April 27, 2002
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -
Play-by-play from the 2002 Maryland football spring football game at Byrd Stadium. The Red Team defeated the White, 38-14.
2002 MARYLAND FOOTBALL SPRING GAME
Weather: Overcast, 60 degrees, no wind
Captains: White Team - Durrand Rountree, Chad Killian, Brooks Barnard; Red Team - Todd Wike, Jason Crawford, Tyrone Stewart, Jamal Chance
BEGIN FIRST HALF RED WHITE
Brooks Barnard kicks off to Mario Merrills, fielded at the goal line, returned to the W27, 27 yard return
WHITE BALL
1-10 W27 Scott McBrien at QB; Mario Merrill off left guard for two yards
2-8 W29 McBrien passes incomplete
3-8 W29 McBrien passes incomplete
PENALTY: Illegal shift, declined
4-8 W29 Barnard to punt to Steve Sutter at the R32; Sutter fumbles, recovered by Tyrone Stewart
RED BALL
1-10 R34 Chris Kelley at QB; Jason Crawford runs off right tackle for nine yards
2-1 R43 James Lynch bulls over center for a gain of seven, FIRST DOWN RUSHING
1-10 50 Jason Crawford slips in the backfield for a loss of 1 (Starks)
2-11 R49 Kelley passes incomplete on right sideline, intended for Scooter Monroe
3-11 R49 Kelley airs it out deep, into the endzone intended for Monroe, incomplete but there is a flag on the play
PENALTY: Pass interference, 15 yards, FIRST DOWN PENALTY
1-10 W36 Jason Crawford straight ahead for a gain of 11, FIRST DOWN RUSHING
1-10 W25 Kelley passes to right side, picked off by Curome Cox at the 20, returned all the way for an 80-yard TOUCHDOWN (7:29)
TOUCHDOWN: Curome Cox 80-yard interception, extra-point attempt by Nick Novak is good 0 7
Brooks Barnard kicks off to Chris Downs, fielded at the 10 and returned 15 yards to the 25
RED BALL
1-10 R25 Downs up the middle for three yards
2-7 R28 Kelley throws incomplete on left side to Monroe
3-7 R28 Kelley throws complete to Monroe for eight yards (Foxworth), FIRST DOWN PASSING
1-10 R36 Kelley wind up and throws deep to Onochi Onwuemene, acrobatic catch is complete for 47 yards
1-10 W17 Downs over left tackle for a gain of two
2-8 W15 Kelley rolls right and throws incomplete to Latrez Harrison
3-8 W15 Kelley carries left on a broken play, hurdles one tackler and goes down at the four, gain of 11, FIRST DOWN RUSHING
1-G W4 Downs is chased down by a host of White tacklers, loss of 1
2-G W5 Downs carries off right tackle, through a hole and bursts into the endzone, TOUCHDOWN (4:15)
TOUCHDOWN: Chris Downs 5-yard run, extra-point attempt by Nick Novak is good 7 7
Barnard kicks off to Mario Merrills, fielded at the 1 and returned to the 39, 38 yard return
WHITE BALL
1-10 W39 McBrien passes deep left for Ike Roberts, incomplete with a flag on the play
PENALTY: Pass interference, 15 yards, FIRST DOWN PENALTY
1-10 R46 Merrills carries over right end for 17 yards, FIRST DOWN RUSHING
1-10 R29 Merrills sweeps right before being forced out of bounds, gain of 6
2-4 R23 Chad Killian carries up the middle, gain of 1
3-3 R22 McBrien keeps on option left, tucks it inside to the 11-yard line, but flags are down
PENALTY: Offensive holding, loss of 10 yards
3-13 R32 McBrien drops, and rushes forward to the 20 (M. Smith)
4-1 R20 Merrills is hit hard in the backfield for a loss of 3 (A. Henley)
RED BALL (1:41)
1-10 R23 Kelley calls timeout
Kelley keeps right for a gain of 3
2-7 R26 Kelley throws deep to left side, complete to Suter, but flags are down
PENALTY: Offensive holding, loss of 10
2-17 R16 Kelley complete to Onwuemene for 5 yards
3-12 R21 Kelley keeper on left side for gain of 5 yards
INJURY: Kelley walks off the field with assistance from trainers
4-7 R26 Barnard punts for 45 yards, out of bounds at the W29
END OF FIRST QUARTER
WHITE BALL (12:00)
