2025 Indiana Hoosiers football team

The 2025 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented Indiana University Bloomington (Indiana or IU) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Hoosiers were led by second-year head coach Curt Cignetti. They played home games at Memorial Stadium located in Bloomington, Indiana, as members of the Big Ten Conference.

2025 Indiana Hoosiers football
Consensus national champion Big Ten champion Rose Bowl champion Peach Bowl champion
Big Ten Championship Game, W 13–10 vs. Ohio State
Rose Bowl (CFP Quarterfinal), W 38–3 vs. Alabama Peach Bowl (CFP Semifinal), W 56–22 vs. Oregon CFP National Championship, W 27–21 vs. Miami (FL)
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
Record	16–0 (9–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Curt Cignetti (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Shanahan (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Chandler Whitmer (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro spread
Defensive coordinator	Bryant Haines (2nd season)
Base defense	Multiple 4–2–5
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Uniform

2025 Big Ten Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 Indiana y$#^		9	–	0					16	–	0
No. 5 Ohio State y^		9	–	0					12	–	2
No. 4 Oregon ^		8	–	1					13	–	2
No. 21 Michigan		7	–	2					9	–	4
No. 20 USC		7	–	2					9	–	4
No. 17 Iowa		6	–	3					9	–	4
Illinois		5	–	4					9	–	4
Washington		5	–	4					9	–	4
Minnesota		5	–	4					8	–	5
Nebraska		4	–	5					7	–	6
Northwestern		4	–	5					7	–	6
Penn State		3	–	6					7	–	6
UCLA		3	–	6					3	–	9
Rutgers		2	–	7					5	–	7
Wisconsin		2	–	7					4	–	8
Maryland		1	–	8					4	–	8
Michigan State		1	–	8					4	–	8
Purdue		0	–	9					2	–	10
Championship: Indiana 13, Ohio State 10
# – College Football Playoff champion ^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant As of July 5, 2026 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025 season was the most successful season in Indiana's football history. The season included numerous firsts for the program: The Hoosiers defeated a top-five ranked opponent on the road for the first time (week 7 at No. 5 Oregon); had their highest AP poll, Coaches Poll, and College Football Playoff rankings in program history (all at No. 1); had a road victory at Penn State in week 11, marking their first-ever win in Happy Valley; finished the regular season with a perfect 12–0 record for the first time (exceeding their program record of 11 wins from the previous year); and made their first Big Ten Championship Game in program history. In that game, they defeated then-No. 1 Ohio State for the first time since 1988, won the Big Ten title for the first time since 1967, and won the conference outright for the first time since 1945. Quarterback Fernando Mendoza also became the first Hoosier to win the Heisman Trophy. This Indiana team was the first one since then to finish the regular season undefeated and the only one to do so without tying a game after ties were abolished following the 1995 regular season with the introduction of overtime. Their appearance in the Big Ten Championship against Ohio State reached a record-breaking 18.3 million viewers, making it the most-watched conference championship in college football history.

As the No. 1 seed in the playoff, they received a first-round bye and played in the Rose Bowl, Indiana's second Rose Bowl appearance (the other being in 1967) and the Hoosiers' third appearance in a major bowl or equivalent. They defeated No. 9 Alabama 38–3 for their first-ever Rose Bowl victory, and became the first top-4 seed to win in the expanded 12-team playoff coming off a bye. This was also the first bowl victory for Indiana since the 1991 Copper Bowl. With the win, they advanced to the national semifinal at the Peach Bowl against the Oregon Ducks. In a rematch of a regular-season game on October 11, they won 56–22, with Fernando Mendoza throwing 5 touchdown passes, marking his second consecutive game with more touchdown passes than incompletetions and his fifth of the season, a feat not achieved since the turn of the century.

With the win, the team advanced to the College Football Playoff National Championship, their first ever appearance in a national championship game. They defeated the Miami Hurricanes 27–21 at Hard Rock Stadium on January 19, 2026 to win their first national championship in program history. With the feat, they became the first FBS team to compile a perfect 16-win season since the 1894 Yale Bulldogs, the first Big Ten team other than Michigan or Ohio State to win a consensus national championship since Minnesota in 1960, and the first new team to win a national championship since Florida in 1996. This team also became the first Hoosiers' athletic program to win a national championship and complete an undefeated season since the 1975–76 men's basketball team. The 2025 Indiana Hoosiers are regarded as one of the greatest turnarounds in sports history, as they were just two seasons removed from a 3–9 record and prior to the season had the most all-time losses among FBS college football programs, and Cignetti compiling an astonishing 27–2 record in his first two seasons with Indiana.

The Indiana Hoosiers drew an average home attendance of 51,184, the 42nd-highest of all college football teams.

Offseason

Departures

• RB Ty Son Lawton
• WR Andison Coby
• TE Trey Walker
• OL Mike Katic
• OL Nick Kidwell
• OL Tyler Stephens
• DE Lanell Carr Jr.
• DE Jacob Mangum-Farrar
• S Josh Sanguinetti
• K Derek McCormick
• P James Evans
• DB Shawn Asbury II
• WR Miles Cross
• DB Cedarius Doss
• RB Justice Ellison
• DB Terry Jones Jr.
• DB Nic Toomer

NFL draft

Main article: 2025 NFL draft

Name	Pos.	Team	Round	Pick
CJ West	DL	San Francisco 49ers	4	113
Kurtis Rourke	QB	San Francisco 49ers	7	227
James Carpenter	DT	Jacksonville Jaguars	Undrafted
Zach Horton	TE	Detroit Lions	Undrafted
Myles Price	WR	Minnesota Vikings	Undrafted
Jailin Walker	LB	Las Vegas Raiders	Undrafted
Trey Wedig	OL	Los Angeles Rams	Undrafted
Ke'Shawn Williams	WR	Pittsburgh Steelers	Undrafted

Source:

CFL draft

Main article: 2025 CFL draft

Name	Pos.	Team	Round	Pick
Kurtis Rourke	QB	Saskatchewan Roughriders	3	25

Source:

Outgoing transfers

Name	No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	New school
Josh Philostin	0	DB	5' 11"	180 lbs	Fr.	Palm Beach, FL	Rhode Island
Donaven McCulley	1	WR	6' 5"	203 lbs		Indianapolis, IN	Michigan
Makai Jackson	2	WR	6' 0"	200 lbs	RS-Sr.	Levittown, PA	Liberty
Tayven Jackson	2	QB	6' 4"	212 lbs		Greenwood, IN	UCF
JoJo Johnson	3	CB	6' 0"	184 lbs		Merrillville, IN	Bowling Green
E.J. Williams Jr.	7	WR	6' 4"	203 lbs		Phenix City, AL	Withdrew/remained at IU
Jamier Johnson	9	DB	5' 11"	181 lbs	RS-Jr.	Pasadena, CA	UCLA
DJ Warnell Jr.	10	S	6' 3"	200 lbs		La Marque, TX	North Texas
Roman Purcell	12	QB	6' 1"	214 lbs		Indianapolis, IN	California (PA)
Tyrik McDaniel	17	S	6' 1"	195 lbs		Columbia, SC	The Citadel
Elijah Green	21	RB	6' 0"	207 lbs		Roswell, GA	Sam Houston
Jamison Kelly	21	S	6' 0"	190 lbs		Columbia, MS	TBD
Joshua Rudolph	26	LB	6' 0"	225 lbs		Montgomery, AL	UTEP
Jaz Boykin	28	CB	6' 0"	178 lbs		Fishers, IN	Hampton
Nahji Logan	33	LB	6' 3"	226 lbs		Yeadon, PA	Nevada
Ta'Derius Collins	49	DL	6' 4"	250 lbs	RS-Fr.	Shreveport, LA	Texas State
Vince Fiacable	53	OL	6' 4"	315 lbs	RS-Jr.	Fort Wayne, IN	Florida Atlantic
Caleb King	54	DE	6' 5"	261 lbs		Georgetown, IN	TBD
Venson Sneed Jr.	55	DE	6' 4"	265 lbs		Winter Park, FL	Western Kentucky
Noah Bolticoff	66	OL	6' 5"	300 lbs		Rose Hill, KS	North Alabama
Austin Barrett	73	OL	6' 6"	308 lbs	RS-Fr.	Bloomingdale, IL	Iowa State
Brady Simmons	81	WR	6' 1"	160 lbs		Indianapolis, IN	Miami (OH)
Brody Kosin	82	TE	6' 6"	237 lbs	Fr.	Clarkston, MI	Miami (OH)
Brody Foley	86	TE	6' 6"	255 lbs	RS-So.	Cincinnati, OH	Tulsa
Sam West	88	TE	6' 4"	246 lbs	RS-Fr.	Geeensburg, IN	Mississippi State
Marcus Burris Jr.	92	DL	6' 5"	286 lbs	RS-Jr.	Texarkana, TX	Memphis
Robby Harrison	93	DL	6' 4"	298 lbs	RS-So.	Greenwood, SC	Western Kentucky
Jamari Farmer		LB	6' 0"	210 lbs	Fr.	Mooresville, NC	East Tennessee State

