Tagovailoa Sets Completions Record In Loss To No. 8 Michigan

Saturday, November 20

Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium

3:30 PM

Maryland

5-6 , 2-6

Michigan

10-1 , 7-1

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final F
Michigan	14	10	28	7	59
Maryland	0	3	15	0	18

Tagovailoa Sets Completions Record In Loss To No. 8 Michigan

11/20/2021 5:13:00 PM | Football

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COLLEGE PARK, MD -- No. 8 Michigan handed Maryland a 59-18 defeat on Senior Day Saturday at Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium.

Taulia Tagovailoa set the school record for single-season completions with 287, breaking John Kaleo's record of 286 set in 1992. The junior quarterback finished 19-of-30 for 178 yards along with a passing touchdown, a rushing touchdown, and a 2-point conversion.

A trio of seniors led the Terps in receiving: Chigoziem Okonkwo (five catches for 36 yards), Carlos Carriere (four catches for 53 yards with a seven-yard touchdown) and Brian Cobbs (four catches for 39 yards). Fellow senior Tayon Fleet-Davis carried 11 times for 71 yards on the ground.

Senior Joseph Petrino kicked a 31-yard field goal.

The Terps are now 5-6 overall and 2-6 in the Big Ten and look to become bowl eligible with a victory next week at Rutgers.

The Wolverines, No. 6 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings, won their 10th game of the season and stand at 10-1 overall and 7-1 in conference.

Record-Setting Tagovailoa

Tagovailoa was 19-for-33 with 178 passing yards with a passing touchdown on Saturday.
His single-season totals stand at 287 completions, 420 attempts, 3,283 passing yards and 21 touchdown passes.
With those numbers, he has moved up the Maryland single-season lists:
- All-time leader in single-season completions with 287, breaking the record previously held by John Kaleo (286 in 1992)
- Third in single-season passing yards with 3,283, behind only Scott Milanovich (3,499 in 1993) and Kaleo (3,392 in 1992)
- Third in single-season passing attempts with 420 behind only Kaleo (482 in 1992) and Milanovich (431 in 1993)
- Third in single-season passing touchdowns with 21 behind on Milanovich (26 in 1993) and Danny O'Brien (22 in 2010)
On the career charts, Tagovailoa has 362 completions, 542 attempts, 4,294 passing yards and 28 touchdown passes as he moved up the career charts:
- Seventh in career completions with 362. Next on the list at No. 6 is Neil O'Donnell with 387 from 1987-89.
- Ninth in career passing yards with 4,294. Next on the list at No. 8 is Dan Henning with 4,560 from 1985-87 and No. 7 Neil O'Donnell with 4,989 from 1987-89.
- Eighth in career touchdown passes with 28. He's tied on the list at No. 8 with Sam Hollenbach (28), Next on the list No. 6 (tie) Perry Hills and Danny O'Brien (29), No. 5 Chris Turner (30).
Tagaovailoa has now thrown a touchdown pass in 14 consecutive games.

Bennett's Break-Ups

Jakorian Bennett added to his nation-leading pass breakup total with one against Michigan as he now has 14 this season.
In 10 games played, Bennett has 12 pass breakups and two interceptions, for an average of 1.4 pass breakups per game.
Bennett's 14 pass breakups through 10 games were the most through that span by a Terp since Will Likely had 17 in 2014.

Notable Numbers

The 18 points scored by Maryland are the third-most allowed by Michigan this season.
Freshman Colby McDonald carried for a career-best 68 yards on a career-high 18 carries.
Petrino is now eighth in career points with 207, breaking a tie with Steve Mike-Mayer (1972-74) after scoring four points in the game vs. Michigan. Next on the list is Brian Kopka, who had 218 points from 1997-2000.
Nick Cross had a sack, his second sack of the season and third of his career.
The Terps' 17-play drive on Petrino's 31-yard field goal in the second quarter was a season-high for plays on a drive. The previous high was 16 vs. Howard (9/11/21).

Senior Day

Saturday's game was Senior Day, where Maryland honored 25 seniors before the game: RB Danny Anderson, DB Jakorian Bennett, DB Kenny Bennett, LS John Berard, OL Johari Branch, TE Justin Brown, LB David Brownlee, WR Carlos Carriere, WR Brian Cobbs, WR Dontay Demus Jr., DB Devon Dickerson, RB Challen Faamatau, DL Ami Finau, RB Tayon Fleet-Davis, RB Rashard Jackson, WR Darryl Jones, LB TJ Kautai, DB Jordan Mosley, TE Chigoziem Okonkwo, DL Sam Okuayinonu, K Joseph Petrino, DL Lawtez Rogers, DL Greg Rose, and DL Ernest Shockley III. Maryland also honored Jordan McNair in the pregame ceremony.

Up Next

The Terps take on the Rutgers Scarlet Knights in their regular-season finale in Piscataway, New Jersey, on Saturday, Nov. 27 at Noon.
The game will be broadcast on Big Ten Network and can be heard on Maryland Sports Radio Network.

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