Indiana Hoosiers Beat Nebraska Cornhuskers 20-17 for Sixth…

Nick Marsh turned two fourth-quarter catches into the whole game, and Indiana needed every yard of them to leave Lincoln unbeaten.

Indiana Hoosiers beat Nebraska Cornhuskers 20-17 on Saturday at Memorial Stadium, pushing Indiana to 6-0 while Nebraska Cornhuskers dropped to 5-1.

Nebraska led for three quarters and had the ball rolling on the ground, but Indiana's passing game broke the game open late and the Hoosiers walked out with the Big Ten's last unbeaten record on the line.

Box score

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Indiana Hoosiers	3	0	3	14	20
Nebraska Cornhuskers	10	0	0	7	17

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How it turned

Nebraska controlled the first quarter. Keon Cunanan hit a 28-yard field goal, and after Indiana answered with a 42-yard Nick Radicic field goal, Nathan Hunter punched in a 10-yard touchdown run with just over a minute left in the opening period. That made it 10-3 Nebraska, and that's exactly where it stood at halftime, since the running score shows no points for either team in the second quarter.

Indiana chipped away in the third. Radicic connected from 35 yards out to cut it to 10-6, and that's how the third quarter ended, with Nebraska still in front.

The fourth quarter flipped everything. Anthony Colandrea broke a 39-yard touchdown run to make it 17-6 Nebraska, but Indiana answered in a hurry. Josh Hoover found Nick Marsh for a 75-yard touchdown, then hit him again for a 44-yard score, and suddenly Indiana led 20-17 to close out the game.

Scoring plays

Q1 8:57 NEB: K. Cunanan 28 yd FG GOOD
Q1 6:21 IU: N. Radicic 42 yd FG GOOD
Q1 1:01 NEB: N. Hunter run for 10 yds, for a TD (K. Cunanan KICK)
Q3 10:26 IU: N. Radicic 35 yd FG GOOD
Q4 12:01 NEB: A. Colandrea run for 39 yds, for a TD (K. Cunanan KICK)
Q4 11:51 IU: J. Hoover pass to N. Marsh for 75 yds, for a TD (N. Radicic KICK)
Q4 7:13 IU: J. Hoover pass to N. Marsh for 44 yds, for a TD (N. Radicic KICK)

Top performers

Josh Hoover was efficient and explosive at once, going 12 of 22 for 263 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions, both scores landing in Nick Marsh's hands. Marsh finished with six catches for 187 yards and the two touchdowns that decided it, while Hoover also picked up 24 yards on five carries. Lee Beebe Jr. added 31 yards on nine carries to keep Indiana's ground game moving in spurts.

Nebraska's Anthony Colandrea threw for 255 yards on 25-of-43 passing with an interception, and his legs did more damage than his arm, with 47 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries. Jacory Barney Jr. was his top target with nine catches for 108 yards, and Luke Lindenmeyer chipped in seven grabs for 45 yards. Jamal Rule led the Nebraska backfield with 53 yards on 15 carries, but Nebraska's two turnovers and inability to find the end zone through the air left the Cornhuskers short.

Top performers