Acquisitions

Incoming transfers

Name	No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Prev. school
Jonathan Brady	#0	WR	5' 10"	183 lbs	Sr.	Los Angeles, CA	California
Hosea Wheeler	#0	DL	6' 3"	300 lbs	RS-Sr.	Elk Grove, CA	Western Kentucky
Roman Hemby	#1	RB	6' 0"	208 lbs	RS-Sr.	Bel Air, MD	Maryland
Makai Jackson	#2	WR	6' 0"	200 lbs	Sr.	Levittown, PA	Appalachian State
Grant Wilson	#5	QB	6' 3"	217 lbs	RS-Sr.+	Milton, GA	Old Dominion
Louis Moore	#7	S	5' 11"	200 lbs	Gr.	Mesquite, TX	Ole Miss
Stephen Daley	#8	DL	6' 1"	273 lbs	Sr.	Winchester, VA	Kent State
Tyler Morris	#9	WR	5' 11"	185 lbs	Sr.	Bolingbrook, IL	Michigan
Ryland Gandy	#10	CB	6' 0"	180 lbs	RS-Jr.	Buford, GA	Pittsburgh
Devan Boykin	#12	CB	5' 11"	175 lbs	Gr.	Jamestown, NC	NC State
Kellan Wyatt	#13	EDGE	6' 2"	212 lbs	Sr.	Severn, MD	Maryland
Fernando Mendoza	#15	QB	6' 5"	225 lbs	RS-Jr.	Miami, FL	California
Holden Staes	#19	TE	6' 4"	248 lbs	Sr.	Atlanta, GA	Tennessee
Amariyun Knighten	#23	CB	6' 0"	174 lbs	RS-Jr.	Deerfield Beach, FL	Northern Illinois
Lee Beebe Jr.	#29	RB	5' 10"	220 lbs	RS-Jr.	Montgomery, AL	UAB
Brendan Franke	#35	K	6' 3"	225 lbs	RS-Sr.+	Gretna, NE	Texas State
Riley Nowakowski	#37	TE	6' 1"	243 lbs	RS-Sr.+	Milwaukee, WI	Wisconsin
Mitch McCarthy	#44	P	6' 5"	230 lbs	Sr.	Melbourne, AUS	UCF
Sam Lindsey	#45	LS	6' 0"	185 lbs	RS-So.	Lilburn, GA	Georgia State
Kahlil Benson	#67	OL	6' 6"	305 lbs	RS-Sr.+	Southaven, MS	Colorado
Zen Michalski	#75	OL	6' 6"	319 lbs	RS-Sr.	Floyds Knobs, IN	Ohio State
Pat Coogan	#78	OL	6' 5"	311 lbs	RS-Sr.	Palos Heights, IL	Notre Dame
Dominique Ratcliff	#91	DL	6' 3"	285 lbs	RS-Sr.+	Conroe, TX	Texas State

Recruiting class

Main article: 2025 college football recruiting class

College recruiting information (2025)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Byron Baldwin DB	Baltimore, MD	Saint Frances Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Nov 15, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (81)
LeBron Bond WR	Norfolk, VA	Matthew Fontaine Maury	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Apr 7, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (80)
Triston Abram DE	St. Louis, MO	Christian Brothers College	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jun 23, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (79)
Tyrone Burrus Jr. DE	Indianapolis, IN	Warren Central	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Nov 14, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (79)
Davion Chandler WR	Indianapolis, IN	Lawrence North	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jun 25, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (78)
Blake Thiry TE	Prairie du Chien, WI	Prairie du Chien	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Apr 16, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Seaonta Stewart Jr. ATH	Cincinnati, OH	Winton Woods	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jul 8, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Jaylen Bell DB	Loganville, GA	Grayson	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jun 1, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Baylor Wilkin OL	Findlay, OH		6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	278 lb (126 kg)	Jul 9, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Paul Nelson LB	Cincinnati, OH		6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jul 9, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Myles Kendrick WR	Jacksonville, FL		6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jun 29, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Kyler Garcia DT	Nashville, TN		6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Jun 26, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Andrew Barker TE	Kokomo, IN		6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	Jun 23, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Zacharey Smith DB	Hapeville, GA		6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jun 20, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Keishaun Calhoun DE	Groveport, OH		6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Jun 20, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Jamari Farmer LB	Mooresville, NC		5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Jun 17, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Jhrevious Hall DT	Columbia, TN		6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Jun 4, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Sean Cuono RB	Clearwater, FL		5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jun 3, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Garrett Reese DB	LaGrange Park, IL		6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Feb 16, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Evan Parker OL	Carmel, IN		6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	305 lb (138 kg)	Feb 5, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Matt Marek OL	Orland Park, IL		6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	Jan 31, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Rivals commits". Rivals. "ESPN commits". ESPN. "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. "247Sports commits". 247Sports.

Preseason

Spring game

Fernando Mendoza was "firmly entrenched as the starter" after spring football camp. Fernando's brother, Alberto Mendoza was the first backup, followed by Old Dominion transfer Grant Wilson.

Date	Time	Spring Game	Site	TV	Result	Source
April 17	8:00	Offense vs. Defense	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN		31–23 (Offense)

Big Ten media days

Indiana was projected to finish sixth in the Big Ten in the preseason media poll.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	2:30 p.m.	Old Dominion*	No. 20	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	FS1	W 27–14	47,109
September 6	12:00 p.m.	Kennesaw State*	No. 23	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	FS1	W 56–9	43,801
September 12	6:30 p.m.	Indiana State*	No. 22	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	BTN	W 73–0	46,219
September 20	7:30 p.m.	No. 9 Illinois	No. 19	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (rivalry)	NBC	W 63–10	56,088
September 27	3:30 p.m.	at Iowa	No. 11	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	Peacock	W 20–15	69,250
October 11	3:30 p.m.	at No. 3 Oregon	No. 7	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR (College GameDay)	CBS	W 30–20	59,625
October 18	3:30 p.m.	Michigan State	No. 3	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (Old Brass Spittoon)	Peacock	W 38–13	55,165
October 25	12:00 p.m.	UCLA	No. 2	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (Big Noon Kickoff)	FOX	W 56–6	54,867
November 1	3:30 p.m.	at Maryland	No. 2	SECU Stadium College Park, MD	CBS	W 55–10	46,185
November 8	12:00 p.m.	at Penn State	No. 2	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	FOX	W 27–24	105,231
November 15	12:00 p.m.	Wisconsin	No. 2	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	BTN	W 31–7	55,042
November 28	7:30 p.m.	at Purdue	No. 2	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	NBC	W 56–3	59,807
December 6	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 1 Ohio State	No. 2	Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, IN (Big Ten Championship Game, Big Noon Kickoff)	FOX	W 13–10	68,214
January 1, 2026	4:00 p.m.	vs. (9) No. 9 Alabama*	(1) No. 1	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl–CFP Quarterfinal, College GameDay)	ESPN	W 38–3	90,278
January 9, 2026	7:30 p.m.	vs. (5) No. 5 Oregon*	(1) No. 1	Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl–CFP Semifinal, College GameDay)	ESPN	W 56–22	75,604
January 19, 2026	7:30 p.m.	at (10) No. 10 Miami (FL)*	(1) No. 1	Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (CFP National Championship, College GameDay)	ESPN	W 27–21	67,227
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 4) - Released prior to game All times are in Eastern time Source:

Game summaries

vs Old Dominion

See also: 2025 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

Old Dominion Monarchs (0–0) at No. 20 Indiana Hoosiers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Monarchs	7	0	0	7	14
No. 20 Hoosiers	7	10	10	0	27

at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana

• Date: August 30
• Game time: 2:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: NE 8 mph
• Game attendance: 47,109
• Referee: Tim O'Dey
• TV announcers (FS1): Noah Reed (play-by-play) and Robert Smith (analyst)

Game information

First quarter ODU – Colton Joseph 75-yard run (Riley Callaghan kick), 14:49. Monarchs 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:11. IU – Jonathan Brady 91-yard punt return (Nico Radicic kick), 0:09. Tied 7–7. Second quarter IU – Nico Radicic 22-yard field goal, 10:03. Hoosiers 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 3:35. IU – Fernando Mendoza 5-yard run (Nico Radicic kick), 3:36. Hoosiers 17–7. Drive: 3 plays, 5 yards, 0:15. Third quarter IU – Kaelon Black 2-yard run (Nico Radicic kick), 11:09. Hoosiers 24–7. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:51. IU – Nico Radicic 25-yard field goal, 3:02. Hoosiers 27–7. Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 6:58. Fourth quarter ODU – Colton Joseph 78-yard run (Riley Callaghan kick), 6:53. Hoosiers 27–14. Drive: 4 plays, 97 yards, 1:21.

