Postgame Notes: Michigan State

Postgame Notes
Michigan State at Indiana
October 18, 2025

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• Indiana is 20-50-2 all-time against Michigan State with a 13-23-1 mark at home.

• With the victory, Indiana won back-to-back Old Brass Spittoon games for the first time since it claimed three-straight from 1967-69.

• Indiana's game captains were: OL Pat Coogan, LB Aiden Fisher, RB Roman Hemby, WR Elijah Sarratt.

• Indiana won the coin toss and deferred the opening kickoff. Michigan State received the opening kick.

• The Hoosiers are 38-27-1 all-time as a ranked team, which includes a 26-7-1 record at home and a 31-20-1 mark in Big Ten play.

• Indiana begins a season 7-0 for the third time in program history (2024, 1967). IU started two other seasons with 6-0-1 records (1988 and 1945).

• The 4-0 start in Big Ten play marks the fifth time in program history an Indiana team started with an unblemished mark through at least four conference games (7-0, 2024; 4-0, 2020; 4-0, 1987; 5-0, 1967).

• With zero punts in the game, Indiana registered its first Big Ten game without a punt since 1989 against Northwestern. It is also the first time IU did not punt against a Power 4 opponent since the Northwestern game in 1989 and the first game without a punt since 2024 against Western Illinois in Week 2.

Kaelon Black | RB | R-Sr.
• Had his tenth career rushing touchdown when he found the end zone on a 29-yard score in the second quarter.

Omar Cooper Jr. | WR | R-Jr.
• Totaled his fourth game of 100-plus yards receiving with 115 yards on eight catches and a touchdown.
• His 48-yard receiving touchdown marked his 16th career receiving score and puts him in a tie at No. 7 on the program's career receiving touchdowns list with Nick Westbrook (16; 2015-19). He passed Trent Smock (15; 1973-75) and Ted Bolser (15; 2010-13).

Stephen Daley | DL | Sr.
• Matched a career-high 2.0 sacks. The last time he reached the mark was against Miami (Ohio) in 2024 while at Kent State.

Rolijah Hardy | LB | So.
• Had a career-high 2.5 tackles for loss and career-high 2.0 sacks.

Mikail Kamara | DL | R-Sr.
• Owns at least one tackle in 42 of 44 career games played.

Fernando Mendoza | QB | R-Jr.
• Had a 24-for-28 passing day with 332 yards and four touchdowns.
• It was his first 300-plus yard passing day at Indiana and the fourth time in his career reaching the mark.
• With a completion percentage of .857, he now holds the top three spots in single-game completion percentage (min. 20 attempts). His percentage against Michigan State tied Tayven Jackson (.857; 18-of-21) against Indiana State in 2023.
• His four touchdowns moves him to 21 on the season and into a tie for No. 6 on the program's season passing touchdowns charts with Nate Sudfeld (2013). He passed Peyton Ramsey (19; 2018) and Richard Lagow (19; 2016) in the game.
• He is the seventh Hoosier quarterback with 20-plus touchdown passes in a season
• The game marked his fourth in 2025 with at least four touchdown passes, the most by a Hoosier quarterback in a single season in program history.

Louis Moore | DB | R-Sr.+
• Had his fifth career double-digit tackle game with 11 stops.

Riley Nowakowski | TE | R-Sr.+
• Notched a career-high 54 receiving yards on three receptions. His previous high was 43 in Week 4 against No. 9/9 Illinois (9/20).

Nico Radicic | K | R-So.
• His 31-yard field goal in the fourth quarter extended his active streak to 10-straight made field goals puts him into a tie for No. 5 on the program's list and is the longest active streak since Logan Justus (14; 2019).
• His 5-for-5 effort on extra points pushed his career total to 111, passing Andy Payne (109; 1997-2000) and Pete Stoyanovich (1985-1988) and into the No. 4 spot on the career list. He trails Scott Bonnell (117; 1989-92).
• His field goal and five extra points pushed his career total to 168 points and No. 17 on the all-time career scoring list, passing Stephen Houston (164; 2010-13) and Bryan Robertson (164; 2001-04). He trails Logan Justus (173; 2016-19).

Elijah Sarratt | WR | Sr.
• Continued his nation-leading consecutive games with a catch streak to 45 on his 24-yard connection with Fernando Mendoza in the second quarter.
• His two receiving scores marked his tenth career multi-touchdown game and puts him at 17 receiving touchdown receptions as Hoosier.
• The 17 scores moves him into a tie at No. 6 on the program's career receiving touchdowns list with Cody Latimer (17; 2011-13). He passed Nick Westbrook (16; 2015-19), Trent Smock (15; 1973-75) and Ted Bolser (15; 2010-13).

E.J. Williams Jr. | WR | R-Sr.+
• Had his fifth career touchdown reception on a 13-yard connection with Fernando Mendoza in the first quarter to put Indiana up 7-0.

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Players Mentioned

Kaelon Black

Pat Coogan

Omar Cooper Jr.

Stephen Daley

Aiden Fisher

Rolijah Hardy

Roman Hemby

Tayven Jackson

Mikail Kamara

Fernando Mendoza

Louis Moore

Riley Nowakowski

Nico Radicic

Elijah Sarratt

E.J. Williams Jr.

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