Indiana Upsets Oregon Ducks, Ends Nation-Leading Streak

The No. 3 Oregon Ducks were upset by the No. 7 Indiana Hoosiers on Saturday, as Oregon's longest active home-game winning streak is broken. Oregon's offense struggled against the Indiana defense, only scoring two touchdowns on the day.

The Ducks showed life with a pick-six from defensive back Brandon Finney Jr., but Hoosiers quarterback Fernando Mendoza and the Indiana offense was too much for Oregon to handle.

Before Saturday, Indiana had never beaten an top-five opponent on the road in program history.

Oregon head coach Dan Lanning takes the field as the Oregon Ducks host the Indiana Hoosiers Oct. 11, 2025, at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon. | Ben Lonergan/The Register-Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

FINAL: Indiana 30, Oregon 20

Fourth Quarter

Q4 0:00: Dante Moore's hail mary attempt is incomplete.

Q4 0:23: After a six-yard pass to Noah Whittington, Moore's pass on third down falls incomplete.

Q4 0:32: Moore finds Gary Bryant for a three-yard gain before getting out of bounds.

Q4 00:32: Indiana knees the ball on fourth down, returning the ball to Oregon's offense.

Q4 1:17: Indiana calls timeout after another quarterback kneel.

Q4 2:01: Fernando Mendoza takes a knee before the two-minute warning.

Q4 2:06: Dante Moore throws an interception on Oregon's first play of the drive. Hoosiers' ball.

Q4 2:09: Indiana makes a 22-yard field goal to increase the lead to 30-20.

Q4 02:09: Oregon's defense gets a stop on third down, and Indiana calls timeout before kicking a field goal.

Q4 02:55: Oregon calls its final timeout of the half.

Q4 03:00: After another Indiana first down, Oregon coach Dan Lanning calls the Ducks' second timeout of the half.

Q4 04:12: A Mendoza pass to Riley Nowakowski comes up as a first down after official review.

Q4 06:04: Dante Moore's pass is tipped and intercepted by Louis Moore. Indiana's ball.

OREGON 20, INDIANA 27

Q4 06:23 INDIANA SCORES: Mendoza delivers a beautiful pass to Elijah Surratt for an eight yard touchdown. Kick is good.

Q4 07:28: Indiana gets another false start penalty.

Q4 08:58: On third and one for Hoosiers, a false start penalty puts the Hoosiers another five yards back.

OREGON 20, INDIANA 20

Q4 12:42 OREGON SCORES: Brandon Finney Jr. intercepts Mendoza for a 35 yard pick six. Kick is good.

Q4 14:36: Dante Moore sacked for a fourth time today, forcing the Ducks to punt.

OREGON 13, INDIANA 20

Q3 02:16 INDIANA SCORES: The Hoosiers take advantage of Oregon's penalties for a Roman Hemby two yard rushing touchdown.

Q3 02:21: Another pass interference call on Ify Obidegwu puts the Hoosiers in the red zone with a first down.

Q3 03:28: Teitum Tuioti breaks from a match-up to tackle Omar Cooper Jr. for a loss of 4 yards.

Q3 06:29: An Ify Obidegwu pass breakup is called for a pass interference penalty, giving the Hoosiers an automatic first down.

All square again!@AtticusSapping1 ties it up at 13-13 with 7:10 left in the 3rd. #GoDucks pic.twitter.com/dPdCm66LdD
— Oregon Football (@oregonfootball) October 11, 2025

OREGON 13, INDIANA 13

Q3 07:10 OREGON SCORES: Atticus Sappington comes back from his previous missed field goal attempt before the half to put the Ducks back up on even footing with the Hoosiers. The eight plays, 22 yard drive ends with a 33 yard field goal.

Q3 08:57: Dante Moore's pass to Jeremiah McClellan on fourth and nine is good for a first down and 13 yard gain.

Q3 11:25: James Ferguson-Reynolds' attempted onside kick is recovered by Dillon Thieneman, but the punt is called fair, going to Indiana.

Q3 12:27: Dante Moore is sacked for the fourth time this game.

THIRD QUARTER

OREGON 10, INDIANA 13

Q2 00:01 INDIANA SCORES: After one kick attempt is scratched due to an Oregon timeout, Brendan Franke kicks a 58-yard field goal to end the half.

