Redshirt junior quarterback Fernando Mendoza receives the snap during the CFP quarterfinal game against Alabama on Jan. 1, 2026, at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California. Mendoza had three passing touchdowns in the game. Redshirt senior running back Kaelon Black runs past defenders during the CFP quarterfinal game against Alabama on Jan. 1, 2026, at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California. Black averaged 6.6 yards per carry in the game. Sophomore linebacker Rolijah Hardy tackles Alabama redshirt senior tight end Josh Cuevas during the CFP quarterfinal game against Alabama on Jan. 1, 2026, at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California. Hardy had six total tackles in the game. Sophomore Charlie Becker makes a catch in the end zone during the CFP quarterfinal game against Alabama on Jan. 1, 2026, at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California. Becker had one touchdown in the game. Redshirt junior quarterback Fernando Mendoza falls with the football during the CFP quarterfinal game against Alabama on Jan. 1, 2026, at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California. Mendoza had 16 rushing yards in the game. Redshirt junior wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr. receives a pass during the CFP quarterfinal game against Alabama on Jan. 1, 2026, at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California. Cooper had 45 yards and one touchdown in the game. Redshirt senior running back Kaelon Black gets tackled by Alabama junior defensive back Bray Hubbard during the CFP quarterfinal game against Alabama on Jan. 1, 2026, at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California. Black had 110 total yards in the game. Redshirt junior quarterback Fernando Mendoza (left) celebrates with sophomore wide receiver Charlie Becker (right) during the CFP quarterfinal game against Alabama on Jan. 1, 2026, at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California. Becker had two receptions for 51 yards in the game. Redshirt senior running back Kaelon Black runs down the field during the CFP quarterfinal game against Alabama on Jan. 1, 2026, at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California. Black led the Hoosiers with 99 rushing yards. Two Indiana football fans cheer during the CFP quarterfinal game against Alabama on Jan. 1, 2026, at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California. The reported attendance was 90,278. Indiana football fans celebrate in confetti following the CFP quarterfinal game against Alabama on Jan. 1, 2026, at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California. This year marked the first time Indiana has played in the Rose Bowl since 1968. IU head coach Curt Cignetti holds up the Rose Bowl trophy as rose petals are dumped on his head following the CFP quarterfinal game against Alabama on Jan. 1, 2026, at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California. The Hoosiers defeated the Crimson Tide 38-3. Redshirt senior offensive lineman Pat Coogan celebrates with his teammates after being named the Rose Bowl's offensive MVP on Jan. 1, 2026, in Pasadena, California. The Hoosiers defeated the University of Alabama 38-3. Redshirt junior quarterback Fernando Mendoza holds up the Rose Bowl trophy following the CFP quarterfinal game against Alabama on Jan. 1, 2026, at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California. Mendoza won the Heisman Trophy for the first time in Indiana football history this season. Redshirt senior offensive lineman Pat Coogan (left) celebrates with senior wide receiver Elijah Sarratt (right) following the CFP quarterfinal game against Alabama on Jan. 1, 2026, at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California. Sarratt averaged 10 yards per reception in the game. Junior defensive back D'Angelo Ponds holds up the defensive most valuable player award following the CFP quarterfinal game against Alabama on Jan. 1, 2026, at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California. Ponds had three tackles in the game. IU football fans look down toward the field following the CFP quarterfinal game against Alabama on Jan. 1, 2026, at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California. The win moved the Hoosiers to 14-0 on the season.
PHOTOS: IU football defeats Alabama in the Rose Bowl
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