Indiana is 7-0 for the first time since 1967. In other news, Nebraska football isn’t back.
The Hoosiers obliterated the Cornhuskers, 56-7, in Big Ten play on Saturday. They did it without starting quarterback Kurtis Rourke in the second half. Rourke injured his right hand and watched the rout in street clothes.
Indiana didn’t need him on this day. It was 28-7 at the break and Indiana added 14 points in each of the third and fourth quarters.
The 49-point margin of victory was the biggest in conference play since a 49-0 win at Minnesota in 1945. Of course, Nebraska wasn’t in the Big Ten in 1945.
Indiana still has Washington, Michigan and Ohio State on its schedule. However, the Hoosiers can equal their eight-win total in 2015 against the Huskies in their next game.
The last time Indiana won nine games in a single season was 1967.