The 2025 College Football Playoff Quarterfinals are less than a week away and there's set to be some electric matchups. The No. 1 ranked Indiana Hoosiers will take on the No. 9 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide in the Rose Bowl. The No. 2 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes will take on the No. 10 ranked Miami Hurricanes in the Cotton Bowl on New Years Eve, the No. 3 ranked Georgia Bulldogs take on the No. 6 ranked Ole Miss Rebels in the Sugar Bowl and the No. 4 ranked Texas Tech Red Raiders take on the No. 5 ranked Oregon Ducks in the Orange Bowl. 

Game: The Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA)  
Date: Thursday - January 1
Time: 4:00 PM ET
TV: ESPN
Line: Indiana -6.5; O/U 48.5 (FanDuel) 

Let's kick off our preview of the Rose Bowl with an overview look at the No. 1 ranked Indiana Hoosiers.

HEAD COACH - Curt Cignetti 

Overall Record: 42-6
Record at Indiana: 24:2

Cignetti took over the Indiana program in November of 2023 and quickly made a name for himself down in Bloomington. In his first season, he led Indiana to an 11-1 regular season record and a bid in the first ever 12-team College Football Playoffs where they fell to Notre Dame in the first round 27-17. Despite their electric season in 2024, Cignetti and the Hoosier flew relatively under the radar coming into 2025. Many assumed it to be a fluke of a season. Now, Indiana is the No. 1 ranked team in the playoffs, received a first round bye, went undefeated in the regular season and capped it off with winning the Big 10 Championship for the first time in over 60 years. Cignetti has this program playing at an exceptionally high level. 

Offensive Coordinator: Mike Shanahan (2nd Season) 
Defensive Coordinator: Bryant Haines (2nd Season) 

INDIANA 2025 SCHEDULE

STATISTICAL OVERVIEW

STATISTICAL LEADERS

Rushing: RB Roman Hemby - 176 att., 918 yards, 5.2 YPC, 6 TD; RB Kaelon Black - 142 att., 799 yards, 5.6 YPC, 7 TD; RB Khobie Martin - 70 att., 452 yards, 6.5 YPC, 6 TD; QB Fernando Mendoza - 69 att., 240 yards, 3.5 YPC, 6 TD

Passing: QB Fernando Mendoza - 226-316, 71.5%, 2,980 yards, 9.4 YPA, 33 TD, 6 INT, 181.4 Rating 

Receiving: WR Omar Cooper Jr. - 58 rec., 804 yards, 13.9 YPC, 11 TD; WR Elijah Sarratt - 51 rec., 687 yards, 13.5 YPC, 12 TD; WR Charlie Becker - 26 rec., 515 yards, 19.8 YPC, 2 TD; WR E.J. Williams - 34 rec., 416 yards, 12.2 YPC, 5 TD; TE Riley Nowakowski - 25 rec., 316 yards, 12.6 YPC, 2 TD

Tackles: LB Rolijah Hardy - 87; DB Louis Moore - 76; LB Aiden Fisher - 75; LB Isaiah Jones - 66; DB Devan Boykin - 48; CB D'Angelo Ponds - 46; S Amarre Ferrell - 43

Tackles For Loss: DE Stephen Daly - 19.0; LB Isaiah Jones - 14.0; LB Rolijah Hardy - 13.0; DL Tyrique Tucker - 11.5; DL Kellen Wyatt - 8.0; LB Aiden Fisher - 7.0 

Interceptions: DB Louis Moore - 6; S Amare Ferrell - 4; LB Aiden Fisher - 2; DB Devan Boykin - 2

-------

BECOME A MEMBER

Be sure to stay locked into Irish Breakdown all the time!

Join the Irish Breakdown community!
Subscribe to the Irish Breakdown YouTube channel
Subscribe to the Irish Breakdown podcast on iTunes
Follow me on Twitter: @TTrow5
Like and follow Irish Breakdown on Facebook