Ohio State 34, Indiana 20
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 5, 2011
Where: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
Temperature:
48°
Head Official:
Dennis Lipski
Attendance:
105195
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Quarterback Braxton Miller rushed for over 100 yards and a pair of touchdowns as Ohio State piled up nearly 350 yards on the ground en route to a 34-20 victory over visiting Indiana on Saturday.
Dan Herron added 141 yards and a score for the Buckeyes (6-3, 3-2 Big Ten), who have won three straight to move over .500 in conference play.
Miller became the first Ohio State quarterback to rush for multiple touchdowns in back-to-back games since Heisman Trophy winner Troy Smith in 2005. Miller set another mark in the first quarter when he took off on a draw play and ran 81 yards for a touchdown. It was the longest run by any FBS quarterback this season.
The Hoosiers (1-9, 0-6) kept it surprisingly close, knotting it at 20 when Tre Roberson threw a 34-yard touchdown pass to Kofi Hughes midway through the third quarter.
But Miller ended the third quarter with a 20-yard scoring run on another draw play. Carlos Hyde, the third Buckeye to go over 100 yards rushing on the day, burst in for a 2-yard score early in the fourth to put the game away.
Indiana has lost 16 straight to Ohio State.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
| Indiana |
|
Ohio State |
|
Tre Roberson
|
Player |
Dan Herron
|
|
20 |
Attempts |
14 |
|
70 |
Yards |
141 |
|
3.5 |
Avg Yards |
10.1 |
|
0 |
Touchdowns |
1 |
|
0 |
Long |
0 |
Receiving
| Indiana |
|
Ohio State |
|
Kofi Hughes
| Player |
Chris Fields
|
|
8 |
Receptions |
1 |
|
147 |
Yards |
26 |
|
18.4 |
Avg Yards |
26.0 |
|
1 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
|
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary
| |
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
| Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
| Indiana
|
333 |
159 |
174 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
6.0 |
2 |
| Ohio State
|
401 |
346 |
55 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
4.0 |
0 |