▁took ▁a ▁direct ▁hand ▁off ▁at ▁the ▁goal ▁line ▁and ▁drove ▁himself ▁into ▁the ▁end ▁zone ▁to ▁put ▁the ▁G oph ers ▁up ▁ 3 1 - 1 9 . ▁Both ▁teams ▁strugg led ▁to ▁move ▁the ▁ball ▁from ▁there , ▁however ▁P enn ▁State ▁would ▁get ▁Minnesota ▁to ▁punt ▁and ▁capital ize ▁on ▁a ▁J our ney ▁Brown ▁six ▁yard ▁run ▁to ▁make ▁it ▁ 3 1 - 2 6 ▁with ▁just ▁over ▁three ▁minutes ▁left ▁in ▁the ▁game . ▁The ▁G oph ers ▁went ▁three ▁and ▁out ▁on ▁their ▁next ▁possession , ▁giving ▁the ▁N itt any ▁L ions ▁the ▁ball ▁with ▁ 2 : 4 1 ▁to ▁play . ▁P enn ▁State ▁quickly ▁got ▁into ▁scoring ▁range ▁thanks ▁to ▁a ▁ 5 0 ▁yard ▁strike ▁from ▁Cl iff ord ▁to ▁Jah ad ▁D ot son , ▁but ▁Cl iff ord ▁would ▁be ▁picked ▁off ▁three ▁plays ▁later ▁by ▁Jordan ▁How den ▁in ▁the ▁end ▁zone , ▁ultimately ▁se aling ▁the ▁game ▁for ▁Minnesota ▁and ▁ending ▁P enn ▁State ' s ▁und efe ated ▁bid . ▁The ▁G oph ers ▁hung ▁on ▁for ▁their ▁nin th ▁straight ▁victory ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁Governor ' s ▁Vict ory ▁Bell ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁six ▁years . ▁The ▁win ▁also ▁moved ▁Minnesota ▁into ▁sole ▁possession ▁of ▁ 1 st ▁Place ▁in ▁the ▁B IG ▁ 1 0 ▁West ▁ ▁at ▁Iowa ▁ ▁The ▁G oph ers ▁und efe ated ▁run ▁would ▁ultimately ▁come ▁to ▁an ▁end ▁at ▁K inn ick ▁Stadium ▁in ▁a