Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor, September 27, 2015
And just like that, the non-conference portion of the schedule is complete, save for two upcoming games.
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The Big Ten went 12-2 in Week 4, the final week of full-on non-conference play, with Maryland (at West Virginia) and Purdue (vs. Bowling Green) suffering the lone losses. Michigan highlighted the action, shutting out No. 22 BYU, 31-0, at Michigan Stadium.
As is the case every week, there were also several head-turning stats compiled Saturday. And our research team (@BTNStatsGuys) is all over them throughout the season.
Get the top Week 4 nuggets below:
#Indiana moves to 4-0 for the 1st time since 1990; 5-game win streak longest since winning 5 straight in 1987. #Hoosiers
— BTNStatsGuys (@BTNStatsGuys) September 26, 2015
C.J. Beathard completed his first 15 passes Saturday, the best start by a #B1G QB since Russell Wilson (16-16) in 2011. #Iowa #Hawkeyes
— BTNStatsGuys (@BTNStatsGuys) September 26, 2015
#Minnesota with 3 consec. games decided by 3 or fewer pts, longest #BigTen streak since Michigan State (3 games) in 2012. #Gophers
— BTNStatsGuys (@BTNStatsGuys) September 26, 2015
More on Jordan Howard: only FBS player in last 20 seasons with 140+ rush yards in each of his first 4 games at a school. #Indiana #Hoosiers
— BTNStatsGuys (@BTNStatsGuys) September 26, 2015
#Iowa reaches 60 points for the 1st time since defeating Northwestern 62-10 in 2002. #Hawkeyes
— BTNStatsGuys (@BTNStatsGuys) September 26, 2015
