FOOTBALL GAMEDAY: Peach Bowl (College Football Playoff Semifinals)
GAME 15
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl | College Football Playoff Semifinals
No. 5/5/5 Oregon (13-1, 8-1 B1G) vs. No. 1/1/1 Indiana (14-0, 9-0 B1G)
Friday, January 9, 2026
Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Atlanta, Georgia
Setting The Scene
• No. 1/1/1 Indiana will face No. 5/5/5 Oregon in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl as part of the College Football Playoff Semifinals on Friday (Jan. 9) at 7:30 p.m. inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, on ESPN.
• The game marks Indiana's third appearance in the Peach Bowl and first since 1990. Indiana is 0-2 in the game, losing to Auburn (1990) and Tennessee (1988).
• The matchup between the Hoosiers and the Ducks marks the fifth game in the series history with a 2-2 record between the programs. The two teams met earlier this season when Indiana won 30-20 at Oregon (10/11)..
News & Notes
• Indiana won its first ever Rose Bowl Game when it defeated No. 11/11/9 Alabama, 38-3, in the first meeting between the two programs. It was Indiana's second ever Rose Bowl Game appearance and first since 1968.
• Indiana handed Alabama its first 30-point loss of the 21st century in the 112th Rose Bowl Game. The Crimson Tide were the only FBS team not to lose by 30-plus points in the FBS entering the game.
• The Offensive MVP of the game was the Indiana offensive lineman Pat Coogan and the Defensive MVP was defensive back D'Angelo Ponds.
• Indiana is the first top-four seed in the 12-team College Football Playoff era (2024-present) to win a game in the tournament.
• Since 2024, Indiana has multiple rushing touchdowns in 21 of 26 games and owns a 20-1 record in those contests. IU has multiple scores on the ground in 10 of 14 games in 2025. MORE ON PAGE 8
• IU moved its season yards rushing total to 3,090 for its second-ever 3,000-yard rushing season in program history. The only other 3,000-yard season was in 2014 when it finished with 3,163 yards behind Tevin Coleman's 2,036-yard season.
• With 3.0 sacks in the game, IU moved its season total to 41.0 and produced just the second 40-sack season in IU history.
• The 25 victories since the beginning of the 2024 season are the most in any two-year span in program history and rank No. 3 nationally in that time. The 17 Big Ten wins during that span are also the most in a two-year stretch in IU history. MORE ON PAGE 4
• Indiana's first scoring drive was the longest of the season in terms of plays (16) and time of possession (8:55). The previous long was a 15-play drive lasting 8:38 at Penn State that also ended in a second-quarter field goal by Nico Radicic.
• Indiana postseason offensive record books added the following records: Completion Percentage - .875 (14-of-16) and Touchdown Passes - 3 (Tied; Duke, 2015 Pinstripe Bowl).
• With 38 points, Indiana scored the second-most points in a postseason game in program history, just behind the 41 points against Duke in the 2015 Pinstripe Bowl.
• The Indiana postseason defensive record books added the following records: Fewest First Downs Allowed - 11 and Fewest Rushing Attempts - 17.
• The three points allowed are the second-fewest points allowed by an IU team in a postseason game, behind the 1991 Cooper Bowl shutout of Baylor.
• Alabama's 193 yards of total offense are the second-fewest allowed in a postseason game by Indiana and the fewest since the 1988 Liberty Bowl versus South Carolina (153).
• Curt Cignetti's 25 victories in his first two seasons at Indiana are the most in Big Ten history by a coach in his first two seasons at a school. He passed Urban Meyer (24, 2012-13; Ohio State) to set the record.
• Indiana had its first perfect regular season in program history with a 12-0 record and is 14-0 for the first time after the Rose Bowl Game. The only other IU team to finish without a loss is the 1945 team at 9-0-1. The 14 victories are the most in a single season.
• The Hoosiers are 45-27-1 all-time as a ranked team, which includes a 2-3 record on a neutral site.
• Head coach Curt Cignetti started a season at least 10-0 for the third-straight season, after he started back-to-back seasons at 10-0 (Indiana, 2024; James Madison, 2023) and has at IU at 14-0 entering the Peach Bowl Game.
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