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Big Ten Conference
Washington Indiana
Mark Brown
31
Winner Rutgers RUT 6-2 , 3-2
14
Indiana IND 2-5 , 0-4
Winner
Rutgers RUT
6-2 , 3-2
31
Final
14
Indiana IND
2-5 , 0-4
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
RUT Rutgers 7 10 7 7 31
IND Indiana 7 7 0 0 14

Game Recap: Football |

Bowl Eligible: Football Beats Indiana, 31-14

RUTGERS 31 (6-2, 3-2), INDIANA 14 (2-5, 0-4)
MEMORIAL STADIUM • BLOOMINGTON, IND.
OCTOBER 21, 2023 • ATTENDANCE: 43,611

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Rutgers football (6-2, 3-2) scored 17 unanswered points on the way to defeating Indiana (2-5, 0-4), 31-14, on Saturday at Memorial Stadium. With the victory, the Scarlet Knights are bowl eligible.

For fans interested in receiving bowl ticket information, please submit the 2023 Rutgers Bowl Interest Form. Details will be sent out as they become available in the coming weeks.

Rutgers rushed for a Big Ten school record 276 yards, led by 143 from QB Gavin Wimsatt and 109 from RB Kyle Monangai. Wimsatt's 143 yards were the most by a quarterback in program history.

FIRST HALF
The Hoosiers opened up the scoring on a 35-yard touchdown pass on the opening drive of the game. RU had a strong response, marching right down the field on a 15-play, 75-yard touchdown drive capped off by a one-yard rush by Wimsatt.

On the opening play of the second quarter, DB Shaquan Loyal blocked the IU punt, which DB Eric Rogers scooped up and returned 17 yards for his first career touchdown. The score marked the 13th time under head coach Greg Schiano that Rutgers blocked a punt and returned it for a touchdown. 

While a Hoosier touchdown tied the game 14-14 with 3:58 left in the half, DB Robert Longerbeam pounced on a fumbled punt to set up the RU offense late in the half. PK Jai Patel drilled a 21-yard field goal, his eighth of the season, giving the Scarlet Knights a 17-14 lead at the half. 
 
SECOND HALF
Rutgers received the opening kick of the second half and put together a 12-play, 75-yard touchdown drive, capped by another rushing touchdown from Wimsatt to make it 24-14. It marked his second rushing score of the game and sixth of the season. 

Wimsatt followed it up with his record-breaking score, rushing 80 yards for a touchdown with 13:11 remaining in the game to give him 143 on the day. His touchdown made it 31-14, which would hold as the final. 
 
NOTES
  • Rutgers improved to 6-2, its best start to a season since beginning 7-1 in 2012. The six wins are also the most in a season since going 8-5 in 2014.
  • Rutgers is bowl eligible for the seventh time under head coach Greg Schiano and is poised to earn the 12th bowl invitation in program history.
  • Rutgers won three of its first five Big Ten games for the first time since joining the conference. It was also the second time winning back-to-back Big Ten games at any point, also done in 2017 (Illinois, Purdue).
  • Rutgers matched the program high with three Big Ten wins in a season, also done in 2014, 2017 and 2020.
  • Rutgers has won its past three meetings against Indiana, the first time defeating the same opponent three consecutive years in Big Ten play. The series is now tied at five overall, with the Scarlet Knights holding a 3-2 advantage at Memorial Stadium.
  • Rutgers improved to 12-1 since 2020 when not committing a turnover in a game.
  • Rutgers rushed for 276 yards, its most in a Big Ten game since joining the conference.
  • QB Gavin Wimsatt rushed for three touchdowns, tying Robert Martin (2014 Indiana & 2015 Indiana) for the most by a Scarlet Knight in a Big Ten game. He now has seven rushing scores this season, the most by a quarterback this century.
  • Wimsatt finished with a career-high 143 rushing yards, the most by a quarterback in a game in program history. That included a long rush of 80 yards, the longest for RU since Isiah Pacheco's 80-yard dash versus Michigan in 2018.
  • RB Kyle Monangai recorded his fourth 100-yard rushing game of the season, the most by a Scarlet Knight since Paul James in 2013.
  • DB Shaquan Loyal blocked a punt returned 17 yards for a touchdown by DB Eric Rogers. It was the first blocked kick of the season for the Scarlet Knights and 68th under head coach Greg Schiano. It was the 13th touchdown on a blocked punt under Schiano, the last in 2022 versus Michigan.
  • Rutgers scored a defensive/special teams touchdown for the second consecutive week, making it 61 such scores under Schiano.
  • DB Robert Longerbeam recovered his second fumble in as many weeks to set up a field goal before halftime.
UP NEXT
Rutgers is idle next week with a bye before returning to action Nov. 4 to host No. 3 Ohio State at SHI Stadium for Military Appreciation Day. The game is presented by McDonald's. The Scarlet Knights are 5-0 at home this season.
 
Gallery: (10-21-2023) Football vs. Indiana (10/21/23)

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