Overview

• Fernando Mendoza found Elijah Sarratt on a slant for the go-ahead score with 1:28 remaining, capping Indiana’s first tight finish of the season.
• Mendoza finished 13-of-23 for 233 yards with two touchdowns and his first interception this year, as Indiana was held to a season-low 337 yards behind sporadic protection issues.
• Iowa’s Drew Stevens missed a 42-yard field goal with 2:01 left that would have given the Hawkeyes the lead, setting up the decisive drive.
• On the final snap, Mendoza took a coach-directed safety to drain the clock and later apologized for having “cooked people’s spreads.”
• Hawkeyes starter Mark Gronowski exited in the fourth quarter with a lower-leg injury and was replaced by Hank Brown, while Indiana moved to 5-0 (2-0 Big Ten) with Oregon next after a bye.