GAME INFO SETTING THE STAGE TELEVISION ESPN+ MARYLAND BOWLING GREEN Dan Gutowsky (pxp) 2018 Record: 1-0 (0-0 B1G) 2018 Record: 0-1 (0-0 MAC) Bobby Carpenter (analyst) Interim Head Coach: Matt Canada (Indiana ‘93) Head Coach: Mike Jinks (Angelo State) Interim Coach’s Record: 1-0 (1.000)/1st season Coach’s Record: 6-19 (.240)/3rd season RADIO Interim Coach’s Record at Maryland: 1-0 (1.000)/1st season Coach’s Record at Bowling Green: 6-19 (.240)/3rd season Johnny Holliday (pxp) / 40th season Top Passer: Kasim Hill (RFr.) / 222 yds / 1 TD Top Passer: Jarret Doege / 253 yds / 3 TDs LaMont Jordan (analyst) / 1st season Top Rusher: Tayon Fleet-Davis (So.) / 31 yds / 4.4 yds/c / 1 TD Top Rusher: Andrew Clair / 113 yds / 4.5 yds/c / 0 TDs 105.7FM (Balt.) / 980AM (DC) Top Receiver: Taivon Jacobs (Sr.) / 73 yds / 14.6 yds/c / 1 TD Top Receiver: Scott Miller / 166 yds / 2 TDs TuneIn Radio App Top Tackler: Antoine Brooks, Jr. (Jr.) / 11 TT / 1.0 TFL Top Tackler: Brandon Harris / 7 TT / 0.0 TFLs Sirius 108 / XM 381 COACH LOCATIONS Matt Canada (f) Interim Head Coach Andy Buh (b) Defensive Coord. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Chris Beatty (f) Assoc. HC/Co-Off. Coord./WRs Jimmy Brumbaugh (f) Co-Def. Coord./DL The Maryland football team hits the road for its first true away game of the season as it readies to face Bowling Green Aazaar Abdul-Rahim (f) Cornerbacks for just the second time in program history. The Terps, which won their ninth consecutive season-opener last weekend Matt Barnes (f) Spec. Tms Coord./LBs 1 against Texas, have won five of their last six road-openers. Dave Bucar (b) Tight Ends Chuck Heater (b) Safeties Maryland opened its season with a victory over No. 23 Texas for the second consecutive year last Saturday as it came Bryan Stinespring (f) Offensive Line from behind for a 34-29 victory. The offensive statistics were relatively even across the board for both teams, but the Jafar Williams (f) Running Backs 2 turnover category proved to be the difference as the Terps forced three turnovers in the fourth quarter. Redshirt freshman Kasim Hill has now completed 37-of-50 passes (.700) without an interception to open his career. Three touches, three touchdowns - that’s how true freshman wide receiver Jeshaun Jones opened his collegiate career. 2018 SCHEDULE Jones posted the touchdowns in three separate fashions, recording a passing, rushing and receiving touchdown. He DATE OPPONENT TIME 3 is the first freshman nationally to achieve the feat since Marcus Mariota (Oregon) in 2012 and the first Terrapin since S1 #23 Texas $ FS1 W, 34-29 at least 1980. Jones was named CBSSports.com National Player of the Week and Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week. S8 at Bowling Green ESPN+ 6 pm S15 Temple BTN Noon Maryland opened the 2018 season lining up with 10 men and leaving an open spot at the right guard position to honor S22 Minnesota * TBA the memory of Jordan McNair, who tragically passed away over the summer. The Terps took a delay of game on the play, O6 at #14 Michigan * Noon 10 and Texas declined the penalty. High school and college teammate Ellis McKennie led the team onto the field pregame with a “79” flag and the entire team wore “79” helmet stickers. O13 Rutgers + * Noon O20 at Iowa * Noon While Texas turned the ball over three times in the fourth quarter, the Terrapin offense methodically scored a touchdown O27 Illinois * TBA and added a field goal on a pair of debilitating 11-play drives to secure the victory. Maryland opened the quarter with a N3 #11 Michigan State * TBA 11 4:49 touchdown drive, before piecing together an impressive 90-yard field goal drive that ate up 5:34 of clock. N10 at Indiana * TBA N17 #5 Ohio State * TBA Interim head coach and offensive coordinator Matt Canada displayed Maryland’s playmaking depth in his first career N24 at #10 Penn State * TBA game calling plays from the sideline. In total, 14 different Terrapins recorded at least one rush or reception in the victory *Big Ten game; + Homecoming game.; $ at Landover, 14 over Texas, while three different players passed the ball. Maryland racked up 143 yards on the ground by way of 11 Md. (FedExField); All times Eastern different ball carriers, including sophomore Tayon Fleet-Davis, who led the stable with 31 rush yards and a touchdown. 