Oct. 20, 2007

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Postgame Notes

Series Record: Maryland 41-29-2

Terps at home: Maryland has won seven of its last 10 at home. The Terps are 32-10 at Chevy Chase Bank Field at Byrd Stadium in Friedgen's six-plus seasons. Friedgen has directed the Terps to two undefeated home seasons (7-0 in 2001; 6-0 in 2003).

Starting streaks continue, but Crummey sits: Several Terps extended starting streaks in the game. Safety Christian Varner has started a team-high 29 straight games and 30 of the past 31 games. Linebacker Trey Covington has started 28 of the past 29 games. Guard Andrew Crummey had started 29 of the past 30 and 34 overall, but suffered a broken leg in the win over Georgia Tech.

Rushing scores: Running backs Keon Lattimore and Lance Ball have become quite familiar with the end zone this season. The seniors have scored a combined 17 touchdowns on the year, and both continue to climb the single-season list for rushing touchdowns. Lattimore is currently tied for 15th on the list with nine scores, while Ball is tied for 17th with eight.

Only two pairs of Maryland backs have ever rushed for more combined touchdowns in a single season. Chris Downs (13) and Josh Allen (8) totaled 21 in 2002, and Bruce Berry and Marc Riley had 10 each for the Terps in 2001.

Veteran Rushers: Lance Ball remained 9th on the career rushing chart, now with 2,138 yards. He is within two yards of Willie Joyner, who is eighth with 2,140. Keon Lattimore's 65 yards moved him to 17th on the career rushing list with 1,568 yards. He will open next Saturday's game three yards behind Alvin Maddox, who has 1,571.

Moore steps up: Defensive Tackle Dre Moore matched his season high in the first half with two sacks for a loss of 11 yards. Moore also had a pair of sacks against Villanova in the season opener. The Terps had three sacks as a team, the second-highest total this season. Maryland totaled four against Villanova.

Dependable Darrius: Sophomore wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey has caught a pass in each of the Terps' last 19 games, the longest active streak on the team. Heyward-Bey had four catches for 109 yards against Georgia Tech, going over 100 yards receiving for the third time in his career. (2006 - vs. Georgia Tech - 111, vs. Miami - 175).

Henderson back in form: Erin Henderson, the Terps' active career leader in tackles with 169, returned to the lineup after missing the Georgia Tech game with an injury and picked up right where he left off, totaling a career-high 18 tackles against Virginia. The junior has led Maryland in stops in all six games he has played in this season. It was his 12th career game with double-digit tackles, and his fifth straight.

On Thursday Henderson was selected as one of 10 semifinalists for the Butkus Award, given to the nation's best collegiate linebacker, as announced by the Downtown Athletic Club of Orlando (DACO). Prior to Saturday night's game, he was tied for 14th in the NCAA in tackles per game (11.00) and ranked 55th in tackles for loss per game (1.20). He was the second-leading tackler in the ACC.

Booming Baltz: Punter Travis Baltz, a true freshman, had another good game for Maryland, averaging 44.7 yards on six punts. He had three of more than 50 yards and placed two balls inside the 20-yard line. Quick starters: Maryland grabbed a 7-3 lead in the first quarter, and has now outscored its opponents 57-19 in the opening quarter of games this season.

Maryland's Homecoming Edge: Maryland is 5-2 in Homecoming games under coach Ralph Friedgen, including last season's 26-20 win over NC State. (Also 2005: W, 45-33 over Virginia, 2004: L, 13-3 to NC State, 2003: W, 59-21 over North Carolina, 2002: W, 24-21 over NC State, 2001: W, 59-17 over Duke.)

Stuffed Byrd: The University of Maryland welcomed 52, 782 fans to Chevy Chase Bank Field at Byrd Stadium for Saturday's Homecoming game. The crowd was the seventh-largest ever at Byrd Stadium. The game marks the second sellout for the Terps this season (also West Virginia on Sept. 13) and third in the last five home games.