Statistics	ODU	IU
First downs	10	29
Total yards	314	502
Rushes–yards	23–218	57–309
Passing yards	96	193
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	11–22–3	18–32–0
Time of possession	18:32	41:28

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Old Dominion	Passing	Colton Joseph	11/22, 96 yards, 3 INT
	Rushing		10 carries, 179 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Naeem Abdul-Rahim-Gladding	4 receptions, 35 yards
Indiana	Passing	Fernando Mendoza	18/31, 193 yards
	Rushing	Roman Hemby	23 carries, 111 yards
	Receiving	Omar Cooper Jr.	2 receptions, 52 yards

vs Kennesaw State

See also: 2025 Kennesaw State Owls football team

Kennesaw State Owls (0–1) at No. 23 Indiana Hoosiers (1–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	6	3	0	9
No. 23 Hoosiers	14	7	21	14	56

at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana

• Date: September 6
• Game time: 12:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 43,801
• Referee: Chris La Mange
• TV announcers (FS1): Tim Brando (play-by-play), Devin Gardner (analyst), and Josh Sims (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter IU – Riley Nowakowski 1-yard run (Nico Radicic kick), 8:28. Hoosiers 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 81 yards, 3:35. IU – Elijah Sarratt 9-yard pass from Fernando Mendoza (Nico Radicic kick), 3:45. Hoosiers 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 3:16. Second quarter KENN – Daniel Kinney 28-yard field goal, 5:46. Hoosiers 14–3. Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 4:50. IU – Lee Beebe Jr. 11-yard run (Nico Radicic kick), 3:40. Hoosiers 21–3. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:06. KENN – Daniel Kinney 29-yard field goal, 0:28. Hoosiers 21–6. Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 3:12. Third quarter KENN – Daniel Kinney 50-yard field goal, 12:39. Hoosiers 21–9. Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 2:21. IU – Elijah Sarratt 3-yard pass from Fernando Mendoza (Nico Radicic kick), 8:43. Hoosiers 28–9. Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 3:52. IU – Omar Cooper Jr. 75-yard run (Nico Radicic kick), 6:05. Hoosiers 35–9. Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:17. IU – Elijah Sarratt 20-yard pass from Fernando Mendoza (Nico Radicic kick), 2:53. Hoosiers 42–9. Drive: 4 plays, 37 yards, 1:42. Fourth quarter IU – E.J. Williams Jr. 8-yard pass from Fernando Mendoza (Nico Radicic kick), 13:17. Hoosiers 49–9. Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 2:51. IU – Charlie Becker 6-yard pass from Alberto Mendoza (Nico Radicic kick), 6:03. Hoosiers 56–9. Drive: 8 plays, 87 yards, 4:13.

Statistics	KENN	IU
First downs	10	28
Total yards	271	593
Rushes–yards	32–89	39–313
Passing yards	182	280
Passing: comp–att–int	13–21–1	21–28–0
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	27:30	32:30

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kennesaw State	Passing	Amari Odom	10/16, 176 yards, INT
	Rushing	Coleman Bennett	5 carries, 34 yards
	Receiving	Lyndon Ravare	2 receptions, 72 yards
Indiana	Passing	Fernando Mendoza	18/25, 245 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Lee Beebe Jr.	11 carries, 90 yards, TD
	Receiving	Elijah Sarratt	9 receptions, 97 yards, 3 TD

vs Indiana State (FCS)

See also: 2025 Indiana State Sycamores football team

Indiana State Sycamores (FCS) (2–0) vs No. 22 Indiana Hoosiers (2–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Sycamores (FCS)	0	0	0	0	0
No. 22 Hoosiers	21	24	21	7	73

at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana

• Date: September 12
• Game time: 6:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Wind: NE at 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h)
• Game attendance: 46,219
• Referee: Kole Knueppel
• TV announcers (BTN): Lisa Byington (play-by-play), Jared Thomas (analyst), and Melanie Ricks (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter IU – Fernando Mendoza 7-yard run (Nico Radicic kick), 11:22. Hoosiers 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 3:30. IU – Omar Cooper Jr. 13-yard pass from Fernando Mendoza (Nico Radicic kick), 4:42. Hoosiers 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 5:13. IU – Omar Cooper Jr. 13-yard pass from Fernando Mendoza (Nico Radicic kick), 1:07. Hoosiers 21–0. Drive: 5 plays, 31 yards, 2:02. Second quarter IU – Nico Radicic 25-yard field goal, 10:28. Hoosiers 24–0. Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 3:37. IU – Holden Staes 18-yard pass from Fernando Mendoza (Nico Radicic kick), 7:56. Hoosiers 31–0. Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 1:24. IU – Jonathan Brady 4-yard pass from Fernando Mendoza (Nico Radicic kick), 5:03. Hoosiers 38–0. Drive: 2 plays, 35 yards, 0:33. IU – Omar Cooper Jr. 31-yard pass from Fernando Mendoza (Nico Radicic kick), 1:51. Hoosiers 45–0. Drive: 3 plays, 45 yards, 0:36. Third quarter IU – Omar Cooper Jr. 58-yard pass from Alberto Mendoza (Nico Radicic kick), 11:51. Hoosiers 52–0. Drive: 4 plays, 72 yards, 1:22. IU – Jonathan Brady 12-yard pass from Alberto Mendoza (Nico Radicic kick), 6:15. Hoosiers 59–0. Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 3:46. IU – Khobie Martin 20-yard run (Nico Radicic kick), 1:22. Hoosiers 66–0. Drive: 5 plays, 61 yards, 2:51. Fourth quarter IU – Khobie Martin 1-yard run (Nico Radicic kick), 2:18. Hoosiers 73–0. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 6:13.

Statistics	INST	IU
First downs	5	33
Total yards	77	680
Rushes–yards	31–39	37–301
Passing yards	38	379
Passing: comp–att–int	11–20–0	26–30–0
Time of possession	26:08	33:37

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana State	Passing	Brock Riddle	3/4, 25 yards
	Rushing	Angelo St. Louis	5 carries, 22 yards
	Receiving	Keshon Singleton	1 reception, 17 yards
Indiana	Passing	Fernando Mendoza	19/20, 270 yards, 5 TD
	Rushing	Khobie Martin	11 carries, 109 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Omar Cooper Jr.	10 receptions, 207 yards, 4 TD

vs No. 9 Illinois (rivalry)

See also: 2025 Illinois Fighting Illini football team and Illinois–Indiana football rivalry

No. 9 Illinois Fighting Illini (3–0) vs No. 19 Indiana Hoosiers (3–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 Fighting Illini	7	3	0	0	10
No. 19 Hoosiers	14	21	14	14	63

at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana

• Date: September 20
• Game time: 7:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: S at 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h)
• Game attendance: 56,088
• Referee: Chris Coyte
• TV announcers (NBC): Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), and Kathryn Tappen (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter IU – D'Angelo Ponds 11-yard return of blocked punt (Nico Radicic kick), 9:26. Hoosiers 7–0. ILL – Collin Dixon 59-yard pass from Luke Altmyer (David Olano kick), 8:24. Tied 7–7. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:02. IU – Omar Cooper Jr. 11-yard pass from Fernando Mendoza (Nico Radicic kick), 4:41. Hoosiers 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:43. Second quarter IU – E.J. Williams Jr. 11-yard pass from Fernando Mendoza (Nico Radicic kick), 11:05. Hoosiers 21–7. Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 3:41. IU – Riley Nowakowski 43-yard pass from Fernando Mendoza (Nico Radicic kick), 6:17. Hoosiers 28–7. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 2:19. IU – Elijah Sarratt 9-yard pass from Fernando Mendoza (Nico Radicic kick), 1:09. Hoosiers 35–7. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 3:14. ILL – David Olano 46-yard field goal, 0:00. Hoosiers 35–10. Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 1:09. Third quarter IU – Kaelon Black 40-yard run (Nico Radicic kick), 11:38. Hoosiers 42–10. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:22. IU – Elijah Sarratt 5-yard pass from Fernando Mendoza (Nico Radicic kick), 5:02. Hoosiers 49–10. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 4:57. Fourth quarter IU – Khobie Martin 31-yard run (Nico Radicic kick), 14:09. Hoosiers 56–10. Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 5:07. IU – Khobie Martin 8-yard run (Nico Radicic kick), 6:38. Hoosiers 63–10. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 5:23.

