Kurtis Rourke threw two touchdown passes and ran for another — all in the first half Friday night — as the Indiana Hoosiers broke the school’s single-game scoring game record with a 77-3 rout of Western Illinois. The previous mark of 76 points came during a shutout of Franklin College in 1901.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Kurtis Rourke threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score — all in the first half Friday night — as the Indiana Hoosiers broke the school’s single-game scoring record with a 77-3 rout of Western Illinois .
The Hoosiers broke the previous mark of 76 points, set in a shutout of Franklin College in 1901, on Charlie Becker’s 3-yard TD run and the ensuing extra point with 9:10 to go.Western Illinois extended the longest losing streak in Division I football to 26 straight. The Leathernecks’ last win came Oct. 30, 2021.Indiana scored TDs on each of its first six possessions, produced 415 yards on 38 plays in the first half and led 42-3 at halftime. The Hoosiers finished with 701 total yards.
Rourke, the 2022 Mid-American Conference Offensive Player of the Year, was sensational in his second game with Indiana. He finished 15-of-17 passing with 268 yards, while rushing three times for 13 yards. Justice Ellison ran nine times for 117 yards and two TDs. Elijah Sarratt caught six passes for 137 yards,No. 17 K-State tests road form against a Tulane team seeking CFP credibilitygot the scoring started with a 38-yard TD catch on the fifth play of the game.
Western Illinois: This season certainly has not started well for the only active FBS or FCS team with two straight winless seasons. Both of this season’s losses came in blowouts, and the Leathernecks have lost eight of their last nine games by 39 or more points. Indiana: The Hoosiers are off to a solid start that has been helped by a soft early-season schedule. Things get much tougher next week in their Big Ten opener at UCLA.It wasn’t just Western Illinois lacking power Friday night. During warmups at halftime, both of the stadium’s scoreboards faded to black. After a short delay, the refs announced they would keep the official time on the field. A few minutes later, the scoreboards rebooted, showing about 10 1/2 minutes left in the third quarter.
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