Wolverines' Dominant Second-Half Performance Leads to Rout of Terrapins

Saturday, November 20

College Park, Md.

3:30 PM

Michigan

10-1 , 7-1

Maryland

5-6 , 2-6

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

Michigan

Maryland

Donovan Edwards (Michigan Photography)

Wolverines' Dominant Second-Half Performance Leads to Rout of Terrapins

11/20/2021 8:27:00 PM | Football

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By: Dave Ablauf, Chad Shepard

» Michigan scored five touchdowns in the second half on its way to a 59-18 win over Maryland.
» Hassan Haskins ran for a pair of one-yard TDs and amassed 78 rushing yards to eclipse 1,000 career rushing yards.
» Donovan Edwards went for a 77-yard catch-and-run TD as part of a 170-yard receiving day.

Site: College Park, Md. (Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium)
Score: #8 Michigan 59, Maryland 18
Records: U-M (10-1, 7-1 B1G), UMD (5-6, 3-5 B1G)
Next U-M Event: Saturday, Nov. 27 -- vs. #5 Ohio State (Michigan Stadium), Noon (TV: Fox)

COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- The No. 8-ranked University of Michigan football team got scoring contributions from all three phases as the Wolverines rolled to a 59-18 victory over Maryland on Saturday (Nov. 20), at Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium.

The offense accounted for 42 of Michigan's point total behind 343 passing yards and 151 yards on the ground. Quarterback Cade McNamara notched 259 yards on the day, connecting on 21 of 28 attempts and two touchdowns. Hassan Haskins ran for a pair of one-yard TDs as part of a 78-yard game which helped him eclipse 1,000 career rushing yards.

Donovan Edwards totaled 178 all-purpose yards, which included 10 receptions for 170 yards -- 77 of them coming on a third-quarter TD pass from McNamara -- and three carries for eight yards.

In addition to Jake Moody's 39-yard field goal and eight extra points, special teams contributed to the touchdown parade when on a third-quarter kickoff, Michael Barrett tossed a backward pass across the field to A.J. Henning, who scampered down the right sideline for a 79-yard score.

The defense got in on the scoring as well, with DJ Turner picking off a Taulia Tagovailoa pass and returning it 42 yards to paydirt late in the third quarter.

Josh Ross had a team-best eight tackles, seven solo and one for loss, and R.J. Moten added six tackles and one pass breakup.

Michigan (10-1, 7-1 Big Ten) scored five touchdowns in the second half alone, notching then on just eight plays between the third and fourth quarters.

The Wolverines marched the ball down the field on their second possession of the game behind four runs from Haskins before McNamara connected with Luke Schoonmaker on a two-yard touchdown with 7:09 left in the first quarter. The defense then forced a Maryland (5-6, 3-5 Big Ten) three-and-out to get the offense back on the field, starting with a Haskins 12-yard rush to the Maryland 45-yard line. On first-and-10, McNamara found an open Andrel Anthony for an 18-yard pass play, and Haskins barreled through the defense for a 1-yard rush to put Michigan up 14-0 to with 1:08 on the first-quarter clock.

A punt block by Matt Torey set up the U-M offense at the Maryland 43-yard line. Four plays later, J.J. McCarthy lobbed a 13-yard pass to Mike Sainristil, who hauled in the pass one-handed, to put the Wolverines up 21-3 with 2:51 remaining in the first half. The Maize and Blue tacked on a Moody field goal to take a 24-3 advantage into the locker room at halftime.

Haskins scored his second touchdown of the day at the 8:50 mark of the third quarter and Moody added the PAT to push the U-M lead to 30-3 before Barrett and Henning's kickoff trickery and Edwards adding his long touchdown catch-and-run to ballon the Michigan advantage to 45-18 with 1:33 remaining in the third stanza.

Turner's pick-six capped a four-touchdown third quarter and entered the the fourth quarter with a comfortable 52-18 lead.

U-M added a five-yard McCarthy touchdown run and a Moody PAT to wrap up the scoring.

Michigan will conclude the regular season next Saturday (Nov. 27) with its annual matchup with rival Ohio State at Michigan Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for noon, and the game will be broadcast live on Fox.