Indiana University Athletics
Indiana Routs Purdue, Reclaims Old Oaken Bucket
11/30/2024 11:00:00 PM | Football
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Kurtis Rourke threw two of his record-tying six touchdown passes to Elijah Sarratt, Justice Ellison and Ty Son Lawton each ran for scores and No. 10 Indiana routed rival Purdue 66-0 to reclaim the Old Oaken Bucket. The Hoosiers now must wait to find out its College Football Playoff fate.
The Hoosiers (11-1, 8-1 Big Ten, No. 10 CFP) capped a historic regular season with a school-record 11th win. They handed Purdue its most lopsided loss in the 125-game series, eclipsing the previous mark of 52-7 in 1988. It was also Indiana's largest home win in the series, surpassing the 37-0 victory in 1917 and the largest league win in school history.
IU outgained Purdue by over 500 total yards, putting up 582 yards of offense in the win. Five different players caught touchdowns while three different Hoosiers rushed for scores in the decisive win.
The cold, snowy conditions that forced field crew members to use leaf blowers to clear the hash marks and yard lines during the first half only made the sting of this loss worse.
Ellison's 2-yard run midway through the first quarter gave Indiana the lead. The Hoosiers made it 28-0 with three second-quarter scores — a 14-yard pass from Rourke to Ke'Shawn Williams, an 84-yard TD pass from Rourke to Elijah Sarratt and Lawton's 4-yard run.
The Boilermakers never recovered.
Rourke was 23 of 31 with 349 yards, becoming the third Indiana player with six TD passes in a game. Sarratt caught eight passes for 165 yards as Indiana outgained Purdue 582-67 in total yards.
Boilermakers quarterback Hudson Card was 6 of 13 with 35 yards and one interception. He did not play in the second half.
TAKEAWAYS
Indiana: The Hoosiers rebounded from their first loss with another good showing. Indiana fixed the blocking miscues that plagued it the previous two weeks and even though the Hoosiers fell just short of playing for a Big Ten title, they still could host a playoff game.
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