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Maryland 39, Alabama-Birmingham 15


Game Statistics

At: Byrd Stadium
Date: Sept. 7, 1996
Att: 30,057
Ala Birmingham         0 - 7 - 0 - 8  -- 15
Maryland               0 -18 - 7 - 14 -- 39  
First Quarter
No scoring
Second Quarter
MD - FG, Odonnell 42
MD - TD, Simon, 28 pass from Cummings (Odonnell kick)
AB - TD, Sanders, 8 run (Arians kick)
MD - TD, Rodgers, 5 pass from Cummings (Rogers kick)
Third Quarter
MD - TD, Rodgers, 3 run (Odonnell kick)
Fourth Quarter
AB - Safety, A Johnson, tackled in end zone
MD - TD, Rodgers, 1 run (Odonnell kick)
MD - TD, Cummings, 1 run (Rhodes kick)
AB - TD, Nation, 6 pass from Drake (two-point conversion failed)
                             ALBR          MD
First downs                   10          20
Rushed-yards               31-45      55-140
Passing yards                183         205
Sacked-yards lost           5-41        2-14
Return yards                  30          83
Passes                   15-26-1     17-24-0
Punts                     8-48.9      8-31.9
Fumbles-lost                 4-3         5-0
Penalties-yards             4-30        5-60
Time of possession         25:34       34:26
RUSHING 
AB - R Davis 10-27, Sanders 5-18, Roland
2-10, Morrow 1-5, Hudson 5-1, Drake 7-minus 7, Causey 1-minus
9. 
Maryland-Underwood 15-59, Westley 14-56, Rodgers 11-27,
Crosby 2-22, Rogers 1-1, Ogle 1-0, Cummings 11-minus 25.
PASSING 
AB-Hudson 2-6-0-4, Drake 13-20-1-179.
Maryland-Cummings 17-24-0-205.
RECEIVING 
AB-Sanders 5-33, R Davis 3-5, Causey
2-34, Rachel 1-36, Edwards 1-29, Lynch 1-25, Ross 1-15, Nation
1-6. 
Maryland-Simon 9-136, James 3-32, Rodgers 2-18, Davidson
1-12, Underwood 1-6, Williams 1-1.