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2002 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Champions passes (4-for-5) for 91 yards ... (at WVU) ... finished the game 8-for-18 (44 SCOTT MCBRIEN percent) with 162 yards, one TD and zero INTs in the game against his former team ... had a run of 21 yards for the Terps’ first TD of the game ... the touch- Quarterback down pass came on a 45-yard play-action pass to Jafar Williams for the team’s 6-0 • 180 • Sr.-1V third TD in the first quarter ... was 4-for-5 in the first quarter with three comple- Rockville, Md. tions for over 20 yards (21, 25, 45) ... (vs. EMU) ... finished with a career-high (DeMatha/West Virginia) 7 in passing yards (300) and touchdowns (three) ... completed 74 percent of his passes, finishing the night 14-for-19 in two and a half quarters ... final QB On McBrien: Southpaw quarterback who transferred rating for the game was 258.4 ... had the second-longest TD pass in Terp history from West Virginia just before the start of the 2001 by completing a 91-yard strike to Steve Suter ... surpassed his previous career- season and is now firmly entrenched as the Terps’ starter … started slow in best passing mark of 252 by halftime as he threw for 266 yards ... (vs. Akron) ... 2002 but came on and ultimately became one of the top quar- notched first career rushing TD on the Terps’ first score of the day on a two- terbacks in the ACC … has a strong arm … throws the out and yard option keeper ... his first Terp touchdown toss came on the next drive deep ball well … has good quickness and makes good deci- on an eight-yard pass to Derrick Fenner. sions on when to pull it down and run with the ball … turned what was once a question mark – his ability to effectively 2001 (Sophomore): Sat out the season per NCAA transfer rules … named run the option – into a strength by the end of his junior scout team player of the week for his work in the week of practice season … one of the stronger quarterbacks, pound-for- leading up to the West Virginia game. pound, in Maryland history … posted a 295-pound bench and 470-pound squat on testing day. 2000 (Freshman at WVU): Saw action in 10 games as a redshirt freshman, starting one … completed 42-of-99 passes for 755 2002 (Junior): Starter in all 14 games … honorable yards, three touchdowns and three interceptions … first exten- mention All-ACC ... finished the season second in the ACC sive action came against Notre Dame, where he played the and 12th in the NCAA in passing efficiency with a 141.3 final three quarters in relief of Brad Lewis … started slow rating … rating was the fifth-best in school history but finished with 252 yards passing with one TD pass … … completed 162 of 284 passes with 15 TDs and 10 first collegiate start came against Syracuse (8-of-21 for interceptions … threw for 2,497 yards, also fifth-most 156 yards and two interceptions) … had a strong show- in school history ... rushed for 284 yards and seven ing in relief against Pittsburgh (13-of-28, 257 yards, touchdowns, third-most on the team … (Peach Bowl two TDs). vs. UT) … named the Outstanding Offensive Player of the Game … completed 11-of-19 passes for 120 yards, but did most of the dam- Personal: Scott McBrien was born February 17, age with his legs … rushed seven times for 36 yards with a pair of 1980 … son of Ernie and Kathleen McBrien … touchdowns … scored the game’s first TD on a bootleg on fourth- majoring in communications. and-goal … second TD – a six-yard run – sealed the Terp victory early in the fourth quarter ... (vs. WFU) ... finished with a ca- reer-high 17 completions in 28 attempts for 275 yards and two touchdowns ... both TD tosses came in the second quarter ... the first was to Chris Downs on a 38-yard screen pass, while the second was on an 11-yard strike to Rich Parson ... was 15- for-20 for 257 yards at halftime ... had 42 yards rushing on eight attempts without being sacked ... (at CU) ... was 13-for- 23 for 153 yards with a career-high tying three TDs and a sea- son-high three INTs ... rushed for a career-high 67 yards on nine carries, including the Terps’ final score of the day on a three-yard keeper ... had a career-long 54-yard run where a screen was called but upon seeing the play was covered, he pulled the ball down and ran to set up the Terps’ first