Purdue

                                                           1      2     3    4   T

                                              IND      7    3    0  14    24

                                              PUR     7  14    3    7    31

Jackson Anthrop ran for two scores, Elijah Sindelar threw for two more and Markell Jones rushed for a career high 217 yards Saturday, leading Purdue past Indiana 31-24 and into its first bowl game in five years.

The Hoosiers came into this season with big expectations and fell short of most of them. They failed to get a breakthrough win, lost the Bucket and as a result probably won't make a school record-tying third straight bowl appearance. Still, there are brighter days ahead for first-year coach Tom Allen with so many key players back next season.

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Rutgers

Indiana sent out the senior class that transformed its once-listless defense with a shutout . It put in its best day of Big Ten work in 27 years.

IU demolished over matched Rutgers 41-0  in as complete of a game as this program has managed in league play in years. The Hoosiers  out gained their visitors by 317 yards, posted four sacks to Rutgers’ none and put two backs over 100 yards rushing. 

Leading 34 -0 late in the third quarter the game was delayed due to lightning.

Said coach Allen, “I don’t think I have to make a big deal about that. They understand how huge it is. But at the same time, it’s Purdue, and that’s enough that needs to be said.”

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Illinois

Richard Lagow threw for 289 yards and two touchdowns, leading Indiana to a 24-14 victory over Illinois. The Hoosiers racked up 428 yards offense and used a balanced attack to earn their first Big Ten win of the season. Coming into the matchup, Indiana was ranked last in the conference in rushing yards per game at 114.6. But Indiana had 139 rushing yards on the day led by Cole Gest who ran for 82 on 17 carries.

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Wisconsin

The Hoosiers got out to a ten point lead however three turnovers lead to three Wisconsin scores. Costly penalties also gave the Badgers a considerable field advantage. Wisconsin remained unbeaten while the Hoosiers fell to 3-6 0-6 in B1G play. Final score Wisconsin 45-17.

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Maryland

After accumulating 828 yards and 53 first downs, attempting 78 passes and running 153 plays, the Terrapins and Hoosiers finally walked off the field after a game that lasted nearly four hours and ended with Maryland celebrating a 42-39 victory.

Indiana lost despite outgaining Maryland 483-345 and making 35 first downs.

Indiana got the most out of both its quarterbacks. Peyton Ramsey went 31 for 41 for 279 yards and three touchdowns, and backup Richard Lagow passed for 131 yards and two scores.

Ramsey was flattened by a late hit in the third quarter and returned the following series, but Lagow ran the offense for much of the fourth quarter after Ramsey was felled again.

Maryland celebrated the 125th birthday of the football program by wearing throwback uniforms consisting of yellow helmets, yellow jerseys and black pants.

The Hoosiers thought their strong suit was defense, but that wasn't the case in this one. The rebuilding process under Allen appears to be working, though it's going to be a while before the Hoosiers can complete with the Big Ten elite, given that Maryland was difficult to handle.

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Michigan State

Griffin Oakes kicked three field goals for Indiana, the last of which put the Hoosiers up 9-3 with 12:29 remaining.

The Hoosiers had the Spartans set up with a third-and-nineteen while leading 9-3 with around six minutes left in the game from mid-field. A stop their probably ices the game, but Indiana had a miscommunication on defense and allowed Michigan State to get 16 yards and made it a fourth and manageable for MSU. The next play MSU picked up the first down and three plays later, the Spartans found the end zone for the game winning score.

THE TAKEAWAY

The Hoosiers now have four losses on the season -- Saturday's, plus defeats against Ohio State, Penn State and Michigan. There's no great shame in that, but a defensive effort against Michigan State ultimately went to waste. The Hoosier run game needs to get rolling.  Final score 9-17

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Michigan

J-Shun Harris returned a punt to Michigan's 20-yard line to set up one of Indiana's two touchdowns on the day. After missing an onside kick recovery by inches, the Hoosiers got the ball back in time for Griffin Oakes to knock through a game-tying, 46-yard field goal as time expired making it 20 points all. That drive was aided by one of the Wolverines' 16 penalties, a school record.

