No. 3 Michigan survived a scare on the road, scraping out a 31-24 win over Maryland. Michigan's offense struggled to move the ball all day while providing Maryland with ample opportunity to take control, but the Terrapins were never able to get the touchdown they needed to take the lead.
Maryland struck first, taking a 3-0 lead on the game's opening possession, but Michigan responded immediately with a touchdown drive of its own to take a 7-3 lead. After taking a 23-10 lead into the locker room at halftime, Maryland opened the second half with a touchdown drive to cut the lead to a touchdown. The Terps followed it up by forcing a three-and-out on defense to get the ball back, but an Taulia Tagovailoa interception quickly snuffed out the momentum.
It was a familiar theme for Maryland. The defense would get a stop, and Tagovailoa would make a mistake. He threw another interception in the fourth quarter and committed an intentional grounding in the end zone for a safety as well.
That proved to be the final nail in Maryland's coffin as the Wolverines converted a fourth-and-1 on the final possession of the game that allowed them to run out the rest of the clock.
- This was the 1,000th win in program history for Michigan. It's the first school to reach that milestone.
- Michigan's 291 yards of offense was its second-lowest output of the season. The lowest was 287 yards last week against Penn State.
- Michigan averaged only 3.5 yards per carry on the ground.
- Blake Corum scored his 20th rushing touchdown of the season, tying Michigan's single-season record.
- Michigan scored in all three phases of the game in the first quarter, with a touchdown run on offense, a fumble return on defense and a blocked punt for a safety on special teams.
- Tagovailoa turned the ball over three times. It's the fifth time he's finished a game with multiple turnovers this year.