Rutgers Dominates Second Half to Defeat Maryland 35-20
Rutgers defeated Maryland 35-20 in Week 11, with the home team pulling away decisively after halftime. Maryland struck first with a 73-yard touchdown rush from Malik Washington in the opening quarter, but Rutgers outscored the Terrapins 35-13 over the final three quarters to secure the victory.
The game featured 29 lead changes, reflecting competitive play throughout. Maryland's offense was led by Washington's 98 passing yards and 77 rushing yards, while receiver Jalil Farooq contributed 9 receptions. Rutgers' balanced attack proved more effective in the second half, with quarterback Alik Kaliakmanis connecting on key passes, including a 45-yard touchdown to I. Strong in the second quarter.
Rutgers' second-quarter explosion—scoring 21 points—set the tone for the remainder of the contest. Maryland managed only a field goal in the fourth quarter, unable to mount a comeback. The final score of 35-20 fell under the over-under of 57.0 points, and Rutgers covered the 1.5-point spread as the home favorite. The decisive second-half performance proved to be the difference in a competitive Big Ten matchup.
AI-generated recap · Jul 30, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Maryland | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
 Rutgers | 0 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Maryland | Rutgers |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 15-28 | 13-20 |
| Pass Yards | 98 | 229 |
| Rush Yards | 305 | 256 |
| Total Yards | 403 | 485 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| 3rd Down | 4-12 | 8-12 |
| Penalties | 5-45 | 1-5 |
| Possession | 25:02 | 34:58 |
Player Leaders
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Play-by-Play
(14:54) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 M.Washington pass complete short right to #1 J.Farooq caught at MD19, for 2 yards to the MD27 (#7 C.Miller; #3 B.Mascoe)
(14:27) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 M.Washington rush right for 73 yards gain to the RUT00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:23, 1ST DOWN #36 S.O'Haire kick attempt good (H: #34 B.McFerson, LS: #96 E.Gough)
(14:21) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 A.Raymond rush right for 9 yards gain to the RUT34 (#13 L.Scruggs)
(13:47) Shotgun #3 A.Raymond rush middle for 5 yards gain to the RUT39 (#9 Z.Mathis; #1 D.Wingate), 1ST DOWN
(13:11) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 A.Raymond rush middle for 7 yards gain to the RUT46 (#22 J.Huskey)
(12:23) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 A.Raymond rush right for 2 yards gain to the RUT48 (#10 C.Rice)
(11:58) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 A.Raymond rush middle for 5 yards gain to the MD47 (#3 T.Reddick; #29 S.Stewart), 1ST DOWN
(11:13) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 A.Raymond rush middle for 2 yards gain to the MD45 (#6 D.Joyner; #3 T.Reddick)
(10:38) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 A.Kaliakmanis pass complete short left to #8 K.Duff caught at MD28, for 20 yards to the MD25 (#6 D.Joyner; #22 J.Huskey), 1ST DOWN
(09:53) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 A.Kaliakmanis rush right for 4 yards gain to the MD21, End Of Play
(09:03) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 A.Raymond rush right for 10 yards gain to the MD11 (#1 D.Wingate; #13 L.Scruggs), 1ST DOWN. #29 S.Stewart injured on the play
(08:40) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 A.Kaliakmanis pass complete short left to #0 D.Sheffield caught at MD08, for 6 yards to the MD05 (#14 J.Glasker)
(07:53) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 A.Kaliakmanis pass intercepted by #13 L.Scruggs at MD01 #13 L.Scruggs return 0 yards to the MD01 (#9 I.Strong)
(07:43) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 M.Washington rush middle for 3 yards gain to the MD04 (#96 K.Griffin)
(07:05) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 M.Washington pass complete short left to #0 D.Williams caught at MD04, for 6 yards to the MD10 (#7 C.Miller)
(06:28) No Huddle #0 D.Williams rush middle for 2 yards gain to the MD12 (#8 D.Djabome; #99 E.O'Neill), 1ST DOWN
(05:54) No Huddle #0 D.Williams rush middle for 9 yards gain to the MD21 (#6 A.Wright; #8 D.Djabome)
(05:26) No Huddle #0 D.Williams rush middle for 13 yards gain to the MD34 (#6 A.Wright), 1ST DOWN
