Week 6Big Noon in Lincoln

IndianaatNebraska

Sat., Oct. 10, 2026 · 11:00 AM CT · FOX · Memorial Stadium, Lincoln

The bottom line

Indiana's offense, 280 plays from the ESPN play-by-play over 5 games (2026 games before Nebraska: North Texas, Howard, Western Kentucky, Northwestern, Rutgers): 62% run, 6.9 yards a play, 54% success and 47 explosives (run 10+, pass 20+). [2][3]

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The film room

Indiana offense, 280 plays, ESPN play-by-play in 5 games, 2026 games before Nebraska: North Texas, Howard, Western Kentucky, Northwestern, Rutgers. Tap a zone on the field, pick a down & distance, and read what they like. [2][3]

Down & distance

Field zone (or tap the field)

QB on the field

Routes drawn for illustration.

Success = 40% of the yards needed on 1st down, 60% on 2nd, all of it on 3rd and 4th. Explosive = a run of 10+ or a pass play of 20+ yards (the play-by-play definitions; Week 7's film grids use 12+ / 16+). Source: the ESPN play-by-play, scrimmage plays only. There is no result column (touchdown, interception, fumble), so results are not shown. Formation, personnel, front, shell and pressure are film-tagged on 199 of 280 plays only; the rest show the play-by-play facts. [2][3]

What they are

280

Plays

5 games · ESPN play-by-play [2][3]

62%

Run rate

175 run / 105 pass (of 280) [2][3]

6.9

Yards per play

run 6.9 · pass 7.0 (incl. sacks) [2][3]

54%

Success rate

152 of 280 · 40/60/100 rule [2][3]

Explosive plays

of 280 · run 10+, pass 20+ [2][3]

Top tendencies

1st & 10: 83 runs, 43 passes (66% run, 126 plays).
3rd & 5+: pass on 20 of 30 (67%); 10 hit the success bar.
Red zone (20-in): run on 47 of 55 (85%).
Top ball carrier: L.Beebe Jr., 84 of 175 runs, 6.1 a carry.
Top target: N.Marsh, 30 of 105 pass plays, 8.5 a target.
Plays tagged exactly "3x1" (27): pass on 23 of 27.
Formation is film-tagged on 199 of 280 plays; formation tells use only those.

Sources: [2][3]

Sources

Stats through kickoff: Indiana's 2026 games before Oct. 10 (North Texas, Howard, Western Kentucky, Northwestern, Rutgers). Every number on this page ties to one of these. Film charting is our own work from broadcast-angle cut-ups; no film or broadcast images are published here.

[1] ESPN: Nebraska 2026 football schedule (date, kickoff, TV, venue)
[2] ESPN play-by-play: Indiana offense, scrimmage plays only, North Texas, Howard, Western Kentucky, Northwestern, Rutgers. Down, distance, spot, gain, ball carrier/target, direction; success and explosive flags computed by the Husker Film Room scouting desk
[3] Husker Film Room film tags (formation, play family, personnel, front, shell, pressure) from broadcast-angle cut-ups, matched to 199 of the play-by-play rows