PISCATAWAY, NJ -- Maryland will be heading back to a bowl game for the first time since the 2016 season as the Terps beat Rutgers, 40-16, on Saturday at SHI Stadium. The Terps finished the regular season at 6-6 and will learn their bowl destination on Sunday, Dec. 5. 

Quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa broke the Maryland single-season passing yardage record in the game, throwing for 312 yards on 21-of-30 with three passing touchdowns and a rushing touchdown. Two of those touchdowns went to Corey Dyches for 25 and 11 yards -- his first-career multi-score game. The other receiving touchdown went to senior Brian Cobbs for 38 yards. 

Senior Tayon Fleet-Davis ran for a career-high 152 yards on 18 carries, including 13-yard and 2-yard rushing scores in the fourth quarter to ice the game for the Terps. It was his third-career 100-yard rushing game.

Wide Receiver Rakim Jarrett finished with a team-high seven catches for 111 yards - his third 100-yard game this season. 

The Terps scored on their first two drives of the game, to build a 13-0 lead as they continued to hold the lead for the remainder of the game. Maryland led 20-2 at halftime and 26-16 after three quarters. 

Maryland's defense was stout throughout the afternoon as it stopped the Scarlet Knights on four different fourth-down conversion attempts. The last coming on a fourth-and-goal from the Terps' 1-yard line with 11 minutes left in the game. The Terps also held Rutgers to 2-of-11 on third-down conversions. 

Ruben Hyppolite II and Tarheeb Still led Maryland seven tackles apiece.

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From The Coach

"I'm very proud of our team. It's been a long season for us and we very rarely talk about injuries and we don't make excuses. I think all three phases contributed in some form or fashion. It wasn't pretty but it was enough. I'm really proud of the 25 seniors because I understand what they've endured. They've done a great job of leadership and continued to practice to the standard that we set. I'm really happy for those guys. Also, some of the guys that aren't here played a major part in us building this team. This is the end of the '21 season. The bowl opportunity starts our 2022 season which is all about continuing to develop our program. This opportunity gives us a chance to do just that. I'm looking forward to developing our team with this bowl opportunity."  


Breaking Down The Action

• The Terps came out on fire, scoring on their first two drives of the game with touchdown passes from Tagovailoa to Dyches and Cobbs, but Rutgers blocked the second extra-point attempt and returned it, making the score 13-2. 
• The Scarlet Knights started the second quarter on offense, but a blitzing Jordan Mosley forced a bad pass that was tipped by Ruben Hyppolite and intercepted by Jakorian Bennett. The Terps defense remained stout as it would go on to force two turnovers on downs in the quarter. The offense would take advantage as Tagovailoa took a quarterback keeper 10 yards to put Maryland up 20-2 with 4:13 remaining. 
• After a Rutgers touchdown to bring the score to 20-9, Fleet-Davis's 43-yard run set the Terps up with prime field position, with Tagovailoa finishing off the drive with another touchdown pass to Dyches. After another Rutgers touchdown, the Scarlet Knights drove back down the field but another fourth-down stop halted the home team's momentum. 
• Maryland made them pay as Fleet-Davis scored on a 13-yard rushing touchdown to put Maryland up 33-16 with 14:51 remaining in the game. The Terps defense once again came up huge with Mosley and Nick Cross stuffing Rutgers on 4th and goal from the one-yard line, keeping the score at 33-16 with 11:02 remaining. The Maryland offense proceeded to put together a 99-yard drive, capped off by a two-yard touchdown plunge by Fleet-Davis to make the score 40-16 with 6:17 remaining. 

Record-Setting Tagovailoa

• Tagovailoa was 21-for-30 with 312 passing yards with three passing touchdowns on Saturday. 
• His single-season totals stand at 308 completions, 450 attempts, 3,595 passing yards and 24 touchdown passes.
• With those numbers, he has moved up the Maryland single-season lists:
  • He added to his all-time single-season record mark as he now has 308 completions. 
  • He became the all-time leader in passing yards in a season with 3,595, surpassing Scott Milanovich's previous school record of  3,499 in 1993. He broke the record on an 18-yard pass play to Cobbs late in the second quarter.
  • He is now second in single-season passing attempts with 450 behind only John Kaleo (482 in 1992) as he moved past Milanovich (431 in 1993) on Saturday. 
  • He is now also second in single-season passing touchdowns with 24 behind only Milanovich (26 in 1993) as he passed Danny O'Brien (22 in 2010). 
• On the career charts, Tagovailoa has 383 completions, 572 attempts, 4,606 passing yards and 31 touchdown passes as he moved up the career charts:
  • Fifth in career touchdown passes with 31. He passed Sam Hollenbach (28), Perry Hills (29), Danny O'Brien (29) and Chris Turner (30). No. 4 on the list is C.J. Brown (33 from 2011-14).
• Tagovailoa had his seventh 300-yard passing game this season, setting a new Maryland record for a single-season. It was also his eighth-career 300-yard game, as he is second all-time at Maryland for a career, as Milanovich had 10 in his career. 
• Tagaovailoa has now thrown a touchdown pass in 15 consecutive games. The longest streak in the nation.

Fleet-Davis Bookends Season With 100-Yard Games

• Tayon Fleet-Davis had his second 100-yard rushing game this season, finishing with 152 yards in Saturday's regular-season finale. He opened the season with a career-high 123 yards against West Virginia on Sept. 4. 
• His other 100-yard rushing game came against Bowling Green with 102 yards on Sept. 8, 2018. 

Jarrett Hits Century Mark 

• Rakim Jarrett passed the 100-yard receiving mark for the fourth time in his career and third time this season as he finished with 111 yards. 
• Jarrett had 122 yards in the opener vs. West Virginia, 105 yards vs. Michigan State. 
• Last season he set his career-high with 144 yards vs. Penn State.

Cobbs TDs vs. Rutgers

• Brian Cobbs scored his second-career touchdown, with both of them coming against Rutgers. On Saturday, he scored his first touchdown of the season on a 38-yard reception in the first quarter. 
• Cobbs' first-career touchdown came last season on a 52-yard reception against Rutgers in 2020. 

Bennett's Break-Ups

• Jakorian Bennett added to his nation-leading pass breakup total with an interception against Rutgers as he now has 15 this season. 
• In 11 games played, Bennett has 12 pass breakups and two interceptions, for an average of 1.4 pass breakups per game. 
• Bennett's 15 pass breakups are the most in a season since Domonique Foxworth had 22 in 2002. 

Notable Numbers

• Maryland scored a touchdown on its first drive of a game for the second time this season, the previous time came against Howard (9/11/21).
• Colby McDonald had a career-long 41-yard rush in the fourth quarter and finished the game with a career-high 99 rushing yards. 
• Punter Colton Spangler had a 55-yard punt, his eighth of more than 50-yards this season. 

Up Next

• The Terps will learn their bowl matchup next Sunday, Dec. 5. The bowls will be announced between 3 p.m.-6:30 p.m.