AI-assisted summary
Indiana defeated Iowa 20-15 with a late 49-yard touchdown pass from Fernando Mendoza to Elijah Sarratt.
The No. 12 Hoosiers remain undefeated at 5-0 after the close win against the Hawkeyes.
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Indiana football stunned the sold-out crowd at Kinnick Stadium by scoring the go-ahead touchdown Saturday on a 49-yard touchdown from Fernando Mendoza to Elijah Sarratt with 1:28 to go.
The No. 12 Hoosiers (5-0) won a 20-15 dog fight against a stingy Iowa defense that grounded their high-powered offense. The long catch-and-run came after the Hawkeyes (3-2) missed a 42-yard field goal that would have given them the lead with in the final minutes.
Sarratt's game-winner came at the end of a wild fourth quarter that started with the Big Ten rivals exchanging l