Welcome to the advanced stats box score review, a new postgame feature we’re doing at Testudo Times. Join us on a journey as we explain Maryland’s 42-13 win over Minnesota through Bill Connelly’s Five Factors Box Score.
1. Maryland broke away for some big plays. Minnesota, uh, did not.
The Terps averaged almost five more yards per play than their opponents, as the final marks there were 8.5 and 3.9. That’s a huge margin, good enough for second-largest across the nation in Week 4. Ty Johnson’s 81-yard rushing TD, Anthony McFarland’s 64-yard score and DJ Turner’s 54-yard receiving touchdown were huge in this area, obviously.