BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football ranked No. 2 for a fifth straight week in the US LBM Coaches Poll. The Hoosiers (11-0, 8-0 Big Ten) set a record for the best start in program history with a a 31-7 win over Wisconsin on Saturday. They also wrapped up a second straight undefeated season at home.

The Wisconsin Badgers face the No. 2 Indiana Hoosiers, led by quarterback Fernando Mendoza, on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025 at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Ind.

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Curt Cignetti declared his program was an emerging superpower, the Hoosiers took their licks after losses and for their schedule, but Cignetti delivered on his promise.

For three weeks, the top five teams of the AP Top 25 college football rankings have remained unchanged, with Ohio State, Indiana, Texas A&M, Alabama and Georgia at the top of the heap. That’s set to shift when the latest poll drops at 2 p.m. ET. No. 4 Alabama should take the greatest hit after a 23-21 loss to No. 11 Oklahoma.

Indiana football continued to build its 2026 recruiting class Sunday, this time landing a past Penn State commit for Curt Cignetti.

Wisconsin football running back Gideon Ituka suffered a frightening injury in the third quarter of the Badgers' game against undefeated Indiana on Saturday, Nov. 15, that put a lengthy pause on the Big Ten contest and sent him to the hospital. Fortunately, Ituka was released and flew back with the team, he confirmed on his social media accounts.

Indiana football quarterback Fernando Mendoza threw four touchdowns in Saturday's 31-7 win over Wisconsin, vaulting him atop the single-season passing TD list.