Filed under: Indiana, Northwestern"Underslopped" isn't a word, but it's a good description of how Northwestern was able to post a 20-17 victory over Indiana on Saturday. On a day when both teams were executing poorly, the Wildcats simply made smaller errors than the Hoosiers.
Indiana's passing game, normally among the Big Ten's best, had trouble getting established. It wasn't anything Northwestern was doing on defense. When quarterback Ben Chappell wasn't overthrowing his receivers, they were dropping the ball. Meanwhile, the Indiana running game never showed up at all.
Northwestern was able to find better balance on offense. The Wildcats scored the game's first touchdown on a Dan Persa to Jeremy Ebert pass in which Persa (right, in an earlier game) scrambled wildly between the hash marks. Running back Mike Trumpy had a breakout game, rushing for 109 yards on 21 carries. Trumpy was the Wildcats' first 100-yard rusher since Mike Kafka went for 217 yards against Minnesota in 2008.
Chappell put Indiana ahead 10-7 just before halftime on a six-yard touchdown run/stretch. Northwestern was able to answer quickly, helped along by an impossible-looking catch by Demetrius Fields that set up a Stefan Demos field goal to tie the game at 10.
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