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Felton’s latest big day leads Maryland to 27-13 victory over turnover-prone Virginia
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) Tai Felton continued his scorching pace with nine receptions for 117 yards and a touchdown and Billy Edwards Jr. threw for a TD and ran for another to help Maryland beat Virginia 27-13 on Saturday night.
The Cavaliers dominated the early portion of the game, but squandered their advantage by turning the ball over four times. Virginia’s defense kept the game close into the fourth quarter, but was ultimately worn down by Maryland.
“I thought Virginia came out and out-efforted us in the first half,” Maryland coach Mike Locksley said. “And that’s not anything I’ve ever had to be concerned with. Then I thought the physicality with which they played -- they out-physicaled us as well. Then there was the penalties, and those are things that we can control.”
After the Cavaliers went three-and-out on the opening possession of the second half, Edwards hit Kaden Prather in the corner of the end zone for a 26-yard touchdown that made it 14-13 with 10:55 to go in the third quarter and Maryland (2-1) led the rest of the way.
Felton entered the game as the leading receiver in the FBS, and will be back at or near the top of the charts on Sunday. Edwards steadied himself after an uneven first half and found Felton on some of the game’s biggest momentum-generating plays.
Edwards said after Felton's All-Big Ten season last year, the receiver came back committed to getting even better.
“Physically he has it all, but mentally he’s been better about handling stuff the right way and having a good mentality,” Edwards said. “We were stalemated in the first quarter offensively and couldn’t get much going. But Tai, you know, he manifests things. He’s good on his mental game. And you know, the mental aspect of this game is probably just as much, if not more, important than the physical - and harder to really craft and get down.”
The only Cavalier with any success slowing Felton down was Sabre, the team's horse mascot - Felton accidentally ran into the horse during his pregame trot.
At quarterback, Edwards kept his coach's trust even during the early struggles, and rewarded that faith with a touchdown drive to end the first half that sparked the Terps (2-1).
Virginia (2-1) entered the red zone four times in the first half but had just 13 points to show for it, and the Cavaliers would come to regret not capitalizing.
One was a tough-luck turnover, as quarterback Anthony Colandrea had the ball kicked out of his hand by an offensive lineman who was lying on the ground, facing the other direction.
Colandrea threw a second-half interception before a fumble by receiver Malachi Fields was recovered by Maryland's Quashon Fuller.
“I’ve got to do a better job of getting these guys ready to play in the second half,” coach Tony Elliott said.
By the fourth quarter, Maryland had used a significant time-of-possession edge to start imposing its will on Virginia, and a fourth-and-1 conversion in the red zone led to a touchdown that sealed victory.
“It’s about physicality, man,” Locksley said. "At some point you gotta line up and not get cute and just say, hey, we’re bigger. Let’s go and impose our will on people.
“Not getting those short yardages the last couple weeks was something that bothered me as a head coach and an offensive guy."
Virginia went 3 of 15 on third downs, continuing a trend that has been building throughout the early portion of the season. The Cavaliers are now 9 of 40 this season on third down.
Maryland: After squandering a late lead to Michigan State, the Terps got right, and doing so against a historic rival doesn’t hurt, either. Maryland has now won 14 consecutive nonconference games. Only Georgia (24) has a longer streak.
Virginia: Everything that went right the first two weeks went wrong on Saturday. Turnover issues are the headliner, but the Cavaliers lost their edge as the game went on, and were unable to capitalize on a number of early opportunities.
Maryland: Hosts Villanova next Saturday at noon.
Virginia: Visits Coastal Carolina next Saturday at 2 p.m.
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B. Edwards Jr.
9 QB 263 PaYds, 2 PaTDs, 12 RuYds, RuTD |
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A. Colandrea
10 QB 247 PaYds, 2 INTs, 17 RuYds, RuTD |
Team Stats | ||
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1st Downs | 21 | 18 |
Rushing | 11 | 8 |
Passing | 10 | 8 |
Penalty | 0 | 2 |
3rd Down Conv | 8-19 | 3-15 |
4th Down Conv | 2-2 | 0-1 |
Total Net Yards | 391 | 370 |
Total Plays | 80 | 67 |
Avg Gain | 4.9 | 5.5 |
Net Yards Rushing | 128 | 123 |
Rush Attempts | 37 | 30 |
Avg Rush Yards | 3.5 | 4.1 |
Yards Passing | 263 | 247 |
Comp. - Att. | 28-43 | 21-37 |
Yards Per Pass | 5.8 | 6.3 |
Penalties - Yards | 8-66 | 2-14 |
Touchdowns | 3 | 1 |
Rushing TDs | 1 | 1 |
Passing TDs | 2 | 0 |
Other | 0 | 0 |
Turnovers | 0 | 4 |
Fumbles - Lost | 0-0 | 2-2 |
Int. Thrown | 0 | 2 |
Punts - Avg | 6-47.3 | 5-45.6 |
Return Yards | 32 | 0 |
Punts - Returns | 2-15 | 0-0 |
Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Int. - Returns | 2-17 | 0-0 |
