West Virginia 40, Maryland 37
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, September 13, 2014
Where: Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland
Temperature:
°
Head Official:
Randy Christal
Attendance:
48154
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West Virginia 40, Maryland 37: Clint Trickett threw for a career-high 511 yards and Josh Lambert booted a 47-yard field goal on the game’s final play as the visiting Mountaineers outlasted the Terrapins.
Trickett completed 37-of-49 passes and threw four touchdowns, including a pair to Mario Alford, while driving West Virginia 65 yards in 13 plays to set up the winning kick. Kevin White caught 13 passes for 216 yards and a score and Alford grabbed 11 for 131 while the Mountaineers (2-1) received 98 yards rushing and a touchdown from Rushel Shell.
Quarterback C.J. Brown went 19-of-35 through the air for 241 yards and a touchdown and ran for 161 more, including a score, for Maryland (2-1). Stefon Diggs caught five passes for 127 yards and a touchdown for the Terrapins, who forced four turnovers and received a 69-yard punt return for a score by William Likely.
Trickett threw three touchdown passes in the first half, including a 36-yard strike down the left sideline to Alford with 6:09 left in the second quarter for 28-6 lead. The Terrapins battled back within 28-20 at halftime as Brown connected with Diggs for a 77-yard TD and backup Caleb Rowe hit Jacquille Veii for a 26-yard score with 40 seconds remaining.
Brown rumbled 75 yards for a touchdown 14 seconds into the second half, but a safety on a blocked punt was followed by Trickett’s 11-yard TD pass to Daikiel Shorts and the Mountaineers led by 10. A fumbled punt set up Brad Craddock’s third field goal, though, and Likely’s 69-yard punt return tied the game at 37 with 9:43 remaining.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Trickett’s 511 passing yards are the second-most in the program’s history behind Geno Smith’s 656 against Baylor in 2012. … Maryland was without its leading tackler, LB L.A. Goree, due to a back injury. … West Virginia leads the all-time series 27-22-2 and has won eight of the last nine meetings.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
West Virginia |
|
Maryland |
Rushel Shell
|
Player |
C.J. Brown
|
27 |
Attempts |
18 |
98 |
Yards |
161 |
3.6 |
Avg Yards |
8.9 |
1 |
Touchdowns |
1 |
0 |
Long |
0 |
Receiving
West Virginia |
|
Maryland |
Kevin White
| Player |
Stefon Diggs
|
13 |
Receptions |
5 |
216 |
Yards |
127 |
16.6 |
Avg Yards |
25.4 |
1 |
Touchdowns |
1 |
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
West Virginia
|
694 |
183 |
511 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
2.0 |
0 |
Maryland
|
447 |
163 |
284 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
3.0 |
2 |