College Football Wrap-Up

On a day in which a record five teams in the top 10 lost, the Maryland Terrapins were victorious against #10 Rutgers in Piscataway. Most Terp fans probably weren’t expecting the win after starting QB Jordan Steffy went down late in the first half with a shoulder injury and concussion. Rutgers had just gained the momentum going into halftime and the Maryland coaches had to prep backup Chris Turner at halftime.

The Terps went on to win 24-14, rebounding from their late-game collapse at Wake Forest the previous week. Coach Ralph Friedgen said he will have to decide who starts as the Maryland signal-caller in the next game. Turner may never have gotten the shot had Josh Portis not been suspended for the year for cheating.

Heather Dinich and Patrick Stevens both liveblogged from the game. The Terps host Georgia Tech (fresh off a win over #13 Clemson) Saturday at Noon at Byrd Stadium.

Navy began its defense of the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy with a home win against Air Force. A record crowd of 37,615 filled Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium to watch the Midshipmen have their largest margin of victory against the Falcons since 1981. The 31-20 victory came after the Mids trailed 20-17 late in the 3rd Quarter.

Navy has a the week off before traveling to Pittsburgh to take on the Panthers in a Wednesday night game on October 10.

The Towson Tigers came up short after squandering a 13-point lead on the road at William & Mary. Towson now has an 0-5 record against the Tribe. The Tigers fall below .500 for the season and are winless in conference play. W&M won the game 27-22.

Towson hosts conference foe Richmond this Saturday at noon in a game that falls on Family Weekend for the campus.

The Morgan State bears traveled to Daytona and ruined Bethune-Cookman’s homecoming game. Head Coach Donald Hill-Eley made the trip with the Bears even though his cousin and a close friend were both buried yesterday in Virginia.

Morgan’s offense was “sputtering” in the first half, but, after Hill-Eley’s halftime speech, the Bears took over in the second half to give Bethune-Cookman their worst homecoming loss ever. The 33-9 win moves Morgan to 2-3 overall and .500 in MEAC play. The Bears return home to host North Carolina A&T this Saturday at 4.

In other action, Bowie State defeated St. Paul’s 41-30 in the Prince George’s Classic. Salisbury crushed Apprentice 62-14. McDaniel notched the 500th win in the program’s history with 14-10 victory over Juniata. Hopkins lost 28-21 against Muhlenberg and Frostburg lost 37-10 at the hands of Duquesne.