Maryland football was back in action and captured its third consecutive win to start the 2021 season with a low-scoring 20-17 victory over Illinois on Friday evening.
After scoring a combined 92 points in their first two games against the likes of Howard and West Virginia, the Terps managed just three points when halftime came around. However, a resilient fourth quarter saw Maryland senior kicker Joseph Petrino play the hero as he knocked in a 32-yard field goal as time expired to give his team the win.
“We knew going into this game that it would be a tough game, we knew that we would get their best,” head coach Michael Locksley said.