Nebraska Scores 34 Straight and Stays Unbeaten Against Maryland
Maryland led 23-14 in the second quarter. Nebraska then scored 34 points in a row, and that is how a game that looked like a Terrapins upset turned into a 48-23 win for the Cornhuskers.
The visitors got off to a good start. Sean O'Haire kicked three first-quarter field goals, from 26, 42 and 32 yards, and Malik Washington hit Chris Durr Jr. for a 65-yard touchdown, so Maryland was up 16-7 after one. Mekhi Nelson's second rushing touchdown made it 16-14, and DeJuan Williams ran in from 3 yards for a 23-14 lead with 8:54 left in the half.
Then the swing. Dwayne McDougle III returned an interception 81 yards for a touchdown at 2:41, and just like that it was 23-21. Anthony Colandrea found Luke Lindenmeyer from a yard out with five seconds left before halftime and Nebraska led 28-23 at the break. Take away the pick-six and the Huskers are still trailing at halftime, 23-21. Nobody scored in the third quarter.
The fourth quarter was one-way traffic. Vincent Genatone scored from a yard out at 14:58, and Colandrea threw to Kwazi Gilmer for 5 yards and then 30 yards (the last with a missed extra point) to make it 48-23. Nebraska ran for 209 yards on 36 carries and finished with 447 total yards. Maryland threw two interceptions and had 395 yards of its own, which is plenty of yards to lose by 25 with.
Nebraska is 5-0. Maryland is 2-3. Colandrea's 38.3 points was the top score of the day and his best of the season, and Gilmer's two touchdowns were not far behind.