Maryland Dominates Florida Atlantic 39-7 in Week 1
Maryland overwhelmed Florida Atlantic 39-7 in Week 1, with the Terrapins scoring 26 points in the second quarter alone to seize control early. The home team built a 7-7 first-quarter tie before exploding offensively in the second period, then adding 6 more points in the third quarter to cruise to victory.
Florida Atlantic's offense struggled throughout, managing only 7 points in the opening quarter and failing to score again. Quarterback Caden Veltkamp was intercepted multiple times, including a 20-yard interception return for a touchdown by Daniel Wingate in the first quarter. Maryland's defense recorded additional interceptions in the third and fourth quarters, effectively shutting down FAU's scoring opportunities.
Malik Washington connected with Shaleak Knotts for a 29-yard touchdown pass during Maryland's dominant second-quarter performance. Khristian Martin led Maryland's rushing attack with 6 carries, while Leon Haughton Jr. led receivers with 9 receptions.
Maryland covered the 12.5-point spread decisively, and the game finished well under the 60-point over/under at 46 total points.
AI-generated recap · Aug 24, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Florida Atlantic | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
 Maryland | 7 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 39 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Florida Atlantic | Maryland |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 36-62 | 28-47 |
| Pass Yards | 277 | 268 |
| Rush Yards | 77 | 112 |
| Total Yards | 354 | 380 |
| Turnovers | 6 | 0 |
| 3rd Down | 7-20 | 5-17 |
| Penalties | 7-77 | 14-100 |
| Possession | 30:26 | 29:34 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
Caden Veltkamp pass complete to Easton Messer for 10 yds to the FAU 35 for a 1ST down
Maryland Penalty, Face Mask (15 yards) (Daniel Wingate) to the MD 46 for a 1ST down
Caden Veltkamp pass incomplete to Easton Messer
Caden Veltkamp pass complete to Gemari Sands for no gain to the MD 46
(13:45) No Huddle-Shotgun Veltkamp,Caden pass intercepted by Wingate,Daniel at UMD30, End Of Play PENALTY UMD Encroachment 5 yards from UMD46 to UMD41. NO PLAY.
Gemari Sands run for 10 yds to the MD 31 for a 1ST down
PENALTY UMD Delay Of Game (Wingate,Daniel) 5 yards from UMD31 to UMD26. NO PLAY.
Caden Veltkamp pass complete to Easton Messer for 2 yds to the MD 24
Gemari Sands run for a loss of 1 yard to the MD 25
(12:14) No Huddle-Shotgun Sands,Gemari rush middle for 1 yard loss to the UMD26 (Fontus,Dillan) PENALTY UMD Offside (Fontus,Dillan) 5 yards from UMD25 to UMD20, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Caden Veltkamp pass complete to Martavious Collins for 11 yds to the MD 9 for a 1ST down
Caden Veltkamp run for no gain to the MD 9
Caden Veltkamp pass incomplete to Michael Kirch
(10:57) PENALTY UMD Offside (Stewart,Sidney) 5 yards from UMD09 to UMD04. NO PLAY.
Caden Veltkamp pass incomplete to Michael Kirch
Caden Veltkamp run for 2 yds to the MD 2
Nolan Ray run for 2 yds to the MD 4
Malik Washington pass complete to Dorian Fleming for 15 yds to the MD 19 for a 1ST down
Malik Washington pass incomplete to Leon Haughton Jr.
Malik Washington pass incomplete to Jalil Farooq
Malik Washington pass incomplete to Jalil Farooq
(09:52) PENALTY UMD Delay Of Game (McFerson,Bryce) 5 yards from UMD19 to UMD14. NO PLAY.
Bryce McFerson punt for 56 yds
Caden Veltkamp pass incomplete to Easton Messer
Caden Veltkamp pass incomplete to JR Wilson Jr.
Caden Veltkamp pass complete to Dominique Henry for 3 yds to the FAU 33
Logan Lupo punt for 36 yds , Ricardo Cooper Jr. returns for 2 yds to the MD 21
DeJuan Williams run for 15 yds to the MD 36 for a 1ST down
Malik Washington pass incomplete to Shaleak Knotts
Malik Washington pass complete to Dorian Fleming for 2 yds to the MD 34
Malik Washington pass complete to Dorian Fleming for 6 yds to the MD 40
Bryce McFerson punt for 60 yds for a touchback
Caden Veltkamp pass intercepted Daniel Wingate return for 20 yds for a TD (Sean O'Haire KICK)
Asaad Waseem run for a loss of 7 yards to the FAU 35
Caden Veltkamp pass incomplete to Dominique Henry
Caden Veltkamp pass complete to Gemari Sands for 18 yds to the MD 47 for a 1ST down
Caden Veltkamp pass complete to Easton Messer for 20 yds to the MD 27 for a 1ST down
Caden Veltkamp pass complete to Asaad Waseem for 27 yds for a TD (Garrison Smith KICK)
Malik Washington pass incomplete to Octavian Smith Jr.
