Indiana Hoosiers vs Penn State Nittany Lions Match Player Stats On Oct 10, 2015

The Sports Xchange
Oct 10, 2015

Penn State quarterback Christian Hackenberg directed the Nittany Lions to their fifth straight victory with his arm and his feet, accounting for four touchdowns in a 26-7 win over Indiana at State College, Pa.

Hackenberg completed only 1-of-6 passing, but finished 21-of-39 for 262 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions.

He opened the scoring by faking a handoff to wide receiver Brandon Polk and then connected with the speedy freshman on a wheel route for a 39-yard touchdown with 7:35 left in the first quarter, giving the Nittany Lions (5-1, 2-0 in the Big Ten) a 7-0 lead.

The Hoosiers (4-2, 0-2), who were without injured quarterback Nate Sudfeld, answered with a brisk eight-play, 65-yard scoring drive, with quarterback Zander Diamont scoring on a 12-yard run with 3:26 left in the first quarter.

Hackenberg added another 39-yard scoring strike to wide receiver DaeSean Hamilton with 5:40 to play in the second quarter, although kicker Joey Julius missed the extra point, and Penn State went up 13-7.

Hackenberg's 22-yard run helped set up his two-yard touchdown run with 36 seconds left in the half, and the Nittany Lions led only 19-7 after Julius missed another extra point.

Hackenberg took it in himself again in the fourth quarter, this time scoring from five yards to give Penn State a 26-7 lead with 10:37 to play. Tyler Davis added a 30-yard field goal with 5:33 left.