Box Score | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
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North Carolina State | 16 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 31 |
Maryland | 7 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 25 |
Terps Again Fall Short on Last Play
COLLEGE PARK, MD - You'd have to look fairly hard to find a team more demoralized than these Maryland Terrapins. After storming back in the 3rd quarter to erase a 22-7 deficit and take a 25-22 lead, Maryland let NC State tie the game and then take the lead on a 69 yard TD pass with 2:06 to play in the 4th. Led by QB Jeremy Ricker and HB Derrick Leslie, Maryland negotiated their way down to the NC State 25 yard line. But a running play designed to gain 5-7 yards and get out of bounds did neither and Maryland had 6 seconds and 2 chances. The first was barley tipped away by a Wolfpack defender and the second was picked off to end the game. For the 2nd week in a row, Maryland lost the game on the very last play from scrimmage. Another spectacular individual effort was wasted, as Leslie ran for 213 yards and 3 scores.
The loss drops Maryland to #19 in the Coaches Poll just 2 weeks after being crowned #1. Next week Maryland stays home to face Wake Forest, a team that beat the Terps 28-24 last season.
NCAA NOTES: What an early season schedule! We've had #3 MD over #1 USC, #3 Ohio St over #7 USC, now we get a 1-2 match-up in Week 4! #1 Oklahoma will travel to (you guessed it) #2 Ohio State.
Greatest Game Score
This game received a greatest game score of...
892
Players of the Game
Game Statistics | ||
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Category | North Carolina State | Maryland |
First Downs | 16 | 14 |
Total Offense | 417 | 362 |
Rushes-YDS | 12-78 | 38-220 |
Passing YDS | 339 | 142 |
Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
Total Yards | 597 | 502 |
T.O.P. | 12:06 | 15:54 |