The Sunday Sampler 2011 – Indiana

Mike Rocco led the Hoos on a touchdown drive at the end of each half.

The Virginia football team needed every point and every second of Saturday’s game to shake Indiana 34-31 in Bloomington. So it’s fairly obvious that two touchdown drives late in each half played a key role in such a nip-and-tuck outcome.

The Cavaliers orchestrated two half-ending touchdown drives of more than 60 yards that produced 15 total points. The first half scoring march covered 66 yards in 7 plays. The game-tying drive near the end of the game ate up 77 yards on 15 plays. Interestingly, the two drives had a lot of similarities in formations and play calls as the Hoos picked apart the Hoosiers in critical situations.

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