Gophers Get First Big Ten Win Friday Night

The Minnesota Gophers Football team (4-4) earned their first Big Ten win of the season by defeating the Indiana Hoosiers 38-31 Friday night in Minneapolis.

After leading for most of the game, the Gophers watched the Hoosiers score 22 fourth quarter points to tie the game at 31-31 with 3:57 to go.

Minnesota wasn't finished, and with 1:35 remaining quarterback Tanner Morgan connected with Rashod Bateman on a 67-yard touchdown pass to get the win.

In his first career start, Morgan threw for 302 yards and three touchdowns.

Next: Minnesota travels to Illinois next Saturday (11/3) at 2:30 PM CT at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. (TV: BTN, Radio: 124:0 WJON)