Overview

• Elijah Sarratt turned a slant into a 49-yard touchdown with 1:28 left, sealing Indiana’s 20-15 road win and a 5-0 record.
• Fernando Mendoza went 13-of-23 for 233 yards with two touchdowns and his first interception of the season as Indiana posted a season-low 337 yards.
• Under pressure more than in prior weeks, Mendoza was sacked twice and Indiana failed on two fourth-and-1 tries against Iowa’s front.
• On the final snap, Indiana intentionally took a safety on coach instruction to end the game, after which Mendoza apologized for affecting point spreads.
• Iowa starter Mark Gronowski left late with a lower-leg injury and was replaced by Hank Brown, while a missed 42-yard field goal preceded Indiana’s winning drive; Indiana enters a bye before visiting Oregon, with Mendoza’s rising draft and Heisman buzz highlighted by PFF’s early-season metrics.