Postgame Notes
Nov. 11, 2006
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Maryland played host to Miami in the 10th game overall and the 6th Atlantic Coast Conference game of the 2006 season. Maryland is now 8-2 overall and 5-1 in the ACC. Prior to Wake Forest's game tonight at Florida State, the Terrapins move into first place of in the Atlantic Division.
• The Terrapins are now 5-0 at home this season, and have a four-game winning streak.
• Saturday's game was the 15th meeting between Maryland and Miami. The Terps now lead the all-time series, 8-7. It was just the second meeting in College Park, as the Terps posted an 18-17 win in 1982.
• Maryland's 65-yard touchdown pass from Sam Hollenbach to Darrius Heyward-Bey with 11:45 left in the first quarter was the team's longest play of the season. That was until that duo hooked up again in the second quarter on a school-record 96-yard TD strike. The previous record was 92 yards (Stan Levine to Ed Bolton vs. Couth Carolina, 1949). Today's pass play matches the longest in Division I-A this season (Chase Holbrook to Chris Williams, New Mexico State vs. Idaho, Oct. 7) and is the second-longest play overall (98-yard run by Terry Caulley, Connecticut/vs. Army, Oct. 14).
• The Terrapins ran just 37 offensive plays. Their previous season low was 50 vs. Middle Tennessee. The Hurricanes ran 73 plays and held a 37:09 to 22:51 advantage in time of possession.
• The last time the Terrapins scored a touchdown on a game-opening drive was against Middle Tennessee State on Sept. 9, 2006. They are 6-0 this season when scoring first this season.
• Heyward-Bey racked up his second career 100-yard game today. He had five catches for 175 yards against the Hurricanes.
• With 41 rushing yards today, Lance Ball surpased the 1,500-yard plateau for his career. He has 1,534 career rushing yards, and needs 11 more to move past Chet Hanulak (1951-1953) into 16th place on the school's career rushing yards list.
• Josh Allen rushed for 13 yards on three carries against Miami. Allen needs 54 rushing yards to become the ninth back in school history to reach 2,000 in his career.
• Adam Podlesh moved into second-place on the school's career punting yards list, passing Brooks Barnard (1999-2002/8,646). He had eight punts for 332 yards and now has 8,978 in his career.
• Sam Hollenbach threw for 202 yards, his second-straight 200-yard game and third of the season. He has connected on 34 of 40 passes for 449 yards over his last two games.
• Linebackers Erin Henderson (13) and Wesley Jefferson (14) each reached double digits in tackles. For Henderson it was his fifth-straight game in twin figures, while Jefferson had 10 or more stops for the fourth time this season.
• Josh Wilson had five pass breakups in the game, including one midway through the fourth quarter on a pass intended for which stopped a potential scoring drive for Miami.