Nolan Ray run for 4 yds to the MD 18
Malik Washington pass incomplete to Kaleb Webb
Bryce McFerson punt for 47 yds
Xavier Terrell run for 2 yds to the FAU 37
Caden Veltkamp pass complete to Michael Kirch for 1 yd to the FAU 38
(03:10) No Huddle-Shotgun Veltkamp,Caden pass intercepted by Huskey,Jalen at UMD34 Huskey,Jalen return 0 yards to the UMD34 (Henry,Dom) PENALTY UMD Offside (Reddick,Trey) 5 yards from FAU38 to FAU43. NO PLAY.
Caden Veltkamp run for 2 yds to the FAU 45 for a 1ST down
Caden Veltkamp pass complete to Dominique Henry for 16 yds to the MD 39 for a 1ST down
Gemari Sands run for 1 yd to the MD 38
Caden Veltkamp pass complete to Easton Messer for 2 yds to the MD 40
Caden Veltkamp run for 2 yds to the MD 38
Caden Veltkamp sacked for a loss of 7 yards to the MD 45
DeJuan Williams run for 6 yds to the FAU 49
DeJuan Williams run for 17 yds to the FAU 32 for a 1ST down
Malik Washington pass incomplete to Octavian Smith Jr.
Malik Washington pass incomplete to AJ Szymanski
Malik Washington pass complete to Octavian Smith Jr. for 1 yd to the FAU 31
Sean O'Haire 49 yd FG GOOD
Gemari Sands run for 4 yds to the FAU 31
Caden Veltkamp pass incomplete to Dominique Henry
Caden Veltkamp pass complete to Easton Messer for 8 yds to the FAU 39 for a 1ST down
Caden Veltkamp pass intercepted Dontay Joyner return for 9 yds to the FAU 49
Octavian Smith Jr. run for 5 yds to the FAU 44
Malik Washington pass complete to Shaleak Knotts for 6 yds to the FAU 38 for a 1ST down
Malik Washington pass complete to Shaleak Knotts for 1 yd to the FAU 37
Malik Washington pass incomplete to Octavian Smith Jr.
Malik Washington pass incomplete to Dorian Fleming
Bryce McFerson punt for 33 yds
Xavier Terrell run for 1 yd to the FAU 5
Caden Veltkamp pass incomplete to Michael Kirch
DeJuan Williams run for 3 yds to the FAU 47
Malik Washington pass complete to Jalil Farooq for 9 yds to the FAU 38 for a 1ST down
DeJuan Williams run for 4 yds to the FAU 34
Malik Washington pass complete to Jalil Farooq for 9 yds to the FAU 25 for a 1ST down
PENALTY UMD False Start (Bah,Aliou) 5 yards from FAU25 to FAU30. NO PLAY.
Malik Washington pass complete to Jalil Farooq for 1 yd to the FAU 29
Malik Washington pass complete to Shaleak Knotts for 29 yds for a TD (Sean O'Haire KICK)
Philip Noyes kickoff for 53 yds , Jayshon Platt return for 25 yds to the FAU 37
Caden Veltkamp pass complete to Dominique Henry for 12 yds to the FAU 49 for a 1ST down
Caden Veltkamp pass complete to Easton Messer for 3 yds to the MD 48
Caden Veltkamp pass incomplete to Jayshon Platt
Gemari Sands run for 5 yds to the MD 43
Caden Veltkamp pass complete to Easton Messer for no gain to the MD 43
Nolan Ray run for 7 yds to the 50 yard line
Nolan Ray run for 2 yds to the FAU 48
Malik Washington pass complete to Dorian Fleming for 6 yds to the FAU 42 for a 1ST down
Malik Washington pass incomplete to Jalil Farooq
Malik Washington pass complete to Nolan Ray for 9 yds to the FAU 33
PENALTY UMD False Start (Gilchrist,Jaylen) 5 yards from FAU33 to FAU38. NO PLAY.
Malik Washington pass complete to Leon Haughton Jr. for 9 yds to the FAU 29 for a 1ST down
Malik Washington pass complete to Kaleb Webb for 29 yds for a TD
Philip Noyes kickoff for 35 yds , Gemari Sands return for 6 yds to the FAU 21
Caden Veltkamp pass incomplete to Dominique Henry
Caden Veltkamp pass complete to Easton Messer for 5 yds to the FAU 26
Caden Veltkamp pass complete to Asaad Waseem for 4 yds to the FAU 30
PENALTY FAU False Start (Richardson,Daughtry) 5 yards from FAU30 to FAU25. NO PLAY.
