FOOTBALL GAMEDAY: at Iowa (Week 5)

Setting The Scene

• No. 11/12 Indiana will travel to face Iowa on Saturday (Sept. 27) at 3:30 p.m. ET inside Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa. The matchup between the 4-0 Hoosiers and 3-1 Hawkeyes will air on Peacock.
• This will be the 79th all-time meeting between the two programs and first since 2021, with Iowa leading the series, 46-28-4. Iowa has won the previous four games in the series.
• This Indiana's first road game of the 2025 season after starting the year with four-straight home matchups. s.

News & Notes

• Indiana is with a 4-0 to start a season for the ninth time in program history after a 63-10 win over No. 9/8 Illinois (9/20) in Week 4. It is the second-straight season Indiana has started 4-0 to mark just the second time in program history consecutive seasons were started at 4-0 or better. The 1985 and 1986 teams each began the season 4-0.
• The victory over Illinois marked the largest margin of victory over an AP top-10 team (53) and the largest overall margin of victory over a ranked opponent in program history. The previous mark was 21 points against Ohio State (31-10) in 1987.
• The 53-point margin of victory is the largest by a team outside the AP top-10 against an AP top-10 team.
• Saturday's attendance of 56,088 is the second largest crowd in program history behind the 1969 crowd of 56,223 versus Purdue.
• The win over No. 9/8 Illinois was its sixth win over an AP top-10 team all time and improved Indiana's record to 6-1 all-time in home games where both teams are ranked.
• The Hoosiers are 39-27-1 all-time as a ranked team, which includes a 25-7-1 record at home and a 28-20-1 mark in Big Ten play.
• The 219 points scored over the first four games of the season is the most in any four-game stretch in program history. The previous mark was set in 2024 (213).
• The Hoosier offense has only scored 200-plus points in a four-game stretch three times in program history: 219 points, 2025 (Game 1-4); 213 points, 2024 (Game 2-5), 202 points, 2024 (Game 1-4).
• Indiana's 63 points marked the most scored by a Big Ten team against an AP Top-10 opponent.
• Indiana has scored at least 31 points in eight Big Ten games since the start of 2024.
• Saturday marked the sixth time since at least 1958 that Indiana held a team to single-digit or fewer yards rushing: 2, Illinois, 2025; minus-36, at Michigan State, 2024; minus-32, William & Mary, 2002; minus-8, Purdue, 2001; minus-1, Iowa,1988; minus-26, Northwestern, 1982.
• Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week Fernando Mendoza had a 21-for-23 passing day with 267 yards and tied a career-high five passing touchdowns against No 9/8 Illinois (9/20). His .910 completion percentage put him at No. 3 on the game completion percentage charts just a week after setting the program's record of .950 (19-for-20) against Indiana State (9/12). MORE ON PAGE 7
• Elijah Sarratt has a catch in all 42 games of his career and is the nation's active leader for consecutive games with a reception. MORE ON PAGE 4
• D'Angelo Ponds' first-quarter blocked punt return for a touchdown was the program's first since Javon Swinton against Idaho in 2021. MORE ON PAGE 13

GAME 5

Setting The Scene

News & Notes

Week 5 Links

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