BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Kurtis Rourke threw two touchdown passes and scored another touchdown — all in the first half Friday night — as the Indiana Hoosiers broke the school record for most points in a game with a 77-3 victory over Western Illinois.

The Hoosiers (2-0) surpassed the previous record of 76 points set in a 1901 shutout against Franklin College with Charlie Becker’s 3-yard touchdown run and extra point with 9:10 left. Coach Curt Cignetti also became the fourth Indiana coach since 1948 to win his first two games at the school.

Western Illinois (0-2) extended the longest losing streak in Division I to 26 in a row. The Leathernecks’ last win came on October 30, 2021.

But this time it was never close.

Indiana scored a touchdown on each of its first six possessions, rushed for 415 yards on 38 plays in the first half and led 42-3 at halftime. The Hoosiers finished the game with 701 total yards.

Rourke, the 2022 Mid-American Conference Offensive Player of the Year, was sensational in his second game with Indiana, completing 15 of 17 passes for 268 yards and running three times for 13 yards. Justice Ellison ran nine times for 117 yards and two TDs. Elijah Sarratt caught six passes for 137 yards, including a 71-yard touchdown.

Andison Coby opened the scoring with a 38-yard touchdown catch on the fifth play of the game. Ellison’s 2-yard touchdown run made it 14-0 before Sarratt finished with a long touchdown play. And Ty Son Lawton’s 19-yard touchdown run gave Indiana a 28-0 lead late in the first quarter.

Western Illinois’ only point was a 31-yard field goal in the final minute of the first half.

Ellison made it clear with a 47-yard touchdown run, opening the second half with a touchdown.

THE RESULT

Western Illinois: This season certainly hasn’t started well for the only active FBS or FCS team with two straight winless seasons. Both losses this season have been debacles, and the Leathernecks have lost eight of their last nine games by 39 points or more.

Indiana: The Hoosiers are off to a solid start, helped by a loose early-season schedule, but things will get a lot tougher next week in their Big Ten opener at UCLA.

Power outage

Western Illinois wasn’t the only team without power on Friday night. During halftime warmups, both scoreboards in the stadium went black. After a brief delay, the referees announced that they would keep the official game time. A few minutes later, the scoreboards restarted, showing about 10 1/2 minutes left until the end of the third quarter.

Next

Western Illinois: Visits former conference opponent Illinois State next Saturday.

Indiana: Plays in the Rose Bowl for the first time since 1968 next Saturday against UCLA.

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