IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa football team fell to No. 11 Indiana, 20-15, Saturday afternoon on Duke Slater Field at Kinnick Stadium.

Indiana outgained Iowa in total yardage, 337-284.

Quarterback Mark Gronowski completed 19 of 25 passes for 144 yards and one interception before exiting with an injury. Hank Brown came on in relief, going 5-for-13 for 48 yards and an interception.

Kamari Moulton led the Hawkeyes on the ground with 75 yards on 18 carries. Gronowski added a rushing touchdown. Sam Phillips paced the receiving corps with five catches for 64 yards.

Defensively, Koen Entringer led Iowa with 10 tackles (seven solo), including two tackles for loss. Zach Lutmer and Deshaun Lee each recorded seven tackles, and Lutmer added an interception.

QUOTING KIRK FERENTZ

"Today was a really tough competitive game between two very good and very determined teams. Hats off to them. They did a great job finishing out.

I thought our week of preparation was as good as we have had. Saw growth during the week, so pleased to see that. Thought we fought extremely hard and I thought our guys really competed hard.

Same thing about our opponent.

It was one of those types of games in conference play that you're going to get. I think there were a lot of good responses out there. Certainly, some miscues that hurt us and put us in a tough position. The start of the game wasn't exactly how we scripted it out.

But the guys responded. They came back and responded. We saw that as the whole game went on.

There were some things, believe it or not, that I thought we did better. That's encouraging. Then, we left the door open with some mistakes. The turnover -- we're minus one on the season right now turnover-wise, five games into it. Hoping we would be a little higher than that right now.

That was a factor today. Missed a couple opportunities. Overall, everybody understands winning is really hard in college football. It's hard in this conference. Always has been.

It's a week-to-week thing. You can't compare weeks. Everybody likes to do that. But you can't do that. It's week to week each and every time.

Big thing right now, sitting here with 3-2 record, we have two one-score losses, and we have seven games to go. The thing I shared with the players in the locker room that there is a lot of football ahead. Not as much as we had a couple weeks ago, obviously, but a lot of football left.

Big thing I'm sure is we have really good people here, good staff, and quality players. These guys are great to work with. They have improved. One thing I'm encouraged about is we will improve as long as we keep our attitude where it needs to be.

We've shown some growth. I really believe we have a lot of room for more improvement, and that's the work we need to do forward. When you win, everybody is happy and when you lose things get a little bit negative. The bottom line is we'll determine what the season will be. That is our job to do that and our players, it starts with them.

Based on what I've seen, I'm not worried about that. But we'll feel bad tomorrow; get back on our feet Monday; and hopefully use this week really wisely. Then we'll turn our attention to the next three-game block and go in there." 

PHOTOS

HOW IT HAPPENED

• After an Iowa turnover on its opening possession, Indiana capitalized with a two-play scoring drive capped by a 14-yard touchdown pass.
• The teams traded three-and-outs before Iowa got on the board with 6:25 left in the first quarter on a 40-yard field goal by Drew Stevens, following a five-play, 23-yard drive.
• Iowa’s defense came up big with 5:53 left in the first half, stopping Indiana on fourth-and-1 from the Hawkeyes’ 26-yard line.
• Iowa responded with an 11-play, 73-yard drive, capped by a three-yard touchdown run from Gronowski with 22 seconds remaining in the half.
• Indiana answered quickly, using three plays in 19 seconds to go 47 yards and tie the game at 10-10 on a 46-yard field goal as time expired in the first half.
• After a scoreless third quarter, Iowa’s defense delivered another fourth-down stop, giving the Hawkeyes possession at the Indiana 47-yard line.
• Stevens gave Iowa a 13-10 lead with a 54-yard field goal with 12:43 remaining.
• Indiana tied the game at 13-13 with a 44-yard field goal following an eight-play, 49-yard drive.
• An Iowa interception gave Indiana the ball with 6:27 left, but Lutmer returned the favor with a pick at the 3:01 mark.
• Stevens missed a 42-yard field goal attempt with 2:01 remaining, and Indiana took over at its own 32-yard line.
• The Hoosiers scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 49-yard pass with 1:28 left, capping a five-play, 76-yard drive that lasted just 33 seconds.
• Iowa recorded a safety as time expired to make the final score 20-15.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES

• DB Zach Lutmer recorded his second career pick with three minutes to go in the fourth
  • It was Iowa’s second interception of the season and Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza’s first of the
• QB Mark Gronowski completed 19-of-25 passes for 144 yards in the He also had a rushing touchdown in the second quarter.
  • Gronowski left the game early in the fourth quarter because of injury and didn’t
  • He was 7-of-10 passing on third downs for a combined 50 yards and a total of five first
  • Gronowski had a 3-yard touchdown run in the second It was his fifth straight game with a rushing touchdown, the longest streak by an Iowa quarterback since Wilburn Hollis in 1960.
  • It was his seventh rushing touchdown this season, which are the fourth-most by an Iowa QB in a single season all-
• RB Kamari Moulton paced Iowa’s rushing attack for a second straight game, finishing with 75 yards on 18
• WR Sam Phillips had a season-high five receptions for 64
• DB Koen Entringer had a career-high 10 tackles (7 solo), including a career-high two
  • Playing on the line of scrimmage in a four-point stance, Entringer made TFL fourth down stops on two Hoosier rushes in the second and fourth quarters.
• K Drew Stevens made a 40-yard field goal in the first quarter and a 53-yarder in the fourth They were his eighth and ninth makes of the season.
  • Stevens has made six straight field goals from 50+ and his 11th career make from 50+.
  • He now has 63 career field goals -- 2 in school history – four behind Nate Kaeding (67).
  • Stevens scored seven points in the game, giving him 280 for his career – fourth-most all. 

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES

• Iowa’s defense held Indiana scoreless in the third
  • The Hawkeyes haven’t allowed a third quarter score in their first five
• The Hawkeye defense limited Indiana to 20 points and 337 yards of total The Hoosiers entered the game averaging

54.8 points and 588.5 yards over their first four games.

• The Hoosiers’ 20 points are the fewest scored this season and the fewest since the CFP Playoff game at Notre Dame last
• Indiana won the toss and deferred to the second half. The Hawkeyes have played 333 games under head coach Kirk Ferentz. Iowa has opened the game on offense 243 times (156-87). The Hawkeyes have opened the game on defense 90 times (51-39).

UP NEXT

The Hawkeyes are idle in Week 6. Iowa returns to action Oct. 11 at Wisconsin in a battle for the Heartland Trophy.