Iowa Hawkeyes vs Indiana Hoosiers Match Player Stats On Nov 07, 2015

The Sports Xchange
Nov 7, 2015

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- It was the leaping Iowa Hawkeyes who improved to 9-0 on Saturday against Indiana.

Hawkeyes quarterback C.J. Beathard had to leap for a late first half touchdown from about four yards and tight end George Kittle duplicated that feat late in the game as No. 9 Iowa held on to beat Indiana 35-27 at Memorial Stadium.

The victory allowed Iowa (9-0, 5-0 in the Big Ten) to open the season with nine wins in a row for the second time in history. The Hawkeyes also won their first nine games in 2009.

Akrum Wadley rushed for 120 yards and a score, and Leshun Daniels had 78 yards and two touchdowns for Iowa. Beathard completed 19-of-31 passes for 233 yards and one touchdown.

Beathard also ran for 38 yards, including an 11-yard scamper in the final two minutes as the Hawkeyes were trying to kill the clock.

Beathard's seven-yard touchdown run that included the leap for the final four yards came with 17 seconds to play in the half and gave the Hawkeyes a 21-17 advantage.

Indiana (4-5, 0-5) closed the gap to 21-20 early in the fourth quarter on a 28-yard field goal by Griffin Oakes, but that would be as close as the Hoosiers would get.

Daniels scored on a one-yard run with 10:07 left in the game and then Kittle scored his 10-yard touchdown on a pass from Beathard to make it 35-20.

Indiana picked up a touchdown on an 11-yard pass from quarterback Nate Sudfeld to tight end Michael Cooper with 2:24 to play. It was the 48th touchdown pass of Sudfeld's career, setting an Indiana record.

Indiana tried an onside kick, but Iowa recovered.

Jordan Howard rushed for 174 yards on 22 carries and had touchdown runs of 37 and 29 yards to keep Indiana close in the first half. It was Howard's second game back after missing two games because of an ankle injury.

Iowa junior defensive back Desmond King led the Big Ten and was tied for the NCAA lead with seven interceptions coming into the game. He got his eighth pick late in the game.

That tied the Iowa record set by Nike Kinnick in 1939 and tied by Lou King in 1981.

NOTES: Iowa had a balanced attack against the Hoosiers. The Hawkeyes ran for 234 yards and passed for 233. ... Griffin Oakes made field goals of 32 and 28 yards for Indiana. He is 12-for-14 on field goals this season. ... Akrum Wadley led Iowa with the 120 yards rushing, and he got 65 of those yards on the second play of the game. His other 11 carries went for 55 yards.