No. 19 Indiana takes control quickly and overwhelms No. 9 Illinois in 63-10 victory

— Fernando Mendoza threw five touchdown passes and D'Angelo Ponds scooped up the punt he blocked and returned it 11 yards for a score Saturday night, leading <a...
Sep 20, 2026, 11:35 pm - AP
Play-By-Play
1st Quarter
Indiana Hoosiers
Touchdown
9:26 - 1st
0
ILL
7
IU
D'Angelo Ponds 11 Yd Return of Blocked Punt (Nico Radicic Kick)
3 plays, -3 yards, 1:17
Illinois Fighting Illini
Touchdown
8:24 - 1st
7
ILL
7
IU
Collin Dixon 59 Yd pass from Luke Altmyer (David Olano Kick)
3 plays, 75 yards, 1:02
Indiana Hoosiers
Touchdown
4:41 - 1st
7
ILL
14
IU
Omar Cooper Jr. 11 Yd pass from Fernando Mendoza (Nico Radicic Kick)
7 plays, 75 yards, 3:43
2nd Quarter
Indiana Hoosiers
Touchdown
11:05 - 2nd
7
ILL
21
IU
E.J. Williams Jr. 11 Yd pass from Fernando Mendoza (Nico Radicic Kick)
7 plays, 56 yards, 3:41
Indiana Hoosiers
Touchdown
6:17 - 2nd
7
ILL
28
IU
Riley Nowakowski 43 Yd pass from Fernando Mendoza (Nico Radicic Kick)
4 plays, 80 yards, 2:19
Indiana Hoosiers
Touchdown
1:09 - 2nd
7
ILL
35
IU
Elijah Sarratt 9 Yd pass from Fernando Mendoza (Nico Radicic Kick)
9 plays, 65 yards, 3:14
Illinois Fighting Illini
Field Goal
0:00 - 2nd
10
ILL
35
IU
David Olano 46 Yd Field Goal
8 plays, 47 yards, 1:09
3rd Quarter
Indiana Hoosiers
Touchdown
11:38 - 3rd
10
ILL
42
IU
Kaelon Black 40 Yd Run (Nico Radicic Kick)
7 plays, 75 yards, 3:22
Indiana Hoosiers
Touchdown
5:02 - 3rd
10
ILL
49
IU
Elijah Sarratt 5 Yd pass from Fernando Mendoza (Nico Radicic Kick)
9 plays, 44 yards, 4:57
4th Quarter
Indiana Hoosiers
Touchdown
14:09 - 4th
10
ILL
56
IU
Khobie Martin 31 Yd Run (Nico Radicic Kick)
8 plays, 69 yards, 5:07
Indiana Hoosiers
Touchdown
6:38 - 4th
10
ILL
63
IU
Khobie Martin 8 Yd Run (Nico Radicic Kick)
8 plays, 67 yards, 5:23
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