(AP) Up and down the field they went, Indiana and Maryland in a duel to see which team would outlast the other.
After accumulating 828 yards and 53 first downs, attempting 78 passes and running 153 plays, the Terrapins and Hoosiers finally walked off the field Saturday after a game that lasted nearly four hours and ended with Maryland celebrating a 42-39 victory.
“Everyone was jumping up and down, the music was playing,” Terps quarterback Max Bortenschlager said of the locker room scene. “It was an awesome feeling.”
Bortenschlager threw two touchdown passes, Jake Funk ran for a pair of fourth-quarter scores and Maryland outlasted Indiana to keep the Hoosiers winless in the Big Ten.
“There was a lot of back and forth, a lot of momentum swings,” Terrapins coach DJ Durkin said.
Maryland (4-4, 2-3) trailed 33-28 before rallying to snap a three-game losing streak. The comeback began with an 82-yard kickoff return by Javon Leake, and Funk put the Terrapins in front for good with a 1-yard touchdown with 14:56 remaining.
Funk scored again from the 1 with 10:14 left after Bortenschlager connected with DJ Moore for a 44-yard completion to the Indiana 17.
Indiana (3-5, 0-5) cut the gap to 42-39 but came up short in its bid to provide first-year coach Tom Allen his initial conference victory.
The Hoosiers had a punt and an extra point blocked and yielded that game-changing kickoff return to Leake. The defense couldn’t handle the fleet-footed Terrapins, who got 98 yards rushing from Ty Johnson and 77 pivotal yards receiving from DJ Moore.
“I’ll be transparent: What they do stresses our athleticism in spots,” Indiana head coach Tom Allen said. “Their speed makes it hard on us. I’m just being honest.”
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