The Live Game Thread: Iowa vs. Minnesota

Hawkeyes face undefeated Gophers.

Good afternoon from Kinnick Stadium. It's the Iowa-Minnesota in-game thread.

Game facts

Time and place — 3 p.m., Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City

TV — FOX (Joe Davis, play-by-play; Brock Huard, analyst; Bruce Feldman, sideline)

Radio — Hawkeye Radio Network. Also available on Sirius Ch. 121 and XM Ch. 207

Records — Iowa 6-3 (3-3 Big Ten), Minnesota 9-0 (6-0)

AP ranking — Minnesota is No. 7, Iowa is No. 23

Coaches ranking — Minnesota is No. 7, Iowa is No. 22

CFP ranking — Minnesota is No. 8, Iowa is No. 20

Series — Minnesota leads, 62-48-2. Iowa has won the last four games, and six of the last seven. The Gophers haven't won at Kinnick since 1999.

The lines

Point spread — Iowa -3

Over/under — 44 1/2

Scouts

Bowl — TaxSlayer Gator.

NFL — Minnesota Vikings, Kansas City Chiefs, Detroit Lions, Arizona Cardinals

The weather

Game-time forecast — 43 degrees, intermittent clouds

Today's forecast — 45 degrees, clouds and sun

Pre-game

43:00 — Iowa linebacker Kristian Welch will start. He's been out since the Purdue game because of a stinger. WR Brandon Smith has been warming up, but there's no announcement on his status.

35:00 — Iowa cornerback Michael Ojemudia won't play today, according to the Hawkeye Radio Network. Tight end Nate Wieting also expected to play.

.@HawkeyeFootball ready to drop the hottest album of 2019...and spoil the Gophers' year. 😏🔥 #BackInBlack pic.twitter.com/4cBS0IOOBk

— Iowa On BTN (@IowaOnBTN) November 16, 2019

2:00 — Iowa wins the toss, and will receive. 

The pre-game ceremony

First quarter

11:26 — The Hawkeyes get a touchdown on the opening drive. Faced with a fourth-and-2 at the Minnesota 32, Iowa goes for it and Nate Stanley throws an 11-yard pass to Nate Wieting. Then, one play later, Stanley throws a 21-yard touchdown pass to Nico Ragaini. The PAT, though, failed. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:34. Iowa 6, Minnesota 0.

5:45 — Minnesota gets to the Iowa 29, but a sack of Tanner Morgan ends the drive, and then Brock Walker's 50-yard field goal misses.

0:18 — This is turning into the Tyler Goodson show. He turned a 2-yard loss into a 10-yard touchdown run. The Iowa freshman running back has eight carries for 75 yards. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 5:27. Iowa 13, Minnesota 0.

By the numbers

• Iowa has 143 offensive yards, compared to 93 for Minnesota.

• Iowa is averaging 8.4 yards per play, Minnesota is at 7.8

• Iowa has 91 rushing yards, Minnesota has 6.

Nothing was getting in Tyler Goodson's path to the end zone.@tgood1110 | @HawkeyeFootball pic.twitter.com/QR57E2M32i

— Iowa On BTN (@IowaOnBTN) November 16, 2019

Second quarter

9:47 — Walker gets Minnesota points with a 24-yard field goal. The Gophers got to the Iowa 6, but a heavy pass rush on third down forced Tanner Morgan into a high throw. Drive: 12 plays, 87 yards, 5:25. Iowa 13, Minnesota 3.

6:20 — Now it's Stanley's turn to put on a show with Tyrone Tracy — three passes for 51 yards, along with an 11-yard Tracy end-around. Stanley then threw a 5-yard TD pass to Ihmir Smith-Marsette. Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 3:20. Iowa 20, Minnesota 3.

2:24 — The Gophers get into Iowa territory, but a sack of Morgan by Welch stymied the drive. The Minnesota punt is downed at the 2.

0:39 — Iowa can't get a first down, but does take a lot of time off the clock.

0:00 — The Gophers get inside the Iowa 10, and then Morgan throws an incompletion on third down. But the Hawkeyes are called for pass interference, moving the ball to the Iowa 2. Walker's field goal hit off the upright and went through. Iowa 20, Minnesota 6.

By the numbers

• Minnesota has 226 yards, while Iowa has 221.

• Minnesota has an edge in time of possession: 15:47-14:13.

Third quarter

11:35 — Minnesota is back in this game with a 6-play, 66-yard drive for a touchdown. Morgan with a 28-yard pass to Tyler Johnson, who was wide open. Iowa 20, Minnesota 13.

8:00 — Iowa moved into Minnesota territory behind a Stanley pass to Sam LaPorta on third down and a Goodson 11-yard run. But Stanley was sacked on a third-and-10 play from the Gophers' 45, and Iowa had to punt. Minnesota will start at its own 10.

Tanner "Dak" Morgan: pic.twitter.com/WqA268Tcsr

— Minnesota on BTN (@MinnesotaOnBTN) November 16, 2019

1:16 — A wild sequence of events ended a chance for Minnesota to get points. The Gophers went for it on fourth-and-4 from the Iowa 14, but Johnson dropped the pass. Dane Belton hit Johnson after the play and was called for unsportsmanlike conduct, but Minnesota coach P.J. Fleck was called for unsportsmanlike conduct as well. The Hawkeyes get the ball at the Minnesota 22.

Fourth quarter

7:13 — Keith Duncan with his first field goal of the day, a 27-yarder. Drive: 10 plays, 29 yards, 4:09. Iowa 23, Minnesota 13.

3:27 — Minnesota gets into the end zone, a 1-yard rush by Rodney Smith. But Walker's extra point missed. Iowa 23, Minnesota 19.

1:52 — Wieting recovered the onside kick, but the Hawkeyes couldn't get a first down and bleed more clock.

0:46 — Riley Moss with the interception, and the Hawkeyes will take a knee.