Postgame Notes: Oregon

Postgame Notes
Oregon vs. Indiana
College Football Playoff Semifinal - Peach Bowl
Jan. 9, 2026

TEAM
• Indiana is 3-2 all-time against Oregon and has won three straight versus the Ducks.

• The Hoosiers are 2-1 in the College Football Playoff and 1-2 in the Peach Bowl.

• Indiana's game captains were: OL Pat Coogan, LB Aiden Fisher, TE Riley Nowakowski and WR Elijah Sarratt.

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

• The Offensive MVP of the game was QB Fernndo Mendoza and Defensive MVP was DB D'Angelo Ponds.

• The Hoosiers are 46-27-1 all-time as a ranked team, which includes a 3-3 record on a neutral site.

• Indiana turned three Oregon turnovers into 14 points in the game for the seventh game of the season with double-digit points off turnovers.

• IU has forced at least one turnover in seven straight games dating back to Oct. 25 versus UCLA and has multiple turnovers forced in 10 games this season.

• Its 35 first-half points are the most in a postseason game in program history and mark the 26th time since at least 1950 that Indiana has scored 35-or-more points in a first half.

• WRs Omar Cooper Jr. and Elijah Sarratt each caught a touchdown in the Peach Bowl and now have touchdown catches in the same game on seven occasions in 2025. They have each hauled in a scoring pass in 11 of 26 career games played together.

• With two rushing scores, Indiana posted multiple rushing touchdowns in 22 of 27 games and owns a 21-1 record in those contests since 2024. IU has multiple scores on the ground in 11 of 15 games in 2025.

Charlie Becker | WR | So.
• Caught his fourth career touchdown and his third in the last five games on a 36-yard score in the second quarter.

Kaelon Black | RB | R-Sr.
• Had his second career multi-touchdown game with two rushing touchdowns. It was his first multi-touchdown game since Week 14 against Purdue (11/28).

Jonathan Brady | WR | Sr.
• Moved into No. 5 on the single-season punt return yardage list with 16 in the game to push his season total to (entered with 347). He passed Thomas Lewis (342; 1993) for a spot in the top 5.

Omar Cooper Jr. | WR | R-Jr.
• His 8-yard touchdown reception from Fernando Mendoza in the first quarter moved his career total to 22 and No. 4 on the list. He trails Elijah Sarratt (23; 2024-25).
• The score puts his season total at 13 and is tied for No. 3 with Ernie Jones (13; 1987) on the single-season charts. He trails Elijah Sarratt (15; 2025) for No. 2.

Aiden Fisher | LB | Sr.
• Posted his 21st career game of 9-plus tackles with nine stops.

Mikail Kamara | DL | R-Sr.
• Owns at least one tackle in 49 of 51 career games played.

Mario Landino | DL | So.
• Had his first career fumble recovery when he picked up Dante Moore's fumble at the Oregon 3-yard line in the first quarter.
• Recovered a second-quarter fumble for the first multi-fumble recovery game by a Hoosier since Josh Sanquinetti in 2023 versus Wisconsin.

Fernando Mendoza | QB | R-Jr.
• Produced the fourth 40-touchdown season in Big Ten history with five touchdown passes in the Peach Bowl to push his season total to 41. He passed C.J. Stroud (37; Ohio State, 2022) and Drew Brees (39; Purdue, 1998) to join the Ohio State trio of Dwayne Haskins (50; 2018), Stroud (44; 2021) and Justin Fields (41; 2019).
• The five touchdown passes in the game set an IU bowl record, breaking his own mark of three in The Rose Bowl Game last week and Nate Sudfeld's Pinstripe Bowl performance in 2015.
• Moved into No. 3 on the single season passing yards chart with 177 yards passing to move his season total to 3,349. He passed Ben Chappell (3,295; 2010) in the process.

Daniel Ndukwe | DL | So.
• Had his first career sack when he brought down Dante Moore for a 6-yard loss in the second quarter.
• Recorded his first career forced fumble when he sacked Dante Moore for an 8-yard loss and stripped the ball loose for a Mario Landino recovery in the second quarter.
• Notched his third career blocked punt when he blocked James Ferguson-Reynolds' punt at the Oregon 14-yard line and Kaiden Turner recovered it in the fourth quarter. It was his first blocked punt since he did so at Michigan State in 2024.

D'Angelo Ponds | DB | Jr.
• Picked off his seventh career pass on Oregon's first play from scrimmage and returned it for a 25-yard touchdown.
• The pick-6 is the second of his career (Washington, 2024) and accounts for the fourth non-offensive touchdown of his career, along with two blocked punts for scores.
• Recorded the second defensive touchdown in IU postseason history and first since Jamar Johnson's 63-yard return in the 2020 Gator Bowl versus Tennessee (1/2/20).
• Caught his first career reception on a 6-yard connection with Fernando Mendoza in the second quarter.

Nico Radicic | K | R-So.
• With 155 consecutive extra points made, Radicic's streak sits No. 3 in Big Ten history. No. 2 on the list is Wisconsin's Rafael Gaglianone at 167 (2014-2018).
• Radicic's eight extra points extended his career total to 236, passing Austin Starr (232; 2006-08) and LeVron Williams (230; 1998-2001) for No. 8 on the career list. He trails Andy Payne (238; 1997-2000) for No. 7.
• His eight total points pushed his season total to 132 and into No. 3 on the single-season charts, passing Griffin Oakes (125; 2015). He trails Anthony Thompson (154; 1989).
• His 8-for-8 effort on extra points moved his career total to 155, passing Griffin Oakes (147; 2014-17) for No. 2 on the career list. He trails Mitch Ewald (161; 2010-13) for No. 1.
• His eight extra points improved his season total to 84 which extends his own school record. He previously set the record in 2024 with 69.
• He holds nine of the top-10 single-game extra points made marks with No. 1 (11; Western Illinois, 2024), T-No. 2 (10; Indiana State, 2023), T-No. 4 (9; Illinois, 2025), (9; Purdue, 2024), T-No. 6 (8; Oregon) (8; Purdue, 2025), (8; UCLA, 2025), (8; Kennesaw State, 2025), (8; Nebraska, 2024).

Elijah Sarratt | WR | Sr.
• Had his 11th career multi-touchdown game with two receiving touchdowns to put his career total at 23 and is now No. 3 on the career list. He trails Jade Butcher (30; 1987) for No. 2.
• The two scores puts his season total at 15, passing Ernie Jones (13; 1987) for No. 2 on the single-season list. He trails James Hardy (16; 2007).

Kaiden Turner | LB | R-Jr.
• Recovered the blocked punt by Daniel Ndukwe at the Oregon 11-yard in the fourth quarter to set up Fernando Mendoza's touchdown pass to Elijah Sarratt.

E.J. Williams Jr. | WR | R-Sr.+
• Scored his eighth career touchdown on his 13-yard reception in the third quarter.

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Players Mentioned

Charlie Becker

Kaelon Black

Jonathan Brady

Pat Coogan

Omar Cooper Jr.

Aiden Fisher

Mikail Kamara

Mario Landino

Fernando Mendoza

Daniel Ndukwe

Riley Nowakowski

D'Angelo Ponds

Nico Radicic

Elijah Sarratt

Kaiden Turner

E.J. Williams Jr.

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