The Indiana Hoosiers football program capped off a historic 2024 regular season with a blowout win over Purdue, 66-0, in the 99th Old Oaken Bucket Game, to improve to 11-1 under first year head coach Curt Cignetti. The Hoosiers beat down the Purdue Boilermakers for the first time since 2019 and defeated the in-state rivals in Bloomington for the first time since 2016.
Hoosiers senior quarterback Kurtis Rourke completed 23 of 31 passes for 346 yards and a career-high six touchdowns, helping the Hoosiers out gained the Boilermakers 582-67. It's the third time this year Rourke has thrown four TD passes or more.
Elijah Surratt aka "Mr. Waffle House" finished with eight catches for 165 yards and two touchdowns
“This is just step one,” senior linebacker Jailin Walker said postgame. “We’re getting ready for the College Football Playoffs. This wasn’t our ambition — our ambition is to go to the College Football Playoffs.”
Purdue fired their head football coach Ryan Walters, the school announced Sunday, two seasons into his tenure. Ryan Walters finished his second season with a 5-19 record.
The Indiana Hoosiers are a lock to be included in the first 12-team College Football Playoff when the official bracket is announced on December 8th at 8pm et on ESPN.
Up a spot in this week's polls. pic.twitter.com/NeRVn6xXfP
— Indiana Football (@IndianaFootball) December 1, 2024