
No. 4 Indiana survives Minnesota in OT after the teams trade 60-yard field goals
Minnesota went ahead on a 60-yard field goal with 19 seconds left, and Paddy McAteer answered from 60 as time expired. Grant Wilson then hit Becker on the first play of overtime for a 23-16 win.
By Beat Chuck College Football Desk / 4 sources / Published October 31, 2026
Backup quarterback Grant Wilson threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Charlie Becker on the first play of overtime, and No. 4 Indiana beat Minnesota 23-16 on Saturday in Bloomington after the teams traded 60-yard field goals in the final 19 seconds of regulation.
Minnesota's Luke Drzewiecki made his career-long 60-yarder with 19 seconds left for a 16-13 lead. Indiana had one shot. Becker caught a 33-yard pass to get the Hoosiers into range, and Paddy McAteer hit his own 60-yarder as the clock ran out. Indiana Football says it is a new program record.
In overtime Wilson found Becker on the first snap, and Indiana's defense ended it with a sack on Minnesota's possession, per Big Ten Network.
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This was Indiana's second straight overtime game after last week's 13-6 win at Michigan, and the offense struggled again. Josh Hoover went 8 of 19 for 119 yards with a touchdown and an interception before Indiana pulled him at halftime after he took a big hit, according to the AP recap on ESPN. Wilson was 9 of 17 for 156 yards and the winning score. Two late replay reviews changed the ending too, one wiping out a go-ahead touchdown pass and another overturning an interception that would have set the Hoosiers up deep in Minnesota territory.
Becker was the difference. He caught eight passes for 149 yards and the decisive touchdown, including a 47-yarder from Wilson early in the fourth quarter. Nick Marsh had four catches for 59 yards and scored Indiana's first touchdown on a 9-yard throw from Hoover. Lee Beebe Jr. ran for 84 yards on 15 carries, and Indiana outgained Minnesota 419 to 215.
Minnesota hung in with its defense and its kicker. Drzewiecki made field goals of 37, 51 and 60 yards. Drake Lindsey completed 20 of 37 passes for 120 yards and a 39-yard touchdown to Roman Voss. Javon Tracy caught seven passes for 40 yards. Minnesota fell to 0-13 all time against defending national champions, per the AP.
Indiana (8-1, 5-1 Big Ten) stays alive in its title defense. Minnesota drops to 5-3 (3-2).
What's next: Indiana has a bye before hosting USC on Nov. 14. Minnesota hosts No. 7 UCLA next Saturday.
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