Terps end season with first win in 2 months vs

Rutgers’ only hope for a bid will depend on a victory over Maryland, losses by several other teams which have five wins and the acceptability of its academic progress rate. But nothing could put an end to an eight-game losing streak.

Ross, who hadn’t had much success prior to that point, ran for a 16-yard touchdown to cut the Rutgers lead to 31-20. However on back-to-back plays, the Terps defense did not give up an inch and forced a turnover on downs thanks to half of an inch.

There was bedlam on the Terps sideline. Purdue pulled within 31-21 in the second half on Austin Appleby’s second touchdown pass of the game, and got within eight in the fourth on Appleby’s second scoring run, but in answered right back with a 72-yard Andre Booker touchdown catch. Not after Rutgers raced out to a 21-point lead late in the first half Saturday on Senior Day. Saturday, the Terps overcame an 18-point halftime deficit to beat the Scarlet Knights.

This position did not come easy for Maryland, however, as coach Brenda Frese’s team trailed the South Dakota State Jackrabbits midway through the fourth quarter in Friday’s win.

Rutgers took advantage with a six-play. The defense got into the act, too, with a 77-yard fumble return for a score from Demetrious Cox, and the Spartans were in control the rest of the way.

530: Rutgers quarterback Chris Laviano threw for 344 yards and four touchdowns against Maryland a week after they allowed Indiana’s Nate Sudfeld to throw for four scores.

Rutgers took the ball down and scored on their first possession after Maryland failed to convert a fourth-and-one play.

He had another up and down season, but finished his career on a high note, connecting on both field goal attempts, giving Rutgers a 41-39 lead late in the 4th quarter.

The starting quarterback with a career-high four touchdown passes jogged back onto the field after missing only one snap due to a brutal hit that left him clutching his chest and shaking his wrist. On third down, Hills tried to hit wide receiver Amba Etta-Tawo on a quick hook, but cornerback Blessuan Austin hit Etta-Tawo when the ball arrived and safety Andre Hunt snatched the deflection out of the air. “The guys played with their hearts out today, but you’ve got to think about it every single day, even into your profession: ‘If it’s your last day on Earth, or last game… how are you going to treat that day?” Johnson tallied on run of 43 and 44 yards and backup quarterback Caleb Rowe came off the bench in the second quarter and threw for 239 yards and ran for 98. His second carry was a handoff that he ran 44 yards to the end zone at the end of the third quarter.

Rutgers’ hot shooting only grew in the second half where they shot 60.9 percent from the field (14 of 23) to finish with a 55.4 shooting percentage. Most importantly, he gave Maryland energy and played with a nothing to lose attitude.

It wasn’t his best game in a Rutgers uniform, but he led the Rutgers rushing attack with 71 yards on 17 carries for 4.2 yards per carry. He missed the next two games before the charges were dropped and he was reinstated ahead of the Scarlet Knights’ 31-24 loss to Michigan State on October 10.

The Scarlet Knights got a free kick in the 102nd minute following a foul on Virginia outside the box.

Maryland ended up settling for another Greene field goal, this time from 25 yards out.

The Green Wave got as close as 10 points within Rutgers’ lead in the third quarter but ultimately could never could find their rhythm. But the officials ruled that kick returner Justin Goodwin’s knee was down.