Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza was far from perfect but made key throws when it mattered.
IU coach Curt Cignetti was fired up, but kept a calm demeanor and showed aggressiveness in fourth-down attempts.
Next up for the Hoosiers is a bye week before playing at Oregon.
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 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 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 fourt