Logan Lupo punt for 45 yds , Ricardo Cooper Jr. returns for 3 yds to the MD 33
Malik Washington pass complete to DeJuan Williams for 4 yds to the MD 37
Malik Washington pass complete to Octavian Smith Jr. for 22 yds to the FAU 41 for a 1ST down
Malik Washington pass complete to DeJuan Williams for a loss of 1 yard to the FAU 42
Malik Washington pass complete to Shaleak Knotts for 10 yds to the FAU 32
PENALTY UMD False Start (Herron,Alan) 5 yards from FAU32 to FAU37. NO PLAY.
Malik Washington pass complete to Octavian Smith Jr. for 10 yds to the FAU 27 for a 1ST down
Malik Washington pass complete to DeJuan Williams for 18 yds to the FAU 9 for a 1ST down
Malik Washington pass incomplete to Dorian Fleming
Malik Washington pass complete to Dorian Fleming for 9 yds for a TD (Sean O'Haire KICK)
Philip Noyes kickoff for 59 yds , Jayshon Platt return for 30 yds to the FAU 36
Xavier Terrell run for a loss of 2 yards to the FAU 34
Caden Veltkamp run for 1 yd to the FAU 35
Gemari Sands run for 23 yds to the MD 42 for a 1ST down
End of 2nd Quarter
Andrew Nelms kickoff for 63 yds , Ricardo Cooper Jr. return for 23 yds to the MD 25
Nolan Ray run for 1 yd to the MD 26
Malik Washington pass complete to Dorian Fleming for 2 yds to the MD 28
(14:04) No Huddle Washington,Malik rush right for 7 yards gain to the UMD35, out of bounds at UMD35 PENALTY UMD Holding (Bah,Aliou) 10 yards from UMD28 to UMD18. NO PLAY.
Malik Washington pass complete to Jalil Farooq for 24 yds to the MD 42 for a 1ST down
Malik Washington pass complete to Shaleak Knotts for 13 yds to the FAU 45 for a 1ST down
Nolan Ray run for 11 yds to the FAU 34 for a 1ST down Florida Atlantic Penalty, Face Mask (15 yards) (Terez Reid) to the FAU 19 for a 1ST down
(12:19) No Huddle-Shotgun Washington,Malik pass incomplete short left to Fleming,Dorian thrown to FAU00, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY FAU Pass Interference (Williams,Dillion) 14 yards from FAU19 to FAU05, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Nolan Ray run for a loss of 1 yard to the FAU 6
Malik Washington pass incomplete to Nolan Ray
Malik Washington pass incomplete to Jalil Farooq
Sean O'Haire 24 yd FG GOOD Florida Atlantic Penalty, Illegal Formation (Wendol Philord) declined
Philip Noyes kickoff for 57 yds , Jayshon Platt return for 24 yds to the FAU 32
Caden Veltkamp pass complete to Gemari Sands for 1 yd to the FAU 33
Caden Veltkamp pass complete to Easton Messer for 4 yds to the FAU 37
Caden Veltkamp pass incomplete to Jayshon Platt
Caden Veltkamp pass complete to Easton Messer for 3 yds to the FAU 40
Malik Washington pass complete to Kaleb Webb for 10 yds to the FAU 30 for a 1ST down
DeJuan Williams run for 2 yds to the FAU 28
Malik Washington pass complete to Ryan Manning for 4 yds to the FAU 24
Malik Washington pass incomplete to Ryan Manning
Sean O'Haire 42 yd FG GOOD
Caden Veltkamp pass complete to Michael Kirch for 1 yd to the FAU 26
Caden Veltkamp pass complete to Easton Messer for 15 yds to the FAU 41 for a 1ST down
Xavier Terrell run for 1 yd to the FAU 42
Caden Veltkamp pass complete to Easton Messer for 6 yds to the FAU 48
Caden Veltkamp pass complete to Asaad Waseem for 31 yds to the MD 21 for a 1ST down
Caden Veltkamp pass incomplete to Easton Messer
Caden Veltkamp pass intercepted by Lavain Scruggs returned for 0 yards to the MD 4
Nolan Ray run for a loss of 1 yard to the MD 3
Malik Washington pass incomplete to Nolan Ray
Malik Washington pass complete to Nolan Ray for 5 yds to the MD 8
Bryce McFerson punt for 47 yds, fair catch by Easton Messer at the FAU 45
Gemari Sands run for a loss of 1 yard to the FAU 44
Caden Veltkamp pass complete to Martavious Collins for 3 yds to the FAU 47
Caden Veltkamp pass complete to Jabari Smith for 5 yds to the MD 48
Caden Veltkamp pass complete to Easton Messer for 5 yds to the MD 43 for a 1ST down
Caden Veltkamp pass incomplete to Jayshon Platt
Gemari Sands run for 2 yds to the MD 41
Gemari Sands run for 1 yd to the MD 40
(01:20) PENALTY FAU False Start (Rohe,Keon) 5 yards from UMD40 to UMD45. NO PLAY.