score ... (vs. NCSU) ... scored the game- tying touchdown on a 21-yard run off of a play-action fake in the fourth quarter ... was 10-for-18 (55 percent) for 130 yards ... rushed nine times for 33 yards ... completed a 36-yard pass to Steve Suter to put the Terps in position for the game-winning FG ... had a 46-yard run called back due to a penalty in the second quarter on the Passing G-GS Att Comp Int Yds Pct TD LP same style of play he scored the TD on ... (at UNC) ... finished 6-of-11 for 190 Career 2000 (WVU) 10-1 99 42 3 755 .423 3 60 yards, with one TD and no INTs ... the TD pass was the Terps’ first score of the 2001 Redshirt Season Stats 2002 14-14 284 162 10 2497 .570 15 91 game and came on an 80-yard pass to Scooter Monroe in the first quarter ... Career 24-15 383 204 13 3252 .533 18 91 averaged 31.7 yards-per-completion ... (at Duke) ... finished 16-for-21 for 264 yards, two touchdowns and one INT ... his longest pass play of the day was a 69- Rushing G-GS Att Net Avg TD LP yarder to Latrez Harrison for a TD in the third quarter ... had a three-yard 2000 (WVU) 10-1 23 45 1.9 0 15 rushing TD at the end of the first half ... (vs. GT) ... finished the game 11-for- 2001 Redshirt Season 19 (58 percent) for 198 yards ... left the game after being poked in the eye in 2002 14-14 88 284 3.2 7 54 Career 24-15 111 329 3.2 7 54 the third quarter but later returned ... completed 80 percent of his second-half 23 2002 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Champions placekicker and with kickoff duties … has made 30 of his last 33 attempts of 49 SHAWNE MERRIMAN yards or less … after just two seasons, stands just outside of the Maryland career top five for points scored with 214. Linebacker 6-3 • 246 • So.-1V 2002 (Sophomore): Terps’ starting placekicker in all 14 games … first team Upper Marlboro, Md. All-ACC selection ... was 24-of-28 on field goals and 53-of-54 on PATs for the (Frederick Douglass)45 season … led the ACC and was fifth in the NCAA with 1.71 field goals per game ... led the ACC in kicking percentage On Merriman: Second-year player who saw signifi- (85.7) ... 16th in the nation in scoring at 8.93 points-per- cant playing time at the “Leo” position as a true fresh- game ... set Maryland records with 24 field goals and 125 man … will compete with Jamahl Cochran for the points ... was an amazing 8-of-10 on kicks beyond starting job … has great size and athleticism … 40 yards and 3-4 of kicks over 50 … (Peach Bowl big hitter … a potential honors candidate with vs. UT) … hit on all three field goal attempts more experience at the position … showed and all three PATs … tied a Peach Bowl record flashes of greatness in 2002. with his 48-yarder in the second quarter … also converted on a 44-yard attempt ... (vs. WFU) ... was 3-for-3 on field 2002 (Freshman): Saw action in all goal attempts, hitting from 36 14 games with one start as a true frosh yards in the first quarter, 38 yards ... finished the year third on the team in the second quarter and 28 yards with 5.0 sacks ... also posted 49 tack- in the fourth quarter ... (at CU) ... was perfect in his les (23 solo), six TFLs, and four QB lone field-goal attempt from 19 yards in the second hurries … batted down five passes quarter ... streak of 73-straight PAT conversions ended … (vs. NCSU) ... had three solo with a kick wide-left after the first Maryland touch- tackles ... had one quarterback down ... (vs. NCSU) ... hit the 26-yard, game-win- hurry which came on a key ning field goal with 34 seconds remaining in his only third down late in the fourth attempt of the game ... it was the second game- quarter ... (at UNC) ... played winning FG of his career ... 3-of-5 kickoffs went for his best game in a Terp uni- touchbacks ... (at Duke) ... tied a career-long with form, wreaking havoc all over a 51-yard FG in the first quarter in his lone attempt the field ... named ACC Rookie of the on the day ... (at WVU) ... was 2-for-2 on field goal Week for his performance ... finished attempts, with a long of 46 yards in the fourth quar- with a game-high and career-high three ter ... five of nine kickoffs went for touchbacks ... sacks for a loss of 17 yards ... was sec- (vs. Wofford) ... was 3-for-4 on field goal attempts, ond on the team with eight tackles hitting one from 50 yards in the third quarter ..