The Maryland Terps football team committed several mistakes and survived numerous anxious moments to beat Northern Illinois, 23-20, Saturday night before 51,830 at Byrd Stadium in their first game of the season. The Terps avenged last season's overtime loss to the Huskies and started the season with a victory for the first time in three years. Maryland starting quarterback Joel Statham threw one interception and fumbled four times, including three in the first quarter. Sophomore Statham completed 12 of 22 passes for 169 yards and looked bad and good at times. But Ralph Friedgen was pleased with his young quarterback and the teams effort.
The Terps got three field goals from senior kicker Nick Novak, whose first kick made him the leading scorer in ACC history. Maryland middle linebacker D'Qwell Jackson intercepted two first-half passes to stop Northern Illinois drives and set up Maryland scoring drives. Maryland running back Josh Allen got 104 yards on 22 carries and Sam Maladonna got 84 yards on 14 carries.
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