Indiana State Sycamores vs Indiana Hoosiers Match Player Stats On Aug 30, 2014

SportsDirect Inc. staff
Aug 30, 2014

Indiana 28, Indiana State 10: Tevin Coleman rushed for a career-high 247 yards and two touchdowns to power the host Hoosiers in the season opener.

Coleman broke loose for first-quarter touchdown runs of 13 and 73 yards, and DกฏAngelo Roberts added a career-best 129 yards and a second-quarter score as Indiana (1-0) built a 21-3 halftime advantage. The Hoosiers finished with 449 yards on the ground, 560 yards of total offense and 29 first downs.

Buck Logan rushed for a touchdown for the Sycamores (0-1), who fell to 0-6 all-time against Indiana and mustered only 170 yards of total offense. Mike Perish finished 17-for-32 passing for 140 yards as Indiana State finished with just 10 first downs.

Indiana State missed a 42-yard field goal on the gameกฏs opening possession, and the Hoosiers moved 76 yards in nine plays, the final 13 coming on Colemanกฏs up-the-middle jaunt to make it 7-0. Eric Heidornกฏs 31-yard field goal with 3:46 left in the quarter brought Indiana State within 7-3, but Coleman busted through the middle of the Sycamores defense 40 seconds later, the 73-yard touchdown pushing the Hoosiersกฏ advantage to 14-3.

Roberts capped a seven-play, 32-yard second-quarter drive by bulling in from 2 yards out with 2:46 to play before halftime for a 21-3 Hoosiers lead. Indiana Stateกฏs Travis Starks intercepted Nate Sudfeld in the third quarter and returned it 60 yards, setting up Loganกฏs 5-yard run with 3:03 remaining in the period.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Rain and lightning delayed the start of the game by 49 minutes and forced the temporary evacuation of the seating area. กญ Colemanกฏs previous career high was 215 yards against Illinois last year. กญ Sudfeld completed 11-of-18 passes for 111 yards and one interception.