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Spartans Fall at Maryland, 27-13
10/1/2022 8:08:00 PM | Football
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The Michigan State football team fell at Maryland, 27-13, Saturday afternoon at SECU Stadium.
Payton Thorne was 27-of-44 passing for the Spartans for 221 yards and one touchdown. Jayden Reed led MSU with a season-high seven catches for 61 yards, including an 8-yard TD catch in the second quarter.
Senior linebacker Ben VanSumeren and sixth-year senior cornerback Ameer Speed both recorded a career high in tackles, with 14 and 12 apiece, respectively.
Terrapin quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa completed 32-of-41 throws for 314 yards and one touchdown.
Maryland (4-1, 1-1 Big Ten) scored on its first possession, driving 93 yards on 12 plays, capped by a 15-yard touchdown run by Antwain Littleton II.
The Spartans quickly responded on their first series to tie the game at 7 as Elijah Collins raced 8 yards into the end zone for his third rushing touchdown of the season.
Colby McDonald's 2-yard rushing TD with 3:41 left in the first quarter put Maryland back on top, 14-7.
To open the second quarter, MSU drove the ball to the Maryland 8-yard line, but a holding penalty stalled the drive and the Spartans eventually missed a 33-yard field-goal attempt by Ben Patton.
After forcing a second straight Terrapin punt, the Spartans cut their deficit one at 14-13 with 4:24 left in the first half. Thorne found Reed in the corner of the end zone for an 8-yard touchdown pass to cap a 12-play, 85-yard drive that took 5:53 off the clock, but MSU did not convert the extra-point attempt.
Right before the half, Maryland pushed its lead to 21-13 on Rakim Jarrett's 5-yard touchdown catch from Tagovailoa which finished off a 13-play, 80-yard drive by the Terrapins.
Maryland's Chad Ryland connected on a 43-yard field goal at the 8:26 mark in the third quarter, tying a Big Ten record with his 24th consecutive field goal while putting the Terrapins up, 24-13.
Although Ryland missed a 50-yard field goal later in the third quarter, he did make his next attempt from 51-yards out to make it 27-13 in favor of Maryland with 7:54 left in the contest.
Michigan State (2-3, 0-2 Big Ten) returns to action next Saturday, Oct. 8 to face Ohio State (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten) in Spartan Stadium at 4 p.m. The game will be televised on ABC.
Payton Thorne was 27-of-44 passing for the Spartans for 221 yards and one touchdown. Jayden Reed led MSU with a season-high seven catches for 61 yards, including an 8-yard TD catch in the second quarter.
Senior linebacker Ben VanSumeren and sixth-year senior cornerback Ameer Speed both recorded a career high in tackles, with 14 and 12 apiece, respectively.
Terrapin quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa completed 32-of-41 throws for 314 yards and one touchdown.
Maryland (4-1, 1-1 Big Ten) scored on its first possession, driving 93 yards on 12 plays, capped by a 15-yard touchdown run by Antwain Littleton II.
The Spartans quickly responded on their first series to tie the game at 7 as Elijah Collins raced 8 yards into the end zone for his third rushing touchdown of the season.
Colby McDonald's 2-yard rushing TD with 3:41 left in the first quarter put Maryland back on top, 14-7.
To open the second quarter, MSU drove the ball to the Maryland 8-yard line, but a holding penalty stalled the drive and the Spartans eventually missed a 33-yard field-goal attempt by Ben Patton.
After forcing a second straight Terrapin punt, the Spartans cut their deficit one at 14-13 with 4:24 left in the first half. Thorne found Reed in the corner of the end zone for an 8-yard touchdown pass to cap a 12-play, 85-yard drive that took 5:53 off the clock, but MSU did not convert the extra-point attempt.
Right before the half, Maryland pushed its lead to 21-13 on Rakim Jarrett's 5-yard touchdown catch from Tagovailoa which finished off a 13-play, 80-yard drive by the Terrapins.
Maryland's Chad Ryland connected on a 43-yard field goal at the 8:26 mark in the third quarter, tying a Big Ten record with his 24th consecutive field goal while putting the Terrapins up, 24-13.
Although Ryland missed a 50-yard field goal later in the third quarter, he did make his next attempt from 51-yards out to make it 27-13 in favor of Maryland with 7:54 left in the contest.
Michigan State (2-3, 0-2 Big Ten) returns to action next Saturday, Oct. 8 to face Ohio State (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten) in Spartan Stadium at 4 p.m. The game will be televised on ABC.
Team Stats
MSU
UMD
Total Yards
321
489
Pass Yards
221
314
Rushing Yards
100
175
Penalty Yards
47
76
1st Downs
22
24
3rd Downs
7
8
4th Downs
0
2
TOP
23:44
36:16
1st Quarter
MSU 0, UMD 7
UMD - Littleton II,Antwain 15 yd run (Ryland,Chad kick), 12 plays, 93 yards, TOP 05:45
MSU 7, UMD 7
MSU - Collins,Elijah 12 yd run (Patton,Ben kick), 8 plays, 77 yards, TOP 03:25
MSU 7, UMD 14
UMD - McDonald,Colby 2 yd run (Ryland,Chad kick), 5 plays, 85 yards, TOP 02:01
2nd Quarter
MSU 13, UMD 14
MSU - Reed,Jayden 8 yd pass from Thorne,Payton () 12 plays, 85 yards, TOP 05:53
MSU 13, UMD 21
UMD - Jarrett,Rakim 5 yd pass from Tagovailoa,Taulia (Ryland,Chad kick) 13 plays, 80 yards, TOP 03:37
3rd Quarter
MSU 13, UMD 24
UMD - Ryland,Chad 43 yd field goal 11 plays, 43 yards, TOP 05:42
4th Quarter
MSU 13, UMD 27
UMD - Ryland,Chad 51 yd field goal 6 plays, 19 yards, TOP 03:00
Game Leaders
CMP
27
TD
1
YDS
221
INT
0
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