close
close

Association-anemone

Bite-sized brilliance in every update

Kicker Nicolas Radicic is part of Indiana’s record wins at Michigan State
asane

Kicker Nicolas Radicic is part of Indiana’s record wins at Michigan State

History was made in more ways than one on Saturday at Spartan Stadium.

Victory no. 13 Indiana’s 47-10 rout of Michigan State gave the Hoosiers their first 9-0 start and nine-game winning streak in program history and tied the program record for single-season wins, joining to the 1967 and 1945 teams.

It also made Indiana redshirt freshman Nicolas Radicic the program’s single-season record holder for extra points in a season.

Radicic made all five of his extra point attempts Saturday, extending his season total to 57 for 57. He surpassed Mitch Ewald’s previous record of 56 extra points made in 2013 and Griffin Oakes’ mark of 53 extra points in 2015. Ewald went 56 for 56. season and Oakes went 53 for 57.

Those records were achieved over the course of 12- and 13-game seasons, respectively, but Radicic surpassed those marks in just nine games. That’s a testament to his accuracy and an Indiana offense that ranks second nationally at 46.6 points per game. Radicic is also 6-for-6 on field goal attempts this season, his longest being 37 yards at Northwestern.

Radicic joined Indiana as part of former head coach Tom Allen’s 2023 recruiting class. Out of Coppell High School in Texas, Radicic was considered a five-star recruit by Kohl’s Kicking and played in the 2023 Army All-American Bowl. He made two extra points and a field goal as a true freshman in 2023.

Indiana’s 55 rushing touchdowns are its most since 2013, when he scored 61 touchdowns. The offensive line allowed zero sacks for the second straight Big Ten game, the first time that has happened since 2001 when the Hoosiers went five straight conference games without allowing a sack.

Indiana’s 47 points on Saturday are the most it has ever scored against Michigan State, and the 37-point victory is the Hoosiers’ largest margin of victory over the Spartans ever. That surpasses the previous records set in 2001, when Indiana scored 46 points against Michigan State, and in 1991, when the Hoosiers went 31-0. Indiana’s 47 unanswered points Saturday is believed to be a program record, according to Indiana Athletics.

Indiana’s 6-0 start in Big Ten play is the best six-game start in conference play in program history and ties the record for conference wins in a season along with 2020, 1987 and 1967. Indiana coach Curt Cignetti, now holds the program record. for most wins in a season by a first-year coach.

The Hoosiers picked up another double-digit win on Saturday, which extends their program record to nine straight wins by more than 10 points. The 47 points scored against Michigan State gives the 2024 Hoosiers a program-record seven games with at least 40 points scored.

Indiana’s defense was particularly dominant Saturday, allowing a program-record minus-36 yards rushing. This broke the previous record of minus-32 yards set in 2002 against William & Mary.

Indiana has held opponents under 100 rushing yards in six games this season, which ties the 1990 Hoosiers for most such games since 1950.