NCAAF Game Recap - Michigan at Maryland
Sat Nov 2, 2019 12:00 PM EDT

Wof
14
Clem
59
F
UGA
24
Fla
17
F
Oreg
56
USC
24
F
Utah
33
Wash
28
F
Miss
14
Aub
20
F
WVU
14
Bayl
17
F
Mich
38
MD
7
F
SMU
48
Mem
54
F
VaTec
20
ND
21
F
Cin
46
ECU
43
F
GaSo
24
App
21
F
Boise
52
SJSU
42
F
K St
38
Kans
10
F
NCSt
10
Wake
44
F
Navy
56
UConn
10
F
Buff
43
E Mi
14
F
NIU
10
C Mi
48
F
Hou
29
UCF
44
F
UTSA
14
TxAM
45
F
BC
58
Syr
27
F
Neb
27
Purd
31
F
Lib
63
UMass
21
F
OD
17
FLInt
24
F
Akr
6
BGSU
35
F
Troy
35
CoCar
36
F
JacSt
17
UT-M
22
F
ArkSt
48
ULMon
41
F
UNLV
17
ColSt
37
F
Army
13
AF
17
F
Marsh
20
Rice
7
F
TCU
27
OkSt
34
F
UTEP
26
NorTx
52
F
Rut
10
Ill
38
F
MiaFL
27
FlaSt
10
F
MidTN
20
UNCC
34
F
Tuls
26
Tul
38
F
FlAtl
35
W Ky
24
F
MissSt
54
Ark
24
F
Pitt
20
GATec
10
F
OreSt
56
Ariz
38
F
TxSt
3
ULLaf
31
F
UAB
7
Tenn
30
F
NW
3
Ind
34
F
Vand
7
SCar
24
F
UVA
38
UNC
31
F
Colo
14
UCLA
31
F
BYU
42
UtSt
14
F
NM
10
NEV
21
F
Fres
41
Hawaii
38
F
Kent
33
Toled
35
F
Ball
31
WestMI
35
F

Nov 2, 2019, 12:00 PM EDT

Final

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2

3

4

T

(14) Michigan (7-2)

14

7

14

3

38

Maryland (3-6)

0

0

7

0

7

Kickoff return launches No. 14 Michigan past Maryland 38-7
Sat Nov 2, 2019 5:20 PM

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) In a Big Ten matchup between Michigan and Maryland, Giles Jackson and Javon Leake each returned a kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown.

The difference was, Jackson's dash down the right sideline came on the opening kick, which helped make Leake's third-quarter jaunt irrelevant to the outcome.

With Jackson getting things started in ideal fashion for No. 14 Michigan, the Wolverines cruised to a 38-7 victory Saturday.

Seeking to build on a 45-14 rout of Notre Dame one week earlier, the Wolverines (7-2, 4-2) went up 21-0 at halftime against the fading Terrapins (3-6, 1-5).

After Maryland won the coin toss and deferred the decision to the second half, Jackson picked his way through the Terrapins to give Michigan the lead for good with exactly 11 seconds elapsed.

"It's a great way to start a game," Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh said. "You can't start any faster than returning the opening kickoff for a touchdown. It was really well-blocked."

Maryland followed with a three-and-out, and the Wolverines made it 14-0 on the first of two touchdown runs by freshman Zach Charbonnet.

Michigan quarterback Shea Patterson went 13 for 22 for 151 yards. It was hardly his finest performance, but he didn't have to be great after Jackson went the distance with the opening kick.

"We always try to start fast, and that was a big emphasis coming into this game on the road," Patterson said. "It was cool to see him take off and set the tone for the game."

That wasn't the only fashion in which the Wolverines' special teams contributed. Michigan used a successful fake punt to set up Charbonnet's second TD, and a partially blocked punt led to a third-quarter touchdown run by Hassan Haskins for a 35-0 lead.

Leake followed with his second kickoff return for a touchdown this season. It was the most notable play for Maryland among a selection of few.

Wearing throwback uniforms from a far brighter era of Maryland football, the Terrapins absorbed an old-fashioned beatdown on homecoming. Maryland has lost six of seven under first-year coach Michael Locksley.

"Consistency is critical, and we're still a work in progress," Locksley said.

Down 14-0, the Terrapins embarked on successive drives that fulfilled Locksley's quest to burn up the clock and keep the Wolverines off the field. But one march ended with an interception, and the other concluded with a botched 37-yard field goal try.

