No. 8 Indiana held on Saturday night to beat Michigan 20-15 and win 10 games for the first time in program history. The Hoosiers have their defense to thank for it.
Michigan had a chance to win the game with just over two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, but the Wolverines -- who had trouble stringing drives together all game -- needed a touchdown to do it. It all culminated in a fourth-and-10 from Michigan's 33-yard line.
With 1:35 on the clock, quarterback Davis Warren dropped back to pass and came under immediate pressure. He delivered a quick hitch to Peyton O'Leary, who stretched out but fell just short of the first down. With that, Indiana took over, got a first down on second-and-2 and bled the clock out.
Indiana's defense was the story all game. The Hoosiers were put into some difficult spots -- especially when quarterback Kurtis Rourke threw an interception inside his own 10-yard line -- but they did a good job of limiting the damage. Michigan was held to a field goal off of that interception, and two other scoring drives started inside Indiana territory.
Otherwise, the Wolverines crossed the 50-yard line just three times. Now, Indiana can turn its attention to a seismic clash against Ohio State in two weeks with a spot in the Big Ten Championship Game likely on the line.
- Indiana was the last Big Ten program to never have a 10-win season. The Hoosiers had just nine combined wins from 2021-23.
- That makes Indiana the first FBS team to ever start 10-0 after winning nine or fewer games over the previous three seasons.
- Indiana coach Curt Cignetti is the first coach in the past 50 years to start 10-0 in consecutive seasons at different schools.
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