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09/20 14:43 CDT Big Ten matchup features No. 5 Indiana against Northwestern
Big Ten matchup features No. 5 Indiana against Northwestern
By The Associated Press
Northwestern (2-0) at No. 5 Indiana (3-0), Sept. 25 at 8 p.m. EDT.
Opening Line: Indiana by 22.5. Against the spread: Indiana 0-3, Northwestern
2-0.
How to watch: FOX
Key stats
Indiana Offense
Overall: 461.0 yards per game (36th in FBS)
Passing: 240.0 yards per game (62nd)
Rushing: 221.0 yards per game (31st)
Scoring: 48.3 points per game (6th)
Indiana Defense
Overall: 203.3 yards per game (6th in FBS)
Passing: 126.3 yards per game (11th)
Rushing: 77.0 yards per game (18th)
Scoring: 5.3 points per game (2nd)
Northwestern Offense
Overall: 460.0 yards per game (37th in FBS)
Passing: 257.0 yards per game (51st)
Rushing: 203.0 yards per game (41st)
Scoring: 37.5 points per game (45th)
Northwestern Defense
Overall: 390.0 yards per game (106th in FBS)
Passing: 226.5 yards per game (93rd)
Rushing: 163.5 yards per game (108th)
Scoring: 12.5 points per game (20th)
Northwestern ranks 80th in third down percentage, converting 40.0% of the time.
Indiana ranks 21st on defense, allowing its opponents at convert at 27.3%.
Northwestern ranks 11th in the FBS with a +4 turnover margin.
Northwestern is 89th in the FBS averaging 60.5 penalty yards per game, compared
to Indiana's 1st-ranked 26.0 per-game average.
Both teams have strong red zone offenses, each scoring on 100.0% of trips to
lead the FBS.
Team leaders
Indiana
Passing: Josh Hoover, 649 yards, 10 TDs, 0 INTs, 72.5 completion percentage
Rushing: Turbo Richard, 315 yards on 41 carries, 4 TDs
Receiving: Charlie Becker, 272 yards on 12 catches, 6 TDs
Northwestern
Passing: Aidan Chiles, 514 yards, 4 TDs, 0 INTs, 67.4 completion percentage
Rushing: Gavin Sawchuk, 117 yards on 20 carries, 0 TDs
Receiving: Griffin Wilde, 189 yards on 8 catches, 0 TDs
Last game
Indiana won 38-0 over Western Kentucky on Sept. 19. Hoover threw for 273 yards
on 18-of-24 attempts (75.0%) with two touchdowns and no interceptions. Richard
carried the ball 15 times for 149 yards and scored one touchdown. Becker put up
127 yards on five catches with one touchdown.
Northwestern won 41-7 over Colorado on Sept. 19. Chiles led Northwestern with
241 yards on 17-of-22 passing (77.3%) for three touchdowns and no
interceptions. He also carried the ball nine times for 2 yards and two rushing
touchdowns. Caleb Komolafe had 49 rushing yards on 11 carries, adding three
receptions for 27 yards. Wilde had five receptions for 85 yards.
Next game
Indiana plays at Rutgers on Oct. 3. Northwestern hosts No. 13 Penn State on
Oct. 2.
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