Indiana University Athletics

10/31/2026 8:30:00 PM | Football
Postgame Notes
Minnesota at Indiana
Oct. 31, 2026
Minnesota at Indiana
Oct. 31, 2026
TEAM
• The win in the 113th Homecoming game gives Indiana a 27-40-3 all-time record against Minnesota.
• Indiana's game captains were: LB Isaiah Jones, DL Tobi Osunsanmi and OL Carter Smith.
• Indiana won the coin toss and deferred to the second half. Minnesota received the opening kickoff. In overtime, Minnesota won the toss and chose to go on defense first.
• The Hoosiers are 59-28-1 all-time as a ranked team.
• IU is now 10-8 all-time in overtime games, with a 2-0 mark under Curt Cignetti.
• The back-to-back overtime games marks the first time in program history it has played consecutive overtime contests. It is the fourth time IU has played multiple overtime games in a season (2026, 2023, 2022, 2015) and the first with multiple Big Ten overtime contests.
• Only two AP top 10 teams have won consecutive overtime games since OT was established in 1996: 2026 Indiana and 2000 Oregon.
• With two 60-yard field goals made in the game - one by each team - it marked the first time in FBS history that both teams each made 60-plus yard field goals.
• Indiana improved to 9-1 in one-score games under Cignetti, with a 4-1 record in 2026. For his career, Cignetti is 35-18 in one-score games.
• IU posted its third double-digit tackle game of the season and its 10th such game under defensive coordinator Bryant Haines. The 11 tackles for loss are the 34th time in program history IU reached double-digit TFLs.
• Indiana's defense has limited opponents to under 100 yards rushing on 28 occasions since the start of 2024, which leads the nation.
Byron Baldwin Jr. | DB | 2nd
• Had his first career forced fumble when he sacked Drake Lindsey and stripped the ball loose for a Josh Burnham recovery in the first quarter.
• Logged a career-high 1.5 tackles for loss. His previous high was 1.0 which he has done twice before.
Charlie Becker | WR | 3rd
• Caught the go-ahead touchdown pass on a 25-yard score on the first play of overtime to put Indiana up 23-16 in overtime.
• His eight receptions for 149 yards receiving and a score marked his seventh career game with over 100 yards.
• The 149 yards receiving mark his seventh career 100-yard receiving game, which ranks tied for No. 5 all-time at Indiana. He equals the marks by Cody Latimer (2012-13) and Simmie Cobbs Jr. (2015-17)
• His four 100-yard receiving games in 2026 are tied for No. 6 on the single-season list.
Josh Burnham | DL | 5th
• Had his second career fumble recovery when he picked up the ball after Byron Baldwin Jr. forced it loose from Drake Lindsey in the first quarter. It was his first fumble recovery since he did so against Stanford in 2024 when he was at Notre Dame.
Josh Hoover | QB | 5th
• Connected with Nick Marsh on a 9-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter.
Nick Marsh | WR | 3rd
• Had his 17th career touchdown reception on a 9-yard score in the first quarter.
• Marsh has at least one reception in all 32 career games with multiple receptions in 31-straight games.
Paddy McAteer | K | 5th
• Hit a program-long 60-yard field goal to tie the game at 16-16 with two seconds left in regulation.
• The 60-yard field goal is tied for No. 6 in Big Ten history.
• Prior to Luke Drzewiecki's 60-yarder moments earlier, they kicked the longest field goals in the Big Ten since Wisconsin's Zach Hintze in 2019.
Tobi Osunsanmi | DL | 5th
• His 1.0 sack and 2.0 tackles for loss marked eight-straight weeks with at least 1.0 sack and nine-straight weeks with at least 1.0 tackle for loss.
• The eight-straight weeks with a sack extends his own program record.
• His solo sack moved his season total to 10.0 and into a tie for No. 5 on the single-season charts with Adewale Ogunleye (1997) and Mikail Kamara (2024). He passed Nick Mangieri (9.5; 2015).
Nico Radicic | K | 4th
• He totaled eight points to improve his career scoring total to 299. He trails Mitch Ewald (320; 2010-13) for the No. 3 spot on the program list.
• His two made field goals put his career total at 40 to pass Charles Campbell (39; 2019-22) and move into No. 8 on the career field goals made list. He trails Austin Starr (43; 2005-08) and Andy Payne (43; 1997-20) for No. 6.
• The two extra points improved his career total to 179 to extend his own program record.
Jacob Savage | LB | 1st
• His 1.0 tackle for loss in the second quarter marked four-straight weeks with at least 0.5 tackle for loss.
Jeff Utzinger | LB | 5th
• Had his first career sack when he brought Drake Lindsey down for a loss of 1 yard in overtime.
Grant Wilson | QB | 7th
• Threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Charlie Becker on the first play of overtime to put Indiana up 23-17.
• Went 9-for-17 passing with 156 yards passing and a touchdown.
Preston Zachman | DB | 7th
• Led the team with nine tackles and had his first 1.0 tackle for loss as a Hoosier.
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