US EditionTop-Seeded Indiana Routs Alabama 38-3 for Its First Rose Bowl Victory, Roaring Into CFP Semifinals
Indiana enters undefeated with a Big Ten title while Alabama advanced by defeating Oklahoma; Indiana favored with a 71.4% chance to win, per ESPN’s predictor.
- On Jan. 1, 2026, the Indiana Hoosiers football team beat the Alabama Crimson Tide football team 38-3 at the Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena, California, advancing to the College Football Playoff semifinal.
- Two years ago, Indiana's rise was unlikely, but they reached the Rose Bowl after beating Ohio State, while Alabama advanced by beating Oklahoma on Dec. 20.
- Statistically, Indiana dominated the game, with Fernando Mendoza completing 71.5% of passes for 2,980 yards and 33 TDs, while Indiana defense led a 407-193 outgained margin.
- Indiana will head to the Peach Bowl on Jan. 9 to face Oregon Ducks, becoming the first team to advance after a first-round bye and standing two wins from a national title.
- In a historic milestone for the program, Indiana Hoosiers won the Rose Bowl for the first time despite nearly 24 hours of steady rain, with the turf remaining playable.
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Fernando Mendoza aced Indiana’s Rose Bowl test
PASADENA — Fernando Mendoza badly wanted to fit like a glove in Bloomington. Some may have called him creepy, or a stalker, Mendoza said. Others may just say the Heisman Trophy winner was well-prepared. Transferring into Indiana from Cal – on the heels of the Hoosiers’ first College Football Playoff berth – the redshirt junior printed out pictures of each of his new teammates. Like a playbook, he memorized the names, the faces of Indiana’s roste…
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Top-seeded Indiana routs Alabama 38-3 for its first Rose Bowl victory, roaring into CFP semifinals
Fernando Mendoza threw three touchdown passes, Indiana’s defense thoroughly throttled Alabama, and the top-seeded Hoosiers roared into the College Football Playoff semifinals with a 38-3 victory in the 112th Rose Bowl.
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