Caden Veltkamp sacked by Jayden Shipps for a loss of 8 yards to the FAU 47
DeJuan Williams run for 3 yds to the FAU 44
DeJuan Williams run for 2 yds to the FAU 42
DeJuan Williams run for 3 yds to the FAU 39
DeJuan Williams run for a loss of 1 yard to the FAU 40
Xavier Terrell run for 1 yd to the FAU 41
Caden Veltkamp pass incomplete to Jayshon Platt
Caden Veltkamp pass complete to Asaad Waseem for 8 yds to the FAU 49
Xavier Terrell run for 14 yds to the MD 37 for a 1ST down
Caden Veltkamp pass incomplete to Easton Messer
Maryland Penalty, Roughing The Passer (Messiah Delhomme) to the MD 18 for a 1ST down
Xavier Terrell run for no gain to the MD 18
Caden Veltkamp pass intercepted by La'Khi Roland, touchback.
Iverson Howard run for 3 yds to the MD 23
Iverson Howard run for no gain to the MD 23
(10:54) No Huddle-Shotgun Martin,Justyn pass incomplete deep right to Scott,Jordan thrown to UMD45 broken up by McGhee,Damarius PENALTY FAU UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Tooley III,Chris) 15 yards from UMD23 to UMD38, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Justyn Martin run for 2 yds to the MD 40
Iverson Howard run for 5 yds to the MD 45
(09:58) PENALTY UMD False Start (Smith,Zymear) 5 yards from UMD45 to UMD40. NO PLAY.
Khristian Martin pass incomplete to Ryan Manning
Bryce McFerson punt for 45 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the FAU 15
Zach Gibson pass complete to JR Wilson Jr. for 4 yds to the FAU 19
Zach Gibson pass incomplete to Jabari Smith
Zach Gibson pass complete to Jabari Smith for 23 yds to the FAU 42 for a 1ST down Maryland Penalty, Defensive Offside (Yards) declined for a 1ST down
(08:49) No Huddle-Shotgun Shields-Dutton,Kaden rush left for 3 yards gain to the FAU45 (Smith,Carlton) PENALTY FAU Holding offsetting UMD Illegal Substitution offsetting. NO PLAY.
Kaden Shields-Dutton run for 4 yds to the FAU 46
Zach Gibson pass complete to Kaden Shields-Dutton for 3 yds to the FAU 49
Zach Gibson pass incomplete to Kaden Shields-Dutton
Zach Gibson pass complete to Jabari Smith for 7 yds to the MD 44 for a 1ST down
Zach Gibson pass incomplete to Branden Hoch
Kaden Shields-Dutton run for 3 yds to the MD 41
Zach Gibson pass intercepted
Zach Gibson pass incomplete to JR Wilson Jr.
Iverson Howard run for 8 yds to the MD 16
Iverson Howard run for 1 yd to the MD 17
Khristian Martin run for 6 yds to the MD 23 for a 1ST down
No Huddle-Shotgun Martin,Khristian pass incomplete short middle to Smith,Zymear thrown to UMD33, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY FAU Pass Interference (Tooley III,Chris) 8 yards from UMD23 to UMD31, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Khristian Martin pass incomplete to Jordan Scott
Iverson Howard run for a loss of 3 yards to the MD 28
Khristian Martin pass complete to Josiah McLaurin for 10 yds to the MD 38
Bryce McFerson punt for 62 yds for a touchback
Zach Gibson pass complete to Branden Hoch for 9 yds to the FAU 29
Kaden Shields-Dutton run for 4 yds to the FAU 33 for a 1ST down
Zach Gibson pass incomplete to Branden Hoch
Zach Gibson pass complete to Reid Mikeska for 3 yds to the FAU 36
Zach Gibson pass intercepted Ricardo Cooper Jr. return for 2 yds to the FAU 45
Iverson Howard run for 7 yds to the FAU 38
Iverson Howard run for 2 yds to the FAU 36
Eli Mason run for a loss of 3 yards to the FAU 39
Khristian Martin pass incomplete to Jordan Scott
Khristian Martin pass incomplete to Jordan Scott
Kaden Shields-Dutton run for 7 yds to the FAU 46
Kaden Shields-Dutton run for 7 yds to the MD 47 for a 1ST down
Xavier Terrell run for 6 yds to the MD 41
Xavier Terrell run for 5 yds to the MD 36 for a 1ST down