Statistics	ILL	IU
First downs	9	31
Total yards	161	579
Rushes–yards	20–2	49–312
Passing yards	159	267
Passing: comp–att–int	16–25–1	21–23–0
Time of possession	20:17	39:43

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Illinois	Passing	Luke Altmyer	14/22, 146 yards, TD
	Rushing	Kaden Feagin	5 carries, 18 yards
	Receiving	Collin Dixon	4 receptions, 86 yards, TD
Indiana	Passing	Fernando Mendoza	21/23, 267 yards, 5 TD
	Rushing	Khobie Martin	12 carries, 107 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Elijah Sarratt	9 receptions, 92 yards, 2 TD

at Iowa

See also: 2025 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

No. 11 Indiana Hoosiers (4–0) at Iowa Hawkeyes (3–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 11 Hoosiers	7	3	0	10	20
Hawkeyes	3	7	0	5	15

at Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa

• Date: September 27
• Game time: 3:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: SW at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
• Game attendance: 69,251
• Referee: Greg Blum
• TV announcers (Peacock): Paul Burmeister (play-by-play), Phil Simms (analyst), and Caroline Pineda (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter IU – Omar Cooper Jr. 14-yard pass from Fernando Mendoza (Nico Radicic kick), 13:33. Hoosiers 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 24 yards, 0:43. IOWA – Drew Stevens 40-yard field goal, 6:25. Hoosiers 7–3. Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, 2:17. Second quarter IOWA – Mark Gronowski 3-yard run (Drew Stevens kick), 0:22. Hawkeyes 10–7. Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 5:31. IU – Nico Radicic 46-yard field goal, 0:03. Tied 10–10. Drive: 3 plays, 47 yards, 0:19. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter IOWA – Drew Stevens 54-yard field goal, 12:43. Hawkeyes 13–10. Drive: 5 plays, 11 yards, 2:13. IU – Nico Radicic 44-yard field goal, 9:47. Tied 13–13. Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 2:56. IU – Elijah Sarratt 49-yard pass from Fernando Mendoza (Nico Radicic kick), 1:28. Hoosiers 20–13. Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards, 0:33. IOWA – Fernando Mendoza tackled in the end zone for a safety, 0:00. Hoosiers 20–15.

Statistics	IU	IOWA
First downs	18	17
Total yards	337	284
Rushes–yards	39–104	31–92
Passing yards	233	192
Passing: comp–att–int	13–23–1	24–38–2
Time of possession	27:18	32:42

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana	Passing	Fernando Mendoza	13/23, 233 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Roman Hemby	15 carries, 86 yards
	Receiving	Elijah Sarratt	6 receptions, 132 yards, TD
Iowa	Passing	Mark Gronowski	19/25, 144 yards, INT
	Rushing	Kamari Moulton	18 carries, 75 yards
	Receiving	Sam Phillips	5 receptions, 64 yards

at No. 3 Oregon

See also: 2025 Oregon Ducks football team

No. 7 Indiana Hoosiers (5–0) at No. 3 Oregon Ducks (5–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 7 Hoosiers	10	3	7	10	30
No. 3 Ducks	7	3	3	7	20

at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, Oregon

• Date: October 11
• Game time:  3:30 PM EDT
• Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 56 °F (13 °C) • Wind: SW at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
• Game attendance: 59,625
• Referee: Jeff Servinski
• TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (analyst), and Jenny Dell (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter IU – Nico Radicic 42-yard field goal, 9:42. Hoosiers 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 22 yards, 1:27. ORE – Malik Benson 44-yard pass from Dante Moore (Atticus Sappington kick), 5:15. Ducks 7–3. Drive: 3 plays, 51 yards, 0:43. IU – Roman Hemby 3-yard run (Nico Radicic kick), 0:15. Hoosiers 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:00. Second quarter ORE – Atticus Sappington 40-yard field goal, 9:18. Tied 10–10. Drive: 12 plays, 53 yards, 5:57. IU – Brendan Franke 58-yard field goal, 0:01. Hoosiers 13–10. Drive: 3 plays, 40 yards, 0:23. Third quarter ORE – Atticus Sappington 33-yard field goal, 7:10. Tied 13–13. Drive: 8 plays, 22 yards, 3:19. IU – Roman Hemby 2-yard run (Nico Radicic kick), 2:16. Hoosiers 20–13. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:54. Fourth quarter ORE – Brandon Finney Jr. 35-yard interception return (Atticus Sappington kick), 12:42. Tied 20–20. Drive: 3 plays, 8 yards, 1:27. IU – Elijah Sarratt 8-yard pass from Fernando Mendoza (Nico Radicic kick), 6:23. Hoosiers 27–20. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:19. IU – Brendan Franke 22-yard field goal, 2:06. Hoosiers 30–20. Drive: 9 plays, 28 yards, 3:57.

Statistics	ORE	IU
First downs	14	23
Total yards	267	343
Rushes–yards	30–81	33–128
Passing yards	186	215
Passing: comp–att–int	21–34–2	20–31–1
Time of possession	26:50	33:10

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oregon	Passing	Dante Moore	21/34, 186 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Jordon Davison	8 carries, 59 yards
	Receiving	Malik Benson	1 reception, 44 yards, TD
Indiana	Passing	Fernando Mendoza	20/31, 215 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Roman Hemby	19 carries, 70 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Elijah Sarratt	8 receptions, 121 yards, TD

This win marked the first time in program history that the Hoosiers defeated a top-5 ranked opponent on the road.

vs Michigan State (Old Brass Spittoon)

See also: 2025 Michigan State Spartans football team and Battle for the Old Brass Spittoon

Michigan State Spartans (3–3) vs. No. 3 Indiana Hoosiers (6–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	3	7	0	3	13
No. 3 Hoosiers	7	14	14	3	38

at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana

• Date: October 18
• Game time: 3:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Cloudy
• Game attendance: 55,165
• Referee: Chris Coyte
• TV announcers (Peacock): Dan Hicks (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst), and Zora Stephenson (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter MSU – Martin Connington 38-yard field goal, 8:07. Spartans 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 55 yards, 6:53. IU – E.J. Williams Jr. 13-yard pass from Fernando Mendoza (Nico Radicic kick), 2:40. Hoosiers 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:27. Second quarter MSU – Nick Marsh 15-yard pass from Aidan Chiles (Martin Connington kick), 9:22. Spartans 10–7. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 8:18. IU – Elijah Sarratt 24-yard pass from Fernando Mendoza (Nico Radicic kick), 6:47. Hoosiers 14–10. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:35. IU - Kaelon Black 29-yard run (Nico Radicic kick), 0:59. Hoosiers 21–10. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 1:47. Third quarter IU – Omar Cooper Jr. 48-yard pass from Fernando Mendoza (Nico Radicic kick), 13:09. Hoosiers 28–10. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:51. IU – Elijah Sarratt 27-yard pass from Fernando Mendoza (Nico Radicic kick), 3:55. Hoosiers 35–10. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 4:01. Fourth quarter IU – Nico Radicic 31-yard field goal, 1:56. Hoosiers 38–10. Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 7:03. MSU – Martin Connington 34-yard field goal, 0:33. Hoosiers 38–13. Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 1:23.

Statistics	MSU	IU
First downs	19	24
Total yards	367	464
Rushes–yards	24–74	28–132
Passing yards	293	332
Passing: comp–att–int	30–38–0	24–28–0
Time of possession	31:14	28:46

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Michigan State	Passing	Aidan Chiles	27/33, 243 yards, TD
	Rushing		8 carries, 48 yards
	Receiving	Nick Marsh	7 receptions, 64 yards, TD
Indiana	Passing	Fernando Mendoza	24/28, 332 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Kaelon Black	10 carries, 64 yards, TD
	Receiving	Omar Cooper Jr.	8 receptions, 115 yards, TD

vs UCLA

See also: 2025 UCLA Bruins football team

UCLA Bruins (3–4) vs No. 2 Indiana Hoosiers (7–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bruins	0	3	3	0	6
No. 2 Hoosiers	14	21	14	7	56

at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana

• Date: October 25
• Game time: 12:00 pm
• Game weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 54,867
• Referee: Mark Kluczynski
• TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), and Jenny Taft (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter IU – Aiden Fisher 25-yard interception return (Nico Radicic kick), 14:03. Hoosiers 7–0. IU – Roman Hemby 1-yard run (Nico Radicic kick), 4:02. Hoosiers 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 4:04. Second quarter IU – Elijah Sarratt 1-yard pass from Fernando Mendoza (Nico Radicic kick), 12:30. Hoosiers 21–0. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:46. IU – Roman Hemby 13-yard run (Nico Radicic kick), 8:44.Hoosiers 28–0. Drive: 3 plays, 29 yards, 1:15. UCLA – Mateen Bhaghani 44-yard field goal, 1:55.Hoosiers 28–3. Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 3:21. IU – E.J. Williams Jr. 2-yard pass from Fernando Mendoza (Nico Radicic kick), 0:13. Hoosiers 35–3. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:36. Third quarter IU – Fernando Mendoza 20-yard run (Nico Radicic kick), 9:15. Hoosiers 42–3. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:45. IU – E.J. Williams Jr. 62-yard pass from Fernando Mendoza (Nico Radicic kick), 4:13. Hoosiers 49–3. Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 3:35. UCLA – Mateen Bhaghani 30-yard field goal, 0:23. Hoosiers 49–6. Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 3:50. Fourth quarter IU – Alberto Mendoza 4-yard run (Nico Radicic kick), 11:11. Hoosiers 56–6. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:12.

