Minnesota 22, Iowa 21
When: 3:30 PM ET, Saturday, October 29, 2011
Where: TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature:
51°
Head Official:
Bill LeMonnier
Attendance:
46543
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Marqueis Gray scored on a 3-yard run with 2:42 left as Minnesota rallied from a 11-point deficit in the fourth quarter to stun visiting Iowa 22-21 on Saturday.
Minnesota (2-6, 1-3 Big Ten) snapped a four-game losing streak and gave coach Jerry Kill his first Big Ten victory.
The Hawkeyes (5-3, 2-2) wasted an outstanding
individual performance by sophomore running back Marcus Coker, who
rushed for a career-high 252 yards on 32 carries and scored two
touchdowns.
Iowa also missed a chance to go into a four-way tie for the Legends Division lead with Nebraska, Michigan State, and Michigan. The Hawkeyes host Michigan and Michigan State the next two weeks.
Trailing 21-10 early in the fourth quarter, Minnesota put together two scoring drives. Duane Bennett, who rushed for 101 yards on 20 carries, scored on a 1-yard run with 8:22 remaining to pull the Golden Gophers to within 21-16.
After a failed two-point conversion, Minnesota recovered an onside kick at its own 41 and drove 59 yards in 12 plays for Gray's winning touchdown.
Iowa, which fell to 0-3 on the road, went four and out on its next possession and the Gophers ran out the clock.
Gray paced a balanced Minnesota offense as he completed 11-of-17 passes for 193 yards and rushed for 62 yards on 11 carries.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Iowa
|
446 |
269 |
177 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
1 |
Minnesota
|
371 |
178 |
193 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
3.0 |
1 |