COPPER BOWL : Indiana Gets All the Breaks and Trounces Baylor, 24-0

Vaughn Dunbar and Trent Green broke Indiana single-season records, and the Hoosier defense broke the backs of the Baylor Bears, 24-0, Tuesday night in the Copper Bowl.

Indiana (7-4-1) built a 17-0 halftime lead, then capitalized on two key defensive plays late in the half to deal Baylor (8-4) its first shutout in 14 bowl appearances.

Dunbar gained 106 yards in 28 carries for a season total of 1,805, 12 yards more than Anthony Thompson’s total in 1989.

Green passed for 165 yards, pushing his season total to 2,627, to break Steve Bradley’s 1984 mark of 2,544.

Scott Bonnell added a 27-yard field goal in the second quarter.

The Hoosiers held Baylor’s veer offense to 269 yards.

Free safety Damon Watts came up with Indiana’s biggest defensive play with 51 seconds left in the third quarter, recovering a fumble by Baylor quarterback J.J. Joe in the Indiana end zone to stop the Bears’ most serious scoring threat.

John Miller intercepted a pass by Joe at the Hoosier 38 on Baylor’s next possession, setting up a 60-yard scoring drive capped by Green’s second touchdown run, a four-yarder.

Dunbar’s five-yard touchdown run put Indiana ahead, 17-0, with 12 seconds left in the half.

Green scored the opening touchdown on a one-yard keeper midway through the first quarter.

Baylor drove 59 yards to the Indiana 21 on the following series. On a fake field goal, holder Kent Brentham, overthrew kicker Jeff Ireland, who was wide open, inside the Indiana 10.