The Maryland Terapins lost to the 10th-ranked Florida as the Seminoles came away with a 35-27 come-from-behind win over Maryland on Saturday. Maryland's final bid for a tie ended with 52 seconds left when Joel Statham was sacked by A.J. Nicholson at the Florida State 40. The Seminoles lost 20-17 in College Park, Md., last season. ``We were a couple of plays from winning,'' Maryland coach Ralph Friedgen said. ``I'm not into playing close. Either you win or you don't. We didn't and we could have.''
Maryland (4-4, 2-3) scored 24 straight points midway through the game, building a 24-14 lead on Dan Ennis' 40-yard field goal three minutes into the second half. After Ennis kicked a 35-yard field goal to start the fourth quarter and give the Terrapins a 27-21 lead, the Seminoles took over and wore the young Terps down with their depth. A pair of pass interference calls against Maryland's best cornerback, Gerrick McPhearson, who was trying to defend receiver Carr one-on-one, set up Florida quarterback Weatherford's go-head score.
Maryland scored three touchdowns in a span of nine minutes to take a 21-14 halftime lead. Quarterback Joel Statham, playing for the injured starter Sam Hollenbach, ran for a score and added touchdown passes covering 29 yards to Derrick Fenner and 20 yards to Jo Jo Walker. ``It's frustrating,'' Fenner said afterward. ``We've just got to put these games away.''
With road games at North Carolina and North Carolina State sandwiched around a Nov. 19 home date against Boston College, the Terps are scrambling to qualify for bowl eligibility. ``We have our work cut out for us,'' Friedgen said. Statham, who sparked Maryland's victory over Florida State a year ago, completed 15 of 29 passes for 177 yards while sophomore tailback Lance Ball ran for 120 yards on 21 carries.
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