No. 7 Indiana topples No. 3 Oregon to stay unbeaten - ESPN

EUGENE, Ore. — Fernando Mendoza threw for 215 yards and a key fourth-quarter touchdown and No. 7 Indiana remained undefeated with a 30-20 victory over No. 3 Oregon on Saturday.

Roman Hemby added a pair of scoring runs for the Hoosiers (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten), who frustrated the Ducks (5-1, 2-1) with stout defensive play.

The victory was Indiana's second against an AP top-five opponent in program history. The Hoosiers entered Saturday having lost 46 consecutive games vs. AP top-five opponents, tied with Wake Forest for the longest streak in the AP poll era, according to ESPN Research.

Dante Moore threw for 186 yards and a touchdown, but had two passes intercepted and was sacked six times in Oregon's first Big Ten regular-season loss. It snapped an 18-game winning streak at Autzen Stadium, the longest active streak in the nation.

With Oregon down 20-13 going into the fourth quarter, Brandon Finney intercepted Mendoza's pass and ran it back 35 yards to tie it with 12:42 left. Mendoza answered with an 8-yard scoring pass to Elijah Sarratt with 6:23 to go to give Indiana the lead for good.

On Oregon's next series, Moore's pass was intercepted by Louis Moore and Brendan Franke added a 22-yard field goal for the Hoosiers with 2:06 left for the final margin.

«Our defense was tremendous in the second half, our kicking game was really good all day, and the offense made plays when they had to,» Indiana coach Curt Cignetti said. «Mendoza extended plays, made plays with his legs. And the play to Sarratt, obviously, was huge, huge.»

Both sides were coming off weeks off. In their last game, the Ducks beat Penn State 30-24 in double-overtime on the road in the annual White Out game. The Hoosiers beat Iowa 20-15 on the road.

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