Indiana Hoosiers vs Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Match Player Stats On Sep 18, 2010

SportsDirect Inc. staff
Sep 18, 2010
Ben Chappell threw three touchdown pass and ran for another score, leading Indiana to a 38-21 win over Western Kentucky on Saturday.

Bobby Rainey's touchdown run in the first quarter gave the Hilltoppers a 7-0 lead, but Indiana scored the next 31 points, sending Western Kentucky to its 23rd consecutive loss, the longest active losing streak in the country among FBS teams.

The Hilltoppers (0-3) have been outscored 150-59 this season.

Chappell completed 32-of-42 passes for 366 yards and no interceptions to lead Indiana (2-0). The Hoosiers, who hadn't played in 16 days since routing Towson in their opener, took awhile to get going.

Rainey's 11-yard run gave the Hilltoppers (0-3) the lead with 9:30 left in the first, but the Hoosiers took control, scoring 17 points in the second quarter.

Chappell's 11-yard touchdown pass to Damarlo Belcher with 13:50 left in the period tied the game. Mitch Ewald's 27-yard field goal with six minutes to go put Indiana ahead for good. Chappell's 3-yard pass to Tandon Doss with 15 seconds left before halftime gave the Hoosiers a 17-7 lead.

Chappell's 1-yard run pushed the margin to 24-7 with 9:55 left in the third quarter. Chappell then hit Ted Bolser with an 11-yard scoring pass with 20 seconds remaining in the third.

Rainey, who gained 105 yards on 21 carries, scored on another 11-yard run at the 13:05 mark of the fourth quarter, but Nick Turner's 24-yard run with 8:15 left added a score for Indiana.

Kawaun Jakes hit Marcus Vasquez with a 31-yard touchdown pass with 5:30 left in the game. Jakes completed 10-of-15 passes for 125 yards.