2018 STAT RANKS STREAKS MD NAT. CONF. CONF. NAT. BG Consecutive Starts: OL Brendan Moore (26) 33.3 92 13 3rd Down Offense Pct. 8 107 26.3 Consecutive Starts on Defense: DB Darnell Savage Jr. (18) 20.0 13 3 3rd Down Defense Pct. 7 92 46.2 Consecutive Games with a Catch: WR Taivon Jacobs (23) 61.8 69 8 Completion Pct. 9 83 56.4 Consecutive Wins when leading at halftime: 6 32.0 16 3 Kick Return Avg. 6 78 17.6 Consecutive Season-opening Wins: 9 264.0 55 4 Passing Offense 8 64 253.0 263.0 85 9 Passing Defense 10 97 292.0 9.0 49 5 Punt Return Avg. 9 74 2.0 100.0 62 7 Red Zone Defense 6 44 75.0 SOCIAL MEDIA CONTACT 100.0 1 1 Red Zone Offense 1 1 100.0 142.0 57 7 Rushing Defense 8 99 212.0 Twitter: @TerpsFootball Dustin Semonavick 143.0 86 12 Rushing Offense 8 90 136.0 @CoachDurkin (Asst. AD/FB Communications) 29.0 79 9 Scoring Defense 11 120 58.0 Instagram: @TerpsFootball Email: [email protected] 34.0 61 7 Scoring Offense 8 86 24.0 Facebook: /MarylandFootball O: 301-314-7065 // C: 757-544-8393 2.00 75 9 Team Sacks 6 75 1.00 YouTube: /MarylandAthletics 32:46 38 7 Time of Possession 1 6 38:03 Sean Ellenby 405.0 76 10 Total Defense 9 106 504.0 (Secondary Football) 407.0 73 10 Total Offense 8 83 389.0 Email: [email protected] +3.00 7 1 Turnover Margin 6 51 0.0 O: 301-314-8093 GAME 2: MARYLAND vs. BOWLING GREEN 2018 MARYLAND FOOTBALL SERIES HISTORY: TALE OF THE TAPE BOWLING GREEN: Maryland vs. Bowling Green AT A GLANCE Maryland trails, 0-1 MD CATEGORY BG Home: 0-1 / Away: 0-0 / Neutral: 0-0 34.0 Scoring Offense 24.0 RECORD: 0-1, 0-0 MAC First Meeting: Sep. 12, 2015 / Home / L, 27-48 29.0 Scoring Defense 58.0 Home: 0-0; Away: 0-1; Neutral: 0-0 Last Meeting: Same 143.0 Rushing Offense 186.0 264.0 Passing Offense 253.0 2018 SCHEDULE Year Site Final 407.0 Total Offense 390.0 142.0 Rushing Defense 224.0 2015 College Park L 27-48 Sept. 1 at Oregon L, 24-58 263.0 Passing Defense 292.0 Sept. 8 Maryland 6 pm 405.0 Total Defense 504.0 Sept. 15 Eastern Kentucky 4 pm Sept. 22 Miami (Ohio) * TBA Sept. 29 at Georgia Tech TBA MARYLAND-BOWLING Oct. 6 at Toledo * 3:30 pm GREEN CONNECTIONS Oct. 13 Western Michigan * 3 pm • Bowling Green redshirt senior DB Montre Gregory Oct. 20 at Ohio * 2 pm is from Baltimore - the same hometown as four Oct. 30 Kent State * 8 pm Terrapins. Nov. 10 at Central Michigan * 3 pm • Bowling Green senior defensive back Robert Nov. 17 at Akron * 3:30 pm Jackson, Jr. is from the same hometown (Fort Nov. 23 Buffalo * TBA Washington, Md.) as Maryland senior DB RaVon Davis and junior DL Keiron Howard. Jackson STAT LEADERS also attended the same high school (Bishop Mc- Rushing No. Yds. Avg. Lg. TD Namara) as Maryland senior OL Damian Prince. Andrew Clair 25 113 4.5 28 0 • Maryland senior DL Mbi Tanyi and Bowling Bryson Denley 12 36 3.0 14 0 Green freshman WR Noah Massey are both from Houston. Passing C-A-I Pct. Yds. Lg. TD • Maryland freshman LB Chance Campbell attend- Jarret Doege 22-38-2 .579 253 63 3 ed the same high school (Calvert Hall) as Bowling Green freshman DB Caleb Biggers. Receiving No. Yds. Lg TD • Bowling Green has three players from the state of Scott Miller 13 166 63 2 Maryland. Quintin Morris 3 35 14 0 • Maryland has one player (freshman LS James Rosenberry) from the state of Ohio. Defense U-A Total Sacks TFL Brandon Harris 6-1 7 0.0 0.0 Hassan Belton 5-1 6 0.0 1.0 2 GAME 2: MARYLAND vs. BOWLING GREEN 2018 MARYLAND FOOTBALL ON THE OFFENSE By The Numbers Redshirt freshman Kasim Hill was tremendous against #23 Texas in his first start under center since tearing his ACL in week three last season against UCF. Hill registered career-highs in completions (17), passing yards (222) and long completion (65), while totaling zero 1 turnovers and taking only one sack. Hill has thrown 50 pass attempts without an interception to open his career, completing 70-percent of his throws. Freshman wide receiver Jeshaun Jones burst onto the national scene in his collegiate debut against #23 Texas, recording a passing, receiving and rushing touchdown on each of his first three touches of the football. Jones’ three scoring methods put him in some elite company: • First freshman since Marcus Mariota (Oregon) in 2012 • First Maryland player since at least 1980 (cannot confirm past that point) 3 • First true freshman since Freddie Barnes (Bowling Green) in 2006 - only four true freshmen have done it since 1996 • First player to do it against Texas since Joey Harrington (Oregon) in 2000 Jones is also the first Terrapin non-quarterback to throw a touchdown pass since Stefon Diggs connected with Matt Furstenburg at North Carolina on Nov.