Postgame Notes: at Purdue

Postgame Notes
Indiana at Purdue
November 28, 2025

TEAM
• Indiana is 44-77-6 all-time against Purdue and 34-63-3 in the Old Oaken Bucket Game.

• Indiana's game captains were: OL Pat Coogan, LB Aiden Fisher, TE Riley Nowakowski
WR Elijah Sarratt,

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

• The Hoosiers are 43-27-1 all-time as a ranked team, which includes a 19-18 record on the road and a 36-20-1 mark in Big Ten play.

• Indiana capped the first perfect regular season in program history with a 12-0 record. Only one other IU team finished without a loss is the 1945 team at 9-0-1

• The nine Big Ten wins are the most in program history and the 9-0 mark is the first time IU has won each of its conference games in a single season.

• Indiana finished the regular season with an unblemished record on the road for just the third time in program history: 2025 (5-0), 1920 (3-0) and 1910 (2-0). The 1945 team went 5-0-1.

• Curt Cignetti's 23 victories in his first two seasons at Indiana are the second most in Big Ten history by a coach in his first two seasons at a school. The victory over Purdue broke a tie with Fielding Yost (22, 1901-02; Michigan) and trails only Urban Meyer (24, 2012-13; Ohio State)

• Cignetti's 23 wins are tied for No. 6 in FBS history by a coach in his first two seasons at a school.

• Indiana won a game by 50-or-more points for the sixth time under Cignetti with three of those coming in Big Ten play. The three 50-plus point wins in conference play are the only such wins in program history.

Kaleon Black | RB | R-Sr.
• Had his first career multi-rushing touchdown game. He has rushed for a touchdown in three of the last four games.

Devan Boykin | DB | R-Sr.+
• Had his third career fumble recovery at Purdue's 42-yard line in the third quarter after Stephen Daley forced it. His last fumble recovery came in Week 10 at Maryland (11/1).

Davion Chandler | WR | Fr.
• Posted his first career catch and touchdown on a 65-yard connection with Alberto Mendoza in the fourth quarter.

Omar Cooper Jr. | WR | R-Jr.
• His 43-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter put him at 20 career receiving scores and into a tie for No. 3 on the program's career charts with Shane Wynn (20; 2011-14) and Ernie Jones (20; 1984-87). He trails Jade Butcher (30; 1967-69) for No. 2.
• The touchdown pushed him to 11 receiving scores on the season and into a tie for No. 3 on the single-season charts with Elijah Sarratt (11; 2025) and Shane Wynn (11; 2013). He trails Ernie Jones (13; 1987).

Stephen Daley | DL | Sr.
• Posted back-to-back weeks with a forced fumble when he stripped the ball from Ryan Browne in the third quarter and Devan Boykin recovered it.
• His career-high 4.5 tackles for loss tie for No. 3 in the program's single-game charts with Mikail Kamara (2024; at Michigan State), Jamie Kirlew (2007; at Iowa) Kris Dielman (2002; vs. William & Mary).

Amare Ferrell | DB | Jr.
• Had his eighth career interception when he picked off Ryan Browne in the first quarter. His last interception came in Week 5 at Iowa (9/27).
• Moved into the top-20 in program history with his eighth career interception. He is tied with five players for No. 16 on the career charts, a group which includes Quinn Bucker (8; 1972-73) and George Taliaferro (8; 1945, 47-48)

Rolijah Hardy | LB | So.
• Charted his third career double-digit tackle game with 10 stops. The last time he reached the mark was in Week 11 at Penn State (11/8).

Roman Hemby | RB | R-Sr.
• The 82-yard touchdown rush is the longest by a Hoosier since Tevin Coleman against Ohio State in 2014 and ties for the 10th longest rush in program history.
• The 82-yard run is believed to be tied for the longest run in Old Oaken Bucket Game history with Indiana's Don Veller (1934), which also ended in a touchdown.

Mikail Kamara | DL | R-Sr.
• Owns at least one tackle in 47 of 49 career games played.

Khobie Martin | RB | R-Fr.
• Ran for his sixth career rushing touchdown when he scored on a 21-yard rush in the fourth quarter.

Alberto Mendoza | QB | R-Fr.
• Had a career-long 58-yard rush in the third quarter. His previous long was 53 yards in Week 10 at Maryland (11/1).
• Had a career-long 65-yard touchdown pass to Davion Chandler in the fourth quarter.

Fernando Mendoza | QB | R-Jr.
• His two passing touchdowns moved his season count to 32, passing Tim Clifford (31; 1977-80) and tying him with Harry Gonso (32; 1967-69) for No. 8 on the program's career charts. He trails Richard Lagow (34; 2016-17) for No. 7.
• His 117 yards passing pushed his season total to 2,758 and at No. 8 on the single-season charts, passing Cameron Coffman (2,734; 2012). He trails Peyton Ramsey (2,875, 2018) for No. 7.
• Had his 10th career rushing touchdown on his 7-yard score in the second quarter.
• It was the sixth game this season that he has had at least one passing and one rushing touchdown.

Nico Radicic | K | R-So.
• His 8-for-8 effort on extra points pushed his season total to 70 which breaks his own school record of 69 (2024) for the single-season mark.
• He holds eight of the top-10 single-game extra points made marks with No. 1 (11; Western Illinois, 2024), T-No. 2 (10; Indiana State, 2023), T-No. 4 (9; Illinois, 2025), (9; Purdue, 2024), T-No. 6 (8; at Purdue, 2025), (8; UCLA, 2025), (8; Kennesaw State, 2025), (8; Nebraska, 2024).

Elijah Sarratt | WR | Sr.
• His 17-yard receiving touchdown in the third quarter pushed his career count to 19 and into sole possession of No. 6 on the program's career charts, passing Thomas Lewis (18; 1991-93).
• That score moved his season receiving touchdown total to 11 and into a tie for No. 3 on the single-season charts with Omar Cooper Jr. (11; 2025) and Shane Wynn (11; 2013).

Hosea Wheeler | DL | R-Sr.
• Had a career-high 1.5 tackles for loss.

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Davion Chandler

Pat Coogan

Omar Cooper Jr.

Stephen Daley

Amare Ferrell

Aiden Fisher

Rolijah Hardy

Roman Hemby

Mikail Kamara

Khobie Martin

Alberto Mendoza

Fernando Mendoza

Riley Nowakowski

Nico Radicic

Elijah Sarratt

Hosea Wheeler

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