Hoosiers use fast start to rout Idaho 56-14 in home opener

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Published September 11, 2021 9:09 PM

By MICHAEL MAROT
AP Sports Writer

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Michael Penix Jr. threw two touchdown passes and ran for another and the Indiana Hoosiers scored two special teams touchdowns for the first time since 1969 in a 56-14 rout over Idaho. Indiana has won 18 of its last 20 home openers though few were more dominant than this game. The Hoosiers took a 21-0 first-quarter lead. Javon Swinton returned a block punt for a score and D.J. Mathews Jr.’s an 81-yard punt return made it 35-0 before the Vandals had a first down.

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