Ohio State Buckeyes vs Maryland Terrapins Match Player Stats On Nov 12, 2016

The Sports Xchange
Nov 12, 2016

J.T. Barrett set a Big Ten record for combined rushing and passing touchdowns and Curtis Samuel scored three times in fifth-ranked Ohio State's 62-3 victory over Maryland on Saturday in College Park, Md.

Samuel scored two rushing touchdowns while running for 38 yards on four carries. He also caught five passes for 74 yards and a touchdown.

Barrett ran for two touchdowns and 47 yards on 11 carries and completed 18 of 27 passes for 253 yards and two touchdowns. The four scores boosted his career total to 98 touchdowns, breaking the Big Ten record set by former Purdue star and current New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees.

Ohio State (9-1, 6-1 Big Ten) remained on track for a showdown with Michigan at the end of the regular season by controlling the game from the start, pulling away to a 45-3 lead at halftime en route to a third straight victory after its lone loss to Penn State. Many of the starters were out of the game early in the third quarter after the Buckeyes built a 55-3 advantage.

Maryland (5-5, 2-5), which was routed 59-3 at Michigan the previous week, was no match for Ohio State. The Terrapins' only points came on a field goal in the first quarter.

The Buckeyes finished with 581 total yards and limited the Terrapins to 176, including just 43 on the ground. Ohio State converted all seven red-zone opportunities.

Samuel scored three touchdowns and Barrett ran for two scores and threw for one in the first half.

Samuel opened the scoring with a 2-yard run, found the end zone on a 36-yard pass from Barrett and added his third touchdown of the half with a 5-yard run that gave Ohio State a 35-3 lead with 4:08 left in the second quarter.

Barrett scored the Buckeyes' second touchdown with a 4-yard run in the first quarter and then the end zone from 1 yard out in the second quarter.

Ohio State closed the half with Barrett's 8-yard touchdown pass to H-back Dontre Wilson and a 45-yard field goal by Tyler Durbin. Wilson left the game in the third quarter with an injury.

The Buckeyes' early domination was reflected in the numbers. They had 363 total yards and 20 first downs to Maryland's 94 yards and five first downs in the opening 30 minutes. The Terrapins managed just 5 rushing yards and were 0 of 7 on third down.

Ohio State's defense forced two turnovers in the first half -- an interception by cornerback Marshon Lattimore and a fumble recovery by defensive end Jayln Holmes after a hit by linebacker Raekwon McMillan.

NOTES: Maryland suspended starting RB Lorenzo Harrison, freshman WR DJ Turner and freshman LB Antoine Brooks for a violation of the student-athlete code of conduct, the school announced before the game. Harrison is the Terrapins' second leading rusher with 633 yards and five touchdowns on 88 carries. He is 57 yards short of the Maryland freshman rushing record, set by LaMont Jordan in 1997. ... Maryland QB Perry Hills reinjured his sprained left shoulder in the first quarter and was replaced by QB Caleb Rowe. Hills did not return. ... Ohio State H-back Curtis Samuel replaced H-back Dontre Wilson on punt returns.