Indiana football hardly missed a beat in its first road test of the season Saturday night.Amassing a season-high 593 total yards of offense, the Hoosiers routed Rutgers 47-15 to claim their 21st straight victory and improve to 5-0 on the season.Here are three takeaways from Indiana’s victory.
Indiana’s run game is dominant
Indiana averaged 212.9 rushing yards per game and 5.2 yards per carry last season. Somehow, the Hoosiers’ rushing attack has found another gear in 2026.After rushing for 339 yards Saturday night, Indiana is averaging just north of 250 yards per game and 6.5 yards per carry, both top-20 marks nationally.
Despite carrying injury designations throughout much of the week, neither Turbo Richard nor Lee Beebe Jr. appeared particularly bothered against Rutgers.After Beebe eclipsed 200 yards against Northwestern last week, it was Richard’s turn Saturday night.
Richard ran the ball 13 times for 204 yards and a touchdown, averaging a gaudy 15.7 yards per carry. Beebe added 122 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries and a more modest 6.8 yards per carry.Indiana was the only team nationally to feature two 1,000-yard rushers last season in Roman Hemby and Kaelon Black…