BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — With 45 points and more than 400 rushing yards, Maryland’s stat sheet indicated a dominant performance Saturday evening against Bowling Green. And it was — but only for the last 20 minutes of play.
The Terrapins’ surge ahead of the Mid-American Conference team came much later than expected. Maryland struggled to pull ahead in its first true road game of the year, and the penalty-plagued Terrapins were stuck playing catch-up until late in the third quarter when they finally pulled ahead en route to a 45-14 win over the Falcons.
In 2017, Bowling Green was one of the worst teams in the top-tier Football Bowl Subdivision, finishing the year 2-10.