Statistics	UCLA	IU
First downs	12	27
Total yards	201	475
Rushes–yards	25–88	47–262
Passing yards	113	213
Passing: comp–att–int	13–28–2	19–29–2
Time of possession	24:26	35:34

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UCLA	Passing	Nico Iamaleava	13/27, 113 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing		7 carries, 46 yards
	Receiving	Rico Flores Jr.	4 receptions, 50 yards
Indiana	Passing	Fernando Mendoza	15/22, 168 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Roman Hemby	17 carries, 81 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	E.J. Williams Jr.	5 receptions, 109 yards, 2 TD

at Maryland

See also: 2025 Maryland Terrapins football team

No. 2 Indiana Hoosiers (8–0) at Maryland Terrapins (4–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 2 Hoosiers	7	13	21	14	55
Terrapins	3	0	7	0	10

at SECU Stadium • College Park, Maryland

• Date: November 1
• Game time: 3:30 pm
• Game weather: Cloudy
• Game attendance: 46,185
• Referee: Jeff Servinski
• TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (analyst), and Jenny Dell (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter MD – Sean O'Haire 24-yard field goal, 12:01. Terrapins 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:35. IU – Fernando Mendoza 1-yard run (Nico Radicic kick), 2:11. Hoosiers 7–3. Drive: 13 plays, 93 yards, 6:42. Second quarter IU – Nico Radicic 20-yard field goal, 10:30. Hoosiers 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 4:25. IU – Omar Cooper Jr. 22-yard pass from Fernando Mendoza (Nico Radicic kick), 4:53. Hoosiers 17–3. Drive: 9 plays, 84 yards, 4:40. IU – Nico Radicic 46-yard field goal, 0:40. Hoosiers 20–3. Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 2:15. Third quarter MD – DeJuan Williams 55-yard pass from Malik Washington (Sean O'Haire kick), 12:54. Hoosiers 20–10. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:06. IU – Kaelon Black 31-yard run (Nico Radicic kick), 9:43. Hoosiers 27–10. Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 3:07. IU – Devan Boykin 32-yard fumble recovery (Nico Radicic kick), 8:41. Hoosiers 34–10. IU – Roman Hemby 16-yard run (Nico Radicic kick), 7:37. Hoosiers 41–10. Drive: 2 plays, 24 yards, 0:52. Fourth quarter IU – Jonathan Brady 6-yard pass from Alberto Mendoza (Nico Radicic kick), 11:22. Hoosiers 48–10. Drive: 13 plays, 95 yards, 8:20. IU – Khobie Martin 1-yard run (Nico Radicic kick), 3:08. Hoosiers 55–10. Drive: 8 plays, 93 yards, 5:34.

Statistics	IU	MD
First downs	28	11
Total yards	588	293
Rushes–yards	52–367	17–37
Passing yards	221	256
Passing yards comp–att–int	16–23–1	18–33–2
Time of possession	40:22	19:38

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana	Passing	Fernando Mendoza	14/21, 201 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Kaelon Black	14 carries, 110 yards, TD
	Receiving	Omar Cooper Jr.	7 receptions, 86 yards, TD
Maryland	Passing	Malik Washington	16/31, 242 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Iverson Howard	4 carries, 12 yards
	Receiving	DeJuan Williams	4 receptions, 78 yards, TD

at Penn State

See also: 2025 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

No. 2 Indiana Hoosiers (9–0) at Penn State Nittany Lions (3–5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 2 Hoosiers	7	10	3	7	27
Nittany Lions	0	7	3	14	24

at Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania

• Date: November 8
• Game time: 12:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Mostly Cloudy • Temperature: 55 °F (13 °C)
• Game attendance: 105,231
• Referee: Chris Coyte
• TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), and Jenny Taft (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter IU – Fernando Mendoza 18-yard run (Nico Radicic kick), 1:42. Hoosiers 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 68 yards, 1:20. Second quarter PSU – Nicholas Singleton 2-yard run (Ryan Barker kick), 11:08. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 5:28. IU – Nico Radicic 28-yard field goal, 2:30. Hoosiers 10–7. Drive: 15 plays, 65 yards, 8:38. IU – Kaelon Black 1-yard run (Nico Radicic kick), 0:38. Hoosiers 17–7. Drive: 2 plays, 22 yards, 0:31. Third quarter IU – Nico Radicic 31-yard field goal, 8:41. Hoosiers 20–7. Drive: 11 plays, 37 yards, 6:03. PSU – Ryan Barker 36-yard field goal, 3:36. Hoosiers 20–10. Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 5:05. Fourth quarter PSU – Nicholas Singleton 1-yard run (Ryan Barker kick), 11:36. Hoosiers 20–17. Drive: 5 plays, 85 yards, 3:13. PSU – Nicholas Singleton 19-yard pass from Ethan Grunkemeyer (Ryan Barker kick), 6:27. Nittany Lions 24–20. Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 4:20. IU – Omar Cooper Jr. 13-yard pass from Fernando Mendoza (Nico Radicic kick), 0:36. Hoosiers 27–24. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 1:15.

Statistics	IU	PSU
First downs	20	17
Total yards	326	336
Rushes–yards	31–108	33–117
Passing yards	218	219
Passing: comp–att–int	19–31–1	22–31–1
Time of possession	30:37	29:23

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana	Passing	Fernando Mendoza	19/30, 218 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Roman Hemby	12 carries, 55 yards
	Receiving	Charlie Becker	7 receptions, 118 yards
Penn State	Passing	Ethan Grunkemeyer	22/31, 219 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Nicholas Singleton	10 carries, 71 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Trebor Peña	6 receptions, 99 yards

vs Wisconsin

See also: 2025 Wisconsin Badgers football team

Wisconsin Badgers (3–6) vs No. 2 Indiana Hoosiers (10–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Badgers	0	7	0	0	7
No. 2 Hoosiers	7	3	14	7	31

at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana

• Date: November 15
• Game time: 12:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 69 °F (21 °C) • Wind: S at 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
• Game attendance: 55,042
• Referee: Jason Nickleby
• TV announcers (BTN): Jeff Levering (play-by-play), Jake Butt (analyst), and Brooke Fletcher (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter IND – Charlie Becker 31-yard pass from Fernando Mendoza (Nicolas Radicic kick), 2:56 Hoosiers 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 4:25. Second quarter WIS – Lance Mason 45-yard pass from Carter Smith (Nathanial Vakos kick), 2:56 Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 4:04. IND – Nicolas Radicic 37-yard field goal, 0:55. Hoosiers 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 2:47. Third quarter IND – Holden Staes 2-yard pass from Fernando Mendoza (Nicolas Radicic kick), 10:19 Hoosiers 17–7. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:41. IND – Riley Nowakowski 21-yard pass from Fernando Mendoza (Nicolas Radicic kick), 4:44 Hoosiers 24–7. Drive: 1 play, 21 yards, 0:08. Fourth quarter IND – Omar Cooper 5-yard pass from Fernando Mendoza (Nicolas Radicic kick), 5:21 Hoosiers 31–7. Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 4:41.

Statistics	WIS	IU
First downs	8	19
Total yards	168	388
Rushes–yards	30–70	37–83
Passing yards	98	305
Passing: comp–att–int	9–15–1	23–25–0
Time of possession	26:02	33:58

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Wisconsin	Passing	Carter Smith	9/15, 98 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Gideon Ituka	9 carries, 32 yards
	Receiving	Lance Mason	1 reception, 45 yards, TD
Indiana	Passing	Fernando Mendoza	22/24, 299 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Roman Hemby	14 carries, 58 yards
	Receiving	Charlie Becker	5 receptions, 108 yards, TD

at Purdue (Old Oaken Bucket)

See also: 2025 Purdue Boilermakers football team and Old Oaken Bucket

No. 2 Indiana Hoosiers (11–0) at Purdue Boilermakers (2–9) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 2 Hoosiers	7	21	21	7	56
Boilermakers	3	0	0	0	3

at Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana

• Date: November 28
• Game time: 7:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 24 °F (−4 °C) • Wind: E at 0 miles per hour (0 km/h)
• Game attendance: 59,807
• Referee: Mark Kluczynski
• TV announcers (NBC): Paul Burmeister (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst), and Zora Stephenson (sideline)

Game information

First quarter IND – Kaelon Black 1-yard run (Nicolas Radicic kick), 8:03. Hoosiers 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 1:47. PUR – Spencer Porath 22-yard field goal, 00:46. Hoosiers 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 5:42. Second quarter IND – Fernando Mendoza 7-yard run (Nicolas Radicic kick), 10:29. Hoosiers 14–3. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 5:17. IND – Kaelon Black 16-yard run (Nicolas Radicic kick), 3:40. Hoosiers 21–3. Drive: 2 plays, 36 yards, 00:45. IND – Roman Hemby 82-yard run (Nicolas Radicic kick), 1:33. Hoosiers 28–3. Drive: 2 plays, 82 yards, 00:18. Third quarter IND – Elijah Sarratt 17-yard pass from Fernando Mendoza (Nicolas Radicic kick), 7:37. Hoosiers 35–3. Drive: 11 plays, 89 yards, 7:17. IND – Omar Cooper Jr. 43-yard pass from Fernando Mendoza (Nicolas Radicic kick), 3:52. Hoosiers 42–3. Drive: 2 plays, 42 yards, 00:47. IND – Khobie Martin 21-yard run (Nicolas Radicic kick), 0:00. Hoosiers 49–3. Drive: 2 plays, 79 yards, 00:46. Fourth quarter IND – Davion Chandler 65-yard pass from Alberto Mendoza (Nicolas Radicic kick), 9:29. Hoosiers 56–3. Drive: 4 plays, 85 yards, 2:06.