(04:56) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 M.Washington pass complete short middle to #9 D.Fleming caught at MD49, for 18 yards to the RUT48 (#5 K.Sanders), 1ST DOWN
(04:32) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 D.Williams rush middle for 1 yard gain to the RUT47 (#99 E.O'Neill)
(04:09) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 M.Washington pass complete short middle to #9 D.Fleming caught at RUT44, for 12 yards to the RUT35, out of bounds at RUT28 PENALTY MD Face Mask (#9 D.Fleming) 15 yards from RUT35 to RUT50
(03:41) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 M.Washington pass complete short right to #2 N.Ray caught at MD45, for 1 yard to the RUT49 (#3 B.Mascoe)
(03:08) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 M.Washington pass incomplete short middle to #1 J.Farooq thrown to RUT45 broken up by #90 F.Gnago
(03:00) #34 B.McFerson punt 30 yards to the RUT19, out of bounds at RUT19
(02:55) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 A.Kaliakmanis pass complete short right to #12 K.Fletcher Jr. caught at RUT16, for 7 yards to the RUT26 (#13 L.Scruggs)
(02:24) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 A.Raymond rush middle for 2 yards gain to the RUT28 (#46 D.Fontus; #13 L.Scruggs)
(01:56) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 A.Raymond rush right for 1 yard loss to the RUT27 (#14 J.Glasker)
(01:36) #94 J.Anderson punt 41 yards to the MD32 fair catch by #1 J.Farooq at MD32
(01:08) No Huddle-Shotgun #24 I.Howard rush middle for 1 yard gain to the MD33 (#7 C.Miller)
(00:33) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 M.Washington pass incomplete short left to #1 J.Farooq thrown to MD47 broken up by #7 C.Miller
(00:25) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 M.Washington pass incomplete short right thrown to MD50 QB hurried by #8 D.Djabome
(00:27) #34 B.McFerson punt 20 yards to the RUT47, out of bounds at RUT47
(00:15) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 A.Kaliakmanis pass incomplete deep right to #8 K.Duff thrown to MD15 PENALTY MD Pass Interference (#2 B.Lee) 15 yards from RUT47 to MD38, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
(00:10) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 J.Benjamin rush middle for 4 yards gain to the MD34 (#6 D.Joyner; #1 D.Wingate)
(14:49) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 J.Benjamin rush left for 3 yards gain to the MD31 (#1 D.Wingate)
(14:11) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 A.Kaliakmanis pass complete short middle to #9 I.Strong caught at MD27, for 9 yards to the MD22 (#2 B.Lee), 1ST DOWN
(13:23) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 A.Kaliakmanis pass incomplete short left to #9 I.Strong thrown to MD19 broken up by #6 D.Joyner
(13:16) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 A.Kaliakmanis pass complete short middle to #9 I.Strong caught at MD12, for 15 yards to the MD07 (#6 D.Joyner), 1ST DOWN
(12:36) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 A.Raymond rush right for 2 yards loss to the MD09 (#14 J.Glasker)
(11:55) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 A.Kaliakmanis pass complete short left to #0 D.Sheffield caught at MD09, for 9 yards to the MD00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:56 #44 J.Patel kick attempt good (H: #22 R.McCann, LS: #99 M.O’Connor)
(11:43) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 N.Ray rush left for 3 yards gain to the MD22 (#99 E.O'Neill)
(11:04) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 D.Williams rush middle for 6 yards gain to the MD28 (#3 B.Mascoe)
(10:23) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 D.Williams rush middle for 2 yards gain to the MD30 (#6 A.Wright; #5 K.Sanders), 1ST DOWN
(09:43) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 M.Washington pass incomplete deep left to #4 S.Knotts thrown to RUT31 QB hurried by #99 E.O'Neill
(09:33) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 D.Williams rush middle for 2 yards gain to the MD32 (#24 K.Levy; #99 E.O'Neill)
(08:50) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 M.Washington rush middle for 54 yards gain to the RUT14 (#7 C.Miller), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
(08:20) No Huddle-Shotgun #24 I.Howard rush middle for 1 yard loss to the RUT15 (#99 E.O'Neill) PENALTY MD Illegal Formation declined
(07:03) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 M.Washington rush right for 5 yards gain to the RUT10 (#99 E.O'Neill)
