Koi Perich's interception return lifts Minnesota over Purdue 27-20

MINNEAPOLIS -- , Koi Perich returned an interception for the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter and Minnesota held on to defeat Purdue 27-20 on Saturday. Drake Lindsey threw for 232 yards and two touchdowns for the Golden Gophers (4-2, 2-1 in the Big Ten), who overcame deficits of 10-0 and 20-13. The Gophers also bounced back from a 42-3 loss at Ohio State last week. "The way a team responds to that says a lot about their character," Minnesota coach PJ Fleck said. “That was truly gutsy. It didn’t always go our way for a lot of reasons. ... but never once did I think we were out of that football game.” Ryan Browne threw for 203 yards and ran for 61 yards and a touchdown for Purdue (2-4, 0-3), who outrushed the Gophers 253-30 but were done in by numerous mistakes, including four turnovers and nine penalties.