Indiana vs. Nebraska: Box score, stats and game summary ft. Kurtis Rourke

The No. 16 Indiana Hoosiers blasted Nebraska 56-7 in a surprising Saturday beatdown.

Shocking Indiana continued its positive mojo in a conference battle with a dangerous Nebraska team. Indiana (7-0, 4-0) finds themselves in the unlikely position of being a College Football Playoff contender, while Nebraska (5-2, 2-2) looked to play spoiler. While Nebraska had won six of the last seven games with Indiana, the Huskers were dominated on Saturday.

Indiana has a new coach in Curt Cignetti and a new lease on life. The Hoosier offense has been one of the stories of the 2024 season, with IU averaging 47.5 points per game for the first half of their season. Games with Michigan and Ohio State remain, but IU is competitive in a way they hadn't been in a long while.

Meanwhile, Nebraska has turned the reigns of its offense over to freshman QB Dylan Raiola, who had been efficient so far, but seemed overmatched by Indiana. Nebraska's only prior loss was a single-score defeat to Illinois. Their road trip to Ohio State comes next week.

Indiana vs. Nebraska Box Score

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Total
Nebraska	0	7	0	0	7
Indiana	7	21	14	14	56

Nebraska Passing Stats

Player	Comp.	Att.	Yards	Pass TDs
Dylan Raiola	28	44	234	0
Heinrich Haarberg	0	2	0	0

Nebraska Rushing/Receiving Stats

Player	Rush	Yards	Rush TD	Rec.	Yards	Rec. TDs
Dante Dowdell	7	16	0	1	4	0
Jacory Barney	1	7	1	8	32	0
Heinrich Haarberg	5	32	0	0	0	0
Rahmir Johnson	2	6	0	3	19	0
Emmett Johnson	8	24	0	3	6	0
Isaiah Neyor	1	-7	0	2	13	0
Thomas Fidone II	0	0	0	6	91	0
Jaylen Lloyd	0	0	0	3	36	0
Jahmal Banks	0	0	0	2	33	0
Gabe Ervin Jr.	1	2	0	0	0	0
Kwinten Ives	2	1	0	0	0	0
Dylan Raiola	2	-11	0	0	0	0

Nebraska Kicking Stats

Player	XP-XPA	FG-FGA	Long
John Hohl	1 for 1	0 for 0

Indiana Passing Stats

Player	Comp.	Att.	Yards	Pass TDs
Kurtis Rourke	17	21	189	1
Tayven Jackson	7	8	91	2
Justice Ellison	0	1	0	0

Indiana Rushing/Receiving Stats

Player	Rush	Yards	Rush TD	Rec.	Yards	Rec. TDs
Justice Ellison	9	105	2	2	16	0
Ty'Son Lawton	8	64	1	1	35	0
Kurtis Rourke	3	1	0	0	0	0
Miles Cross	0	0	0	7	65	1
Elijah Sarratt	0	0	0	3	65	1
Zach Horton	0	0	0	4	21	0
Omar Cooper Jr.	0	0	0	1	36	0
E.J. Williams Jr.	0	0	0	1	12	0
Myles Price	0	0	0	3	23	1
Ke'Shawn Williams	0	0	0	1	-1	0
Kaelon Black	4	22	1	0	0	0
Elijah Green	4	11	1	0	0	0
Andison Coby	0	0	0	1	8	0
Tayven Jackson	2	21	0	0	0	0

Indiana Kicking Stats

Player	XP-XPA	FG-FGA	Long
Nicolas Radicic	8 for 8	0 for 0

Indiana scored on the game's opening possession and never looked back. That initial 75 yard drive ended in a five yard scoring run by Justice Ellison. From there, the Hoosiers simply had all the answers. Rourke played well before departing the game after halftime due to a half injury sustained near the end of the first half. Backup Tayven Jackson was efficient in relief and one of the nation's most productive offenses lived up to its hype.

Nebraska did put together some lengthy drives, but struggled to turn possession into points. After a turnover on downs in Nebraska's second possession, the Huskers pulled within 14-7 on a seven yard TD run from Jacory Barney. But that ended up being the highwater mark for the Huskers.

Indiana was dominant in the run and pass and stretched their halftime edge to 28-7, before pulling away by an even broader margin in the second half.

Indiana will likely move up in the football polls and remains a viable CFP contender hosting Washington next week. Nebraska will get no rest as they next make a road trip to Ohio State, where the Buckeyes remain daunting.

• Indiana: Justice Ellison 5 yard TD run (Radicic XPT), 7-0, 9:35 remaining in 1st quarter
• Indiana: Myles Price 7 yard TD pass from Kurtis Rourke (Radicic XPT), 14-0, 13:37 remaining in 2nd quarter
• Nebraska: Jacory Barney 7 yard TD run (Hohl XPT), 14-7, 7:40 remaining in 2nd quarter
• Indiana: Ty'Son Lawton 1 yard TD run (Radicic XPT), 21-7, 3:47 remaining in 2nd quarter
• Indiana: Justice Ellison 31 yard TD run (Radicic XPT), 28-7, 1:09 remaining in 2nd quarter
• Indiana: Miles Cross 2 yard TD pass from Tayven Jackson (Radicic XPT), 35-7, 6:25 remaining in 3rd quarter
• Indiana: Elijah Sarratt 15 yard TD pass from Tayven Jackson (Radicic XPT), 42-7, 1:46 remaining in 3rd quarter
• Indiana: Kaelon Black 10 yard TD run (Radicic XPT), 49-7, 13:01 remaining in 4th quarter
• Indiana: Elijah Green 1 yard TD run (Radicic XPT), 56-7, 3:45 remaining in 4th quarter