FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- The Gophers needed overtime to outlast Colorado State on Saturday afternoon.
Minnesota kicker Ryan Santoso connected on a 18-yard field goal to beat the Rams 23-20 in front of a sellout crowd of 32,500 at Hughes Stadium.
Gophers running back Rodney Smith had five carries in the extra frame and finished with 21 carries for 108 yards.
It was coach Jerry Kill's biggest non-conference victory in his five years at Minnesota. But it didn't receive much revelry.
When Santoso's kick cleared the uprights, Gophers players on the bench either walked or lightly jogged onto the field to celebrate with the field goal unit.