Evans, Peters Guide Football to Road Win at Maryland

Saturday, November 11

College Park, Md.

3:30 PM

Michigan

8-2 , 5-2

Maryland

4-6 , 2-5

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final F
Michigan	7	21	0	7	35
Maryland	0	0	3	7	10

Brandon Peters

11/11/2017 7:33:00 PM | Football

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By: Brad Rudner

» Michigan scored three touchdowns in a three-minute stretch of the second quarter, and led, 28-0, at halftime.
» Chris Evans ran for 80 yards and two touchdowns, while Brandon Peters threw for 145 yards and two touchdowns.
» Tyree Kinnel led the team with 10 tackles, while David Long and Khaleke Hudson each recorded interceptions.

Site: College Park, Md. (Maryland Stadium)
Score: No. 21 Michigan 35, Maryland 10
Records: U-M (8-2, 5-2 B1G), Maryland (4-6, 2-5 B1G)
Next U-M Event: Saturday, Nov. 18 -- at Wisconsin (Madison, Wis.), 11 a.m. CST (TV: Fox)

COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Sophomore Chris Evans ran for two touchdowns and sophomore Brandon Peters threw for two more to lead the No. 21-ranked University of Michigan football team to a 35-10 win over Maryland on Saturday (Nov. 11) at Maryland Stadium. The Wolverines scored three touchdowns in a three-minute stretch during the second quarter to blow the game open.

Evans continue to elude opposing defenses, rushing 15 times for 80 yards, while also adding 29 yards on two receptions. Junior Karan Higdon rushed 10 times for 50 yards before departing due to injury. Peters played a turnover-free game once again, going 9-of-18 for 145 yards with touchdown passes to tight ends Zach Gentry and Sean McKeon.

Junior Tyree Kinnel led the team with 10 tackles, while graduate student Maurice Hurst had nine.

After the two teams exchanged possessions to start the game, Michigan struck on its second. On a 3rd-and-7 from the Maryland 26, Peters found Gentry wide open for a 21-yard gain, giving the offense a first down at the five-yard line. Two plays later, fifth-year senior Henry Poggi -- a Baltimore native -- punched it in from two yards out, putting Michigan ahead, 7-0.

The Wolverines took control of the game in the second quarter and didn't look back. On the offense's first play, Peters scrambled out of the pocket and dumped it off to Higdon, who cut to the other side of the field for a 35-yard gain, plus an extra 15 yards after Maryland was flagged for roughing the passer. Evans finished off the drive with four straight runs, leaping over the line for the score.

Maryland went three-and-out on the next possession and attempted a fake punt from its own 30-yard line, but Michigan's punt team snuffed it out, giving the offense fantastic field position. One play later, Peters connected with a wide-open Gentry on a seam route down the middle of the field, who took it 33 yards for the touchdown.

The special teams unit made another big play two minutes later on a blocked punt by sophomore Josh Metellus. Sophomore Devin Gil recovered, putting Michigan at the 19-yard line. Higdon took the first play 16 yards, shedding three tackles, before Peters threw a three-yard touchdown pass to McKeon.

Down 28-0, the Terrapins looked like they would break the shutout, but their 11-play drive ended after quarterback Ryan Brand threw an interception in the end zone to sophomore David Long, who nearly took it all the way back. Despite the 80-yard return, the drive came up empty after freshman Quinn Nordin missed a 31-yard field goal. Michigan led, 28-0, at the break.

Maryland held the ball for nearly 11 minutes in the third quarter and got to the one-yard line on its best possession, but the Wolverines stood tall. A 20-yard field goal by Hunter Darmstadter ended the shutout, though, bringing the score to 28-3. The Terrapins added a touchdown with 9:46 to play on a 10-yard pass from Brand to Taivon Jacobs, cutting the lead to 28-10.

With his team facing a 3rd-and-12 on their own side of the field and a likely punt back to Maryland, Peters swung momentum back to Michigan's side, checking down to Evans for a 20-yard gain and a first down. A defensive pass interference call -- again on third down -- moved the offense to the 33-yard line and Evans took control from there. On second down, he hurdled a would-be tackler for a 14-yard gain, then broke three tackles for a 17-yard touchdown run on the next play, capping the scoring at 35-10. Sophomore Khaleke Hudson got an interception on the next Maryland possession to seal the game.

Michigan concludes its road slate next Saturday (Nov. 18) at Wisconsin in Madison. Kickoff is scheduled for 11 a.m. CST, and the game will be televised on Fox.