Statistics	IU	PUR
First downs	22	16
Total yards	548	242
Rushes–yards	37–355	27–44
Passing yards	193	238
Passing: comp–att–int	10–17–0	25–47–1
Time of possession	26:52	33:08

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana	Passing	Fernando Mendoza	8–15, 117 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Roman Hemby	12 carries, 152 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Davion Chandler	1 reception, 65 yards, TD
Purdue	Passing	Ryan Browne	25–47, 238 yards, INT
	Rushing	Antonio Harris	15 carries, 31 yards
	Receiving	Nitro Tuggle	5 receptions, 80 yards

vs No. 1 Ohio State (Big Ten Championship Game)

See also: 2025 Ohio State Buckeyes football team and 2025 Big Ten Football Championship Game

2025 Big Ten Championship Game
No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes (12–0) vs No. 2 Indiana Hoosiers (12–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 2 Hoosiers	3	3	7	0	13
No. 1 Buckeyes	7	3	0	0	10

at Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, Indiana

• Date: December 6
• Game time: 8:00 p.m.
• Game weather: None (indoors)
• Game attendance: 68,214
• Referee: Ron Snodgrass
• TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), Jenny Taft, and Tom Rinaldi (sideline reporters)

Game information

First quarter IU – Nicolas Radicic 29-yard field goal, 6:55. Hoosiers 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 12 yards, 2:02. OSU – Carnell Tate 9-yard pass from Julian Sayin (Jayden Fielding kick), 0:53. Buckeyes 7–3. Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 0:55. Second quarter OSU – Jayden Fielding 30-yard field goal, 10:12. Buckeyes 10–3. Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 3:23. IU – Nicolas Radicic 32-yard field goal, 2:50. Buckeyes 10–6. Drive: 15 plays, 61 yards, 7:18. Third quarter IU – Elijah Sarratt 17-yard pass from Fernando Mendoza (Nicolas Radicic kick), 8:07. Hoosiers 13–10. Drive: 7 plays, 88 yards, 3:30. Fourth quarter No scoring plays

Statistics	OSU	IU
First downs	17	17
Total yards	56–322	57–340
Rushes–yards	26–58	34–118
Passing yards	264	222
Passing: comp–att–int	21–29–1	15–23–1
Time of possession	30:13	29:47

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ohio State	Passing	Julian Sayin	21–29, 264 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Bo Jackson	17 carries, 83 yards
	Receiving	Jeremiah Smith	8 receptions, 144 yards
Indiana	Passing	Fernando Mendoza	15–23, 223 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Kaelon Black	16 carries, 69 yards
	Receiving	Charlie Becker	6 receptions, 126 yards

vs. No. 9 Alabama (Rose Bowl - CFP Quarterfinal)

See also: 2025 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, 2025–26 College Football Playoff § Rose Bowl, and 2026 Rose Bowl

CFP Quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl Presented by Prudential
No. 9 Alabama Crimson Tide (11–3) vs. No. 1 Indiana Hoosiers (13–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 Crimson Tide	0	0	3	0	3
No. 1 Hoosiers	0	17	7	14	38

at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA

• Date: January 1, 2026
• Game time: 3:00 pm CST
• Game attendance: 90,278
• Referee: Kevin Mar (Big 12)
• TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Holly Rowe and Kris Budden (sideline reporters)

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter IU – Nicolas Radicic 31-yard field goal, 14:57. Hoosiers 3–0. Drive: 16 plays, 84 yards, 8:55. IU – Charlie Becker 21-yard pass from Fernando Mendoza (Nico Radicic kick), 10:49. Hoosiers 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 34 yards, 1:47. IU – Omar Cooper Jr. 1-yard pass from Fernando Mendoza (Nico Radicic kick), 0:17. Hoosiers 17–0. Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 2:52. Third Quarter IU – Elijah Sarratt 24-yard pass from Fernando Mendoza (Nico Radicic kick), 7:46. Hoosiers 24–0. Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 5:40. BAMA – Conor Talty 28-yard field goal, 2:44. Hoosiers 24–3. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 5:02. Fourth quarter IU – Kaelon Black 25-yard run (Nico Radicic kick), 14:21. Hoosiers 31–3. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:23. IU – Roman Hemby 18-yard run (Nico Radicic kick), 10:33. Hoosiers 38–3. Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 2:44.

Statistics	BAMA	IU
First downs	11	22
Total yards	193	407
Rushing yards	23	215
Passing yards	170	192
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	24-33-0	14-16-0
Time of possession	25:39	34:21

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Alabama	Passing	Austin Mack	11/16, 103 yards
	Rushing	Ty Simpson	3 carries, 17 yards
	Receiving	Germie Bernard	4 receptions, 60 yards
Indiana	Passing	Fernando Mendoza	14/16, 192 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Kaelon Black	15 carries, 99 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Charlie Becker	2 receptions, 51 yards, 1 TD

vs. No. 5 Oregon (Peach Bowl - CFP Semifinal)

See also: 2025 Oregon Ducks football team, 2025–26 College Football Playoff § Peach Bowl, and 2026 Peach Bowl

CFP Semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
No. 5 Oregon Ducks (13–1) vs. No. 1 Indiana Hoosiers (14–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 Ducks	7	0	8	7	22
No. 1 Hoosiers	14	21	7	14	56

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA

• Date: January 9, 2026
• Game time: 6:30 pm CST
• Game attendance: 75,604
• Referee: Daniel Gautreaux (SEC)
• TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), Molly McGrath, Katie George (sideline reporters) and Matt Austin (rules expert)

Game information

First quarter IU – D'Angelo Ponds 25-yard interception return (Nico Radicic kick), 14:49. Hoosiers 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 0 yards, 0:08. ORE – Jamari Johnson 19-yard pass from Dante Moore (Atticus Sappington kick), 7:11. Tied 7–7. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 7:38. IU – Omar Cooper Jr. 8-yard pass from Fernando Mendoza (Nico Radicic kick), 0:40. Hoosiers 14–7. Drive: 4 plays, 34 yards, 1:47. Second quarter IU – Kaelon Black 1-yard run (Nico Radicic kick), 8:17. Hoosiers 21–7. Drive: 3 plays, 3 yards, 1:12. IU – Charlie Becker 36-yard pass from Fernando Mendoza (Nico Radicic kick), 3:13. Hoosiers 28–7. Drive: 4 plays, 61 yards, 1:44. IU – Elijah Sarratt 2-yard pass from Fernando Mendoza (Nico Radicic kick), 0:59. Hoosiers 35–7. Drive: 6 plays, 19 yards, 1:37. Third Quarter IU – E.J. Williams Jr. 13-yard pass from Fernando Mendoza (Nico Radicic kick), 8:52. Hoosiers 42–7. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:08. ORE – Jay Harris 2-yard run (Dante Moore pass to Jamari Johnson), 7:50. Hoosiers 42–15. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 1:02. Fourth quarter IU – Elijah Sarratt 3-yard pass from Fernando Mendoza (Nico Radicic kick), 11:36. Hoosiers 49–15. Drive: 3 plays, 4 yards, 1:28. IU – Kaelon Black 23-yard run (Nico Radicic kick), 5:13. Hoosiers 56–15. Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 3:07. ORE – Roger Saleapaga 1-yard pass from Dante Moore (Atticus Sappington kick), 0:22. Hoosiers 56–22. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:51.

