Two of the numbers that were glaring a week ago were first-down passing and third-and-short defense.
Well, Chris Turner was 5-for-7 for 34 yards on first down. And Maryland’s defense didn’t face a third-and-short all day.
SEE RELATED:
So those got fixed up quite well for Maryland.
A couple things that stand out about this week: Turner targeted his tight ends seven times, and Dan Gronkowski and Lansford Watson combined for seven catches.
Also, Maryland had only four “explosive plays” – gains of 16+ yards – as opposed to eight a week earlier. But the offense still looked vastly better, even if there weren’t as many big plays.
(Those long-yardage plays were Da’Rel Scott’s 24-yard touchdown, Turner connecting with Darrius Heyward-Bey on gains of 32 and 27, and Davin Meggett running for 38 yards).
Anyway, here’s the extended rundown of Game Three of Maryland’s season:
| TOUCHES | vs. Cal | Season |
| Da’Rel Scott | 20 | 59 |
| Davin Meggett | 13 | 23 |
| Darrius Heyward-Bey | 3 | 12 |
| Dan Gronkowski | 4 | 6 |
| Danny Oquendo | 2 | 4 |
| Lansford Watson | 3 | 4 |
| Morgan Green | 3 | 3 |
| Cory Jackson | 2 | 3 |
| Ronnie Tyler | 1 | 3 |
| Adrian Cannon | 1 | 2 |
| LaQuan Williams | 0 | 2 |
| Isaiah Williams | 0 | 2 |
| Haroon Brown | 0 | 1 |
| Torrey Smith | 1 | 1 |
| LOOKS (Targets/Catches) | vs. Cal | Season |
| Darrius Heyward-Bey | 4 (2) | 16 (9) |
| Dan Gronkowski | 4 (4) | 8 (6) |
| Da’Rel Scott | 2 (1) | 8 (3) |
| Danny Oquendo | 2 (2) | 7 (4) |
| Ronnie Tyler | 0 (0) | 5 (3) |
| Torrey Smith | 1 (1) | 4 (1) |
| Lansford Watson | 3 (3) | 4 (4) |
| LaQuan Williams | 0 (0) | 4 (2) |
| Isaiah Williams | 0 (0) | 4 (2) |
| Adrian Cannon | 1 (1) | 3 (2) |
| Davin Meggett | 1 (0) | 2 (1) |
| Haroon Brown | 0 (0) | 1 (1) |
| Morgan Green | 1 (1) | 1 (1) |
| Cory Jackson | 0 (0) | 1 (1) |
| RED ZONE LOOKS/TOUCHES (vs. Cal) | Runs | Targets | Total | Notes |
| Davin Meggett | 4 | 0 | 4 | * TD |
| Da’Rel Scott | 4 | 0 | 4 | * TD |
| Dan Gronkowski | 0 | 2 | 2 | * TD |
| Darrius Heyward-Bey | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Chris Turner | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
SEASON
| RED ZONE LOOKS/TOUCHES | Runs | Targets | Total | Notes |
| Davin Meggett | 5 | 0 | 5 | * 2 TD |
| Da’Rel Scott | 4 | 0 | 4 | * TD |
| Darrius Heyward-Bey | 2 | 2 | 4 | * TD rush |
| Chris Turner | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| TEAM kneel | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Dan Gronkowski | 0 | 2 | 2 | * TD |
| Torrey Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| PENALTIES | Offender | Yards |
| Holding | Nolan Carroll | 10 |
| Intentional grounding | Chris Turner | 0 |
| Pass interference | Kevin Barnes | 15 |
| PUNTING | | | | | | |
| From | To | Yards | Return | Penalties | Net | Quarter |
| 41 | (20) | 39 | -1 | – | 40 | 2 |
| 2 | 50 | 48 | 4 | – | 44 | 2 |
| 16 | (35) | 49 | 5 | – | 44 | 3 |
| 41 | (4) | 55 | – | – | 55 | 4 |
| TAKEAWAYS | Type, Q | Next drive (Plays, yards, time, result) |
| Kevin Barnes | INT, 1 | 4-14-1:40, TD |
