US EditionIndiana completes undefeated season and wins first national title, beating Miami 27-21 in CFP final
Indiana Hoosiers finished 16-0, winning their first national title under coach Curt Cignetti with Heisman winner Fernando Mendoza leading the College Football Playoff victory.
- On Monday night, the Indiana Hoosiers defeated the Miami Hurricanes 27-21 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, winning their first College Football Playoff National Championship.
- After arriving at Indiana, Curt Cignetti used the transfer portal and name, image and likeness mechanisms to rebuild the roster, sparking a surge after only 13 bowl appearances in the program's prior 130 years.
- A pair of fourth-down calls by Curt Cignetti set up Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Fernando Mendoza's tackle-breaking 12-yard touchdown on fourth-and-4 with nine minutes left.
- Miami threatened late but Carson Beck's final-minute interception by Jamari Sharpe clinched Indiana's victory despite Mark Fletcher Jr. scoring twice.
- The win capped a 16-0 season for Indiana, becoming the program's first unbeaten campaign and making Cignetti the first coach since Gene Chizik to win a title this quickly.
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