Q2 00:25: After marching up the field and getting to fourth and five near the redzone, Atticus Sappington's 36 yard field goal attempt is no good.

Q2 01:54: Gary Bryant Jr. gets a first down and 18-yard gain.

Q2 02:00: Two-minute time out before the half.

Q2 04:33: Blake Purchase gets a quarterback hurry against Mendoza to force a punt from the Hoosiers. Ducks' ball.

Q2 07:13: Indiana gets their third sack of the game on Moore to force an Oregon punt. Hoosier's ball.

Q2 08:13: Mendoza's pass to Sarratt broken up by Brandon Finney Jr. Indiana gets a sideline penalty as head coach Curt Cignetti expresses his disapproval of Finney's pass breakup not being called as a pass interference.

OREGON 10, INDIANA 10

Q2 09:19 OREGON SCORES: Atticus Sappington sinks a 40-yard field goal.

Q2 14:29: Jordon Davison rushes for 8 yards to the Oregon 42 for a first down.

SECOND QUARTER

OREGON 7, INDIANA 10

Q1 00:15 INDIANA SCORES: Roman Hemby runs in a three yard touchdown for the Hoosiers. Kick is good.

Q1 00:56: Fernando Mendoza breaks from the pocket for a 14 yard gain.

TOUCHDOWN!@Leek_leek5 44 yards from @dantemoore05 to put Oregon ahead!#GoDucks pic.twitter.com/iHIAnxOPJN
— Oregon Football (@oregonfootball) October 11, 2025

OREGON 7, INDIANA 3

Q1 05:15 OREGON SCORES: Dante Moore goes deep to Malik Benson for a 44-yard touchdown. Kick is good.

Q1 06:05: Hoosiers get a delay of game on the punt. Hoosiers have two false starts on offense and this penalty to show for Autzen's noise.

That's A'Mauri 😤

Big sack on third down will get the ball back to the Ducks midway through the 1st. Indiana leads 3-0.#GoDucks pic.twitter.com/DcdIMp9HKq
— Oregon Football (@oregonfootball) October 11, 2025

Q1 06:50: A'Mauri Washington gets a HUGE sack for a loss of 9 yards, pulling up a fourth down and forcing the Hoosiers to punt.

OREGON 0, INDIANA 3

Q1 09:42 INDIANA SCORES: Nicolas Radicic kicks a 42-yard field goal.

Q1 09:46: Hoosiers attempt a field goal but get a false start call from offensive lineman Matt Marek. 5 yard penalty.

Q1 09:46: Theran Johnson breaks up a pass from Mendoza to Surratt to bring up a Hoosier fourth down and seven.

Q1 10:56: Fernando Mendoza sends a 24 yard pass to Elijah Surratt for the Hoosier first down in the Oregon red zone.

Q1 11:09: On fourth and one, Jordon Davison is short of a first down. Hoosiers take over on the Oregon 46 yard line.

Q1 14:50: First play of the game, quarterback Dante Moore is sacked for a loss of six yards and a second down.

Q1 15:00: Kickoff puts the Ducks at their own 25-yard line.

FIRST QUARTER

Indiana wins the coin toss (heads). The Hoosiers differ to the second half.

Pregame Notes

Oregon looks to continue the nation's longest active regular-season winning streaks to 24 games with a win against the Hoosiers. Dante Moore is continuing a Heisman Trophy Campaign, coming off a win over the Penn State Nittany Lions. Moore threw for 248 yards and three touchdowns while also using his legs in pinch situations, coming up second for the Ducks in rushing yards.

Oregon's depth at running back will be crucial against Indiana's No. 18 nationally ranked rushing defense, with running backs freshman Dierre Hill Jr., freshman Jordon Davison, senior Noah Whittington, and junior Jayden Limar all making up an effective ground game for the Ducks.

Oregon running back Dierre Hill Jr. celebrates a touchdown as the Oregon Ducks face the Penn State Nittany Lions on Sept. 27, 2025, at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania. | Ben Lonergan/The Register-Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Defensive players to watch for the Ducks will be in the middle and backfield like defensive back freshman Ify Obidegwu, freshman Kingston Lopa, freshman Brandon Finney Jr., senior Theran Johnson, and junior Dillon Thieneman.