Statistics	ORE	IU
First downs	20	18
Total yards	378	362
Rushing yards	93	185
Passing yards	285	177
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	24-40-1	17-20-0
Time of possession	28:47	31:13

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oregon	Passing	Dante Moore	24/39, 285 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Dierre Hill Jr.	5 carries, 86 yards
	Receiving	Jamari Johnson	4 receptions, 83 yards, TD
Indiana	Passing	Fernando Mendoza	17/20, 177 yards, 5 TD
	Rushing	Kaelon Black	12 carries, 63 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Elijah Sarratt	7 receptions, 75 yards, 2 TD

vs. No. 10 Miami (FL) (CFP National Championship Game)

See also: 2025 Miami Hurricanes football team, 2026 College Football Playoff National Championship, and 2025–26 College Football Playoff § Championship

2026 College Football Playoff National Championship
No. 10 Miami Hurricanes (13–2) vs. No. 1 Indiana Hoosiers (15–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 Hurricanes	0	0	7	14	21
No. 1 Hoosiers	3	7	7	10	27

at Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL

• Date: January 19, 2026
• Game time: 6:30 pm CST
• Game weather: Cloudy
• Game attendance: 67,227
• Referee: Michael VanderVelde (Big 12)
• TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Holly Rowe, and Molly McGrath (sideline reporters)

Game information

First quarter IU – Nico Radicic 34-yard field goal, 2:42. Hoosiers 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 55 yards, 5:56. Second quarter IU – Riley Nowakowski 1-yard run (Nico Radicic kick), 6:13. Hoosiers 10–0. Drive: 14 plays, 85 yards, 6:28. Third quarter MIA – Mark Fletcher Jr. 57-yard run (Carter Davis kick), 11:06. Hoosiers 10–7. Drive: 2 plays, 62 yards, 0:46. IU – Isaiah Jones blocked punt recovery (Nico Radicic kick), 5:04. Hoosiers 17–7. Fourth quarter MIA – Mark Fletcher Jr. 3-yard run (Carter Davis kick), 14:57. Hoosiers 17–14. Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 5:07. IU – Fernando Mendoza 12-yard run (Nico Radicic kick), 9:18. Hoosiers 24–14. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:39. MIA – Malachi Toney 22-yard pass from Carson Beck (Carter Davis kick), 6:37. Hoosiers 24–21. Drive: 8 plays, 91 yards, 2:34. IU – Nico Radicic 35-yard field goal, 1:42. Hoosiers 27–21. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 4:55.

Statistics	MIA	IU
First downs	15	20
Total yards	342	317
Rushing yards	110	131
Passing yards	232	186
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	19–32–1	16–27–0
Time of possession	23:36	36:24

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Miami	Passing	Carson Beck	19/32, 232 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Mark Fletcher Jr.	17 carries, 112 yards
	Receiving	Malachi Toney	10 receptions, 122 yards, TD
Indiana	Passing	Fernando Mendoza	16/27, 186 yards
	Rushing	Kaelon Black	17 carries, 79 yards
	Receiving	Omar Cooper	5 receptions, 71 yards

• 
  Curt Cignetti celebrates with family immediately after the game.
• Indiana players, fans, and coaches celebrate on the field immediately after the game.
• 
  Indiana mascot Hoosier the Bison celebrates on the field.
• 
  Fernando Mendoza looks happily at the CFP Trophy as his teammates look on.
• 
  Indiana post-game press conference with Aiden Fisher, Mikail Kamara (defensive MVP), Fernando Mendoza (offensive MVP), and Curt Cignetti.

All photos from stadium after the game, in rough chronological order.

Personnel

Roster

2025 Indiana Hoosiers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 0 Jonathan Brady Sr RB 1 Roman Hemby RSr WR 3 Omar Cooper Jr. RJr WR 4 Davion Chandler Fr QB 5 Grant Wilson RSr WR 6 LeBron Bond Fr WR 7 E.J. Williams Jr. RSr RB 8 Kaelon Black RSr WR 9 Tyler Morris Sr QB 12 Jacob Bell Fr WR 13 Elijah Sarratt Sr QB 14 Maverick Geske Fr QB 15 Fernando Mendoza RJr QB 16 Alberto Mendoza RFr WR 17 Jackson Wasserstrom RJr RB 18 Solomon Vanhorse GS TE 19 Holden Staes Sr RB 20 Sean Cuono Fr WR 21 Ace Ciongoli Fr WR 26 Cade Kaiser Fr RB 28 Khobie Martin RFr RB 29 Lee Beebe Jr. RJr RB 30 Kyler Kropp RFr TE 37 Riley Nowakowski GS TE 48 James Bomba RSr OL 54 Jack Greer RJr OL 56 Chance Johnson Fr OL 61 Baylor Wilkin Fr OL 62 Drew Evans RJr OL 63 Mitch Verstegen RFr OL 65 Carter Smith RJr OL 66 Evan Parker Fr OL 67 Kahlil Benson RSr OL 70 Austin Leibfried RFr OL 71 Evan Lawrence RFr OL 72 Adedamola Ajani RFr OL 74 Bray Lynch RJr OL 75 Zen Michalski RSr OL 77 Matt Marek Fr OL 78 Pat Coogan RSr WR 80 Charlie Becker So WR 82 Myles Kendrick Fr WR 83 Hunter Stroud Fr TE 84 Blake Thiry Fr TE 85 Andrew Barker Fr WR 86 Bruno Massel IV Fr WR 89 Camden Jordan RSr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL 0 Hosea Wheeler RSr DB 1 Amare Ferrell Jr DB 2 Byron Baldwin Fr DB 3 Jaylen Bell Fr LB 4 Aiden Fisher Sr DB 5 D'Angelo Ponds Jr DL 6 Mikail Kamara RSr DB 7 Louis Moore GS DL 8 Stephen Daley Sr DB 9 Seaonta Stewart Jr. Fr DB 10 Ryland Gandy RJr DB 12 Devan Boykin GS DL 13 Kellan Wyatt Sr LB 14 Kaiden Turner RJr DB 16 Jah Jah Boyd RFr DL 17 Daniel Ndukwe So DL 18 Andrew Turvy RSr DB 19 Zacharey Smith Fr DB 20 Dontrae Henderson RFr LB 21 Rolijah Hardy So DB 22 Jamari Sharpe RJr DB 23 Amariyun Knighten Jr DB 24 Bryson Bonds RSr DB 27 Reece Bellin RSo DL 30 Paul Nelson Fr DB 31 Anthony Chung RSo DB 33 Garrett Reese Fr LB 34 Jeff Utzinger RJr DB 36 Clay Conner RSo DB 37 Heath Kizer RFr LB 38 Kaden McConnell RFr DL 40 Quentin Clark RFr DL 41 Keishaun Calhoun Fr DL 42 Andrew Depaepe RSo LB 44 Amari Kamara Fr DB 45 Lincoln Murff RSo LB 46 Isaiah Jones RJr DL 47 Finn Walters RSo DL 50 Jhrevious Hall Fr LB 52 Clayton Allen RSo DL 58 Aden Cannon RJr DL 90 J'Mari Monette RJr DL 91 Dominique Ratcliff RSr DL 94 Kyler Garcia Fr DL 95 Tyrique Tucker RJr DL 96 Triston Abram Fr DL 97 Mario Landino So DL 98 William Depaepe RFr DL 99 Tyrone Burrus Jr. Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 15 Nico Radicic RSo K 35 Brendan Franke RSr K 43 Bryce Taylor Fr P 44 Mitch McCarthy Sr LS 45 Sam Lindsey RSo LS 47 Mark Langston RSr K/P 49 Oludabe Baker RSr K 90 Josh Placzek RFr K 93 Quinn Warren So	Head coach Curt Cignetti Coordinators/assistant coaches Bryant Haines (Defensive coordinator/linebackers) Mike Shanahan (Offensive coordinator/wide receivers) Grant Cain (Special teams coordinator/tight ends) Ola Adams (Defensive backs/safeties) Bob Bostad (Run game coordinator/offensive line) Pat Kuntz (Defensive tackles) John Miller (Running backs) Rod Ojong (Cornerbacks) Chandler Whitmer (Co-offensive coordinator/quarterbacks) Buddha Williams (Defensive ends) Derek Owings (Director of football performance) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 4 August 2025

Depth chart

Defense
NB 12 Devan Boykin 2 Byron Baldin ⋅
FS 1 Amare Ferrell 31 Anthony Chung ⋅		WLB MLB 21 Rolijah Hardy 4 Aiden Fisher 46 Isaiah Jones 14 Kaiden Turner ⋅ 29 Jeff Utzinger					SS 7 Louis Moore 16 Jah Jah Boyd ⋅
CB 22 Jamari Sharpe 3 Jaylen Bell ⋅		DE DT DT DE 17 Daniel Ndukwe 97 Mario Landino 95 Tyrique Tucker 6 Mikail Kamara 18 Andrew Turvy 91 Dominique Ratcliff 0 Hosea Wheeler 42 Andrew Depaepe ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅						CB 5 D'Angelo Ponds 10 Ryland Gandy ⋅
Offense
WR 13 Elijah Sarratt 6 LeBron Bond ⋅	WR 3 Omar Cooper 0 Jonathan Brady ⋅	LT LG C RG RT 65 Carter Smith 62 Drew Evans 78 Pat Coogan 74 Bray Lynch 72 Adedamola Ajani 71 Evan Lawrence 61 Baylor Wilkin 70 Austin Leibfried 77 Matt Marek 67 Kahlil Benson ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ 75 Zen Michalski					TE 37 Riley Nowakowski 19 Holden Staes 48 James Bomba	WR 7 E.J. Williams Jr. 80 Charlie Becker ⋅
				QB 15 Fernando Mendoza 16 Alberto Mendoza 5 Grant Wilson
Key reserves Out (season) RB 29 Lee Beebe Jr. WR 9 Tyler Morris DB 24 Bryson Bonds DL 8 Stephen Daley DL 13 Kellan Wyatt							Special teams PK 15 Nico Radicic P 44 Mitch McCarthy KR 1 Roman Hemby PR 0 Jonathan Brady LS 47 Mark Langston H 44 Mitch McCarthy
				RB 1 Roman Hemby 8 Kaelon Black 28 Khobie Martin 18 Solomon Vanhorse

