Postgame Notes: at Iowa

Postgame Notes
Indiana at Iowa
September 27, 2025

TEAM
• Indiana is 29-46-4 all-time against Iowa with a 10-28-3 mark in Iowa City.

• 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. Iowa received the opening kick.

• The Hoosiers are 36-27-1 all-time as a ranked team, which includes a 15-18 record on the road and a 29-20-1 mark in Big Ten play.

• Indiana started a season 5-0 for the third time in program history (2025, 2024, 1967, 1910). IU started four other seasons with 4-0-1 records (1990, 1988, 1945, 1898).

• IU starts back-to-back seasons at 5-0 for the first time in program history.

• With the blocked punt, Indiana has now blocked seven kicks since the start of the 2024 season (6 punts, 1 field goal).

• Indiana is the FBS teams in the last 30 years to have 1,300-plus passing yards, 1,300-plus rushing yards and two or fewer turnovers through five games of a season.

• IU is now 2-0 in one possession games under head coach Curt Cignetti, with both wins by the score of 20-15. The Hoosiers also defeated Michigan in 2024 by the same score.

Omar Cooper Jr. | WR | R-Jr.
• His 14-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter moved his career total to 15 and into a tie for No. 8 on the career charts with Ted Bolser (15; 2010-13) and Trent Smock (15; 1973-75).

Amare Ferrell | DB | Jr.
• Picked off Mark Gronowski for his third interception of the season and seventh of his career in the first quarter.

Ryland Gandy | DB | R-Jr.
• Made first start as a Hoosier and 14th of his career. Is the 12th Hoosier transfer to make a start in 2025.

Isaiah Jones | LB | R-Jr.
• Had his first career blocked kick when he tipped Rhys Dakin's punt in the third quarter.
• Combined with Kellan Wyatt on a second-quarter sack and has at least 0.5 tackle for loss in all five games in 2025.

Mikail Kamara | DL | R-Sr.
• Owns at least one tackle in 39 of 41 career games played.

Fernando Mendoza | QB | R-Jr.
• Finished with 233 yards passing on 13-of-23 passing and two touchdown passes.
• Connected with Omar Cooper Jr. on a first-quarter 14-yard touchdown pass.
• Threw the game-winning touchdown pass to Elijah Sarratt on a 49-yard connection with 1:28 left in the fourth quarter.

Nico Radicic | K | R-So.
• Converted on a career-long 46-yard field goal to tie the game at 10-10 at the end of the first half. Added a 42-yard field goal in the fourth quarter.
• Two made extra points pushed his career total to 103 and into a tie with Austin Starr (103; 2006-08) for No. 6 on the career list.
• Pushed career scoring total to 151 points with eight points in the game. Passed Vaughn Dunbar (150; 1990-91) for the No. 20 spot on the charts.

Elijah Sarratt | WR | Sr.
• Continued his nation-leading consecutive games with a catch streak to 43 on his 9-yard connection Fernando Mendoza in the second quarter.
• Registered his 12th career 100-yard receiving game with 132 yards on six catches. He has five such games as a Hoosier.
• Moved into the top-10 in program history with his 49-yard touchdown reception, which is No. 14 as a Hoosier.

Players Mentioned

Pat Coogan

Omar Cooper Jr.

Amare Ferrell

Aiden Fisher

Ryland Gandy

Isaiah Jones

Mikail Kamara

Fernando Mendoza

Riley Nowakowski

Nico Radicic

Elijah Sarratt

Kellan Wyatt

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