Maryland Terrapins vs Nebraska Cornhuskers Match Player Stats On Nov 19, 2016

The Sports Xchange
Nov 19, 2016

Senior running back Terrell Newby rushed for three touchdowns and No. 18 Nebraska allowed only nine first downs while rolling to a 28-7 victory over Maryland on Saturday in Big Ten play at Lincoln, Neb.

Senior quarterback Ryker Fyfe completed 23 of 37 passes for 220 yards and one touchdown while starting in place of injured senior Tommy Armstrong Jr. (hamstring).

Senior receiver Jordan Westerkamp caught eight passes for 85 yards and one touchdown for the Cornhuskers (9-2, 6-2).

Maryland also was missing its starting quarterback, as senior Perry Hills sat out because of a shoulder injury. True freshman Max Bortenschlager made his first career start and was 14-of-29 passing for 191 yards but could only guide the Terrapins (5-6, 2-6) to 207 total yards.

A whopping 92 yards came on one play when a screen pass to sophomore receiver D.J. Moore resulted in the Maryland touchdown with 12:22 left in the game. Moore had six receptions for 124 yards.

Maryland failed to score a touchdown in 11 consecutive quarters before Moore's touchdown. The Terrapins have dropped four straight games.

The Cornhuskers remain tied for Big Ten West lead with Wisconsin. The Badgers hold the tiebreaker by virtue of their overtime victory over Nebraska on Oct. 29.

Fyfe's start was the second of his career and was expected with Armstrong sitting out the week's worth of practices. Armstrong also sustained an ankle injury in last week's game against Minnesota prior to the hamstring injury.

Newby, who gained 98 yards on the ground, rushed for only four touchdowns this season before finding the end zone three times against the Terrapins.

His first two touchdowns came on runs of 8 and 5 yards to give the Cornhuskers a 14-0 lead with 4:28 left in the first quarter.

Nebraska increased its lead to 21 points late in the first half with a punishing 16-play, 78-yard drive. The touchdown came when Fyfe threw a 4-yard scoring pass to Westerkamp with 17 seconds remaining.

The Cornhuskers added to their lead in the third quarter with another long excursion. Newby scored off tackle from the 1-yard-line to cap a 14-play, 69-yard drive and make it 28-0 with 3:30 left in the third quarter.

Nebraska allowed only 88 yards in the first 47-plus minutes before Bortenschlager tossed a screen pass to Moore that appeared meaningless. The Cornhuskers had Moore bottled up but he broke through a couple tackle attempts and slivered past a few defenders, and suddenly was in the clear en route to the score that ended Maryland's touchdown drought dating to Oct. 29.

Meanwhile, Hills has been dealing with a tender passing shoulder for several weeks and the offense continued to experience issues without him.

Complicating matters was the absence of freshman running back Lorenzo Harrison, who was suspended indefinitely on Wednesday due to a campus BB gun incident.

The Cornhuskers total 401 yards and had a 181-11 edge in rushing yardage while holding possession for 38:58.

NOTES: Nebraska senior WR Jordan Westerkamp has caught at least one pass in 35 consecutive games, two off the school mark set by former Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Rodgers (1970-72). ... Maryland played without true freshman RB Lorenzo Harrison (633 rushing yards) and true freshman WR D.J. Turner, who were suspended indefinitely after allegedly shooting BB pellets at students on campus. The players are facing second-degree assault charges. ... Cornhuskers senior QB Ryker Fyfe's first career start came last season against Purdue and it was a rough time, as he threw four interceptions and lost a fumble in Nebraska's loss. ... Terrapins senior WR Levern Jacobs caught four passes for 35 yards and moved into sole possession of seventh place in school history with 124 career receptions