INDIANAPOLIS—The No. 12 UIndy football team celebrated Homecoming with a 59-17 victory against the visiting Cardinals of William Jewell Saturday night. The Greyhounds racked up an impressive 648 total yards while setting season highs in points scored and scoring margin.
 
INS & OUTS
It was a four-point game after the first 15 minutes, but UIndy pulled away with a big second quarter. Sophomore running back Jon Lewis started the surge with a 49-yard touchdown rush early in the second, while Kaleb Carver bookended it with a short TD catch with just five seconds left in the half.
 
Up 31-10 at the break, the Hounds carried the momentum into the second half. Lewis extended the lead midway through third quarter with another rushing TD, capping a lengthy 11-play, 84-yard drive.
 
UIndy tacked one three more touchdowns, including a pair of fourth-quarter scores from Lenny Bennett.
 
INSIDE THE BOX
-The Hounds combined for five rushing TDs and averaged 8.5 yards per carry.
-Justin Thomas earned two of the team's eight tackles for a loss, while adding a pair of QB hurries.
-Carver's five-yard touchdown catch was his first career score.
-Ten Greyhounds caught at least one reception, while defensively 20 different Hounds garnered at least one tackle.
 
MORE NOTES
UIndy moves to 10-1 all-time versus Jewell, upping its current win streak in the series to eight … UIndy's 431 rushing yards marked its highest total since the 2021 Homecoming win versus McKendree.
 
UP NEXT
The Greyhounds have a massive game on tap, as they travel to undefeated Truman State University Saturday, Oct. 14.