The Indiana Hoosiers’ matchup with the Indiana State Sycamores on Friday was one for the history books. In a 73-0 demolition of the Sycamores at Memorial Stadium, the Hoosiers’ quarterback duo, Fernando Mendoza and Alberto Mendoza, combined for 374 yards and seven touchdowns to humble Indiana State.

Fernando, the older brother and Cal transfer, was flawless throughout the game. He went 19-for-20 and nearly had a perfect game, a 95% completion rate that shattered Peyton Ramsey’s school record of 92.9% from 2019. And by the time head coach Curt Cignetti pulled him from the game after the first half, the elder Mendoza had already done his job, posting his career-high five touchdowns. Still, it was not enough for Fernando.

According to Fernando himself, his footwork was not the best, and he needs to work on it. Even during the game, the senior Mendoza can be seen keeping the ball to himself quite a few times. This ultimately caused the head coach to call a timeout. “Although the score might not look like it and the stat line might not look like it, there are a lot of things I have to clean up. I need to have better footwork. I need to be smarter in my decision-making,” Fernando said after the game. While Fernando had a phenomenal game, his younger brother was not far behind, either, once again.

The moment the second half started, it was time for Alberto Mendoza to shine and grab the limelight. For the second straight week, the Mendoza brothers made FBS history. Last week, they became the first pair of brothers since 2015 to both throw TDs in the same game. This week, they became the first to throw multiple touchdowns for the same team in the same game.

With Fernando on the sidelines, Alberto kept the fireworks going with his second career TD as a Hoosier, a 58-yard strike to Omar Cooper Jr., and threw another touchdown for 12 yards in the 3rd quarter to wideout Jonathan Brady. The younger Mendoza completed 6 of 9 passes for 104 yards while scoring two TDs against Indiana State.

Cooper Jr. was the perfect partner in crime. Ten catches. 207 yards. Career-best four touchdowns. Tied the single-game program record for TD receptions. Whether it was Fernando in the first half or Alberto in the second, Cooper couldn’t be covered. Indiana State’s secondary didn’t have answers, and the domination didn’t stop on offense.

Indiana’s defense turned the Sycamores’ night into a punting exhibition: 10 punts, 1.5 yards per play, five first downs total. The Power-Four team racked up 16 tackles for loss and five sacks, barely letting Indiana State breathe. By the end of the third quarter, the Sycamores had just one first down.

The Hoosiers finished with 680 yards of offense against the Sycamores’ 77 yards, 33 first downs, and a scoring margin that came three points shy of their biggest blowout since 1901. They also just missed their all-time points record (77 in 2024) and total yardage mark (701 in 2024). This reflects how Curt Cignetti has literally transformed Indiana from a basketball school into a legitimate A-tier college football powerhouse in just one year. This win also marked the Hoosiers’ 11 straight wins [the most] at home since Curt Cignetti took over the program in 2024.

Now, with an extra day of preparation, Cignetti’s Indiana can focus on Illinois, which will visit Memorial Stadium on September 20. And who knows if the Mendoza brothers will continue their scoring streak on Saturday.