
Terps Come Up Short at Penn State
10/8/2016 12:00:00 AM | Football
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Freshman Lorenzo Harrison III racked up 76 yards on just six carries, but Penn State beat Maryland 38-14 on Saturday.
Penn State quarterback Trace McSorley accounted for 233 total yards, throwing for 152 and rushing for 81 as the Nittany Lions (4-2, 2-1 Big Ten) had a season-high 524 total yards and snapped Maryland's five game win streak.
Penn State limited Maryland (4-1, 1-1) to 270 total yards, including 170 on the ground. The Terps came in averaging 300 rushing yards per game in victories over Howard, Florida International, Central Florida and Purdue.
Maryland was forced to play without veteran quarterback Perry Hills during the second half; Hills was injured on a second-quarter keeper deep in Penn State territory.
Penn State penalties and a Saquon Barkley fumble enabled the Terps to stay within striking distance until McSorley hooked up with DeAndre Thompkins on a 70-yard scoring pass late in the third quarter to make it 31-14. Freshman Miles Sanders added a 25-yard scoring run late in the game.
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Team Stats

UMD 0, PSU 7
PSU - Gesicki, Mike 5 yd pass from McSorley, Trace (Davis, Tyler kick) 7 plays, 84 yards, TOP 2:27

UMD 7, PSU 7
UMD - Johnson, T. 66 yd pass from Hills, P. (Greene, A. kick) 5 plays, 81 yards, TOP 1:43

UMD 7, PSU 10
PSU - Davis, Tyler 30 yd field goal 12 plays, 42 yards, TOP 4:46

UMD 7, PSU 17
PSU - McSorley, Trace 9 yd run (Davis, Tyler kick), 10 plays, 67 yards, TOP 4:18

UMD 14, PSU 17
UMD - Pigrome, T. 7 yd run (Greene, A. kick), 3 plays, 37 yards, TOP 1:03

UMD 14, PSU 24
PSU - Barkley, Saquon 45 yd run (Davis, Tyler kick), 3 plays, 70 yards, TOP 0:26

UMD 14, PSU 31
PSU - Thompkins, D. 70 yd pass from McSorley, Trace (Davis, Tyler kick) 2 plays, 70 yards, TOP 0:42

UMD 14, PSU 38
PSU - Sanders, Miles 25 yd run (Davis, Tyler kick), 5 plays, 51 yards, TOP 2:25








