Syracuse outgained Maryland in total yardage (589-369), won the time of possession battle (32:14-27:46), forced them to punt seven times and had five red zone opportunities to Maryland’s two.
The Syracuse offense rolled up lots of yards on Saturday afternoon, but could not finish many drives with points and fell to Maryland at the Carrier Dome, 34-20.
Syracuse and Maryland played last year as members of the ACC, with the Orange winning 20-3. Jerome Smith rushed for 118 yards and two touchdowns, while the Orange defense held the Terps to just 292 total yards.
Villanova, Bye, Central Michigan, Maryland. Four weeks. Three games. Three must-wins for the Syracuse football team. Why? Because the next three games are against Notre Dame, Louisville and Florida State.
The same faceoff woes that plagued Syracuse throughout 2013—especially in the championship game loss to Duke—are threatening to wreck the Orange’s latest campaign.
Monday night, they tried as hard as they could to give away a game, but #4 Syracuse failed to do so, holding on for a 57-55 victory at Maryland, snapping their two game slide.