Final: No. 5 Iowa 10-0 after 40-35 win over Minnesota

THE SKINNY

LeShun Daniels ran 26 times for 195 yards and three touchdowns and No. 5 Iowa improved to 10-0 for the first time in school history by beating Minnesota 40-35 and taking back Floyd of Rosedale.

First time in school history Iowa has scored 30+ in four straight Big Ten games. November 15, 2015

First time in school history Iowa has scored 30+ in four straight Big Ten games. #Hawkeyes

— Gameday Live (@IowaFBLive)

HOW IT HAPPENED

Iowa drove 91 yards in 8:38 on its first possession of the game to take a 7-0 lead.

Daniels carried four times for 28 yards on that drive and scored on a 3-yard rush.

Gophers QB Mitch Leidner tied the score on a run of his own, a 2-yard carry with 1:54 remaining in the first.

Iowa QB C.J. Beathard answered with a 1-yard bootleg TD that put the Hawkeyes in front earlier in the quarter.

Leidner's 40-yard touchdown pass to wide-open tight end Brandon Lingen with 12:24 to go tied the score at 14.

The TD was set up by Leidner's 37-yard pass to K.J. Maye inside the 5.

Marshall Koehn's 47-yard field goal with 7:24 to play in the second quarter gave the Hawkeyes the lead after Minnesota tied the game for the second time.

It was Koehn's seventh 40-plus yarder of the season.

The Hawkeyes, who accounted for 290 first-half yards, drove 97 in the final minutes of the half to go up two possessions, scoring on Daniels' two-yard run, his second of the night.

Iowa has now outscored its opponents by 60 in the final two minutes of halves.

Another Koehn field goal made it 27-14, then  Minnesota produced an impressive 14-play, 75-yard drive capped by Rodrick Williams' 1-yard TD run to cut it to 27-21.

Iowa went up two possessions when Beathard scored on a QB sneak on the second play of the fourth quarter, but the Hawkeyes failed on the ensuing two-point conversion.

Beathard, who missed a play in the fourth quarter after being shaken up on a sneak, was 18 of 26 for 213 yards, plus ran for 50 yards and two scores.

Minnesota got tricky when running back Shannon Brooks tossed a 42-yard touchdown pass to Drew Wolitarsky to pull the Gophers within five with just over five minutes to play.

Daniels then sealed the deal with a 51-yard TD with just over two minutes to go.

Minnesota responded with a quick scoring drive, capped by Brooks' 3-yard run, but could not recover an onside kick, and Iowa kneeled out the clock.

PLAY YOU HAVE TO SEE

#NewKirk struck again in the fourth quarter. Beathard handed off to Smith, who ran right and delivered a 21-yard pass to fellow receiver Matt VandeBerg.

Tevaun Smith played QB in high school, BTW BYOBNovember 15, 2015

Tevaun Smith played QB in high school, BTW BYOB

— marcmorehouse (@marcmorehouse)

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING

This looks like a Big 12 game so far.November 15, 2015

This looks like a Big 12 game so far.

— Mike Hlas (@Hlas)

Iowa is ranked No. 5 and has UNIFORMZ. Explain that to August.November 15, 2015

Iowa is ranked No. 5 and has UNIFORMZ. Explain that to August.

— Tyler Duffy (@tyduffy)

"I don't know if it's the No. 16 or what, but he looks like (Joe) Montana. He just has that feel ... He is a difference-maker. He's getting healthy and is in control. Fun to watch." -- BTN analyst Matt Millen on C.J. Beathard.

It might be time we all admit November 15, 2015

It might be time we all admit @HawkeyeFootball is the best team in @bigten https://t.co/Uk8OMN0TXI

— Matt Hayes (@Matt_HayesSN)

This is the worst defensive game by Iowa since either the TaxSlayer Bowl, Nebraska or Minnesota last year. Torched by Leidner and run game.November 15, 2015

This is the worst defensive game by Iowa since either the TaxSlayer Bowl, Nebraska or Minnesota last year. Torched by Leidner and run game.

— Scott Dochterman (@ScottDochterman)