Maryland came to Ford Field the day after Christmas looking to fill first-year coach D.J. Durkin’s stocking with a victory over Boston College in the Quick Lane Bowl, and, even more importantly, with a winning record.
After falling behind by 16 points twice in the first half and by 23 points early in the third quarter, the Terps made things interesting for the announced crowd of 19,117 at the 65,000-seat stadium. In the end, though, Maryland fell short, losing 36-30, to end Durkin’s inaugural season at 6-7.
Except for two long touchdown passes to make it a somewhat competitive, fifth-year senior quarterback Perry Hills struggled in his final game behind a porous offensive line.