(06:43) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 M.Washington pass complete short left to #1 J.Farooq caught at RUT08, for 5 yards to the RUT05 fumbled by #1 J.Farooq at RUT05 forced by #3 B.Mascoe, out of bounds at RUT05
(06:16) PENALTY MD False Start (#9 D.Fleming) 5 yards from RUT05 to RUT10. NO PLAY
(05:53) #36 S.O'Haire field goal attempt from 27 yards GOOD (H: #34 B.McFerson, LS: #96 E.Gough), clock 05:53
(05:46) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 A.Raymond rush middle for 15 yards gain to the RUT40 (#22 J.Huskey), 1ST DOWN
(05:02) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 A.Raymond rush middle for 15 yards gain to the MD45 (#3 T.Reddick), 1ST DOWN
(04:14) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 A.Kaliakmanis pass complete deep right to #9 I.Strong caught at MD10, for 45 yards to the MD00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:14, 1ST DOWN #44 J.Patel kick attempt good (H: #22 R.McCann, LS: #99 M.O’Connor)
(03:57) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 N.Ray rush left for 6 yards gain to the MD26 (#5 K.Sanders). #3 B.Mascoe injured on the play
(03:26) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 N.Ray rush right for 53 yards gain to the RUT21 (#9 J.Elad), 1ST DOWN
(03:08) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 M.Washington pass complete deep left to #84 K.Webb caught at RUT01, for 21 yards to the RUT00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:08, 1ST DOWN #36 S.O'Haire kick attempt good (H: #34 B.McFerson, LS: #96 E.Gough)
(03:01) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 A.Kaliakmanis pass incomplete deep left to #8 K.Duff thrown to RUT45
(02:53) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 A.Raymond rush middle for 9 yards gain to the RUT34 (#6 D.Joyner)
(02:35) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 A.Raymond rush middle for 8 yards gain to the RUT42 (#32 C.Smith; #1 D.Wingate), 1ST DOWN
(01:53) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 A.Raymond rush middle for 12 yards gain to the MD46 (#32 C.Smith), 1ST DOWN
(01:48) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 A.Kaliakmanis pass complete deep left to #0 D.Sheffield caught at MD17, for 31 yards to the MD15, out of bounds at MD15, 1ST DOWN
(01:41) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 A.Raymond rush middle for 9 yards gain to the MD06 (#32 C.Smith; #22 J.Huskey)
(01:33) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 A.Raymond rush middle for 3 yards gain to the MD03 (#32 C.Smith; #56 D.Holmes), 1ST DOWN
(01:25) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 A.Raymond rush middle for 1 yard gain to the MD02 (#32 C.Smith; #13 L.Scruggs)
(01:18) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 A.Raymond rush middle for 3 yards loss to the MD05 (#10 C.Rice; #1 D.Wingate)
(00:34) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 A.Kaliakmanis pass complete short left to #9 I.Strong caught at MD00, for 5 yards to the MD00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:34 #44 J.Patel kick attempt good (H: #22 R.McCann, LS: #99 M.O’Connor)
(00:29) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 M.Washington pass complete short left to #9 D.Fleming caught at MD29, for 5 yards to the MD30 (#9 J.Elad)
(00:20) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 M.Washington rush left for 6 yards gain to the MD36 (#8 D.Djabome; #3 B.Mascoe), 1ST DOWN
(00:12) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 M.Washington pass complete short left to #4 S.Knotts caught at MD38, for 2 yards to the MD38, out of bounds at MD38
(00:03) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 M.Washington pass intercepted by #9 J.Elad at RUT40 #9 J.Elad return 19 yards to the MD41 (#9 D.Fleming)
(14:53) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 A.Raymond rush middle for 5 yards gain to the RUT30 (#1 D.Wingate)
(14:09) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 A.Raymond rush middle for 2 yards gain to the RUT32 (#9 Z.Mathis; #1 D.Wingate)
(13:23) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 A.Raymond rush middle for 7 yards gain to the RUT39 (#32 C.Smith; #13 L.Scruggs), 1ST DOWN
(12:54) Shotgun #16 A.Kaliakmanis sacked for loss of 6 yards to the RUT33 (#40 N.Taylor)
(12:08) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 A.Raymond rush middle for 3 yards gain to the RUT36 (#32 C.Smith; #40 N.Taylor)
