Postgame Notes: Wisconsin

Postgame Notes
Wisconsin at Indiana
November 15, 2025

TEAM
• Indiana is 21-41-2 all-time against Wisconsin and 11-18-1 all time at home.

• Indiana's game captains were: OL Pat Coogan, LB Aiden Fisher, TE Riley Nowakowski, DB D'Angelo Ponds.

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

• The Hoosiers are 42-27-1 all-time as a ranked team, which includes a 28-7-1 record on the road and a 35-20-1 mark in Big Ten play. Indiana is 21-4-1 at Memorial Stadium (since 1960).

• Indiana starts a season 11-0 for the first time in program history, after a 10-0 start in 2024. The 11 victories tie the single season mark for wins in a season (2024).

• Head coach Curt Cignetti started a season with an 11-0 mark for the first time in his head coaching tenure, after he started two seasons at 10-0 (Indiana, 2024; James Madison, 2023).

• The 8-0 start in Big Ten play is the first time in program history an Indiana team started with an unblemished mark through at least eight conference games. The start also ties for the most conference wins in program history (2024).

• The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an unblemished record at Memorial Stadium, its sixth such season since the venue opened in 1960. The other seasons include 1967 (5-0), 1987 (6-0), 1991 (5-0), 2020 (3-0), 2024 (8-0).

• With 70 yards rushing allowed, Indiana held its ninth opponent of the season under 100-yards rushing - a new program standard.

Charlie Becker | WR | So.
• Had his second career receiving touchdown on a 31-yard touchdown in the first quarter.
• Logged 108 yards receiving on five catches to make it back-to-back weeks with 100 yards.

Devan Boykin | DB | R-Sr.+
• Had his sixth career interception when he picked off Carter Smith in the fourth quarter.

Jonathan Brady | WR | Sr.
• His 34 punt return yards moved him into sole possession of No. 6 in the program's single-season charts with 323. He passed Myles Price (289; 2024) and trails Thomas Lewis (342; 1993) for No. 5.

Omar Cooper Jr. | WR | R-Jr.
• His 5-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter put him at 19 career receiving scores for sole for No. 5 on the program's career receiving touchdowns chart, passing Elijah Sarratt (18; 2024-present) and Thomas Lewis (18; 1991-93). He trails Shane Wynn (20; 2011-14) and Ernie Jones (20; 1984-87) for No. 3.
• His score put him at 10 touchdown receptions on the season to mark the 10th 10-touchdown season by a Hoosier wide receiver and into a six-way tie for No. 4 on the single-season charts.
• He also joins teammate Elijah Sarratt as the only teammates with 10-plus receiving touchdowns in the same season in program history.

Stephen Daley | DL | Sr.
• Had his second forced fumble and first as a Hoosier when he stripped the ball from Carter Smith and Hosea Wheeler recovered it in the third quarter.
• Logged a career-high 3.0 tackles for loss. His previous high was 2.5 in Week 11 at Penn State (11/8).

Rolijah Hardy | LB | So.
• His 1.0 sacks mark back-to-back weeks and has logged a sack in five of the last six games.

Mikail Kamara | DL | R-Sr.
• Owns at least one tackle in 46 of 48 career games played.

Fernando Mendoza | QB | R-Jr.
• Had a 22-for-24 passing day with 299 yards passing and four touchdowns.
• His four touchdown passes put him at 30 touchdown passes on the season and the most in a single season by any Hoosier. He passed Nate Sudfeld (27; 2015), Kellen Lewis (28; 2007) and Kurtis Rourke (29; 2024).
• The 30 passing touchdowns also move him to No. 10 in the career charts, passing Dave Schnell (27; 1986-89) for No. 12, and Michael Penix Jr. (29; 2019-21) and Kurtis Rourke (29; 2024). He trails Tim Clifford (31; 1977-80).
• His 91.7% completion percentage is good for No. 3 on the game completion percentage charts, giving him three of the top-five games in program history (Week 3 vs. Indiana State; 95%, Week 4 vs. No. 9/8 Illinois; 91.3%).
• The 299 yards passing put him at 2,641 on the season and into No. 9 on the single-season charts. He passed Peyton Ramsey (2,454; 2019), Babe Laufenberg (2,468; 1982), Nate Sudfeld (2,523; 2013), Steve Bradley (2,544; 1884) and Trent Green (2,627; 1991). He trails Cameron Coffman (2,734; 2012) for No. 8.

Daniel Ndukwe | DL | So.
• Registered his first solo tackle for loss when he brought Darrion Dupree down for a 1-yard loss in the first quarter.

Riley Nowakowski | TE | R-Sr.+
• Scored his third career touchdown on his 21-yard score in the third quarter.
• Had a career-high 65 yards receiving on four catches.

Nico Radicic | K | R-So.
• Went 4-for-4 on extra points to push his season total to 62. He trails his own school record of 69 set in 2024.
• His field goal and 4-for-4 effort on extra points pushed his season total to 106 points to mark the sixth 100-point season in IU history and third for a kicker. He passed his 99-point total in 2024 to move into No. 6 on the single-season charts.
• His seven points put him at 205 in his career. He trails James Hardy for the program's No. 11 spot (216; 2005-07).
• Moved his active streak of consecutive field goals made to 15-straight and tied the program record set by Austin Starr in 2007 with his 37-yard make in the second quarter.

Holden Staes | TE | Sr.
• Had his seventh career touchdown reception on his 2-yard score in the third quarter.

Hosea Wheeler | DL | R-Sr.
• Had his third career fumble recovery when he scooped the ball after Stephen Daley stripped it from Carter Smith in the third quarter.

Indiana University Athletics

Related News

Players Mentioned

Charlie Becker

Devan Boykin

Jonathan Brady

Pat Coogan

Omar Cooper Jr.

Stephen Daley

Aiden Fisher

Rolijah Hardy

Mikail Kamara

Fernando Mendoza

Daniel Ndukwe

Riley Nowakowski

D'Angelo Ponds

Myles Price

Nico Radicic

Kurtis Rourke

Elijah Sarratt

Carter Smith

Holden Staes

Hosea Wheeler

Related Videos