Statistics

Individual leaders

Offense

Passing statistics
#	NAME	POS	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG/G	CMP%	TD	INT	LONG
15	Fernando Mendoza	QB	273	379	72.0	3,535	220.9	72.0	41	5	62
16	Alberto Mendoza	QB	18	24	75.0	286	31.8	75.0	5	1	65
5	Grant Wilson	QB	1	1	100.0	5	1.7	0	0	0	5
	TOTALS		292	406	71.9	3,826	239.1	71.9	46	6	65
	OPPONENTS		302	487	62.0	3,021	188.8	62.0	10	19	59

Rushing statistics
#	NAME	POS	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD
1	Roman Hemby	RB	230	1,120	4.9	82	7
8	Kaelon Black	RB	187	1,039	5.6	40	10
28	Khobie Martin	RB	69	453	6.6	36	6
15	Fernando Mendoza	QB	64	243	3.8	20	6
29	Lee Beebe Jr.	RB	27	209	7.7	24	1
16	Alberto Mendoza	QB	11	184	16.7	58	1
3	Omar Cooper Jr.	WR	3	74	24.7	75	1
18	Solomon Vanhorse	RB	9	48	5.3	12	0
20	Sean Cuono	QB	2	17	8.5	9	0
2	Grant Wilson	QB	1	6	6.0	6	0
37	Riley Nowakowski	TE	1	1	1.0	1	0
78	Pat Coogan	OL	0	0	0	1	0
	TOTALS		490	2,757	5.6	82	29
	OPPONENTS		323	951	2.9	78	5

Receiving statistics
#	NAME	POS	REC	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD
3	Omar Cooper Jr.	WR	58	804	13.9	58	11
13	Elijah Sarratt	WR	48	650	13.5	49	11
7	E.J. Williams Jr.	WR	33	404	12.2	62	5
80	Charlie Becker	WR	20	389	19.5	53	2
37	Riley Nowakowski	TE	23	296	12.9	43	2
1	Roman Hemby	RB	13	153	11.8	26	0
0	Jonathan Brady	WR	12	95	7.9	16	3
4	Davion Chandler	WR	1	65	65.0	65	1
19	Holden Staes	TE	7	62	8.9	18	2
6	LeBron Bond	WR	5	49	9.8	14	0
8	Kaelon Black	RB	3	25	8.3	10	0
17	Jackson Wasserstrom	WR	2	21	10.5	17	0
2	Makai Jackson	WR	3	15	5.0	6	0
28	Khobie Martin	RB	1	14	14.0	14	0
29	Lee Beebe Jr.	RB	1	7	7.0	7	0
	TOTALS		230	3,049	13.3	65	37
	OPPONENTS		213	2,070	9.7	59	6

Defense

Defense statistics
#	NAME	POS	SOLO	AST	TOT	TFL-YDS	SACK-YDS	INT	BU	QBH	FR	FF
21	Rolijah Hardy	LB	48	54	102	15.0–52	8.0–41	0	5	4	0	0
4	Aiden Fisher	LB	46	51	97	10.5–35	4.5–25	2	1	5	1	1
7	Louis Moore	DB	45	43	88	2.5–3	0–0	6	3	0	0	0
46	Isaiah Jones	LB	38	40	78	15.5–61	7.0–42	1	3	3	1	1
5	D'Angelo Ponds	DB	44	17	61	4.0–9	0–0	2	10	0	0	1
12	Devan Boykin	DB	37	22	59	6.0–22	1.0–8	2	5	4	2	1
22	Jamari Sharpe	DB	37	13	50	6.0–12	0–0	1	6	0	1	4
1	Amare Ferrell	DB	26	22	48	2.0–6	0–0	4	6	0	0	0
95	Tyrique Tucker	DL	16	24	40	12.0–41	6.0–30	0	2	3	0	0
8	Stephen Daley	DL	26	12	38	19.0–85	5.5–46	0	1	5	0	2
6	Mikail Kamara	DL	10	24	34	7.0–26	2.0–14	0	1	4	0	0
97	Mario Landino	DL	14	18	32	6.0–36	5.0–34	0	3	2	2	0
0	Hosea Wheeler	DL	11	20	31	4.0–7	0–0	0	0	2	2	0
13	Kellan Wyatt	DL	12	15	27	8.0–25	2.5–16	0	1	2	0	0
34	Jeff Utzinger	LB	4	12	16	0–0	0–0	0	5	4	0	0
17	Daniel Ndukwe	DL	7	6	13	3.0–16	2.0–15	0	0	0	0	1
91	Dominique Ratcliff	DL	8	5	13	5.0–20	1.5–12	0	0	0	0	0
10	Ryland Gandy	DB	11	1	12	1.0–2	0–0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Byron Baldwin Jr.	DB	5	5	10	0–0	0–0	0	0	1	1	0
14	Kaiden Turner	LB	4	6	10	0.5–0	0–0	1	0	0	9	0
16	Jah Jah Boyd	DB	7	1	8	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0	1
80	Charlie Becker	WR	5	2	7	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0	0
31	Anthony Chung	DB	4	2	6	0–0	0–0	0	3	0	0	0
3	Jaylen Bell	DB	4	1	5	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0	0
40	Quentin Clark	DL	3	2	5	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Andrew Turvy	DL	1	4	5	0.5–0	0–0	0	0	0	0	0
36	Clay Conner	DB	1	3	4	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0	0
90	J'Mari Monette	DL	1	2	3	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0	0
42	Andrew Depaepe	DL	0	2	2	0.5–1	0–0	0	0	0	0	0
98	William Depaepe	DL	1	1	2	1.0–6	1.0–6	0	0	0	0	0
99	Tyrone Burrus Jr.	DL	4	1	5	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0	0
78	Pat Coogan	OL	1	0	1	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0	0
23	Amariyun Knighten	DB	0	1	1	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0	0
47	Mark Langston	LS	1	0	1	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Fernando Mendoza	QB	1	0	1	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0	0
30	Paul Nelson	DL	0	1	1	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0	0
37	Riley Nowakowski	TE	1	0	1	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0	0
33	Garrett Reese	DB	1	0	1	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	1	0
65	Carter Smith	OL	1	0	1	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Solomon Vanhorse	RB	0	1	1	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0	0
	TOTAL		482	434	916.0	129.0–465	46.0–289	19	50	35	12	11
	OPPONENTS		603	500	1103	66.0–282	25.0–164	7	42	32	8	1

Key: POS: Position, SOLO: Solo Tackles, AST: Assisted Tackles, TOT: Total Tackles, TFL: Tackles-for-loss, SACK: Quarterback Sacks, INT: Interceptions, BU: Passes Broken Up, PD: Passes Defended, QBH: Quarterback Hits, FR: Fumbles Recovered, FF: Forced Fumbles

Special teams

Kicking statistics
#	NAME	POS	XPM	XPA	XP%	FGM	FGA	FG%	LNG
15	Nico Radicic	K	70	70	100	13	13	100	46
35	Brendan Franke	K	0	0	100	1	2	50.0	58
	TOTALS		70	70	100	14	15	93.3	58
	OPPONENTS		12	12	100	15	20	75.0	54

Punting statistics
#	NAME	POS	PUNTS	YDS	AVG	LNG	BLK	TB	I–20
44	Mitch McCarthy	P	24	968	40.3	52	0	0	7
93	Quinn Warren	K	6	288	48	57	0	0	3
	TOTALS		30	1,256	41.9	57	0	0	10
	OPPONENTS		50	2,213	44.3	63	2	4	15

Kick return statistics
#	NAME	POS	RET	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD
1	Roman Hemby	RB	9	203	22.6	34	0
18	Solomon Vanhorse	RB	1	5	5.0	5	0
	TOTALS		10	208	20.8	34	0
	OPPONENTS		29	577	19.9	39	0

Punt return statistics
#	NAME	POS	RET	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD
0	Jonathan Brady	WR	18	315	17.5	91	1
5	D'Angelo Ponds	DB	1	33	33.0	22	1
2	Makai Jackson	WR	1	11	11.0	11	0
	TOTALS		20	359	18.0	91	2
	OPPONENTS		11	87	7.9	17	0

Rankings

Further information: 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	20	23	22	19	11	8	7	3 (3)	2 (6)	2 (11)	2 (11)	2 (6)	2 (8)	2 (7)	2 (5)	1 (66)	1 (66)
Coaches	19	21	19	17	12	9	7	3 (1)	2	2	2 (1)	2	2	2	2	1 (61)	1 (62)
CFP	Not released										2	2	2	2	2	1	Not released