(11:45) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 A.Kaliakmanis pass complete deep left to #8 K.Duff caught at MD25, for 49 yards to the MD15 (#14 J.Glasker), 1ST DOWN
(11:02) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 A.Raymond rush left for 1 yard gain to the MD14 (#1 D.Wingate; #13 L.Scruggs)
(10:26) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 A.Kaliakmanis pass complete short left to #9 I.Strong caught at MD00, for 14 yards to the MD00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:26, 1ST DOWN #44 J.Patel kick attempt good (H: #22 R.McCann, LS: #99 M.O’Connor)
(10:21) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 D.Williams rush middle for 1 yard gain to the MD26 (#99 E.O'Neill; #14 J.Thompson)
(09:57) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 D.Williams rush middle for 3 yards loss to the MD23 (#99 E.O'Neill)
(09:13) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 M.Washington pass complete short middle to #4 S.Knotts caught at MD25, for 11 yards to the MD34 QB hurried by #99 E.O'Neill (#6 A.Wright; #90 F.Gnago)
(08:12) No Huddle #0 D.Williams rush middle for 2 yards gain to the MD36 (#55 Z.Angoy), 1ST DOWN
(07:49) No Huddle #0 D.Williams rush middle for 20 yards gain to the RUT44 (#5 K.Sanders), 1ST DOWN
(07:04) No Huddle #0 D.Williams rush right for 0 yards to the RUT44 (#42 D.Allen; #5 K.Sanders)
(05:56) No Huddle #7 M.Washington pass complete short left to #0 D.Williams caught at RUT43, for 3 yards to the RUT41 (#5 K.Sanders; #6 A.Wright)
(05:37) No Huddle #0 D.Williams rush left for 4 yards gain to the RUT37 (#99 E.O'Neill)
(04:57) No Huddle #7 M.Washington pass incomplete short right to #0 D.Williams thrown to RUT34 QB hurried by #99 E.O'Neill, TURNOVER ON DOWNS
(04:54) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 A.Raymond rush middle for 6 yards gain to the RUT43 (#32 C.Smith)
(04:13) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 A.Kaliakmanis rush right for 12 yards gain to the MD45, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
(03:35) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 A.Raymond rush middle for 4 yards gain to the MD41 (#23 K.Flowers; #50 E.Moore Jr.)
(02:42) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 A.Raymond rush middle for 1 yard loss to the MD42 (#27 L.Roland)
(02:09) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 J.Benjamin rush middle for 3 yards gain to the MD39 (#56 D.Holmes; #1 D.Wingate)
(01:29) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 A.Kaliakmanis pass incomplete deep left to #8 K.Duff thrown to MD04 broken up by #14 J.Glasker, TURNOVER ON DOWNS
(01:26) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 M.Washington pass complete short left to #9 D.Fleming caught at MD35, for 4 yards to the MD43 (#10 J.Henderson)
(00:52) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 N.Ray rush middle for 13 yards gain to the RUT44 (#6 A.Wright), 1ST DOWN
(00:20) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 N.Ray rush right for 2 yards gain to the RUT42 (#94 B.Weaver; #8 D.Djabome)
(14:50) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 M.Washington rush left for 21 yards gain to the RUT21 (#9 J.Elad), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
(14:19) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 M.Washington rush middle for 0 yards to the RUT21 (#5 K.Sanders; #42 D.Allen)
(13:42) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 M.Washington pass incomplete short right to #84 K.Webb thrown to RUT02
(13:40) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 M.Washington pass incomplete short left to #5 O.Smith Jr. thrown to RUT25
(13:34) #36 S.O'Haire field goal attempt from 44 yards GOOD (H: #34 B.McFerson, LS: #96 E.Gough), clock 13:34
(13:29) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 A.Raymond rush middle for 4 yards gain to the RUT29 (#9 Z.Mathis; #44 J.Starlings)
(12:47) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 A.Raymond rush middle for 34 yards gain to the MD37 (#33 M.Delhomme), 1ST DOWN
(12:04) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 A.Raymond rush right for 3 yards loss to the MD40 (#3 T.Reddick)
(11:25) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 A.Kaliakmanis pass incomplete deep left to #0 D.Sheffield thrown to MD14 broken up by #6 D.Joyner
(11:20) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 A.Raymond rush middle for 1 yard gain to the MD39 (#98 E.Thomas; #9 Z.Mathis)
