Penn State 29, Indiana 7
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, October 10, 2015
Where: Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania
Temperature:
62°
Head Official:
Jeff Servinski
Attendance:
97873
By The Sports Xchange
Penn State quarterback Christian Hackenberg directed the Nittany Lions to their fifth straight victory with his arm and his feet, accounting for four touchdowns in a 26-7 win over Indiana at State College, Pa.
Hackenberg completed only 1-of-6 passing, but finished 21-of-39 for 262 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions.
He opened the scoring by faking a handoff to wide receiver Brandon Polk and then connected with the speedy freshman on a wheel route for a 39-yard touchdown with 7:35 left in the first quarter, giving the Nittany Lions (5-1, 2-0 in the Big Ten) a 7-0 lead.
The Hoosiers (4-2, 0-2), who were without injured quarterback Nate Sudfeld, answered with a brisk eight-play, 65-yard scoring drive, with quarterback Zander Diamont scoring on a 12-yard run with 3:26 left in the first quarter.
Hackenberg added another 39-yard scoring strike to wide receiver DaeSean Hamilton with 5:40 to play in the second quarter, although kicker Joey Julius missed the extra point, and Penn State went up 13-7.
Hackenberg's 22-yard run helped set up his two-yard touchdown run with 36 seconds left in the half, and the Nittany Lions led only 19-7 after Julius missed another extra point.
Hackenberg took it in himself again in the fourth quarter, this time scoring from five yards to give Penn State a 26-7 lead with 10:37 to play. Tyler Davis added a 30-yard field goal with 5:33 left.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| |
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
| Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
| Indiana
|
234 |
79 |
155 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4.0 |
0 |
| Penn State
|
420 |
154 |
266 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
4.0 |
2 |