USC vs. Maryland: Box score, stats and summary

The Maryland Terrapins (3-3, 0-3 Big Ten) will host the USC Trojans (3-3, 1-3) in a Week 8 clash. The Trojans are coming off a heartbreaking 33-30 loss in overtime at the hands of Penn State, nearly pulling off the upset against the Nittany Lions in Week 7. Maryland suffered a 37-10 blowout loss at the hands of Northwestern last week, dropping their second-straight game.

Both teams are searching for consistency coming into Week 8, as the Trojans enter a hostile environment in College Park.

USC vs. Maryland box score

Team	First Quarter	Second Quarter	Third Quarter	Fourth Quarter	Final
USC	7	14			21
Maryland	0	7			7

USC player stats

Quarterback:

Player	Attempts	Completions	Passing Yards	Passing TD	INT	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TD
Miller Moss	19	25	196	2	0	3	-6	0

Rushing and receiving:

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TD	Receptions	Receiving Yards	Receiving TD
Woody Marks	6	44	1	3	-7	0
Quinten Joyner	1	1	0	0	0	0
Makai Lemon	0	0	0	5	70	0
Ja'Kobi Lane	0	0	0	3	38	1
Zachariah Branch	0	0	0	2	28	0
Kyron Hudson	0	0	0	1	22	1
Lake McRee	0	0	0	2	17	0
Jay Fair	0	0	0	1	14	0
Kyle Ford	0	0	0	2	14	0

Kicking:

Player	Field Goals	Extra Points	Total Points
Michael Lantz	0/0	3/3	3

Maryland player stats

Quarterback:

Player	Attempts	Completions	Passing Yards	Passing TD	INT	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TD
Billy Edwards Jr.	18	22	183	1	0	5	6	0

Rushing and receiving:

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TD	Receptions	Receiving Yards	Receiving TD
Colby McDonald	2	2	0	0	0	0
Nolan Ray	1	3	0	0	0	0
Octavian Smith Jr.	1	2	0	4	44	1
Kaden Prather	0	0	0	6	80	0
Tai Felton	0	0	0	3	27	0
Roman Hemby	0	0	0	2	10	0
Preston Howard	0	0	0	2	6	0

Kicking:

Player	Field Goals	Extra Points	Total Points
Jack Howes	0/1	1/1	1

USC vs. Maryland game summary

After two punts for each side, USC finally drew first blood with an eight-play, 79-yard touchdown drive capped off by a 22-yard Miller Moss passing touchdown to Kyron Hudson, taking a 7-0 lead to the end of the opening period.

The Terrapins didn't take long to respond, answering with an eight-play, 75-yard drive. Billy Edwards Jr. completed a 16-yard touchdown pass to Octavian Smith to tie the game up at 7-7 with over 10 minutes remaining in the first half. The Trojans continued their hot streak with a second-straight touchdown drive, as Miller Moss completed a 15-yard touchdown pass to Ja'Kobi Lane to build their lead to 14-7 with eight minutes to go in the first half.

Looking to cut USC's lead, Maryland attempted a 53-yard field goal with three minutes remaining in the first half, but Jack Howes couldn't convert, giving the Trojans the ball back with the score remaining at 14-7.

After exchanging punts, USC got the ball back with under two minutes left and capitalized, scoring another touchdown on the back of a four-play, 41-yard drive to take a 21-7 lead in halftime. Maryland fumbled the ball on their final drive of the half, sacrificing points in field goal range.