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No. 2 Indiana moves to 12-0, earns Big Ten title game spot with 56-3 win at Purdue
Indiana's perfect 12-0 regular season, including a 355-yard rushing performance, secures their first-ever Big Ten title game appearance.
- On Friday, Indiana completed a 12-0 regular season with a 56-3 road victory over Purdue, retaining the Old Oaken Bucket at Ross-Ade Stadium.
- Indiana's rushing attack piled up 355 yards, the second-highest total, with senior running back Roman Hemby rushing 152 yards including an 82-yard touchdown.
- By the numbers, Indiana outgained Purdue with team totals of 548 to 282 yards, while Amare Ferrell intercepted Ryan Browne and Devan Boykin recovered a Purdue fumble.
- The win clinched Indiana Hoosiers a Big Ten championship berth and scheduled them to play on Dec. 6 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, likely guaranteeing a consecutive College Football Playoff appearance.
- This season delivered historical firsts as Indiana finished 12-0 unbeaten and untied, Curt Cignetti became first coach since Bo McMillin in the 1930s to win first two games against Purdue, while Purdue Boilermakers closed 2-10 with a 10-game losing streak.
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Indiana Goes Perfect for First Time, Beats Purdue in Bucket Game
Source: Justin Casterline / Getty WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Indiana capped its first unbeaten regular season on Friday, rolling past Purdue 56-3 in the 100th Old Oaken Bucket game. The second-ranked Hoosiers took control early and pushed their record to 12-0, keeping the Bucket in Bloomington for a second straight year and securing their first trip to the Big Ten championship game. Fernando Mendoza settled in after a cold start, throwing two touchd…
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Marietta Daily JournalNo. 2 Indiana hammers Purdue, books spot in Big Ten title game
Fernando Mendoza passed for two touchdowns and ran for another, and Kaelon Black rushed for two more scores as No. 2 Indiana rolled to a 56-3 rout of host Purdue on Friday in West Lafayette, Ind.
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