FOOTBALL GAMEDAY: Wisconsin (Week 12)

Setting The Scene

• No. 2/2/2 Indiana returns home after two weeks on the road to face Wisconsin on Saturday (Nov. 15) at noon ET on Big Ten Network on Merchants Bank Field at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana.
• The matchup will mark the programs' first meeting since 2023 when the Hoosiers won 20-14 in Bloomington. Indiana has won the last two meetings after Wisconsin owned a 10-game winning streak in the series from 2005-2017.
• The game will be Indiana's last regular season home contest in 2025 and serve as the program's senior night prior to the game.

News & Notes

• Indiana's ranking in the AP and USA Today/US LBM Coaches Poll is No. 2 for the fourth-straight week. The Hoosiers also debuted at No. 2 in the College Football Playoff rankings last week (Nov. 4).
• The 21 victories since the beginning of the 2024 season are the most in any two-year span in program history and rank tied for No. 2 nationally over that span. The 15 Big Ten wins during that span are also the most in a two-year stretch in IU history. MORE ON PAGE 4
• Indiana is 10-0 to start a season for the second time in program history (2024) after its 27-24 win at Penn State (11/8) in Week 11. The 10 wins are the second-most all-time in a single season behind 11 victories in 2024.
• Indiana's 7-0 start in Big Ten play marks the second time in program history an Indiana team started with an unblemished mark through at least seven conference games (7-0; 2024) and are the second-most conference wins in a season.
• The Hoosiers are 41-27-1 all-time as a ranked team, which includes a 34-20-1 mark in Big Ten play.
• Indiana's win over Penn State marked the first time the program had ever won on West Shore Home Field at Beaver Stadium.
• The final scoring drive at Penn State was the program's first go-ahead touchdown drive starting with 2:00 or under in regulation since Antwaan Randle El's rushing touchdown versus Iowa on October 17, 1998.
• Indiana's two rushing touchdowns against Penn State marked the 19th time in 23 games that Indiana rushed for multiple touchdowns under head coach Curt Cignetti. MORE ON PAGE 7
• Indiana forced multiple turnovers for the sixth time in 2025 and a third-straight game. The Hoosiers had a fumble recovery and an interception against the Nittany Lions.
• Fernando Mendoza threw the go-ahead touchdown pass to Omar Cooper Jr. on a 7-yard score with 36 seconds remaining to give Indiana the 27-24 lead.
• Mendoza leads the Big Ten with 26 passing touchdowns and is tied for the most in the FBS with Baylor's Sawyer Robertson. MORE ON PAGE 7
• Elijah Sarratt is tied for the Big Ten lead with 10 touchdown receptions while Omar Cooper Jr. is at No. 2 with nine. MORE ON PAGE 9
• Charlie Becker had a career-high 118 yards receiving on seven catches, including a career-long 52-yard reception in the first quarter. MORE ON PAGE 9
• Kaelon Black's 1-yard rushing score in the second quarter at Penn State notched back-to-back weeks with a touchdown. MORE ON PAGE 8
• Aiden Fisher became the first Hoosier since 2022 with an interception and fumble recovery in the same game when he picked up the ball from Jamari Sharpe's forced fumble of Kaytron Allen in the second quarter and picked off Ethan Grunkemeyer in the third. MORE ON PAGE 12
• Isaiah Jones leads the Big Ten in tackles for loss (12.0) and has at least 0.5 tackle for loss in nine of ten games. MORE ON PAGE 12
• Rolijah Hardy had his second career double-digit tackle game against Penn State with 12 stops, including 1.0 sack. MORE ON PAGE 12
• Sharpe has forced fumbles in back-to-back weeks, and ranks No. 4 nationally with four forced fumbles on the season. MORE ON PAGE 14

GAME 11

Setting The Scene

News & Notes

Week 12 Links

#2/2 Indiana 31, Wisconsin 7