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College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Rutgers 38, Indiana 3
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 13, 2021
Where: Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana
Temperature: 39°
Head Official: Mark Kluczynski
Attendance: 40171

Isaih Pacheco rushed for 79 yards and two touchdowns, lifting Rutgers to a 38-3 win over Indiana on Saturday in Big Ten play at Bloomington, Ind.

The Scarlet Knights (5-5, 2-5 Big Ten) moved within a win of bowl eligibility by taking advantage of Indiana mistakes. Rutgers scored 17 points off of two Indiana turnovers and a muffed punt. Starting quarterback Noah Vedral added 97 yards passing and a rushing touchdown for the Scarlet Knights.

The Hoosiers (2-8 0-7) dropped their sixth straight game. Indiana used three quarterbacks -- starting true freshman Donaven McCulley before turning to Jack Tuttle and Grant Gremel. None were effective. Tuttle, making his first appearance since suffering a foot injury on Oct. 23 against Ohio State, threw two interceptions before suffering a leg injury in the second quarter that forced him out of the game.

Rutgers cashed in on an early Indiana turnover. On the opening play of the game, Rutgers recovered a fumble at Indiana's 21-yard line on a botched exchange from McCulley to running back Davion

Ervin-Poindexter. Four plays later, Pacheco scored on an 8-yard touchdown run, giving Rutgers a quick 7-0 lead.

The Scarlet Knights extended their lead to 14-0 later in the first quarter, putting together a 9-play, 70-yard drive, capped by a 3-yard touchdown run from Pacheco.

Early in the second quarter, Rutgers converted more points off an Indiana turnover when linebacker Tyreem Powell intercepted a Tuttle pass at the Rutgers 24-yard line. The possession ended with

Valentino Ambrosio's 38-yard field goal, extending the Rutgers lead to 17-0.

Indiana got on the scoreboard late in the first half. McCulley connected with receiver Ty Fryfogle on a 46-yard pass play down to the Rutgers 29-yard line with 16 seconds left in the first half. After missing a 38-yard field goal earlier in the game, Charles Campbell connected on a 47-yard field goal with two seconds left in the first half, cutting the Rutgers lead to 17-3.

Rutgers extended its lead to 24-3 with 12:27 left on a 10-yard scoring run by Aaron Young, which came after Fryfogle lost a fumble on a punt return at the Indiana's 10-yard line.

Raiqwon O'Neal scored later in the third quarter on a tackle eligible play, taking a lateral pass from Vedral for a 7-yard TD run to put Rutgers up 31-3.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
Rushing
Rutgers   Indiana
Isaih Pacheco Player Jack Tuttle
21 Attempts 3
79 Yards 16
3.8 Avg Yards 5.3
2 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Receiving
Rutgers   Indiana
Bo Melton Player Ty Fryfogle
5 Receptions 5
50 Yards 51
10.0 Avg Yards 10.2
0 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Rutgers 320 218 102 5 1 2 1.0 1
Indiana 262 85 177 0 1 0 0.0 0