| GIVEAWAYS | Type, Q | Next drive (Plays, yards, time, result) |
| Torrey Smith | F, 2 | 3-6-1:28, PUNT |
| Da’Rel Scott | F, 3 | 4-5-1:26, DOWNS |
| QBs by down (vs. Cal) | |
| Chris Turner | 15-19-156, 2 TD |
| First | 5-7, 34 |
| Second | 3-4, 38, 2 TD |
| Third | 7-8, 84 |
| Fourth | 0-0 |
| Da’Rel Scott | 0-1 |
| First | 0-1, 0 |
| Second | 0-0 |
| Third | 0-0 |
| QBs by down (season) | |
| Jordan Steffy | 10-18-115, 2 INT |
| First | 3-8, 46, INT |
| Second | 3-3, 29 |
| Third | 4-6, 40 |
| Fourth | 0-1, INT |
| Chris Turner | 29-50, 374, 3 TD, 3 INT |
| First | 8-19, 136, 1 TD, 3 INT |
| Second | 9-14, 93, 2 TD |
| Third | 12-17, 145 |
| Josh Portis | 1-1, 4 |
| First | 1-1, 4 |
| Second | 0-0, 0 |
| Third | 0-0, 0 |
| Da’Rel Scott | 0-1, 0 |
| First | 0-1, 0 |
| Second | 0-0, 0 |
| Third | 0-0, 0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE/QB | vs. Cal | Season |
| Chris Turner | 63-290 | 128-670 |
| Jordan Steffy | 0-0 | 44-329 |
| Josh Portis | 4-7 | 15-52 |
| THE CALLS | Run | Pass | Season ratio |
| First down | 21 | 9 | 52/31 |
| Second down | 19 | 6 | 43/21 |
| * 1-3 | 5 | 1 | 6/3 |
| * 4-6 | 3 | 0 | 10/3 |
| * 7-9 | 5 | 2 | 12/5 |
| * 10+ | 6 | 3 | 15/10 |
| Third down | 3 | 9 | 12/25 |
| * 1-3 | 0 | 1 | 4/3 |
| * 4-6 | 1 | 2 | 4/5 |
| * 7-9 | 1 | 1 | 2/8 |
| * 10+ | 1 | 5 | 2/9 |
| Fourth down | 0 | 0 | 2/1 |
| * 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 |
| * 4-6 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 |
| * 7-9 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 |
| * 10+ | 0 | 0 | 0/1 |
| TOTAL | 33 | 24 | 109/78 |
THIRD DOWN CONVERSION (vs. Cal)
| Quarter | 1-3 | 4-6 | 7-9 | 10+ | Total |
| First | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 3/3 |
| Second | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 1/3 |
| Third | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 2/3 |
| Fourth | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 0/3 |
| Total | 1/1 | 2/3 | 1/2 | 2/6 | 6/12 |
THIRD DOWN CONVERSION (SEASON)
| Quarter | 1-3 | 4-6 | 7-9 | 10+ | Total |
| First | 1/1 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 4/7 |
| Second | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/5 | 1/2 | 2/8 |
| Third | 2/2 | 0/1 | 3/4 | 1/3 | 6/10 |
| Fourth | 2/3 | 1/4 | 0/1 | 1/4 | 4/12 |
| Total | 6/7 | 3/9 | 3/10 | 4/11 | 16/37 |
THIRD DOWN DEFENSE (vs. Cal)
| Quarter | 1-3 | 4-6 | 7-9 | 10+ | Total |
| First | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/2 |
| Second | 0/0 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/3 |
| Third | 0/0 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 2/4 |
| Fourth | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 0/2 |
| Total | 0/0 | 0/3 | 1/3 | 1/5 | 2/11 |
THIRD DOWN DEFENSE (Season)
| Quarter | 1-3 | 4-6 | 7-9 | 10+ | Total |
| First | 2/3 | 1/2 | 0/3 | 0/1 | 3/9 |
| Second | 5/5 | 0/4 | 0/3 | 0/2 | 5/14 |
| Third | 1/2 | 0/4 | 2/3 | 1/2 | 4/11 |
| Fourth | 2/2 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/4 | 2/8 |
| Total | 10/12 | 1/11 | 2/10 | 1/9 | 14/42 |
– Patrick Stevens
