As of now, Indiana has the last undefeated college football team and the last undefeated college basketball team.
Helluva second half. There’s no doubt that we got the two best teams into the finals. The stats match up perfectly. The difference between the teams was a blocked punt and that heart-stopping last-minute interception.
Here is how ESPN summed it up:
A 27-21 win over Miami that closed out an undefeated season and brought an improbable national championship to a program that had known nothing but losing and indifference for almost 140 years. Coach Curt Cignetti, who took over a program with a nation-leading 713 losses and turned it into the game’s biggest winner in the span of two years.
The three key plays:
Mendoza’s epic run:
The blocked punt:
The INT:
Miami got to play on their home field, and the refs were clearly on the take for the Canes. On a neutral field with impartial refs, IU wins that game 100% of the time, and 6 pts would be the slimmest margin. Hoo-hoo-hoo-Hoosiers!
Whoooooo! What a great day!