
Jacquille Veii and DJ Turner also fill in along with Jahrvis Davenport. Jacobs boasts 43 receptions for 520 yards and five touchdowns. Moore boasts 72 receptions for 933 yards and eight touchdowns this year, and leads the conference in receptions per game. In the receiver corps, Maryland returned D.J. Jake Funk is also a back who you'll see on the field. Johnson is fourth in the conference in all purpose yards with 1,441. Harrison leads Maryland with 130 attempts for 562 yards and three touchdowns, and Johnson boasts 129 attempts for 805 yards and five touchdowns. The Terrapins are heavy on running back talent with the return of top 2016 rushers Lorenzo Harrison and Ty Johnson. But the Terrapins have allowed 29 sacks (to Penn State’s 27), which doesn’t help the quarterback situation. Maryland does boast two of the better pass blocking tackles in the conference in juniors Derwin Gray and Damian Prince, who anchor the line, made up of mostly juniors. Brand is 24 of 47 with 204 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions Last week, Maryland used Ryan Brand for a quarter, their fifth quarterback of the season.īortenschlager has completed 101 of 197 attempts for 1,128 yards, 10 touchdowns and five interceptions.

Maryland then relied on Bortenschlager, currently listed as the starter, with redshirt Caleb Henderson filling in as the fourth of five quarterbacks when Bortenschlager had an injury in the Ohio State game. Their starter Tyrell Pigrome lost the season with a torn ACL, then Kasim Hill had the same injury soon after. Maryland has used five quarterbacks this season. The Terrapins’ offense has also been plagued by quarterback injuries that no one ever wants to see. They are 65th in rush offense in FBS, but are near the bottom in the conference and FBS in pass offense and last in the conference in third down conversions. They’ve gone from 95th in total offense last year to 118th this season. Maryland has had a rough two years on offense. Bell, a highly touted player, left the team a few weeks ago, and Woods announced he would leave Maryland at the end of the semester. In August, early enrollees and freshmen Markquese Bell (safety) and Alex Woods (defensive back) were suspended for violation of team rules. He was suspended earlier this year and was held out of spring practice, to return to play in September, then Cockerille was suspended again the same month. Linebacker Shane Cockerille was suspended not once but twice. The team struggled with high profile suspensions in the off season. The Maryland 2017 recruiting class includes some talented four and three star recruits, and is ranked as the nation’s 18th recruiting class (fourth in the Big Ten) as compared to Penn State’s 2017 class ranked at 15th in the nation and third in the Big Ten. Terrapin running back Ty Johnson was banged up in the game, so Maryland relied on Lorenzo Harrison, who managed just 13 carries for 50 yards and one touchdown. Bortenschlager returned in the fourth and did a little better. Maryland quarterback Max Bortenschlager threw 13 of 25 for 121 yards and no score, and came out in the third, replaced by backup Ryan Brand. The Terrapins drove into the red zone in the final minutes of the game, but Terps’ kicker Henry Darmstadter missed a field goal and the game was over. Maryland’s Lorenzo Harrison III scored on a run, bringing the score to 17-7 Spartans. Michigan State kicker Matt Coglin missed a field goal in the third, but a penalty for running into the kicker gave him a second chance, and he converted it for a Spartan 17-0 lead. The Spartans took the lead in the first quarter 7-0, and scored again in the second quarter for a 14-0 halftime lead. 17 Michigan State 17-7 in East Lansing, dashing their bowl hopes and putting them at 4-7 so far this season. In a rainy start, with snow by the half, Maryland lost to No.

Maryland played in the December Quick Lane Bowl but lost to Boston College 36-30. In their last regular season game, Maryland beat Rutgers, which gave them enough of a boost to become bowl eligible. Maryland then lost two in a row to Penn State and Minnesota, came back to beat Michigan State, then lost four in a row to Indiana, No.

The Terrapins started their season strong, winning their first four games against Howard, Florida International University, University of Central Florida and Purdue.

Last year, Maryland finished the season 6-7 overall and 3-6 in the Big Ten, sixth in the East Division.
MANYLAND BOOSTS SERIES
Durkin, second season, 10-8 (.556)Ĭonference: Big Ten (East Division) Series HistoryĬurrent Win Streak: Two, Penn State Last Season (6-7 overall, 3-6 Big Ten Conference) Enrollment: 39,083 (Undergraduates and postgraduates)
