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Nov
26

Terps blow big lead, fall to NC State 56-41

by Jeff Wolfson

The Maryland Terrapins’ (2-10, 1-7 Atlantic Coast Conference) season has come to an end. Heading in to the fourth quarter, Maryland was leading the North Carolina State Wolfpack (7-5, 4-4) 41-21. They then gave up four touchdowns to lose their final game of the season 56-41.

The season finale was marked by turnovers in the first half. Maryland collected three fumbles and one interception in the first half, two of which were converted directly in to touchdowns and a third that the Terps’ offense cashed in.
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Nov
19

Wake Forest drops Terps 31-10

by Jeff Wolfson

Inopportune turnovers, bad special teams, a struggling defense and an offense that wasn’t quite good enough to get in the end zone. That’s been the story all season and it was the story in the Maryland Terrapins’ (2-9, 1-6 Atlantic Coast Conference) 31-10 loss to the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (6-5, 5-3).

Quarterback C.J. Brown, starting in place of Danny O’Brien who is out for the season with a broken arm, played well as he racked up 296 yards of offense by himself. The problems came when the Terps got in the red zone.
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Nov
12

Terps lose to Notre Dame to fall to 2-8 on the season

by Jeff Wolfson

Danny O’Brien and the Maryland Terrapins (2-8, 1-5 Atlantic Coast Conference) got the ball from the opening kickoff in Saturday night’s game against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-3). It didn’t seem to matter, though. Maryland lost their sixth consecutive game 45-21.

The Terps offense didn’t get much going until the second quarter and fell behind early.
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Nov
5

In final home game, Terps lose to Virginia 31-13

by Jeff Wolfson

It started out promising for the Maryland Terrapins (2-7, 1-5 Atlantic Coast Conference), but didn’t end that way Saturday afternoon. The University of Virginia (6-3, 3-2) ran through the Terps en route to a 31-13 victory in Maryland’s last home game of the season.

With the loss to Virginia, the Terrapins aren’t bowl eligible because they lost their seventh game of the season.
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Oct
29

Terps lose fourth straight game

by Jeff Wolfson

On a miserable day in College Park, Md., the University of Maryland (2-6, 1-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) lost to the Boston College Eagles (1-4, 2-6) 28-17 . From the start, this game was sloppy. There were turnovers, missed field goals and not too many passing yards.

C.J. Brown got the initial nod at quarterback, but couldn’t get anything going. Brown was replaced by quarterback Danny O’Brien.
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Oct
22

Terps drop third straight conference game

by Jeff Wolfson

The Maryland Terrapins (2-5, 1-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) struggled on defense in their 41-16 loss to the Florida State Seminoles (4-3, 2-2). From the opening kickoff, Maryland continued its season-long slump on defense as they watched the Seminoles score on their first two drives for a 14-0 lead.

Maryland was able to intercept quarterback E.J. Manuel and force a few punts. However, the offense, originally led by quarterback C.J. Brown, wasn’t able to get much going.
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Oct
15

Terps blow lead, lose to No. 8 Clemson 56-45

by Jeff Wolfson

The Maryland Terrapins (2-4, 1-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) led for the most of the game, but the No. 8 Clemson Tigers (7-0, 4-0) prevailed with a 56-45 win.

Maryland jumped out to a 28-17 halftime lead on the strength of a couple turnovers from Clemson, including a pick-six by Cameron Chism.
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Oct
8

Maryland dropped 21-16 by No. 13 Georgia Tech

by Jeff Wolfson

Another big game and the Maryland Terrapins (2-3, 1-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) came up short. This time, it was against the No. 13 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (6-0, 3-0).

The Terps, playing their first road game of the 2011 season, got off to a slow start. It wasn’t one of Danny O’Brien’s better days as a starting quarterback. O’Brien was just 1-for-6 for 17 yards and one interception. Not all of his incompletions were his fault because the receivers did drop some balls, but O’Brien’s interception was terrible. He was pulled from the game following that pass.
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Oct
1

Terps gut out 28-3 win over Towson

by Jeff Wolfson

This one was tough for me. I had no idea who to root for and how I would feel about who won. I decided I was happy either way by the end of the game.

The Maryland Terrapins (2-2, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) started slowly, but tired out the Towson University Tigers (3-1, 1-0 Colonial Athletic Association) to beat their opponent 28-3.

Danny O’Brien had two touchdowns, including the final score, a pass to fullback Tyler Cierski which made the score 28-3.

O’Brien didn’t have one of his better games, but he did complete 14-of-21 passes for 123 yards and didn’t turn the ball over.

Maryland’s defense once again had a lot of problems getting off the field, allowing 378 yards 7-of-15 third downs converted. However, they forced four turnovers, two interceptions and two fumbles, to aid in the victory.

The Terps harassed Towson quarterback Peter Athens who played well, but his receivers dropped several balls that could have easily put them ahead of Maryland.

Maryland will now move on to play Georgia Tech in Atlanta next weekend.

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Sep
24

Terps lose an ugly game to Temple 38-7

by Jeff Wolfson

As distasteful as the West Virginia Mountaineers are, I was expecting the University of Maryland Terrapins (1-2, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) to lose that. Saturday’s game against the Temple Owls (2-1, 1-0 Mid-American Conference) was a different story in mind.

The Terps never got out of neutral on offense and the defense played poorly as Temple pounced on Maryland early and often en route to their 38-7 victory.
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