PENALTY RUT Delay Of Game (#94 J.Anderson) 5 yards from MD39 to MD44. NO PLAY
(10:32) #94 J.Anderson punt 44 yards to the MD00, Touchback
(10:18) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 M.Washington rush middle for 2 yards gain to the MD22 (#8 D.Djabome)
(09:44) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 M.Washington pass incomplete short left to #9 D.Fleming thrown to MD30
(09:41) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 M.Washington pass incomplete short right to #4 S.Knotts thrown to MD30 broken up by #94 B.Weaver
(09:38) #34 B.McFerson punt 44 yards to the RUT34 fair catch by #0 D.Sheffield at RUT34
(09:27) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 A.Raymond rush middle for 16 yards gain to the RUT50 (#13 L.Scruggs; #22 J.Huskey), 1ST DOWN
(08:46) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 A.Raymond rush middle for 2 yards gain to the MD48 (#98 E.Thomas)
(08:04) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 A.Kaliakmanis pass incomplete short right to #3 A.Raymond thrown to MD45 broken up by #14 J.Glasker
(07:56) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 A.Kaliakmanis pass complete short left to #12 K.Fletcher Jr. caught at MD43, for 9 yards to the MD39 (#6 D.Joyner; #27 L.Roland), 1ST DOWN
(07:08) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 A.Raymond rush middle for 2 yards gain to the MD37 (#13 L.Scruggs; #91 S.Smith)
(06:24) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 A.Raymond rush middle for 1 yard gain to the MD36 (#13 L.Scruggs; #10 C.Rice)
(05:41) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 A.Kaliakmanis pass complete short middle to #0 D.Sheffield caught at MD26, for 10 yards to the MD26 (#6 D.Joyner), 1ST DOWN
(04:54) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 A.Raymond rush middle for 21 yards gain to the MD05 (#22 J.Huskey), 1ST DOWN
(04:10) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 A.Raymond rush middle for 5 yards gain to the MD00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:10 #44 J.Patel kick attempt good (H: #22 R.McCann, LS: #99 M.O’Connor)
(03:56) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 M.Washington pass complete short right to #1 J.Farooq caught at MD25, for 2 yards to the MD27 (#10 J.Henderson)
(03:17) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 M.Washington pass complete short right to #5 O.Smith Jr. caught at MD34, for 7 yards to the MD34 (#8 D.Djabome)
(03:02) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 D.Williams rush middle for 5 yards gain to the MD39 (#99 E.O'Neill), 1ST DOWN
(03:02) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 M.Washington pass incomplete short middle to #0 D.Williams thrown to MD46
(02:50) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 M.Washington pass complete short right to #0 D.Williams caught at MD37, for 1 yard loss to the MD38 (#10 J.Henderson)
(02:32) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 M.Washington pass incomplete short right to #9 D.Fleming thrown to MD45 broken up by #91 D.Abdou Rahman
PENALTY MD False Start (#4 S.Knotts) 5 yards from MD38 to MD33. NO PLAY
(02:24) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 M.Washington pass incomplete deep left to #5 O.Smith Jr. thrown to RUT47 broken up by #7 C.Miller QB hurried by #91 D.Abdou Rahman, TURNOVER ON DOWNS
(02:19) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 A.Raymond rush middle for 13 yards gain to the MD20 (#9 Z.Mathis; #31 M.Harris), 1ST DOWN
(02:08) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 A.Raymond rush middle for 6 yards gain to the MD14 (#1 D.Wingate)
(02:00) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 A.Raymond rush middle for 0 yards to the MD14 (#44 J.Starlings; #10 C.Rice)
(02:00) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 A.Raymond rush middle for 3 yards gain to the MD11 (#1 D.Wingate; #40 N.Taylor). The previous play is under automatic review - "Short of the line to gain". CALL OVERTURNED. (Original Play: (02:00) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 A.Raymond rush middle for 5 yards gain to the MD09 (#1 D.Wingate; #40 N.Taylor), 1ST DOWN)
(01:00) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 A.Kaliakmanis rush middle for 2 yards gain to the MD09 (#50 E.Moore Jr.; #91 S.Smith), 1ST DOWN
(00:35) Kneel down by #16 A.Kaliakmanis at MD15 for loss of 6 yards