Oregon Ducks Injury Report

Questionable

Daylen Austin, defensive back

Out

Evan Stewart, wide receiver
Trey McNutt, defensive back
Brayden Platt, linebacker
Dillon Gresham, wide receiver
Jack Ressler, wide receiver

Out for Season

Kyler Kasper, wide receiver
Bryce Boulton, offensive line

Indiana Hoosiers Availability

Questionable

Byron Baldwin Jr., defensive back

Out

Bryson Bonds, defensive back
Lee Beebe Jr., running back

Ducks Speak Out On Mental Health

Prior to kickoff, several Oregon athletes wore shirts bringing awareness to mental health issues.

Duck the Stigma. #GoDucks pic.twitter.com/4kGCfBqbDI
— Oregon Football (@oregonfootball) October 11, 2025

Fans pack the barricades during ESPN’s “College GameDay” Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024 on the campus of the University of Oregon in Eugene, Ore. | Ben Lonergan/The Register-Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

ESPN's College GameDay Visits Eugene

With all the fanfare surrounding this Big Ten showdown, ESPN College GameDay will air live from Oregon's the Memorial Quad on the University of Oregon Campus, the same place the broadcast went live from last year as Oregon took on Ohio State (and won 32-31). This is the second Duck game in a row featured as the title game for the broadcast.

This is GameDay's 13th visit to the Emerald Valley, and the Ducks are 9-3 in home game when the ESPN broadcast airs in town.

New York Liberty women's basketball athlete Sabrina Ionescu will be the celebrity guest picker for the broadcast, and is the first ever woman to be invited back for multiple GameDay broadcasts with the crew (2022, 2025).

Pat McAfee, right, talks to Kirk Herbstreit on the set of ESPN College GameDay prior to the NCAA football game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Texas Longhorns at Ohio Stadium on Aug. 30, 2025. | Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Herbstreit's Uniform Controversy

With GameDay in town, ESPN personality Pat McAfee held his Pat McAfee broadcast show in Eugene. While on the air with fellow GameDay cohost Kirk Herbstreit, the subject of Indiana's Adidas uniforms came into focus.

Herbstreit claimed the Hoosier's uniform kits were a "really bad uniform."

"Indiana's (uniforms) are trash, they're terrible," Herbstreit said, tripling down at that point.

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Oregon offensive linemen Iapani Laloulu, left, and Emmanuel Pregnon line up as the Oregon Ducks host the Montana State Bobcats on Aug. 30, 2025, at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon. | Ben Lonergan/The Register-Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Indiana Coach Sparks Online Debate

On Thursday, The Hoosier Network's Nick Rodecap's social media post comparing the Hoosier defensive line size to the Oregon Duck offensive line, and pointing out an on-average size difference of 46 pounds, got buzz from the Indiana coaching staff.

Hoosier defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Bryant Haines quoted the journalist's post with quite the sarcastic statement.

"Didn't realize how small & defenseless we're gonna be. Oh no!" said Haines via his "X" account on Wednesday.

Didn’t realize how small & defenseless we’re gonna be. Oh no! https://t.co/3slm8xadS5
— Bryant Haines (@Coach_BHaines) October 9, 2025

NFL Scouts Coming Through

An estimated 16 NFL scouts will be in the stands for this game per ESPN, looking at a barrage of players on both sides, including quarterbacks Dante Moore and Fernando Mendoza.

In 2025, Oregon broke its own program record with 10 NFL Draft selections in a single year. That included two first-round picks of defensive lineman Derrick Harmon and offensive tackle Josh Conerly Jr.

Sep 13, 2025; Evanston, Illinois, USA; Headshot of Oregon Ducks wide receiver Dakorien Moore (1) against the Northwestern Wildcats during the second half at Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium. Mandatory Credit: David Banks-Imagn Images | David Banks-Imagn Images

Moore Speaks to the Media

A landmark moment in the Dan Lanning coaching era came to fruition the week leading up to the Indiana and Oregon clash: true freshman wide receiver Dakorien Moore became the first freshman in the Lanning era to speak to the media.

"Every single day, you know, I try to remind myself, that I'm playing for Oregon," Moore said. "You know, this is not about me. This is about the team. This is about the people who've got me here. This is about the support, the fans, the people that has always go around here."

"It's bigger than me. And Coach Lanning never fails to make sure that we know that - make sure that outside of these walls - that we're putting on for not just us, but for the people who grew up around this place."