1-10 W29 Orlando Evans at QB; Downs carries right side, forced out of bounds for no gain
2-10 W29 Evans throws deep up the middle to Derrick Fenner, incomplete (Chance)
3-10 W29 Evans is touched for a sack, loss of 8 (Patterson)
4-18 W21 Barnard punts to Suter at the R30, return of 7 yards to the 37
RED BALL (10:15)
1-10 R37 Scott McBrien at QB; After a fumbled snap, McBrien passes complete to Crawford for 4 yards
2-6 R41 Mario Merrills carries for 9 yards, FIRST DOWN RUSHING
1-10 50 McBrien passes deep upfield, flags are down
PENALTY: Pass interference, gain of 15 yards, FIRST DOWN PENALTY
1-10 W35 Merrills carries around left end for no gain (Joe)
2-10 W35 McBrien zips a pass on the left side, complete to Fenner, gain of 11, FIRST DOWN PASSING
1-10 W24 McBrian complete to Aaron Smith, gain of 16, FIRST DOWN PASSING
1-G W8 Merrills carries up the middle for a gain of 1
2-G W7 Merrills cuts behind a blocker around left tackle, gain of six, just shy of the goal line
3-G W1 McBrien sneaks behind center for no gain
4-G W1 Merrills around right end, splits the tacklers for a one-yard TD (5:46)
TOUCHDOWN: Mario Merrills, 1-yard run, extra-point attempt by Nick Novak is good 14 7
Barnard kicks off to Mario Merrills, fielded at the goal line, return of 6 yards
WHITE BALL (5:40)
1-10 W6 Evans passes incomplete, intended for Roberts
2-10 W6 Evans pitches to Downs at the goal line, dancing through tacklers to the 19, FIRST DOWN RUSHING
1-10 W19 Downs carries off right tackle for gain of 2 (M. Smith)
2-8 W21 Evans throws deep left side for Fenner, incomplete
3-8 W21 Evans sacked in the backfield for loss of 3 (A. Wojcik)
4-11 W18 Barnard punts to Suter at the R29, 53-yard punt; Suter breaks free and is brought down after a long return by Barnard, but a flag is down
PENALTY: Holding, loss of 10 yards from the spot at the 41, officially a 12-yard return
RED BALL (3:01)
1-10 R31 Hunter Cross at QB; James Lynch carries for 4 yards
2-6 R35 Crawford carries for a gain of 5 yards
3-1 R40 Lynch up the middle for a gain of 2, FIRST DOWN RUSHING
1-10 R42 Cross keeps down the line, left side, gain of 1
2-9 R43 Cross throws incomplete on right side to Onwuemene
3-9 R43 Scott McBrien at QB; McBrien throws to Dugan alone on the left flat, Dugan runs up the sideline for a gain of 28, FIRST DOWN PASSING
1-10 W29 McBrien passes complete to Dugan again, gain of 6
2-4 W23 McBrien pass is complete to Crawford in the backfield, for a loss of 3 yards (C. Williams)
3-7 W26 McBrien whips a pass to Suter cutting across the middle for a gain of 8, FIRST DOWN PASSING
1-10 W18 McBrien intentionally spikes the ball to stop the clock
2-10 W18 Nick Novak 35-yard field goal attempt is good (0:00) 17 7
END OF FIRST HALF
BEGIN SECOND HALF RED WHITE
Barnard kicks off to Merrills at the goal line, return to the 29 yard line, 29 yard return
WHITE BALL
1-10 W29 Orlando Evans at QB; Give to Chris Downs straight up the middle for 19 yards, FIRST DOWN RUSHING
1-10 W48 Killian carries up the middle for 4 yards
2-6 R48 Downs carries left side for a gain of 10 yards, FIRST DOWN RUSHING
1-10 R38 Evans carries for gain of 3
2-7 R35 Downs carries over left tackle for a gain of 3
3-4 R32 Downs carries over left tackle for gain of 2, fumbles and is recovered by Andrew Henley, return to the W37, 29-yard return
RED BALL
1-10 W37 Scott McBrien at QB; McBrien passes complete to Jason Crawford for gain of 10 yards, FIRST DOWN PASSING
1-10 W27 Crawford carries left, then cuts right around the end for a 3-yard gain
2-7 W24 McBrien pass intended for Fenner is incomplete (M. Williams)
3-7 W24 McBrien pass is complete to Suter at the 14, gain of 10, FIRST DOWN PASSING
1-10 W14 Crawford runs right, gain of 3 to the 11
