Maryland may have suffered a deflating loss in Monday’s Quick Lane Bowl, but Ty Johnson still showed why he’s one of the most important pieces for the program.
Johnson carried the football 15 times for 159 yards and a pair of touchdowns. He also became just the ninth back in program history to top the 1,000-yard mark in a single season.
The Fort Hill (Md.) product ended up totaling 1,004 rushing yards on the season. That ranks him ninth all-time in program history just behind Willie Joyner’s 1982 campaign (1,039 yards).
Johnson’s 159-yard performance was very impressive, but it was just his third-highest total during the 2016 season.