College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Maryland 42, Florida International 28
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, September 25, 2010
Where: Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland
Temperature: 84°
Head Official: Kevin Stine
Attendance: 33254

Danny O’Brien threw two touchdowns, Da'Rel Scott added a pair of scores and Maryland cruised to a 42-28 victory over Florida International on Saturday.

Tony Logan returned a punt 85 yards for Maryland (3-1), which bounced back from last week’s 31-17 loss to West Virginia by beating a FIU team that has been very competitive despite its 0-3 record.

Wesley Carroll tossed two touchdown passes for the Golden Panthers, who nearly upset Texas A&M last week and pulled to within 35-28 of Maryland on a 1-yard touchdown run from Darriet Perry with 4:21 left.

But Davin Meggett ended any hopes of a comeback just 10 seconds later with a 76-yard scamper that restored the Terrapins’ 14-point lead.

O’Brien’s 68-yard touchdown pass to Torrey Smith with 3:32 left in the third snapped a 21-21 tie and Scott’s 9-yard score made it 35-21 with 13:48 left in the fourth.

O'Brien finished 18 of 27 for 250 yards.

Top Game Performances
Rushing
Florida International   Maryland
Jerimiah Harden Player Da'Rel Scott
17 Attempts 15
46 Yards 103
2.7 Avg Yards 6.9
1 Touchdowns 2
0 Long 0
Receiving
Florida International   Maryland
Greg Ellingson Player Torrey Smith
6 Receptions 8
93 Yards 159
15.5 Avg Yards 19.9
1 Touchdowns 1
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sacks FF
Florida International 472 117 355 4 0 0 1.0 1
Maryland 419 169 250 5 0 2 0.0 0