Final score however  Michigan 27 - Indiana 20 in overtime. At the mid-season the Hoosiers stand at 3-3 0-3 in league play.

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IU v Charleston Southern

The game against Florida International was canceled due to hurricane Irma. Insert Charleston Southern from the Big South Conference. Inserted also into the starting lineup red-shirt freshman Peyton Ramsey. Like Georgia Southern the Buccaneers run the triple option out of the shotgun. The end result Hoosiers 27-Buccaneers 0 the Hoosiers first shutout since 1993! 

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Penn State

Saquon Barkley scored on a 98 Yd Kickoff Return to open the game and the Lions were off to the races. Barkley would finish the contest with a pass of his own for the final State score. Special team miscues doomed the Hoosiers as the  Lions would score 28 points in the first quarter. The Hoosiers would out score the Lions 14-0 in the second quarter but it was too little too late. Miscues at critical points would doom Indiana in this contest.  Final Score:  Penn State 45 Hoosiers 14.

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IU v Georgia Southern

The team honored the late coach Terry Hoeppner and the 2007 squad with special commemorative uniforms.  It was Hoeppner who had brought a renewed interest in the program with the expansion of the North and South end zones, his renaming Memorial Stadium "The Rock" and his signature rallying cry, "Play 13!"

The moon rising during the Indiana v Indiana State game September 1, 2007

Georgia Southern  came to Bloomington the 120th-best team against the run nationally, so Indiana’s ground game was always going to have some success. But if this team is still looking for a clear No. 1 back, it has a strong candidate in true freshman Morgan Ellison.

Ellison surprised coaches with a strong preseason and looked good two weeks ago at Virginia. Saturday, he became the 11th freshman back in program history to break the 100-yard barrier. He nearly broke 200, finishing with 186 yards and two scores. Final score 52-17

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IU v Florida International

On Monday September 11, it was announced that due to Hurricane Irma the game scheduled between Indiana and Florida International would be canceled.  Miami, FL the home of Florida International was devastated over the weekend. Athletic Director Fred Glass and FIU AD Peter Garcia made the mutual decision to cancel the game.  Head coach Tom Allen had coached for six years in Florida, including stops at South Florida, Temple Heights High School and Armwood High School. The bye week of October 7 would be the date in which the Hoosiers would attempt to find a replacement. On September 12 Charleston Southern  from the Big South Conference was named the replacement. 

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IU @ Virginia

Redshirt freshman Peyton Ramsey completed 16 of 20 passes for 173 yards and two touchdowns to lead Indiana to a 34-17 victory over Virginia on Saturday.

Ramsey replaced ineffective starter Richard Lagow in the second quarter.  When Lagow started this game 3 for 10 with an interception, he was pulled by coach Tom Allen.

Ramsey led a six-play, 59-yard touchdown drive to send Indiana ahead for good. Simmie Cobbs scored on a 29-yard touchdown pass, J-Shun Harris' 43-yard punt return set up Ramsey's 26-yard touchdown run, and Griffin Oakes closed the half with a 51-yard field goal, his school-record 54th. Oakes added a 48-yard field goal in the third quarter.

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Ohio State

The Tom Allen era began with a rare East Division foe, Ohio State coming to Memorial Stadium to begin the 2017 campaign on a national stage, in prime time, on a Thursday night. It would be the first time that the ESPN  College Game Day event would be broadcast in Bloomington. A sellout crowd was also expected.  This was also the exposure the Athletic administration had hoped for with a renewed focus on the program. 

The Hoosiers held a one point lead mid way through the third quarter. Before the Buckeyes began to pull away. J.K. Dobbins broke Ohio State's freshman record by rushing for 181 yards in his college debut, J.T. Barrett threw three touchdown passes as the second-ranked Buckeyes pulled away to beat Indiana 49-21