"When you do that, shorten the game like we tried to do, we've got to execute, especially in the red area - which we didn't do," Locksley said.

Give some of the credit to the Michigan defense, which limited Maryland to 233 yards and not a single point.

"It was tremendous," Harbaugh said. "The pressures came at the right time. The sacks came at the right time. We were able to keep them out of the end zone. They got down into field goal range and missed that."

Late in the first half, the Wolverines lined up to punt on a fourth-and-1. Michael Barrett took a short snap and ran for 14 yards, Patterson followed with a 51-yard completion to Nico Collins and Charbonnet capped the drive with an 8-yard TD run.

"We needed that fake punt, we needed it pretty badly," linebacker Josh Uche said. "That kind of killed their spirit."

Charbonnet has scored four touchdowns in the last two games. His 11 TDs are a Michigan single-season record for a freshman.

THE TAKEAWAY

Michigan: The Wolverines appear to be playing their best football of the season. "Collectively, as a group, we're playing at our highest level," Patterson said. "As group right now, we're hitting our stride."

Maryland: The Terps are struggling on offense, defense and special teams. Their lone win since Sept. 7 was against woeful Rutgers.

POLL IMPLICATIONS

Michigan jumped five spots after beating Notre Dame and should move up a notch or two with this dominating performance.

STREAK OVER

Maryland's streak of forcing a turnover in 20 straight games ended. It was the longest current run in the FBS and six short of the school record.

UP NEXT

Michigan: The Wolverines have an open week, followed by a home matchup with rival Michigan State on Nov. 16.

Maryland: It doesn't get any easier for the Terrapins. Maryland travels to Ohio State to face the No. 3 Buckeyes, who did not play this week.

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Passing

Mich Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
S. Patterson 22 13 59.1 1 151 51 0 95.1
D. McCaffrey 7 3 42.9 0 25 11 0 52.7
MD Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
J. Jackson 20 9 45.0 0 97 24 1 39.0
L. LeGendre 2 1 50.0 0 7 7 0 58.3

Rushing

Mich Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
H. Haskins 13 60 4.6 14 1
T. Wilson 5 50 10.0 39 0
MD Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
A. McFarland Jr. 14 60 4.3 15 0
L. LeGendre 7 39 5.6 16 0

Receiving

Mich Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
N. Collins 2 65 32.5 51 0
S. McKeon 1 29 29.0 29 0
MD Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
B. Cobbs 4 52 13.0 24 0
C. Okonkwo 2 26 13.0 22 0

Fumbles

Returning

Mich KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
D. Peoples-Jones 0 0 0 5 3.0 0 13
G. Jackson 2 60.5 1 97 0 0 0
MD KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
J. Leake 2 56.5 1 97 0 0 0
R. Lewis 0 0 0 1 2.0 0 2

Punting

Mich Punt Yds Avg LgPu
W. Hart 5 249 49.8 53
MD Punt Yds Avg LgPu
C. Spangler 4 141 35.3 46
A. Pecorella 4 138 34.5 39

Takeaways

Mich Int Yds InTD
J. Metellus 1 0 0

Team Stats Comparison

Mich MD
Points For 38 7
Total Yards 331 233
Rushing Yards 155 129
Passing Yards 176 104
Passing Completions / Attempts 16/29 10/22
Turnovers 0 1
Interceptions Thrown 0 1
Fumbles - Lost 0/0 0/0
First Downs 16 16
Penalties - Yards 4/30 5/34
Time Of Possession 02:02 58:58
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 7/15 4/16
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 2/2 2/2
Punts - Average Yards 5/50 8/35

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter Mich MD
Mich 00:11 TD Giles Jackson 97 yd kick return (Jake Moody kick) 7 0
Mich 06:18 TD Zach Charbonnet 2 yd run (Jake Moody kick) 14 0
2nd Quarter Mich MD
Mich 13:32 TD Zach Charbonnet 8 yd run (Jake Moody kick) 21 0
3rd Quarter Mich MD
Mich 09:50 TD Nick Eubanks 5 yd pass from Shea Patterson (Quinn Nordin kick) 28 0
Mich 13:29 TD Hassan Haskins 14 yd run (Quinn Nordin kick) 35 0
MD 13:42 TD Javon Leake 97 yd kick return (Joseph Petrino kick) 35 7
4th Quarter Mich MD
Mich 05:56 FG Quinn Nordin 38 yd FG 38 7

Game Information

Stadium: Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium, College Park, Maryland
Attendance: 40,701
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