Drake Lindsey had a rushing and passing touchdown and Minnesota set a school record for sacks in a 24-6 win over No. 25 Nebraska in Big Ten Conference play Friday night in Minneapolis.
Lindsey, a redshirt freshman, threw for 153 yards and a TD on 16-of-20 passing and ran for a score as the Golden Gophers (5-2, 3-1 Big Ten) improved to 5-0 at home while winning their sixth in a row against Nebraska.
The Gophers sacked Nebraska's Dylan Raiola nine times, breaking the program's previous record set in 1990 and matched in 2000, after only recording 14 in the first six games. It was the second time this season Raiola, who completed 17 of 25 passes for 177 yards, had been sacked at least seven times and the most allowed by the Cornhuskers (5-2, 2-2) since 2005.
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