2010 Maryland Terrapins football team The 2010 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season . It was the Terrapins ' ( also officially known as the " Terps " ) 58th season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference ( ACC ) and its sixth within the framework of the ACC Atlantic Division . They played their home games at Byrd Stadium and were led by head coach Ralph Friedgen . They finished the season 9 – 4 , 5 – 3 in ACC play and were invited to the Military Bowl where they defeated East Carolina 51 – 20 . Head coach Ralph Friedgen was fired at the end of the season . He was replaced on January 2 , 2011 by Randy Edsall who was the head coach at Connecticut for twelve seasons ( 1999 – 2010 ) . Before the season . The season prior , Maryland finished with a 2 – 10 ( ACC 1 – 7 ) record , the worst in head coach Ralph Friedgen ' s tenure and the first ten - loss season in school history . Despite rumors to the contrary , Friedgen was retained , but then athletic director Deborah Yow stated the expectation was seven wins in the 2010 season . Key losses . From the already inconsistent offensive line , Maryland lost left tackle Bruce Campbell and center Phil Costa . The 6 - foot 7 - inch , 310 - pound Campbell elected to enter the NFL Draft a year early , and was selected in the fourth round by the Oakland Raiders . Backfield bulwark fullback Cory Jackson was lost to graduation , as was former starting quarterback Chris Turner . Other starters whose eligibility was exhausted were defensive tackle Travis Ivey , defensive ends Jared Harrell and Deege Galt , cornerback Anthony Wiseman , and safeties Jamari McCullough and Terrell Skinner . Key returns . Maryland ' s offensive unit returned seven starters . Jamarr Robinson , the only returning quarterback with game experience , entered the season as the starter as expected . In 2009 , he filled in for an injured Turner and completed 46 of 85 pass attempts for 459 yards , two touchdown s , and no interception s . Former 1 , 000 - yard rusher Da ' Rel Scott amassed 425 yards and four touchdowns on 85 carries but sat out much of the 2009 season with a broken wrist . Davin Meggett also returned alongside Scott to split touches as the number - one running back . Torrey Smith returned as the leading wide receiver and a strong team leader . The offensive line ' s loss of Costa was replaced with former walk - on Paul Pinegar . The defensive unit returned five starters , including returning tackle ( 131 ) leader linebacker Alex Wujciak , returning sack ( 6 ) leader Adrian Moten , and interception ( 4 ) leader Cameron Chism . Season . Navy . Maryland and Navy renewed their intrastate rivalry for their second meeting in 45 years at M & T Bank Stadium in Baltimore . The Terrapins took a 14 – 0 first quarter lead before the Midshipmen equalized in the second half . Maryland punter Travis Baltz made good a final period field goal , which proved the margin of victory after a goal - line stop by Kenny Tate halted a Navy drive in the closing minutes . Navy gained 412 rushing yards , but the Maryland defense allowed them to convert only two of seven scoring opportunities in the red zone . Morgan State . In Maryland ' s home opener they faced Division I FCS of Baltimore in their first ever meeting . Maryland routed Morgan State , 62 – 3 . The Terrapins held their opponent to 85 yards of offense , the smallest number during Friedgen ' s tenure as head coach . It featured the most points scored by a Maryland team since the 1975 game against , and the second - largest margin in the Ralph Friedgen era ( after the 61 – 0 shutout of The Citadel in 2003 ) . West Virginia . Maryland started the game against West Virginia with four crowd noise - induced penalties that pushed them back against their own end zone . The Mountaineers took a 28 – 0 lead in the third quarter , but the Terrapins responded with 17 unanswered points . The Maryland passing attack exploited the absence of West Virginia cornerback Brandon Hogan who had been suspended for a drunk driving charge . Quarterback Jamarr Robinson completed long touchdown passes of 60 and 80 yards to Torrey Smith , who dropped a third would - be score in the end zone . Offensive lineman Justin Gilbert suffered a knee injury , and the Maryland line surrendered eight sacks , including one which re - injured backup quarterback Danny O ' Brien ' s ankle in his only snap of the game . It was the most allowed by the offensive line during Friedgen ' s tenure . Florida International . Redshirt freshman Danny O ' Brien started as quarterback in place of Jamarr Robinson , who had a sore throwing arm from the West Virginia game . In the first three possessions , O ' Brien managed only one first down , and Maryland fell behind , 7 – 0 . The quarterback then connected with Torrey Smith for a 32 - yard pass , which was advanced to the Florida International 9 - yard line because of a ten - yard facemask penalty . On the next play , O ' Brien floated a pass to LaQuan Williams in the back corner of the end zone , and the point after touchdown equalized the score . In the second quarter , Tony Logan returned a punt 85 yards for a touchdown , which put Maryland up 14 – 7 at halftime . It was the first time Maryland scored on a punt return since Steve Suter did so in the 2004 Gator Bowl . After Florida International equalized , Da ' Rel Scott scored on a 56 - yard rush with 2 : 46 left in the first half . In the third quarter , Florida International scored again before Maryland retook the lead with a 68 - yard pass from O ' Brien to Smith . Both teams scored once more , and with four minutes remaining in the game , Davin Meggett ran for a 76 - yard touchdown . It was the first time Maryland had two 50 - yard touchdown runs since Bruce Perry accomplished that feat in 2001 . Duke . In the ACC season opener , Maryland was outgained for the fourth time of the season yet again escaped with a victory . The Terrapins surrendered no turnovers while taking away two from Duke , on two interceptions by safety Antwine Perez and linebacker Adrian Moten . Maryland held Duke to field goals in its first three possessions , and fell behind 9 – 0 . Davin Meggett scored on a 9 - yard run to cap a Maryland drive shortly before half time . In the third quarter , Tony Logan returned a punt 85 yards which helped the Terrapins a 14 – 9 advantage . In the final period , Da ' Rel Scott caught a short pass from Danny O ' Brien and broke free for a 71 - yard touchdown . Duke scored to cut the margin to 21 – 16 , and drove to the Maryland 38 - yard line . Antwine Perez broke up a pass from quarterback Sean Renfree , which gave Maryland possession on downs and allowed them to run out the clock .