Safeties | 0 | 0 |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
B. Edwards Jr.
9 QB
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B. Edwards Jr. | 28/43 | 263 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
N. Ray
25 RB
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N. Ray | 10 | 53 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R. Hemby
24 RB
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R. Hemby | 10 | 33 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. McDonald
23 RB
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C. McDonald | 6 | 33 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Edwards Jr.
9 QB
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B. Edwards Jr. | 9 | 12 | 1 | 13 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
T. Felton
10 WR
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T. Felton | 16 | 9 | 117 | 1 | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K. Prather
1 WR
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K. Prather | 8 | 4 | 48 | 1 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Wade
0 TE
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D. Wade | 4 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
O. Smith Jr.
5 WR
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O. Smith Jr. | 6 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R. Hemby
24 RB
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R. Hemby | 4 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
P. Howard
85 TE
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P. Howard | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R. Manning
11 WR
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R. Manning | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. McLaurin
17 RB
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J. McLaurin | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
T. Akingbesote
7 DL
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T. Akingbesote | 2-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Samuels
42 LB
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D. Samuels | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q. Fuller
5 DL
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Q. Fuller | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Trader Jr.
12 DB
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D. Trader Jr. | 0-0 | 0.0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Huskey
22 DB
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J. Huskey | 0-0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
J. Howes
91 K
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J. Howes | 2/3 | 37 | 3/3 | 9 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
B. McFerson
34 P
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B. McFerson | 6 | 47.3 | 3 | 57 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
O. Smith Jr.
5 WR
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O. Smith Jr. | 2 | 9.5 | 19 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
R. Hemby
24 RB
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R. Hemby | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
B. Wisloski 19 WR
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B. Wisloski | 2 | 7.5 | 11 | 0 |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
A. Colandrea
10 QB
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A. Colandrea | 21/37 | 247 | 0 | 2 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
K. Pace
5 RB
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K. Pace | 11 | 46 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
X. Brown
20 RB
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X. Brown | 7 | 43 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Colandrea
10 QB
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A. Colandrea | 8 | 17 | 1 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Tyree
4 WR
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C. Tyree | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Griese
34 RB
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J. Griese | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
N. Vaughn
28 RB
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N. Vaughn | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
T. Harris
11 WR
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T. Harris | 5 | 4 | 72 | 0 | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Neville
16 TE
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T. Neville | 7 | 3 | 57 | 0 | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K. Courtney
85 WR
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K. Courtney | 2 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Fields
8 WR
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M. Fields | 11 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Tyree
4 WR
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C. Tyree | 5 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K. Pace
5 RB
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K. Pace | 4 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Twitty
83 TE
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D. Twitty | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
A. Clary
0 S
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A. Clary | 2-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Bennett Jr.
