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Indiana survives Minnesota scare with second straight overtime win to keep national title defense alive

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Martin, C. (2026, November 1). Indiana survives Minnesota scare with second straight overtime win to keep national title defense alive. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/indiana-survives-minnesota-scare-second-straight-overtime-win-keep-national-title-defense-alive

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Fox News · collected 2026-11-01 · by Chantz Martin

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Indiana maintained its national title defense with a narrow 23-16 overtime win over Minnesota, marking their second straight overtime victory after last week’s triumph at Michigan. Backup quarterback Grant Wilson sealed the game for Indiana by throwing a touchdown pass to Charlie Becker on the first play of overtime. Despite starting quarterback Josh Hoover's struggles, including an interception and being benched at halftime, Indiana held off Minnesota’s late-game comeback led by Luke Drzewiecki’s career-long 60-yard field goal.
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On October 31, No. 4 Indiana rallied for a 23-16 victory over Minnesota in overtime at Bloomington. The game was tied after Luke Drzewiecki's career-long 60-yard field goal gave Minnesota a 16-13 lead with 19 seconds left, but Indiana’s Paddy McAteer matched it with his own 60-yard kick as time expired. In overtime, backup quarterback Grant Wilson threw the game-winning touchdown pass on the first play, capping off an entertaining comeback. Indiana had previously won its second straight overtime game against Michigan a week earlier and now stands at 8-1 overall.

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Hoosiers Indiana Indiana Hoosiers Michigan Minnesota

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Minnesota GPE · 6× Indiana ORG · 3× Hoosiers ORG · 2× Charlie Becker PERSON · 1× Charlie Becker’s PERSON · 1× Grant Wilson PERSON · 1× Indiana Hoosiers ORG · 1× Luke Drzewiecki’s PERSON · 1× Michigan GPE · 1× The Golden Gophers ORG · 1×

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Two late replay reviews then overturned potential game-changing plays: one erased a go-ahead touchdown pass, while the other nullified an interception that would have put Indiana deep in Minnesota territory in the final minutes.
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🔮 Two late replay reviews then overturned potential game-changing plays: one erased a go-ahead touchdown pass, while the other nullified an interception that would have put Indiana deep in Minnesota territory in the final minutes.

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The fourth-ranked Indiana Hoosiers escaped again on Saturday. asserted
Hoosiers → rank → Saturday
The defending national champions were able to breathe a collective sigh of relief after a 23-16 overtime victory over unranked Minnesota in its second consecutive overtime game. asserted
champions → defend → game
Last week, the Hoosiers won 13-6 at Michigan. asserted
Hoosiers → win → Michigan
This week, backup quarterback Grant Wilson found Charlie Becker for a 25-yard touchdown on the first play of the extra period. asserted
Wilson → find → period
The Hoosiers then stopped Minnesota on its ensuing possession. asserted
Hoosiers → stop → possession
The Golden Gophers took a 16-13 lead with 19 seconds to go on Luke Drzewiecki’s career-long 60-yard field goal. asserted
Gophers → take → goal
But Charlie Becker’s 33-yard catch set up Paddy McAteer for a career-long 60-yarder to tie it as time expired. asserted
time → set → it
Minnesota fell to 0-13 against defending national champs and still has not beaten Top 25 opponents in back-to-back weeks since 1956. asserted
Minnesota → fall → 1956
Indiana pulled struggling starting quarterback Josh Hoover at halftime after he took a big hit on his second interception of the season. asserted
he → pull → season
Two late replay reviews then overturned potential game-changing plays: one erased a go-ahead touchdown pass, while the other nullified an interception that would have put Indiana deep in Minnesota territory in the final minutes. asserted
that → overturn → minutes
Wilson finished with 156 passing yards and a touchdown after Hoover recorded 119 yards, one touchdown and an interception. asserted
Hoover → finish → yards
Becker caught eight passes for 149 yards and the game-winning touchdown. asserted
Becker → catch → yards
Minnesota quarterback Drake Lindsey completed 20 passes for 120 yards and one touchdown. asserted
Lindsey → complete → yards
Javon Tracy had seven receptions for 40 yards. asserted
Tracy → have → yards
Minnesota will host No. 7 UCLA next Saturday, while Indiana will have a bye before hosting Southern California on Nov. 14. asserted
Indiana → host → Nov.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. asserted
Press → contribute → report
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