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Game summary

*Maryland - Joey Haynos 4 yard pass from Sam Hollenbach (Dan Ennis kick) *Maryland - Cory Jackson 1 yard run (Dan Ennis kick) *Maryland - Darrius Heyward-Bey 46 yard pass from Sam Hollenbach (Dan Ennis kick) *Purdue - Greg Orton 12 yard pass from Curtis Painter (Chris Summers kick) *Maryland - Dan Ennis 22 yard field goal Maryland started the scoring with a 4-yard touchdown pass from quarterback

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, giving Maryland a 7-0 first quarter lead. In the second quarter, running back

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scored on a 1-yard touchdown lead, to stretch the lead out to 14–0. With 2:05 left in the first half, Hollenbach connected on a 46-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver

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, increasing Maryland's lead to 21–0. With only 30 seconds left in the first half, quarterback

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threw a touchdown pass to make the half-time score 21–7, Maryland. In the third quarter, Dan Ennis added a 22-yard field goal, which would cap the scoring, and make the final margin 24–7, Maryland.

Aftermath

Maryland had announced in 2012 that they would join Purdue in the Big Ten, in 2014.

References

External links

*http://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores106/106363/NCAAF724891.htm

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