Fernando Mendoza and Omar Cooper Jr. celebrated records, and No. 22 Indiana was nearly perfect as it pummeled Indiana State 73-0 Friday night in Bloomington, Ind.
In posting the program's largest shutout in 124 years, the Hoosiers (3-0) finished with the third-most points and yards (680) in a game in their history. The Hoosiers (3-0) accumulated 301 yards on the ground, the third straight game with 300 or more.
Mendoza played only in the first half and set a record for highest completion percentage by a Hoosier quarterback. The Cal transfer completed 19 of 20 passes for 270 yards and five touchdowns. His 95 percent mark broke Peyton Ramsey's 92.9 percent rate set against Eastern Illinois on Sept. 7, 2019.
The only blemish occurred when Sycamores defensive back J.T. Anderson got a hand o