NCAAF

Maryland Terrapins at Minnesota Golden Gophers

· NCAA - Football
4-4, 1-2 Away
Final
23 - 48

Max Brosmer throws season-high 4 TD passes as Minnesota routs Maryland 48-23 to win third straight

Winners of three straight, the Gophers (5-3, 3-2 Big Ten) got nine catches for 117 yards and two scores from Daniel Jackson. Elijah Spencer added a couple touchdown receptions as the Gophers scored their most points in a conference game since beating the Terrapins 52-10 Oct. 26, 2019.

“Coming off a bye sometimes teams can get lackadaisical, not spend as much time preparing, but our team prepared to the best of their ability for two weeks and that showed,” Brosmer said.

Maryland (4-4, 1-4) has lost three of four, and dug itself a deep hole early in this one.Six plays after stopping Maryland on fourth down of its opening series, a 10-yard pass from Brosmer to Jackson got Minnesota on the scoreboard, its first opening drive touchdown of the season.

Brosmer to Spencer made it 14-0 Gophers, a lead that increased to 21-0 just 38 seconds later when miscommunication between quarterback Billy Edwards Jr. and his receiver resulted in a ball thrown directly to Walley, who took the interception 32 yards untouched into the end zone.

Minnesota has allowed just five passing touchdowns this season and entered the game with 13 interceptions, tied for second-most in the country behind James Madison’s 15.

Koi Perich added his third interception in the past two games, upping his conference-best total to five, the most ever by a Minnesota freshman and is now just two picks behind the program’s season record.

Averaging a Big Ten-best 301.9 passing yards per game, the Terrapins finished with 323. Edwards was 19 of 35 for 201 yards in three quarters against the nation’s fourth-ranked defense. MJ Morris was 7 of 8 for 122 yards with the game well out of reach. Tai Felton, who has a Big Ten best 73 receptions, caught nine balls for 104 yards.

“They played hard for four quarters, just don’t always play smart and then we got to be more consistent,” said Maryland coach Mike Locksley.

Brosmer was 26-of-33 for 320 yards for Minnesota. He did not throw an interception, nor was he sacked. His four passing touchdowns were the first for a Gophers quarterback since 2019.

“You keep him back there clean, he can do what he just did,” said Minnesota coach P.J. Fleck.

Minnesota led 34-10 at half, its highest total through two quarters of a conference game since having 35 in a 55-14 win over Iowa on Nov. 8, 2014.

“Our players made plays. … Our playmakers were going to have to outplay their playmakers and I thought we were able to do that,” said Fleck.

Darius Taylor made it 48-10 with a 51-yard touchdown on the first play of the fourth quarter.

The Takeaway Maryland: The passing game is more than adequate but the Terrapins need to find offensive balance. Partly due to the lopsided score early, Maryland ran just 25 times for 104 yards. It entered averaging 121.1 yards per game, 102nd among FBS schools.

Minnesota: Perich has already proven to be one of the most dynamic players of the eight-season Fleck era. The Esko, Minn. native returned his interception 45 yards and had two punt returns for 27. He’s averaging 15.1 yards on 11 punt returns this season.

Up Next Maryland: At top-ranked Oregon Nov. 9.

Minnesota: At No. 20 Illinois next Saturday.

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How To Watch

How can I watch Maryland Terrapins vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers?
  • TV Channel: Terrapins at Golden Gophers 2021 College Football, week 9, is broadcasted on FS1.
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Matchup Prediction

Golden Gophers: 61.5%
Terrapins: 38.5%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

MINN TD 1st Period 10:45 Daniel Jackson 10 Yd pass from Max Brosmer (Dragan Kesich Kick)
MINN TD 1st Period 5:04 Elijah Spencer 7 Yd pass from Max Brosmer (Dragan Kesich Kick)
MINN TD 1st Period 4:31 Justin Walley 29 Yd Interception Return (Dragan Kesich Kick)
MINN FG 2nd Period 14:55 Dragan Kesich 40 Yd Field Goal
MD FG 2nd Period 6:55 Jack Howes 33 Yd Field Goal
MINN TD 2nd Period 2:17 Daniel Jackson 4 Yd pass from Max Brosmer (Dragan Kesich Kick)
MD TD 2nd Period 0:28 Billy Edwards Jr. 3 Yd Run (Jack Howes Kick)
MINN FG 2nd Period 0:02 Dragan Kesich 34 Yd Field Goal
MINN TD 3rd Period 13:00 Elijah Spencer 25 Yd pass from Max Brosmer (Dragan Kesich Kick)
MINN TD 4th Period 14:49 Darius Taylor 51 Yd Run (Dragan Kesich Kick)
MD TD 4th Period 11:51 DJ Samuels 2 Yd pass from MJ Morris (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
MD TD 4th Period 2:13 Shaleak Knotts 21 Yd pass from MJ Morris (Jack Howes Kick)

Statistics

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21 1st Downs 26
6-14 3rd down efficiency 9-13
1-3 4th down efficiency 0-0
427 Total Yards 443
323 Passing 320
26/43 Comp/Att 26/34
7.5 Yards per pass 9.4
104 Rushing 123
26 Rushing Attempts 29
4.0 Yards per rush 4.2
5-60 Penalties 5-43
2 Turnovers 0
0 Fumbles lost 0
2 Interceptions thrown 0
27:36 Possession 32:24

Game Information

Huntington Bank Stadium

Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 48,696 · Capacity:
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