印地安那州首次赢得全国橄榄球冠军, 在CFP锦标赛中赢得了27-21场对迈阿密的胜利, 结束了16-0场比赛。 Indiana won its first national football title with a 27-21 victory over Miami in the CFP championship, finishing 16-0.

印第安纳州于2026年1月19日赢得了第一场全国足球锦标赛, Indiana stunned Miami 27-21 in the College Football Playoff national championship, completing a historic 16-0 season and capturing their first national title. 海斯曼奖得主四分卫费尔南多·门多萨以186码传球和关键的12码达阵跑领衔胡锡尔队，锁定胜局。 Quarterback Fernando Mendoza, the Heisman winner, led the Hoosiers with 186 passing yards and a crucial 12-yard touchdown run on fourth down, sealing the win. 球队在比赛结束时, 詹玛里·夏普 (Jamari Sharpe) 进行了一次关键的拦截, 门多萨的表现, 尽管受伤, 象征着印第安纳州在数十年的斗争中取得了惊人的转折. The victory ended over a century of football struggles for Indiana, marking a dramatic turnaround under coach Curt Cignetti. 迈阿密四分卫卡森·贝克表现平平，并投出了决定比赛的拦截，赛后他避免与门多萨握手，因而因缺乏体育精神受到批评。 Miami’s Carson Beck, who threw an interception on the final play, avoided shaking hands with Mendoza after the game, drawing criticism for lack of sportsmanship. 这场胜利是自1894年以来第一个不败的赛季,标志着印第安纳足球运动的变革时刻,与1976年的篮球标题相呼应,并重新界定了该项目的遗产。 The win, echoing Indiana’s 1976 basketball title, has sparked debate about the possibility of such an underdog story in today’s college football landscape.