stat Comparison |
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| 1st Downs | 23 | 17 |
| Total Yards | 316 | 319 |
| Passing | 164 | 247 |
| Rushing | 152 | 72 |
| Penalties | 2-30 | 8-73 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 10-19 | 5-17 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 0 |
| Possession | 30:29 | 29:31 |
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| Northwestern Passing | | | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | | Bacher | 21/34 | 155 | 0 | 2 | | Kafka | 1/1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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| Northwestern Receiving | | | REC | YDS | TD | LG | | Lane | 5 | 31 | 0 | 10 | | Ward | 4 | 28 | 0 | 9 |
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| Scoring Summary |
| FIRST QUARTER | NW | IND |
| FG | 05:48 | Amado Villarreal 25 Yd | 3 | 0 |
| TD | 02:24 | Damarlo Belcher 43 Yd Pass From Ben Chappell (Austin Starr Kick) | 3 | 7 |
| SECOND QUARTER | NW | IND |
| TD | 04:57 | Tyrell Sutton 1 Yd Run (Pat Failed) | 9 | 7 |
| TD | 00:22 | Ben Chappell 3 Yd Run (Austin Starr Kick) | 9 | 14 |
| THIRD QUARTER | NW | IND |
| FG | 06:13 | Amado Villarreal 26 Yd | 12 | 14 |
| TD | 04:28 | Tandon Doss 28 Yd Pass From Mitchell Evans (Austin Starr Kick) | 12 | 21 |
| TD | 02:27 | C.J. Bacher 3 Yd Run (Amado Villarreal Kick) | 19 | 21 |
Associated Press
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Ben Chappell had 219 yards passing and a touchdown and rushed for another score, and Indiana beat No. 22 Northwestern 21-19 Saturday to snap a five-game losing streak.
Fast Facts
• The Wildcats fell to just 16-4 in their last 20 games decided by seven points or less.
• With the win, Indiana snapped a four-game losing streak to Northwestern.
• The Wildcats turned the ball over five times. The Hoosiers had zero turnovers.
-- ESPN research
Indiana's Tandon Doss finished with eight receptions for 107 yards and a TD, and Damarlo Belcher caught six passes for 82 yards and a score. The Hoosiers (3-5, 1-4 Big Ten) ended a four-game losing streak against Northwestern.
Northwestern quarterback C.J. Bacher had 219 total yards of offense and one TD, and Tyrell Sutton ran for 77 yards and a score for the Wildcats (6-2, 2-2), who lost for the second time in three games after a 5-0 start.
Northwestern turned the ball over five times with three fumbles and two interceptions.
Following a Northwestern field goal in the first quarter, the Hoosiers answered with a 43-yard scoring pass from Chappell to Belcher to take a 7-3 lead. The TD was set up by punter Chris Hagerup's 17-yard run after a high snap forced him to take off running.
The Wildcats regained a 9-7 advantage with 5 minutes left in the second quarter on Sutton's 1-yard scoring run. Northwestern, which missed the extra point, had kicked a short field goal on fourth down, but a personal foul on Indiana gave the Wildcats a fresh set of downs inside the 10.
The Hoosiers scored again before halftime after recovering a Sutton fumble on Northwestern's 34 yard line. Chappell found the end zone on a 3-yard keeper to put Indiana ahead 14-9.
Indiana used some trickery to extend its lead to 21-12 in the third quarter. Running back Marcus Thigpen handed the ball to receiver Mitchell Evans, and Evans completed a 28-yard pass to Doss for the score.
The Wildcats, who scored on Bacher's 3-yard TD run later in the third quarter, had a final chance to take the lead after getting the ball on their own 20 with 2:10 left in the game.
Following a 9-yard pass completion from quarterback Mike Kafka to Rasheed Ward, however, Kafka fumbled the ball for a loss of 24 yards after a hit by Indiana's Jammie Kirlew. On the next play, Kafka fumbled again and this time it was recovered by the Hoosiers' Chris Adkins with 1:34 remaining.
Indiana quarterback Kellen Lewis missed his second straight game with a high ankle sprain.
(22) Northwestern 19, 
Indiana 21