Navy loses to Air Force 17-6, struggles in wake of 94-yard touchdown
The Midshipmen managed only 11 yards and one first down through three quarters.
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The Midshipmen managed only 11 yards and one first down through three quarters.
It was the second shutout this season for Navy (3-3, 2-2 American Athletic Conference).
Maryland led 14-7 in the second quarter when receiver Kaden Prather fumbled the ball away at the Illinois 27. The Illini then drove for the tying touchdown with the help of a couple of big penalties on the Terrapins.
The Terps opened 5-0, beating each opponent by at least 18 points, and they were ahead 17-10 in the third quarter at No. 3 Ohio State last week before giving up 27 straight points.
Devin Matthews had Towson's lone touchdown with a 1-yard run in the third quarter for a 17-14 lead.
Tecza had a 39-yard scoring run in the second quarter, and his 21-yarder stretched the Navy lead to 27-17 with 7:07 to play.
Maryland's Taulia Tagovailoa was 21 for 41 for 196 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score.
Maryland coach Michael Locksley figures motivation should take care of itself this week.
Alex Tecza carried 13 times for 82 yards to lead a Navy (1-3, 0-2) ground game that put up 240 yards.
Devin Matthews blasted up the middle on a 2-yard run and celebrated with a back flip as the Tigers won after scoring 10 points in the last 3 1/2 minutes of regulation to force overtime.
On the first play from scrimmage, Taulia Tagovailoa found an open Jeshaun Jones for a 62-yard gain, and Maryland was off and running.
Maryland has a chance to start 5-0 for the first time since 2001 and become 2-0 in the Big Ten for the first time since joining the conference.
The Tigers got the ball back with 2:15 remaining and reached the Spartans' 12-yard line, but a false start pushed the Tigers back to the 17.
Taulia Tagovailoa threw for three touchdowns and ran for another and Maryland's defense forced five turnovers Saturday as the Terrapins beat Michigan State 31-9.
Maryland's Roman Hemby capped a 97-yard drive in the second quarter with a 3-yard touchdown run that made it 14-all at halftime.
Maryland has won 10 straight games against nonconference opponents and three in a row against the ACC.
Morgan State linebacker Erick Hunter knocked the ball from Richmond quarterback Kyle Wickersham just before he released a pass.
After forcing the Hornets to a three-and-out on the game's first drive, Bowie State used a five-play, 74-yard drive that ended when Kevon Campbell ran it in from the 4.
The Terrapins have high hopes in coach Michael Locksley's fifth season at the helm.
The Terrapins have one of the Big Ten's top quarterbacks in Taulia Tagovailoa, but they lost some significant receiving talent in Rakim Jarrett and Dontay Demus.
The NCAA Football Rules Committee projects that the new rule will trim seven or eight plays from the average of about 180 per game in 2022.
Finau's new team won the 2023 championship game 35-26 against the D.C. Defenders in May.
Ryland is the first kicker drafted from Maryland since Dan Plocki was selected in 1989, according to University of Maryland staff.
The offensive linebacker weighs 320 pounds and is 6'6" tall.
DL Jordan Phillips made one tackle in three games for Tennessee last season and probably would have remained in a backup role had he stayed with the Volunteers. He figures to make a big impact on a rebuilding defensive line.
