IU loses Pinstripe Bowl on controversial overtime field goal

In addition to his overtime miss, he failed to connect on a 57-yard field-goal attempt at the end of regulation.

Oakes seemed dismayed when he was told his try did not answer the successful kick by Duke’s Ross Martin moments earlier in the overtime before a crowd of 37,218.

The Hoosiers and Blue Devils went into the half tied at 17-17 thanks to a 45-yard field goal by Oakes with three seconds remaining before the break.

IU senior quarterback Nate Sudfeld completed 28 of 51 passes for 389 yards and three touchdowns, while Hoosiers running back Devine Redding piled up 227 rushing yards in a wild offensive shootout that featured 48 second-half points. QB Thomas Sirk led the way with 155 yards; Jela Duncan had 109 and Shaun Wilson 103 as Duke had 373 yards rushing (8.1 ypc). And the decisive play of the game came when IN kicker Griffin Oakes missed a 38-yard field goal IN the extra period that some observers say might have been good. “Everybody should be able to experience a bowl game”. The Hoosiers (6-6) will face Duke (7-5) at 3:30 p.m. (ABC) in the 2015 Pinstripe Bowl, and the team’s coaches couldn’t be more ecstatic.

“It was weird”, Sudfeld said in an interview.

That lead would be short-lived, as IN got a touchdown from running back Alex Rodriguez, who took it IN from 10 yards out to make it 31-27 IN with 1:20 left IN the third.

Washington quarterback Jake Browning (3) looks for an open receiver against Southern Mississippi during the first half of the Heart of Dallas Bowl NCAA college football game, Saturday, Dec. 26, 2015, in Dallas. Wilson also returned a kick 98 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter.

Indiana’s tough-luck season continued with the Hoosiers falling to 6-7.

Duke won the New Era Pinstripe Bowl in dramatic fashion, beating in in overtime.

“A very small percentage of them have gotten to The Bronx”, Goodman said of the fans, “so it’s a good time for us to put our best face forward and give out these little gifts and wish people a happy holiday”. The Hoosiers, who have plenty of offense but a beatable defense, are known for their heartbreaking inability to close out wins. But, I think it would be a great idea to see McClendon take a handful of meaningful snaps against the Bulldogs, if for no other reason than to accelerate his development for next season.

Duke suffered a blow right away in overtime, as Sirk left with an apparent knee injury before the Blue Devils had to settle for a field goal. “We didn’t over-schedule things for the kids to do”, IN coach Kevin Wilson explained, “because we’re located a couple blocks between Central Park and Times Square, and the city IN itself is an event”. As Montgomery pointed out, Duke has scored 50 points in a game and lost (58-55 against Pitt in 2013), so it’s not only about scoring a lot.

“There’s tears”, Duke head coach David Cutcliffe said.

With a passing performance of at least 250 yards, Nate Sudfeld will leave IN with a least a share of every single “yardage IN a single game” record from 200 yard games through 400 yard games.

IN took a 24-20 lead midway through the third when Nick Westbrook caught a 3-yard touchdown pass. But three plays after the Hoosiers’ Mitchell Paige fumbled at his 19 on a punt return, Sirk connected with Braxton Deaver for a 10-yard touchdown, giving the Blue Devils a 27-24 lead. However, they managed to pull it all together and end the losing streak, and their regular season, with a 27-21 win over Wake Forest. For the first time in the history of Duke football, we’ve had three straight years of eight or more wins. We had too many errors.