Western Michigan at Indiana

Saturday, September 2, 2006

Indiana beat Western Michigan 39–⁠20. It was their third meeting; after it, Indiana led the series 3–⁠0.

AwayWestern Michigan8–⁠5 in 2006
20
HomeIndiana5–⁠7 in 2006
39

Final at Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN), BloomingtonAttendance 30,733

At kickoff
71°F, overcast, wind 8 mph from the northeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Monroe County Airport (KBMG), 9 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Western Michigan337720
Indiana71316339

Standouts

Player stats

Western Michigan

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Ryan Cubit16/2216602
Thomas Peregrin9/125110
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Mark Bonds1861117
Brandon West735013
Jamarko Simmons1909
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jamarko Simmons799026
Mark Bonds325010
Joe Chapple42208
Chris Maragos222011
InterceptionsIntYdsTD
Louis Delmas100

Indiana

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Blake Powers16/2819211
Graeme McFarland4/76010
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Josiah Sears835112
Demetrius McCray320015
Bryan Payton418010
Marcus Thigpen5903
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
James Hardy486034
James Bailey551019
Marcus Thigpen233130
Andrew Means226116
InterceptionsIntYdsTD
Will Meyers1370
Chris Phillips1661

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

Western MichiganIndiana
289Total yards323
242Passing yards269
72Rushing yards71
6.4Yards per pass7.2
2.3Yards per rush2.5
19First downs20
5–⁠14Third downs4–⁠12
0–⁠0Fourth downs1–⁠2
3Turnovers2
8–⁠91Penalties8–⁠90
19:02Possession17:38

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Western Michigan 53% to win. Indiana won as Elo’s underdog.

Indiana leads 5–⁠0 in five meetings, counting the two since this game.

Recent meetings
2009Indiana 23, Western Michigan 19
2007Indiana 37, Western Michigan 27
2006Indiana 39, Western Michigan 20
1998Indiana 45, Western Michigan 30
1995Indiana 24, Western Michigan 10

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