Maryland 34, Syracuse 20
When: 12:30 PM ET, Saturday, September 20, 2014
Where: Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York
Temperature:
Dome
Head Official:
Jerry McGinn
Attendance:
40511
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Maryland 34, Syracuse 20: C.J. Brown threw for 280 yards and a pair of touchdowns as the visiting Terrapins avenged last year's loss to the Orange.
Maryland (3-1), which suffered a 20-3 home defeat to Syracuse in 2013, won Saturday's matchup despite getting outgained 589-369, including 370-89 on the ground. Orange quarterback Terrel Hunt and Prince-Tyson Gulley combined for 294 rushing yards, while Hunt struggled through the air to the tune of 14-of-28 with an interception and no touchdowns.
Brown, who was 16-of-26 passing without a turnover, threw first-quarter scoring strikes to Marcus Leak and Brandon Ross to get the party started. William Likely had the highlight of the second half with an 88-yard interception return for a TD as the Terrapins cruised in their first trip to the Carrier Dome since 1994.
Following an early field goal by the Orange (2-1), Brown hooked up with Leak on a 25-yard TD reception and, on the first play of the Terrapins' next possession, Brown found Ross for a 90-yard score to make it 14-3. Hunt's 8-yard scamper to the end zone brought Syracuse within 14-13 on the first play of the second quarter, but the Orange's final three possessions of the first half ended with a blocked punt that led to a touchdown, Likely's interception return and a missed 25-yard field goal by Ryan Norton.
The Terps led 31-13 at halftime and padded their lead on Brad Craddock's 44-yard field goal with 4:17 to play in the contest. Hunt scored another rushing touchdown with under a minute left, but it was much too late for the Orange.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Syracuse had not allowed a sack this season until Hunt was brought down by Andre Monroe on fourth-and-6 early in the third quarter. ... Hunt finished with a career-high 155 rushing yards on 22 attempts while Gulley rushed 16 times for 143 yards. ... Jacquille Veii led the Terps with 42 rushing yards, including a 4-yard TD run in the second quarter.
Top Game Performances
Receiving
Maryland |
|
Syracuse |
Brandon Ross
| Player |
Jarrod West
|
2 |
Receptions |
3 |
97 |
Yards |
74 |
48.5 |
Avg Yards |
24.7 |
1 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Maryland
|
369 |
89 |
280 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1.0 |
1 |
Syracuse
|
589 |
370 |
219 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
3.0 |
0 |