Turbo Richard runs for 204 yards and a TD in No. 6 Indiana's 47-15 romp over Rutgers

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-04 · by Everett Merrill The Associated Press

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Turbo Richard led No. 6 Indiana to a 47-15 victory over Rutgers with 204 rushing yards and a touchdown. Quarterback Josh Hoover contributed 251 passing yards and four touchdowns, helping Indiana extend its win streak to 21 games, the longest since Washington's run from 2022 to 2024. The article highlights Richard’s return from an ankle injury and emphasizes Indiana's dominant performance on both offense and defense.
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Turbo Richard, a key running back for No. 6 Indiana, and quarterback Dylan Lonergan of Rutgers faced each other in a college football game on October 7th after transferring from Boston College. Despite initial concerns about Richard's ankle injury from the previous week, he returned to play and ran for an impressive 204 yards with one touchdown as Indiana defeated Rutgers by a score of 47-15 in Piscataway, New Jersey. This victory extended Indiana’s winning streak to an unprecedented 21 games, surpassing Washington's record from 2022-2024. Meanwhile, Lonergan struggled for consistency and left the game early with an injury after Rutgers fell behind by a significant margin.

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📰 Indiana vs Rutgers Football
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Toronto Star
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 33 📰 publisher trust 63
“Both articles describe Turbo Richard and No. 6 Indiana's victory over Rutgers on the same day in Piscataway, New Jersey.”
New York Post
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 14 📰 publisher trust 67
“Both articles describe the exact same football game between Indiana and Rutgers on October 4, 2026.”

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Who wrote this

Everett Merrill The Associated Press
8 article(s) here · 0 carrying a prediction
🔮 Richard, who Indiana coach Curt Cignetti said is expected to play Saturday after getting injured during last week’s closer-than-expected 29-23 victory over Northwestern, has run for 383 yards and four touchdowns.
🔮 “If I didn’t believe in the people downstairs, I wouldn’t say that.
🔮 When it came to deciding if he would stay at Rutgers after another disappointing season, he was up in the air.
🔮 Whoever gets the nod will benefit from the return of the Scarlet Knights’ leading rusher and wide receiver, Antwan Raymond and KJ Duff, respectively.
Wire or desk byline, not an individual reporter.
Also by Everett Merrill The Associated Press
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Topics

Big Ten Hoosiers Indiana Northwestern Rutgers

Subjects

Indiana ORG · 6× Rutgers ORG · 5× Hoosiers ORG · 3× Big Ten ORG · 2× Northwestern ORG · 2× Richard PERSON · 2× The Scarlet Knights ORG · 2× N.J. GPE · 1× PISCATAWAY GPE · 1× Turbo Richard PERSON · 1×

Narrative

Rutgers (1-4, 0-2 Big Ten) quarterback Dylan Lonergan, who played with Richard at Boston College last season, left the game midway through the second quarter with an injury after failing to pick up a first down on fourth and one.
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Claims (16 extracted, 0 hedged)

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Turbo Richard ran for 204 yards and a touchdown and Josh Hoover passed for 251 yards and four touchdowns to extend No. 6 Indiana’s win streak to 21 games in a 47-15 win over Rutgers Saturday night. asserted
Hoover → run → Rutgers
The defending national champions last loss occurred in the first week of the 2025 season. asserted
loss → defend → season
It is the longest win streak since Washington won 21 straight from 2022-24. asserted
Washington → win → 2022
Indiana (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten) amassed a season-high 593 total yards. asserted
Indiana → amass → yards
Richard returned to the starting lineup after leaving the Northwestern game last week in the second quarter with an ankle injury. asserted
Richard → return → injury
He showed no ill effects as he was barely touched running for over 200 yards for the first time in his career. asserted
he → show → career
Lee Beebe Jr. ran for 122 yards and a TD for the Hoosiers, who have scored at least 45 points in three games. asserted
who → run → games
Wide receiver Nick Marsh caught seven passes for 120 yards and a TD and Charlie Becker caught eight passes for 107 yards and two touchdowns. asserted
Becker → catch → yards
They became the first Indiana duo to amass at least 100 yards since Omar Cooper Jr. and Elijah Sarratt in 2024. asserted
They → become → 2024
Rutgers (1-4, 0-2 Big Ten) quarterback Dylan Lonergan, who played with Richard at Boston College last season, left the game midway through the second quarter with an injury after failing to pick up a first down on fourth and one. asserted
who → play → fourth
He was replaced by AJ Surace. asserted
He → replace → Surace
The duo combined for just 195 passing yards. asserted
duo → combine → yards
Ben Black III and Clay Thevenin scored for Rutgers. asserted
III → score → Rutgers
The Scarlet Knights managed just 59 yards on the ground, were held to nine first downs and traveled into Indiana territory on only three of their 12 possessions. asserted
Knights → manage → possessions
The Hoosiers registered four sacks and eight tackles for loss. asserted
Hoosiers → register → loss
With four losses and three of their next four games against Northwestern, Michigan and Wisconsin, the Scarlet Knights are in danger of missing the post-season for the second straight year. asserted
Knights → miss → year
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