FOOTBALL GAMEDAY: UCLA (Week 9)

Setting The Scene

• • No. 2/2 Indiana is set to host UCLA on Saturday (Oct. 25) at noon on Merchants Bank Field at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The matchup will air on FOX with the network's Big Noon Kickoff pregame show leading into the game
• The two programs met for the first time a year ago when Indiana won 42-13 in the Rose Bowl. This time around, UCLA will make its first trip in program history to Bloomington.
• Both teams enter the matchup on winning streaks as the Hoosiers are undefeated at 7-0 and UCLA has won three in a row after losing their first four games to begin the season.

News & Notes

• Indiana's ranking in both the AP and U.S. Today/US LBM Coaches Poll is No. 2, the highest in program history.
• The 18 victories since the beginning of the 2024 season are the most in any two-year span in program history and rank tied for No. 5 nationally over that span. The 12 Big Ten wins during that span are tied for the most in a two-year stretch in IU history. MORE ON PAGE 5
• Indiana is 7-0 to start a season for the third time in program history after its 38-13 win over Michigan State (10/18) in Week 8. It is the second-straight season Indiana has started 7-0 to mark the first time in program history consecutive seasons were started at 7-0 or better.
• Indiana's 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).
• The Hoosiers are 38-27-1 all-time as a ranked team, which includes a 31-20-1 mark in Big Ten play.
• Indiana's 13-game home winning streak is the longest streak in program history and No. 3 nationally among active streaks. MORE ON PAGE 5
• With the victory over the Spartans, Indiana won back-to-back Old Brass Spittoon games for the first time since it claimed three-straight from 1967-69.
• With zero punts against Michigan State, Indiana registered its first Big Ten game without a punt since 1989 versus Northwestern, which was the last time that IU did not punt against a Power 4 opponent, the last IU game without a punt was in 2024 against Western Illinois in Week 2.
• Fernando Mendoza had a 24-of-28 passing day with 332 yards and four touchdowns against Michigan State (10/18). The game marked his fourth time in 2025 with at least four touchdown passes, the most by a Hoosier quarterback in a single season in program history. MORE ON PAGE 7
• Mendoza's four touchdowns against Michigan State put him in a tie at No. 1 in both the Big Ten and FBS in passing touchdowns this season (21).
• Elijah Sarratt has a catch in all 45 games of his career and is the nation's active leader for consecutive games with a reception. Sarratt had his tenth career multi-touchdown game with two scores in Week 8. MORE ON PAGE 9
• Omar Cooper Jr. had his fourth game of 100-yards receiving game with 115 yards on eight catches and a touchdown versus the Spartans. MORE ON PAGE 9
• Sarratt leads the Big Ten with nine receiving touchdowns and Cooper Jr. is tied for No. 2 with seven.
• Aiden Fisher went for nine stops and 1.5 tackles for loss in Week 8. MORE ON PAGE 12
• Rolijah Hardy had 2.5 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks with a total of eight stops against Michigan State. MORE ON PAGE 12
• Isaiah Jones has logged at least 1.0 tackle for loss in every game of 2025. Jones leads the Big Ten in tackles for loss (11.0) and is tied for third in the conference in sacks (5.0). MORE ON PAGE 12

GAME 8

Setting The Scene

News & Notes

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