Minnesota beats No. 15 Iowa 13-10 on Luke Drzewiecki's last-second field goal to win Floyd of Rosedale

Floyd of Rosedale is staying in Minnesota. Luke Drzewiecki kicked a 46-yard field goal as time expired, and the Gophers beat No. 15 Iowa 13-10 on Saturday at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.

Minnesota’s defense intercepted three passes and recovered a fumble, and the Gophers won a game in which they managed only 209 total yards, according to ESPN’s box score. Minnesota improved to 5-2 and 3-1 in the Big Ten. Iowa, which came in 5-1 after a bye week, fell to 5-2 and 2-2.

The win adds the bronze pig to a trophy haul that already includes the Little Brown Jug, which Minnesota won by upsetting Michigan earlier this season, the Minnesota Star Tribune noted. Coach P.J. Fleck had been 1-8 against Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz before Saturday.

How the final drive unfolded

Iowa tied the game 10-10 with 3:46 left. Starting at its own 2-yard line, the Hawkeyes needed just four plays to go 98 yards: Hank Brown hit Tony Diaz for 57 yards, then found Reece Vander Zee for a 37-yard touchdown.

Minnesota went three-and-out on its next series, but Iowa couldn’t move either and punted with 1:46 left. Starting from his own 27, Drake Lindsey completed a 7-yard pass and then a 39-yard strike to Jalen Smith to reach the Iowa 28. Darius Taylor ran the ball to set up the kick, a holding penalty pushed Minnesota back 10 yards, and Drzewiecki still made it from 46 yards on the last snap.

Floyd of Rosedale game: turnovers told the story

Iowa outgained Minnesota 288 to 209 but turned the ball over four times, per ESPN.

• First quarter: Minnesota blocked an Iowa punt to set up Drzewiecki’s 31-yard field goal, then Joey Gerlach intercepted Jeremy Hecklinski just short of the goal line, KCCI reported.
• Second quarter: Iowa switched to Brown at quarterback. TJ Bush Jr. later picked off a Brown pass that deflected off his helmet near field goal range.
• Fourth quarter: Maverick Baranowski recovered a Braeden Jackson fumble, and Matt Kingsbury made a diving interception of a tipped Brown pass, Iowa’s fourth giveaway.

Iowa’s points came on Caden Buhr’s 32-yard field goal in the second quarter, after Deshaun Lee intercepted Lindsey, and the late Vander Zee touchdown. The Hawkeyes also converted a fake punt when Cam Buffington ran for 4 yards on fourth-and-2.

Minnesota’s lone touchdown came on its first drive of the second half, when Darius Taylor scored from a yard out after an offside penalty on fourth-and-goal gave the Gophers another chance, KCCI reported.

Box score leaders

Neither offense ran the ball well. Minnesota averaged 2.1 yards a carry, and Iowa averaged 3.0. The teams were a combined 6-of-30 on third down.

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