Follow along as Indiana kicks off the 2024 season against FIU in Bloomington.
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FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL (0-0) at INDIANA (0-0)
- Kickoff: 3:30 p.m. Eastern, Saturday
- Location: Bloomington, Ind., Memorial Stadium (52,626; field turf)
- Television: BTN — Joe Beninati (pbp), Matt Barkley (analyst), Shane Sparks (sideline)
- Stream: Fox Sports
- Radio: IU Football radio network
- Odds: Indiana is a 22-point favorite
FINAL STATS:
FOURTH QUARTER:
TOUCHDOWN INDIANA: Elijah Green goes 51 yards on the run. Hoosiers go 2 plays 39 yards. 31-7 Indiana with 1:06 left.
2:00 minutes left, still 24-7, Hoosiers. FIU ball 4th-and-1 at their own 40.
Indiana’s ball 1st-and-10 at the FIU 38 with 5:26 left. 24-7, Hoosiers.
INTERCEPTION BY INDIANA: Amare Ferrell picks off a pass returns it 20 yards to the FIU 46. 24-7, Hoosiers with 10:58 left in the game.
First career INT ‼️@AmareFerrell_ | #IUFB | 📺: @BigTenNetwork pic.twitter.com/1N6NuM19aX
— Indiana Football (@IndianaFootball) August 31, 2024
THIRD QUARTER:
At the end of three, it’s 24-7, Indiana. FIU ball, 2nd-and-8 at their own 22.
FIELD GOAL INDIANA: Nicolas Radicic is good from 35 yards. IU went 13 plays, 68 yards. It’s 24-7 Indiana leads with 5:51 left in the third.
FIU goes 3-and-out to start the second half. 21-7, Hoosiers.
HALFTIME STATS:
SECOND QUARTER:
Halftime: Indiana 21, FIU 7.
TOUCHDOWN FIU: Golden Panthers go 12 plays and 75 yards. Indiana 21, FIU 7. :48 left in the first half.
TOUCHDOWN INDIANA: Ty Son Lawton 2-yard run. 16 plays, 93 yards. Indiana 21, FIU 0. 4:53 left in the 2nd.
- Indiana converted on 3rd-and-20 on the drive with this play:
WHAT A CATCH 🤯@MilesCross10 x @IndianaFootball #B1GFootball on @BigTenNetwork 📺 pic.twitter.com/GhZ2rgpRAo
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) August 31, 2024
Timeout Indiana. IU ball, 2-and-10 at the FIU 48, 9:25 left in the 2nd. 14-0, Indiana leads.
Indiana’s ball on their own 7. 12:58 left in the 2nd. 14-0, Indiana leads.
FIRST QUARTER:
End of first. Indiana 14, FIU 0. Total yards: Indiana 144, FIU 23.
TOUCHDOWN INDIANA: Ty Son Lawton 13-yard run. 9 plays, 76 yards. Indiana 14, FIU 0. 1:23 left in the 1st.
Tyson Lawton. Tuddy. #iufb pic.twitter.com/ZcJ9SvH7Uw
— Owen Graham (@owengraham22) August 31, 2024
TOUCHDOWN INDIANA: Rourke 9-yard pass to Horton. 7 plays, 58 yards. Indiana 7, FIU 0. 9:14 left in the 1st.
TOUCHDOWN HOOSIERS ‼️@ZHorton44 | #IUFB | 📺: @BigTenNetwork pic.twitter.com/kVE9pADvjq
— Indiana Football (@IndianaFootball) August 31, 2024
Both teams go 3-and-out to open the game. 13:05 left in the first, no score.
Indiana captains for today at midfield: Justice Ellison, Mike Katic, and James Carpenter.
FIU won the toss and they defer. Indiana and starting QB Kurtis Rourke will get the ball first.
Indiana takes the field for the first time under Curt Cignetti. #iufb pic.twitter.com/FbCRNFEttk
— Seth Tow (@SethTow) August 31, 2024
PREGAME NOTES:
Out with Injuries —
- Nick Kidwell – OL
- Josh Philostin – DB
- Andrew DePaepe – DE
- Vince Fiacable – OL
- E.J. Williams – WR
- JoJo Johnson – CB
- Brody Kosin – TE
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