15 DE
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C. Bennett Jr. | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Butler
82 DE
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K. Butler | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Carter
90 DT
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J. Carter | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Sanker
20 S
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J. Sanker | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
W. Bettridge
41 K
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W. Bettridge | 2/2 | 29 | 1/1 | 7 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
D. Sparks
38 P
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D. Sparks | 5 | 45.6 | 1 | 53 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
C. Tyree
4 WR
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C. Tyree | 2 | 23.0 | 26 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
1st | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
15:00 | MD 26 | 2:44 | 6 | 5 | Punt |
10:07 | MD 9 | 1:34 | 3 | -3 | Punt |
5:30 | MD 12 | 1:21 | 3 | -1 | Punt |
2:48 | UVA 35 | 0:49 | 4 | 1 | FG Miss |
0:50 | MD 15 | 2:16 | 5 | 27 | Punt |
2nd | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
8:27 | MD 25 | 3:49 | 7 | 29 | Punt |
2:17 | UVA 47 | 1:23 | 7 | 47 | TD |
3rd | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
14:28 | MD 32 | 3:34 | 8 | 68 | TD |
9:11 | MD 42 | 1:46 | 3 | 8 | Punt |
6:03 | MD 36 | 3:14 | 8 | 45 | FG |
1:18 | MD 42 | 3:47 | 11 | 43 | FG |
4th | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
11:19 | MD 48 | 4:09 | 8 | 52 | TD |
5:09 | MD 28 | 5:09 | 10 | 34 | Game |
1st | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
12:16 | UVA 20 | 2:09 | 6 | 18 | Punt |
8:33 | UVA 38 | 3:03 | 7 | 50 | Fumble |
4:09 | UVA 32 | 1:21 | 3 | 3 | INT |
1:59 | UVA 34 | 1:09 | 5 | 64 | FG |
2nd | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
13:34 | UVA 11 | 5:07 | 13 | 77 | FG |
4:38 | UVA 7 | 2:21 | 3 | 6 | Punt |
0:54 | UVA 29 | 0:53 | 5 | 71 | TD |
3rd | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
15:00 | UVA 25 | 0:31 | 3 | -1 | Punt |
10:55 | UVA 25 | 1:44 | 5 | 21 | INT |
7:25 | UVA 14 | 1:22 | 3 | 6 | Punt |
2:49 | UVA 23 | 1:31 | 3 | -3 | Punt |
4th | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
12:31 | UVA 25 | 1:12 | 4 | 27 | Fumble |
7:10 | UVA 25 | 2:01 | 9 | 47 | Downs |
- Punt (6 plays, 5 yards, 2:44 poss)
Result | Play |
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Kickoff | (15:00 - 1st) D.Sparks kicks 58 yards from UVA 35 to the MAR 7. O.Smith returns the kickoff. Tackled by UVA at MAR 26. |
+6 YD | 1 & 10 - MD 26 (14:50 - 1st) B.Edwards pass complete. Catch made by T.Felton for 6 yards. Tackled by UVA at MAR 32. |
-1 YD | 2 & 4 - MD 32 (14:32 - 1st) B.Edwards pass complete. Catch made by R.Hemby for -1 yards. Tackled by A.Clary at MAR 31. |
+5 YD | 3 & 5 - MD 31 (13:54 - 1st) B.Edwards pass complete. Catch made by J.McLaurin for 5 yards. Tackled by UVA at MAR 36. |
+5 YD | 1 & 10 - MD 36 (13:27 - 1st) B.Edwards pass complete. Catch made by K.Prather for 5 yards. Tackled by UVA at MAR 41. |
No Gain | 2 & 5 - MD 41 (13:00 - 1st) B.Edwards steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for K.Prather. |
Penalty | 3 & 5 - MD 41 (12:51 - 1st) B.Edwards pass complete. Catch made by T.Felton for yards. Tackled by UVA at MAR 48. PENALTY on MAR-S.Knotts Offensive Holding 10 yards accepted. No Play. |
No Gain | 3 & 15 - MD 31 (12:29 - 1st) B.Edwards steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for T.Felton. |
Punt | 4 & 15 - MD 31 (12:22 - 1st) B.McFerson punts 49 yards to UVA 20 Center-MAR. Fair catch by UVA. |
- Punt (6 plays, 18 yards, 2:09 poss)
Result | Play |
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+6 YD | 1 & 10 - UVA 20 (12:16 - 1st) A.Colandrea pass complete. Catch made by C.Tyree for 6 yards. Tackled by MAR at UVA 26. |
+9 YD | 2 & 4 - UVA 26 (11:53 - 1st) K.Pace rushed for 9 yards. Tackled by MAR at UVA 35. |
+57 YD | 1 & 10 - UVA 35 (11:34 - 1st) A.Colandrea pass complete. Catch made by C.Tyree for 8 yards. TOUCHDOWN. PENALTY on UVA-UVA Offensive Holding 10 yards accepted. |
+5 YD | 1 & 12 - UVA 33 (11:22 - 1st) A.Colandrea rushed for 5 yards. Tackled by MAR at UVA 38. |
No Gain | 2 & 7 - UVA 38 (11:01 - 1st) K.Pace rushed for 0 yards. Tackled by MAR at UVA 38. |
No Gain | 3 & 7 - UVA 38 (10:23 - 1st) A.Colandrea steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for M.Fields. |
Punt | 4 & 7 - UVA 38 (10:13 - 1st) D.Sparks punts 53 yards to MAR 9 Center-UVA. Fair catch by MAR. |