IOWA CITY, Iowa (Via Hawkeye Sports.com) – The University of Iowa football team was defeated by Minnesota, 12-10, on Saturday evening on Duke Slater Field at Kinnick Stadium. Deacon Hill was 10-for-28 on passing attempts for 116 yards. Iowa had four rushers combine for 11 yards on 28 attempts and Hill added a rushing touchdown. Diante Vines had a team high 62-yards on three receptions. The Gophers outgained the Hawkeyes 239-127 yards and forced three Iowa turnovers.

Coach Kirk Ferentz told Hawkeye Sports.Com, “I thought both teams really played hard, competed hard. What you expected from a Big Ten game certainly at this point in this season. Clearly, a lot of things we need to do better. Top of the list is ball security. You can’t win football games turning the ball over three times, and two of those directly tied to six point they got. That is first and foremost that will never change. The opportunities we had we weren’t able to capitalize, and that is unfortunate.

Proud of our guys, I thought that I thought the guys played hard, I thought they had a good week of practice, thought the effort was good and they competed hard. Guys that are partially injured, that type of thing, found a way to get out on the field and compete. Appreciative of that. It’s a tough thing, anytime you take one on the chin it’s hard. Back on our feet tomorrow, go back to work and in this circumstance, we have an extra week to figure things out and see if we can’t find a little better remedy. Really no different than we did a month ago, that is where we are at right now.”

• The Hawkeyes opened the game on offense and drove the ball 70-yards on 11 plays to set up a 23-yard field goal by Drew Stevens.
• Minnesota responded with a 43-yard field goal to cap a nine play 45-yard drive with 17 seconds left in the first quarter.
• Iowa used a quarterback sneak as Deacon Hill found the endzone to cap a six play 46-yard drive with 49 seconds remaining in the first half.
• On the first drive of the second half the Gophers used 13-plays over 6:01 to drive 64 yards and set up a 44-yard field goal.
• Minnesota cut the Iowa lead to one with a 28-yard field goal with 2:25 remaining in the third quarter.
• The Gophers added another field goal with 8:33 remaining in the game to take a two-point lead that they would hold for the remainder of the contest.

The Hawkeyes are on a bye during Week 9. Iowa returns to action Nov. 4, facing Northwestern at Wrigley Field in Chicago.