Ralph Friedgen's Maryland Terps end the year on a good note with a 51-20 win over ECU in this year's Military Bowl.
"If you have to go out," Friedgen said, "this is the best way to do it."
Maryland outgoing coach Ralph Friedgen gets the Gatorade bath after an impressive 51-20 Military Bowl victory. Photo: W. Barron for DC UrbanSports.
Friedgen, admitting it will be hard giving up the post he's held for the last ten years, is proud of his team's accomplishments and said after the game, "This team is destined for great things."
Maryland lead early in the game, and never relinguished its reign with the help of Da'Rel Scott who had 13 carries for 200 yards.
Scott's single 91 yard run is the team's longest TD run since Bruce Perry's 80-yard run against Wake Forest on November 29, 2003.
"There's no beating around the bush," ECU's Dominique Davis said of Maryland. "They whooped us from the first play all the way to the end."
ECU played without 30 of its starters.
"We'll bounce back", said ECU coach Ruffin McNeil. "We'll be OK."
Breaking news surrounding the game came when Maryland receiver Torrey Smith announced that he will declare himself eligible for the NFL draft.
I hope Shanahan is listening.
FACTS and STATS from the game.
Maryland
-FS Eric Franklin recorded his first career interception
-WR Kevin Dorsey’s 45-yard touchdown in the first quarter was the longest reception of his career
-FS Adrian Moten recorded his first fumble recovery of the season
-LB David Mackall recorded his first career interception
-RB DJ Adams’ four rushing TDs is his career high as well as the team’s season high. The last Terrapin to rush for four TDs in one game was Chris Downs in 2002.
-Maryland’s five rushing TDs is a season high (four vs. Virginia)
-RB Da’Rel Scott’s 200 yards rushing is a personal best and a Maryland best this season. It is the first 200-yard performance for a Terrapin since Bruce Perry ran for 237 at Wake Forest on 11/29/03.
-Maryland’s 297 yards rushing is a team best for this season
East Carolina
-CB Emanuel Davis recorded his first interception of the season on the first play of the game
-WR Lance Lewis extended his ECU single-season TD reception record to 14
-WR Dwayne Harris extended his ECU single-season reception yardage record to 1123
-WR Lance Lewis 11 receptions put him in second place on the ECU single-season receptions list with 89
-WR Lance Lewis 137 yards receiving put him in second place on the ECU single-season reception yards list with 1116
-QB Dominique Davis surpassed 600 passes for the season (extending his ECU single-season record to 609)
-WR Dwayne Harris surpassed the 100-reception mark while extending his ECU single-season reception record to 101
-DB Derek Blacknall set a career high with 11 total tackles.
Bowl Records
-The game's attendance of 38,062 surpasses the previous record of 28,777 set in 2008
-Maryland’s 51 points (UCLA, 31, 2009 vs. Temple)
-Maryland RB Da’Rel Scott’s 91-yard TD run, preceded by a 61-yd TD run (Rich Belton - Wake Forest, 35 yards, 2008 vs. Navy)
-Maryland RB Da’Rel Scott’s 200 yards rushing (Kevin Harris - Wake Forest, 136, 2008 vs. Navy)
-Maryland’s combined 297 yards rushing (Wake Forest, 239, 2008 vs. Navy)
-East Carolina QB Dominique Davis’ 268 yards passing (Kevin Prince – UCLA, 221, 2009 vs. Temple),
-East Carolina WR Lance Lewis’ 137 yards receiving (D.J. Boldin – Wake Forest, 66, 2008 vs. Navy and Nelson Rosario - UCLA, 66, 2009 vs. Temple)
-Maryland’s 32 yards rushing allowed (Temple gave up 93 yards, 2009 vs. UCLA)
-Maryland’s D.J. Adams’ 4 total touchdowns (Josh Adams – UCLA, 2, 2009 vs. Temple)
-Maryland’s Demetrius Hartsfield’s 13 tackles (ties Ross Pospisil – Navy, 2008 vs. Wake Forest)
"If you have to go out," Friedgen said, "this is the best way to do it."
Friedgen, admitting it will be hard giving up the post he's held for the last ten years, is proud of his team's accomplishments and said after the game, "This team is destined for great things."
Maryland lead early in the game, and never relinguished its reign with the help of Da'Rel Scott who had 13 carries for 200 yards.
Scott's single 91 yard run is the team's longest TD run since Bruce Perry's 80-yard run against Wake Forest on November 29, 2003.
"There's no beating around the bush," ECU's Dominique Davis said of Maryland. "They whooped us from the first play all the way to the end."
ECU played without 30 of its starters.
"We'll bounce back", said ECU coach Ruffin McNeil. "We'll be OK."
Breaking news surrounding the game came when Maryland receiver Torrey Smith announced that he will declare himself eligible for the NFL draft.
I hope Shanahan is listening.
FACTS and STATS from the game.
Maryland
-FS Eric Franklin recorded his first career interception
-WR Kevin Dorsey’s 45-yard touchdown in the first quarter was the longest reception of his career
-FS Adrian Moten recorded his first fumble recovery of the season
-LB David Mackall recorded his first career interception
-RB DJ Adams’ four rushing TDs is his career high as well as the team’s season high. The last Terrapin to rush for four TDs in one game was Chris Downs in 2002.
-Maryland’s five rushing TDs is a season high (four vs. Virginia)
-RB Da’Rel Scott’s 200 yards rushing is a personal best and a Maryland best this season. It is the first 200-yard performance for a Terrapin since Bruce Perry ran for 237 at Wake Forest on 11/29/03.
-Maryland’s 297 yards rushing is a team best for this season
East Carolina
-CB Emanuel Davis recorded his first interception of the season on the first play of the game
-WR Lance Lewis extended his ECU single-season TD reception record to 14
-WR Dwayne Harris extended his ECU single-season reception yardage record to 1123
-WR Lance Lewis 11 receptions put him in second place on the ECU single-season receptions list with 89
-WR Lance Lewis 137 yards receiving put him in second place on the ECU single-season reception yards list with 1116
-QB Dominique Davis surpassed 600 passes for the season (extending his ECU single-season record to 609)
-WR Dwayne Harris surpassed the 100-reception mark while extending his ECU single-season reception record to 101
-DB Derek Blacknall set a career high with 11 total tackles.
Bowl Records
-The game's attendance of 38,062 surpasses the previous record of 28,777 set in 2008
-Maryland’s 51 points (UCLA, 31, 2009 vs. Temple)
-Maryland RB Da’Rel Scott’s 91-yard TD run, preceded by a 61-yd TD run (Rich Belton - Wake Forest, 35 yards, 2008 vs. Navy)
-Maryland RB Da’Rel Scott’s 200 yards rushing (Kevin Harris - Wake Forest, 136, 2008 vs. Navy)
-Maryland’s combined 297 yards rushing (Wake Forest, 239, 2008 vs. Navy)
-East Carolina QB Dominique Davis’ 268 yards passing (Kevin Prince – UCLA, 221, 2009 vs. Temple),
-East Carolina WR Lance Lewis’ 137 yards receiving (D.J. Boldin – Wake Forest, 66, 2008 vs. Navy and Nelson Rosario - UCLA, 66, 2009 vs. Temple)
-Maryland’s 32 yards rushing allowed (Temple gave up 93 yards, 2009 vs. UCLA)
-Maryland’s D.J. Adams’ 4 total touchdowns (Josh Adams – UCLA, 2, 2009 vs. Temple)
-Maryland’s Demetrius Hartsfield’s 13 tackles (ties Ross Pospisil – Navy, 2008 vs. Wake Forest)
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