Maryland-Northwestern Postgame Notes
10/14/2017 8:16:00 PM | Football
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -
- Junior DJ Moore's Career Day:
- Caught a career-high 12 passes – now ranks 10th in Maryland history with 110 career receptions, passing Azizuddin Abdur-Ra'oof (1984-87)
- Most receptions in a game for a Maryland player since Torrey Smith had 14 catches against NC State in 2010
- 12 receptions is tied for 6th-most in a single-game in team history with Frank Wycheck
- Moore has caught at least seven passes in five of six games this season
- Most receptions in a game for a Maryland player since Torrey Smith had 14 catches against NC State in 2010
- Matched career-high with two touchdown catches, moving past Stefon Diggs (2012-14) for fourth all-time in career receiving touchdowns – he now has 16 in his career
- Moore now has seven touchdown catches on the season – tied for fifth in Maryland history
- Totaled a career-high 210 receiving yards
- Most receiving yards in a game for a Terp since Torrey Smith had 224 against NC State in 2010.
- Became the 13th Maryland player in history to surpass 1,500 career reception yards
- Passed Guilian Gary for 11th all-time in receiving yards – now has 1,610
- It was the fourth 100-yard receiving game of Moore's career, and second of the season (at Texas)
- Extended reception streak to 27 consecutive games – longest in the Big Ten
- Caught a career-high 12 passes – now ranks 10th in Maryland history with 110 career receptions, passing Azizuddin Abdur-Ra'oof (1984-87)
- Sophomore Max Bortenschlager passed for a career-high three touchdown passes – the most for a Maryland quarterback since Perry Hills three three touchdowns at FIU last season
- Bortenschlager also passed for a career-high 250 yards – the most for a Maryland player since Caleb Rowe through for 297 against USF in 2015
- Junior JC Jackson caught his third interception of the season and fourth of his career, while Darnell Savage, Jr. caught his second INT of the season
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