2-7 W11 McBrien passes over the middle, intended for Fenner, incomplete (Cox)
3-7 W11 McBrien drills a pass over the middle to Latrez Harrison, complete for a TOUCHDOWN (3:44)
TOUCHDOWN: Latrez Harrison 11-yard pass from Scott McBrien, point-after attempt by Nick Novak is good 24 7
Brooks Barnard kicks off to Mario Merrills, return of 18 yards to the W28
WHITE BALL (3:35)
1-10 W28 Hunter Cross at QB; Cross carries out the option left, can't find anywhere to pitch and cuts back right for a gain of 15, FD RUSHING
1-10 W43 Merrills takes the pitch, run out of bounds for no gain
2-10 W43 Fumbled snap, Cross keeps for no gain
3-10 W43 Cross pass is complete to Rich Parson at midfield
4-3 50 Cross drops to pass and is sacked for a loss of 4 (Patterson)
* No punt, White Team retains possession from the W47
WHITE BALL (1:29)
1-10 W47 Cross carries wide right for gain of 1
2-9 W48 Cross is sacked for a loss of 7 (Patterson)
3-16 W41 Cross passes incomplete to Merrills
4-16 W41 Barnard punts to the R14, Sutter returns to the 31; 17-yard return, 45-yard punt
RED BALL (0:19)
1-10 R31 Orlando Evans at QB; Evans drops and throws deep, complete to Latrez Harrison for a 69-yard TD (0:08)
TOUCHDOWN: Latrez Harrison 69-yard pass from Orlando Evans, point-after attempt by Nick Novak is good 31 7
Barnard kicks off to Mario Merrills, from the 6 to the 27 yard line, gain of 21 yards
END OF THIRD QUARTER
WHITE BALL (10:00)
1-10 W27 Cross pass is complete to Justin Duffie, gain of 7
2-3 W34 Downs carries for two yards
3-1 W36 Downs again for two yards, FIRST DOWN RUSHING
1-10 W38 Cross throws over the middle for Downs, incomplete
2-9 W38 Cross carries up the middle for 1 yard
3-8 W39 Cross is sacked for loss of 14 (Eli)
4-22 W25 Barnard punts a deep spiral to Suter at the 19, punt of 56 yards and a return of 26 yards to the 45
RED BALL (6:52)
1-10 R45 Orlando Evans at QB; Evans passes complete to Fenner for 8 yards, Fenner fumbles (forced by C. Williams) and recovers
2-2 W47 Lynch carries off right tackle for 34 yards, FIRST DOWN RUSHING
1-10 W13 Merrills carries for 1 yard
2-9 W12 Merrills again, this time around left end for gain of 8
3-1 W4 Evans keeps it up the middle for a TOUCHDOWN (4:19)
TOUCHDOWN: Orlando Evans 4-yard run, point-after attempt by Nick Novak is good 38 7
Barnard kicks off to Merrills at the 12 yard line, 26-yard return to the 38
WHITE BALL (4:08)
1-10 W38 Cross keeps the ball and loses 2 yards (Abari)
2-12 W40 Cross passes complete to Onwuemene, gain of 15 yards, FIRST DOWN PASSING
1-10 R45 Downs carries right side for no gain
2-10 R45 Cross is sacked for a loss of 5 yards (Patterson's fourth sack of the game, plus a forced fumble)
3-15 50 Cross throws deep on the right sideline to Onwuemene, complete, and Onwuemene is dragged down as he falls into the endzone (1:09)
TOUCHDOWN: Onochi Onwuemene 50-yd pass from Hunter Cross, point-after attempt is good by Nick Novak 38 14
RED BALL (1:09)
1-10 R35 McBrien carries for gain of 1 yard
2-9 R36 McBrien pass is complete to Fenner for 9 yards, FIRST DOWN PASSING
1-10 R45 McBrien pass is incomplete, intended for Dugan
2-10 R45 McBrien pass is incomplete, intended for Fenner
3-10 R45 McBrien pass is complete to Fenner for 8 yards
4-2 W47 McBrien pass is complete to Sutter for 3 yards, FIRST DOWN PASSING
1-10 W44 McBrien pass is incomplete, but flags are down
PENALTY: Pass interference, gain of 8 yards
1-10 W36 McBrien pass is incomplete to Parsons at the goal line
1-10 W36 McBrien pass is intercepted by Curome Cox, return of 12 yards (flag indicates defensive penalty, but the 2002 Spring Football Game has ended, interception counts)
FINAL SCORE: Red 38, White 14
