No. 4 Indiana Beats Minnesota 23-16 in Overtime After Both Teams Kick 60-Yard Field Goals in the Final Seconds
Minnesota took the lead with 19 seconds left on a 60-yard field goal. Indiana answered with a 60-yard field goal of its own as time expired, then scored on the first play of overtime — a 23-16 win that kept the defending champions' season intact.
The last minute of regulation in Bloomington produced two of the longest kicks of the season, back to back, with a top-four team's season on the line. No. 4 Indiana beat Minnesota 23-16 in overtime on Saturday, surviving for the second straight week in an extra period — and this one turned on kickers from 60 yards.
Minnesota (5-3, 3-2 Big Ten) thought it had the upset with 19 seconds left, when Luke Drzewiecki — perfect on all 14 of his field goals this season before Saturday's late kicks — drilled a career-long 60-yard field goal for a 16-13 lead. Indiana had one play to answer before its own kick: backup quarterback Grant Wilson found Charlie Becker for 33 yards, and Paddy McAteer hit a career-long 60-yarder of his own as time expired to tie the game at 16.
Overtime took one play. Wilson, who had replaced starter Josh Hoover, threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Becker — who finished with eight catches for 149 yards — on the first snap. Minnesota drove to the edge of the goal line on its possession, but Tobi Osunsanmi sacked quarterback Drake Lindsey on fourth down to end the game.
Wilson finished 9 of 17 for 156 yards and the winning score after Hoover went 8 of 19 for 119 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Lindsey was 20 of 37 for 120 yards and a touchdown for the Gophers, who outplayed Indiana for long stretches — the Hoosiers converted only 2 of 13 third downs — but fell to 0-13 all-time against defending national champions. Indiana (8-1, 5-1) beat Minnesota for the first time since 2007 and heads into its bye week still in the playoff race.
