To get a sense of how improbable the Maryland football team’s thrilling 45-44 overtime victory over Minnesota was Friday night, the program had previously been 0-71 when trailing by 17 points or more in the fourth quarter.
The Terps had opened the final period against the Golden Gophers in a 38-21 hole. They then scored the final 17 points of regulation, got a 2-yard touchdown run from sophomore quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa and an extra point from junior kicker Joseph Petrino, and watched Minnesota redshirt sophomore kicker Brock Walker push an extra-point attempt wide right in the extra session.