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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – A visit from ESPN's College GameDay will lead into a noon kickoff on Big Ten Network for the No. 13/13 Indiana football program against Washington. A sold-out Memorial Stadium will host the first meeting as conference opponents and fourth all-time tilt between the Hoosiers and Huskies.
Setting the Scene
• Indiana leads the all-time series 2-1, winning one game in Bloomington and one in Seattle. Washington won the last matchup, defeating the Hoosiers, 38-13, in Seattle. (Another series IU leads).
• The matchup with Washington will be the first since 2003 and the first time in Bloomington since 1978. It will also be the first time that the two programs will play each other as conference foes.
By The Numbers
4 - The 4-0 start in Big Ten play marked the fourth time in program history IU started with an unblemished mark through four conference games (4-0, 2020; 4-0, 1987; 5-0, 1967).
47 - Indiana's 47 (46?) offensive touchdowns are the most among FBS teams through Week 8.
7 - Indiana's seven-game winning streak is the longest since an eight-game stretch during the 1967 season (Week 1-8).
News & Notes
• Indiana enters the game with a 7-0 record ..This is Indiana's second time in program history starting a season 7-0 (2024, 1967).
• Curt Cignetti is the only Indiana head coach to start his head coaching tenure with a 7-0 record.
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• Indiana's crowd of 53,082 for the Nebraska win marks the fourth-largest crowd in program history and the largest since Nov. 17, 1979 (53,202).
• The Indiana defense forced five turnovers, three interceptions and two fumbles and turned those into 28 points.
• Senior running back Justice Ellison went for 105 rushing yards on nine carries with two touchdowns. His two rushing scores marked six consecutive weeks with a touchdown. The last Hoosier with six-straight weeks is Tevin Coleman in 2014 (Week 1, 3-7), which was part of a 15-game streak that spanned the 2013-14 seasons.
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• Junior wide receiver Elijah Sarratt moved his consecutive games with a catch streak to 32-straight games with his 28-yard reception in the second quarter against Nebraska. …
• Junior Aiden Fisher led the Hoosiers with 11 tackles, marking the seventh time in his career logging double-digit tackles and the third time as a Hoosier. Fisher is tied for third in the Big Ten with 66 total tackles in 2024.
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• Redshirt junior defensive lineman Mikail Kamara owns at least one tackle in all 30 career appearances and at least a half tackle for loss in 27 of 30 career games. MORE ON PAGE 12
• Indiana's rushing touchdown in the first quarter was the first rushing score allowed by Nebraska's defense all season. IU finished with five rushing scores in the game and have 28 rushing touchdowns, the most in a season since 2014 (29; 12 games).
• With 215 yards rushing, Indiana snapped a streak of 13-straight games in which Nebraska didn't allow a 200-yard rushing game (249; Michigan, 2023). The 215 yards were more than double what the Huskers had allowed on average entering the game (84.2 ypg).
• IU is one of six teams nationally to have scored first in each of its games played (Indiana, Army, Ole Miss, Boise State, Memphis, Illinois) and is one of two teams to not trail in a game this season (Army).
• Indiana's 56 points extended its own program record of six consecutive games of scoring 40-plus points, and with its double-digit win extended its longest streak of double-digit wins in program history at seven-straight games.
• Through Week 8, Indiana is the only FBS program to not allow a first quarter point in 2024.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – A visit from ESPN's College GameDay will lead into a noon kickoff on Big Ten Network for the No. 13/13 Indiana football program against Washington. A sold-out Memorial Stadium will host the first meeting as conference opponents and fourth all-time tilt between the Hoosiers and Huskies.
Setting the Scene
• Indiana leads the all-time series 2-1, winning one game in Bloomington and one in Seattle. Washington won the last matchup, defeating the Hoosiers, 38-13, in Seattle. (Another series IU leads).
• The matchup with Washington will be the first since 2003 and the first time in Bloomington since 1978. It will also be the first time that the two programs will play each other as conference foes.
By The Numbers
4 - The 4-0 start in Big Ten play marked the fourth time in program history IU started with an unblemished mark through four conference games (4-0, 2020; 4-0, 1987; 5-0, 1967).
47 - Indiana's 47 (46?) offensive touchdowns are the most among FBS teams through Week 8.
7 - Indiana's seven-game winning streak is the longest since an eight-game stretch during the 1967 season (Week 1-8).
News & Notes
• Indiana enters the game with a 7-0 record ..This is Indiana's second time in program history starting a season 7-0 (2024, 1967).
• Curt Cignetti is the only Indiana head coach to start his head coaching tenure with a 7-0 record.
MORE ON PAGE 4
• Indiana's crowd of 53,082 for the Nebraska win marks the fourth-largest crowd in program history and the largest since Nov. 17, 1979 (53,202).
• The Indiana defense forced five turnovers, three interceptions and two fumbles and turned those into 28 points.
• Senior running back Justice Ellison went for 105 rushing yards on nine carries with two touchdowns. His two rushing scores marked six consecutive weeks with a touchdown. The last Hoosier with six-straight weeks is Tevin Coleman in 2014 (Week 1, 3-7), which was part of a 15-game streak that spanned the 2013-14 seasons.
MORE ON PAGE 8
• Junior wide receiver Elijah Sarratt moved his consecutive games with a catch streak to 32-straight games with his 28-yard reception in the second quarter against Nebraska. …
• Junior Aiden Fisher led the Hoosiers with 11 tackles, marking the seventh time in his career logging double-digit tackles and the third time as a Hoosier. Fisher is tied for third in the Big Ten with 66 total tackles in 2024.
MORE ON PAGE 11
• Redshirt junior defensive lineman Mikail Kamara owns at least one tackle in all 30 career appearances and at least a half tackle for loss in 27 of 30 career games. MORE ON PAGE 12
• Indiana's rushing touchdown in the first quarter was the first rushing score allowed by Nebraska's defense all season. IU finished with five rushing scores in the game and have 28 rushing touchdowns, the most in a season since 2014 (29; 12 games).
• With 215 yards rushing, Indiana snapped a streak of 13-straight games in which Nebraska didn't allow a 200-yard rushing game (249; Michigan, 2023). The 215 yards were more than double what the Huskers had allowed on average entering the game (84.2 ypg).
• IU is one of six teams nationally to have scored first in each of its games played (Indiana, Army, Ole Miss, Boise State, Memphis, Illinois) and is one of two teams to not trail in a game this season (Army).
• Indiana's 56 points extended its own program record of six consecutive games of scoring 40-plus points, and with its double-digit win extended its longest streak of double-digit wins in program history at seven-straight games.
• Through Week 8, Indiana is the only FBS program to not allow a first quarter point in 2024.
