"I had to go airborne,"
"I would die for my team."
"Took some chances, found a way. Let me tell you: We won the national championship at Indiana University. It can be done,"
Indiana defeated Miami 27-21 to win the national championship and finish 16-0. Fernando Mendoza passed for 186 yards and scored a defining 12-yard touchdown run on fourth-and-4 with 9:18 left, breaking tackles and sustaining injuries in the process. Mendoza was sacked three times and hit repeatedly while leading the team. Curt Cignetti engineered a rapid turnaround, guiding Indiana from a program that endured a nation-leading 713 losses to an undefeated title in two seasons. Indiana used extra games from the expanded 12-team playoff to reach a perfect 16-0 season, matching Yale's 1894 total and echoing a state sports milestone from 50 years ago.
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