No. 1 Indiana looked to complete its perfect season Monday night, taking on No. 10 Miami in the College Football Playoff National Championship.The defenses for both teams were rock solid in the first quarter, but it was Indiana who got on the board first. The Hoosiers kicked a field goal just under the three-minute mark to take the first lead of the game.Miami and Indiana's defense would keep battling into the second quarter, but again, it was the Hoosiers who put more points on the board. After marching down the field 85 yards, Riley Nowakowski punched in a 1-yard run to make it 10-0.Indiana would take that lead into halftime, shutting out Miami in the first half.The Hurricanes were ready coming out of the half. Miami running back Mark Fletcher Jr. took off for a 57-yard touchdown to cut the deficit to 10-7. It took Miami just two plays on that drive to score.But there was plenty of time left for both teams to make more splashes.And make a splash Indiana would.Miami was backed up on its 16-yard line and the Hoosiers would block the punt for a scoop and score, upping their lead to 17-7, with five minutes left in the third quarter.The Hurricanes would make their own splash, capping off an 81-yard drive with a touchdown to end the third quarter. In a drive that looked doomed to end with an Indiana field goal, Fernando Mendoza and the Hoosiers made it happen. Mendoza took the snap on 4th and 5, running it 12 yards up the middle for a gutsy touchdown. That drive would give Indiana a 24-14 lead with 9:18 left in the game.Miami wouldn't waste its next possession, taking it 91 yards down the field on eight plays to make it 24-21. The drive was finished with a 22-yard touchdown pass from Carson Beck to Malachi Toney.On the next drive, Indiana was held short and settled for a 35-yard field goal to put them up 27-21.Miami was on the attack with less than two minutes left. Beck dropped back to pass with :51 seconds, but instead of connecting with a Miami receiver, Indiana would get the interception.That pick sealed the game, with Indiana winning its first national championship in program history.Mendoza finished with 186 yards and one rushing touchdown.