US EditionAiden Fisher's Early Interception, Mendoza Brothers' TD Runs Help No. 2 Indiana Roll Past UCLA, 56-6
Indiana coach Curt Cignetti praised his team's physical play and line dominance as the Hoosiers extended their school-record home winning streak to 14 games.
- Early in the game, Aiden Fisher intercepted Nico Iamaleava's first pass and returned it for a touchdown, giving Indiana a 17-0 lead on Saturday.
- Facing a hot UCLA Bruins football team, Indiana coach Curt Cignetti said the Hoosiers wanted to be physical to dominate the line of scrimmage on a big platform.
- E.J. Williams Jr. had five catches for 109 yards and two scores, and Indiana outgained UCLA 475-201 in total yards.
- The Hoosiers football team extended a school-record 14-game home winning streak and opened November with a perfect record, while the UCLA Bruins football team's three-game winning streak was snapped as Nico Iamaleava finished 13 of 27 with two interceptions.
- UCLA never recovered from the early turnover and needed a faster start, a point Tim Skipper, UCLA coach, emphasized after Fernando Mendoza was serenaded with chants of `Heismendoza` from the student section.
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Press-TelegramUCLA football’s self-destructive side turned up again in Indiana
Missed tackles and penalties, the script of the first three weeks of the season, reared its ugly head in Bloomington. Any Bruins fan back home could see Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza steer his way through handfuls of defenders for first downs. UCLA interim coach Tim Skipper could see it too, watching from the sideline as No. 2 Indiana throttled the visiting blue and gold 56-6 — the Bruins’ first 50-point defeat since USC won 50-0 in 2011.…
Hoosiers Dominate Bruins 56-6, Move to 8-0
BLOOMINGTON, Ind.–The #2 Indiana Hoosier football team cruised to a 56-6 win over the UCLA Bruins Saturday afternoon on Merchants Bank Field at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington. Hoosier linebacker Aiden Fisher intercepted UCLA quarterback Nico Iamaleava on Bruins’ first drive of the game and ran it back 25 yards for a touchdown. Fisher later left the game with what Hoosier Head Coach Curt Cignetti said was for “precautionary reasons.” Indiana fin…
Aiden Fisher's early interception, Mendoza brothers' TD runs help No. 2 Indiana roll past UCLA, 56-6
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Aiden Fisher intercepted the first pass of the game and returned it 25 yards for a touchdown and the Mendoza brothers — Fernando and Alberto — each ran for scores as No. 2 Indiana routed UCLA 56-6 on Saturday. The Hoosiers (8-0, 5-0 Big Ten) extended their school-record home winning streak to 14, protected the highest ranking in school history for the second straight week and now open a second straight November with a pe…
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