Overview

• Freshman Drake Lindsey went 31-for-41 for 324 yards and three touchdowns, hitting Javon Tracy for the go-ahead 4-yard score with 3:19 left to cap a 7-play, 72-yard drive.
• Former Gopher Athan Kaliakmanis finished 21-for-34 for 249 yards and two touchdowns before a shotgun snap miscommunication cost Rutgers 15 yards on its final possession.
• Backup kicker Dane Pizzaro missed a potential tying 56-yard field goal in the closing seconds after Rutgers had reached the Minnesota 26.
• With their top two running backs unavailable, Minnesota managed 35 rushing yards as Jalen Smith posted 103 receiving yards, including a 78-yard catch that set up a first-half touchdown.
• Minnesota recorded seven sacks and Rushawn Lawrence blocked a 22-yard Rutgers field-goal try, moving the Gophers to 3-1 (1-0 Big Ten) and dropping the Scarlet Knights to 3-2 (0-2) with bowl hopes taking a hit.