Maryland (6-2, 3-2 B1G) at Wisconsin (4-4, 2-3 B1G)
November 5, 2022
Camp Randall Stadium
12:01 pm EDT
COLLEGE PARK, MD - The University of Maryland football team is back in action this Saturday when the Terps (6-2, 3-2 Big Ten) travel to Wisconsin (4-4, 2-3 Big Ten) on Saturday, Nov. 5. The game will kickoff at Noon EST and be broadcast on Big Ten Network and the Maryland Sports Radio Network.
GAME 9 STORYLINES
REWRITING THE RECORD BOOKS
- QB Taulia Tagovailoa has established himself as one of the top quarterbacks in the country. Tagovailoa is now second all-time in Maryland history in completions (574), passing yards (6,872) and touchdowns (46). Tagovailoa only stands 77 completions, 430 yards and four touchdowns from setting the program passing records in those categories. With a 300-yard game against Purdue (315 yards), Tagovailoa now stands alone at the top of the all-time 300-yard game ranks in Terrapin history with 11. He also is first all-time in career completion percentage (69.2) and passing efficiency (151.4).
- Tagovailoa currently stands fourth in the nation with a 72.5 completion percentage, trailing only Michigan's J.J. McCarthy (74.6), Marshall's Henry Colombi (73.2) and Illinois' Tommy Devito (72.5). His 69.1 career completion percentage is currently fourth among all active FBS quarterbacks, trailing only Ohio State's CJ Stroud (71.7), Mississippi State's Will Rogers (71.1) and Coastal Carolina's Grayson McCall (70.4). He also stands top-20 among all FBS quarterbacks in career passing yards per game (240.4), completions per game (20.1) and passing efficiency (151.4).
- The Ewa Beach, HI has completed 72.2 percent of his passes against unranked (AP) opponents over his career, the highest mark by any FBS QB over the last 25 years (minimum 500 attempts), ahead of Texas Tech's Graham Harrell (72.1)
defensive prowess
- The Terps have only allowed 10 points in the third quarter this season, the second-lowest amount in the FBS this season (Michigan: 9). The Terps have outscored opponents 51-10 in the third quarter this season and held six-of-eight opponents (SMU & Indiana) scoreless.
- The Terps have had 11 different players record at least one sack so far this season, tied for the eighth-most in the nation and the most in the Big Ten (Illinois, Ohio State & Penn State). LB Jaishawn Barham leads the way with three sacks while DL Henry Chibueze, DL Greg China-Rose and LB Durell Nchami each have two and DL Tommy Akingbesote,, DL Anthony Booker Jr., DB Beau Brade, DL Quashon Fuller, DB Gavin Gibson, DL Taizse Johnson and DL Kellan Wyatt all have one.
- DB Jakorian Bennett leads the FBS in passes defended since the beginning of the 2021 season with 26 (16 in 2021, 10 in 2022) and has the most career passes defended per game of any active FBS player (1.22). Bennett has 24 pass breakups and four interceptions over his career as a Terp, with 26 of them coming since the beginning of last year.
- LB Jaishawn Barham is averaging five tackles per game played (35 in seven games), the seventh-highest per game of any FBS freshman and the most of any Big Ten freshman. Barham was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week after tallying five tackles (four solo), two sacks, two tackles for loss and a fumble recovery against Purdue (10/8), only the third Terp freshman in the last 12 years to have two-plus sacks in a game (Ruben Hyppolite vs. Penn State in 2020 & Andre Monroe vs. Wake Forest in 2011).
Win the turnover battle
- Maryland has a plus-four turnover margin on the season, good for the fourth-best mark in the Big Ten. The Terps have intercepted seven passes and recovered five fumbles, while only coughing up the ball eight times, the third-fewest amount in the Big Ten. Over the four games in October, the Terps had a plus-seven turnover differential (eight-to-one).
- The Terps' one turnover in October was their fewest in any calendar month with at least four games in the last 25 years. The only other FBS team to play at least four games in October this year and have no more than one turnover was USC (also one in four games).
The Roman empire
- RB Roman Hemby has been one of the best running backs in the nation through eight games, standing 10th in the nation and second in the Big Ten with 6.49 yards per carry (681 yards on 105 carries).
- Hemby stands second among all FBS freshmen in yards from scrimmage with 920 (681 rushing, 239 receiving), only trailing Ole Miss' Quinshon Judkins (1,105). Against SMU (9/17), Hemby became the first Terrapin in the last 25 years to have 150+ rushing yards and 50+ receiving in a game (151 rushing, 62 receiving).
- The Edgewood, MD native has rushed for 100 yards in four of Maryland's seven wins (114 vs. Buffalo, 151 vs. SMU, 107 at Indiana & 179 vs. Northwestern), already tied with Anthony McFarland Jr. for the most in a single season of any freshman in Maryland history. He is the first Terp ever to earn multiple Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors (9/19 & 10/24) and leads all Big Ten freshmen in rushing yards and rushing touchdowns.
- Hemby has played a huge role in each of Maryland's last two wins, scoring the winning touchdown in each game, a six-yard run to put the Terps up 31-27 with 5:35 left at Indiana (10/15) and a 75-yard run with the game tied and 3:22 on the clock vs. Northwestern (10/22). Against Northwestern, he was the first Terp with three rushing touchdowns in a game since 2018 and is the first Maryland player to rush for 179 yards since Jake Funk had 180 against Rutgers in 2020.
- Maryland is the only FBS team to have multiple freshmen with at least six rushing touchdowns this season (Roman Hemby, 7 & Antwain Littleton II, 6).
high powered offense
- The Terps have scored at least 27 points in each of their last 10 games dating back to last season against Rutgers (11/27/21), the longest streak in program history, the longest streak in the Big Ten and the fourth-longest active streak of any Power Five school (Tennessee, 25; TCU, 23; UCLA, 13).
- Maryland is averaging 40.3 points per game in true road games dating back to November 14 of last season, the second-most in the FBS over that span behind UCLA (45.7).
- The Terps currently stand top-25 in the nation in the following offensive categories: completion percentage (70.7), red zone offense (93.5), fourth down conversion percentage (73.3) and turnovers lost (eight).
- The Terps have 12 plays of over 40 yards this season, tied for the 15th-most in the nation and second-most in the Big Ten, trailing only No. 2 Ohio State. RBs Roman Hemby has six rushes over 30 yards, tied for the second-most in the country, only trailing UAB's DeWayne McBride. Maryland has five rushes of over 50-yards this season, tied for the third-most in the nation, trailing only Alabama and Kansas State (six).
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