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2021 Pinstripe Bowl

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2021 New Era Pinstripe Bowl
11th Pinstripe Bowl
Maryland players celebrate after the win
1234 Total
Maryland 7171713 54
Virginia Tech 01000 10
DateDecember 29, 2021
Season2021
StadiumYankee Stadium
LocationBronx, New York
MVPTaulia Tagovailoa[1]
FavoriteMaryland by 4.5
RefereeMike McCabe (Pac-12) [2]
Attendance29,653
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
ESPN Radio
AnnouncersESPN: Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Tim Hasselbeck (analyst), and Sam Acho (sideline)
ESPN Radio: Chris Carlin (play-by-play), Jack Ford (analyst), and Quint Kessenich (sideline)
Pinstripe Bowl
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The 2021 Pinstripe Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 29, 2021, with kickoff at 2:15 p.m. EST and televised on ESPN.[3][4] It was the 11th edition of the Pinstripe Bowl (after the 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic), and was one of the 2021–22 bowl games concluding the 2021 FBS football season. Sponsored by the New Era Cap Company, the game was officially known as the New Era Pinstripe Bowl. Maryland beat Virginia Tech 54-10. It was the Terrapins first bowl game victory since the 2010 Military Bowl.

Teams

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Consistent with conference tie-ins, the game was played between teams from the Big Ten Conference and the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

This was the 32nd meeting between Maryland and Virginia Tech; entering the bowl, the Terrapins led the all-time series, 16–15. From 2004 to 2013, the Terrapins and the Hokies both competed as members of the ACC.[5]

Maryland Terrapins

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With a 30 to 24 win over rival West Virginia and a 62 to 0 win over (FCS) Howard, the Terps started their season 4-0. They then lost their next 3 games to Iowa, Ohio State, and Minnesota. Next, they had a 38 to 35 win over Indiana. Again they lost 3 games in a row to Penn State, Michigan State, and Michigan. Finally, with a 40 to 16 win over Rutgers, the Terps finished their season 6-6 and were able to play in a bowl game for the first time since 2016. On December 4, 2021, they accepted an invite to play in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl against Virginia Tech.

Virginia Tech Hokies

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The Hokies started the season on a 1-0 start after upsetting the then #10 ranked North Carolina Tarheels. After successfully beating Middle Tennessee, the Hokies found themselves ranked at #15. Going into week 3 they faced rivals, West Virginia. After a devastating loss to the Mountaineers 27-21, the Hokies fell to 2-1 and out of the AP poll rankings. Virginia Tech then had a bounceback game against the Richmond Spiders (FCS). The Hokies came up on top 21-10 and with the win advanced to 3-1. Virginia Tech then ended up going on a 3 game losing streak, losing to Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, and Syracuse. They beat Georgia Tech the next week to increase their record to 4-4. The next week, They had a loss to Boston College to make them 4-5. They got their revenge when they beat Duke to become 5-5. After this, they lost to Miami to make them 5-6. Finally, a surprise win over rival Virginia clinched the Hokies a bowl bid. On December 4, 2021, they accepted an invite to play in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl against Maryland.

Game summary

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2021 New Era Pinstripe Bowl
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Maryland 7 17 171354
Virginia Tech 0 10 0010

at Yankee StadiumBronx, New York

  • Date: Wednesday, December 29, 2021
  • Game time: 2:15 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 42 °F (6 °C) • Wind: NE 5 mph
  • Game attendance: 29,653
  • Referee: Tom Smith
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst), and Sam Acho (sideline)
  • Box score
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP Maryland Virginia Tech
1 12:44 Maryland Tarheeb Still 92-yard punt return for touchdown, Joseph Petrino kick good 7 0
2 9:35 10 65 4:38 Virginia Tech 36-yard field goal by John Parker Romo 7 3
2 9:13 1 70 0:14 Maryland Darryl Jones 70-yard touchdown reception from Taulia Tagovailoa, Joseph Petrino kick good 14 3
2 6:13 5 60 1:35 Maryland Antwaine Littleton II 4-yard touchdown run, Joseph Petrino kick good 21 3
2 1:02 13 75 5:11 Virginia Tech Connor Blumrick 3-yard touchdown run, John Parker Romo kick good 21 10
2 0:00 6 60 0:59 Maryland 44-yard field goal by Joseph Petrino 24 10
3 10:13 11 63 4:47 Maryland 30-yard field goal by Joseph Petrino 27 10
3 6:48 6 65 2:21 Maryland Darryl Jones 32-yard touchdown reception from Taulia Tagovailoa, Joseph Petrino kick good 34 10
3 0:18 8 59 4:30 Maryland Roman Hemby 2-yard touchdown run, Joseph Petrino kick good 41 10
4 14:50 Maryland Greg Rose 11-yard fumble return for touchdown, Joseph Petrino kick failed 47 10
4 1:12 10 80 6:56 Maryland Colby McDonald 20-yard touchdown run, Jack Howes kick good 54 10
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 54 10

Statistics

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Team statistics

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Team statistical comparison
Statistic Maryland Virginia Tech
First downs 22 13
First downs rushing 11 5
First downs passing 11 7
First downs penalty 0 1
Third down efficiency 3–7 6–18
Fourth down efficiency 1–1 3–4
Total plays–net yards 53–481 67–259
Rushing attempts–net yards 28–206 48–122
Yards per rush 7.4 2.5
Yards passing 275 137
Pass completions–attempts 21–25 11–19
Interceptions thrown 0 0
Punt returns–total yards 2–94 1–3
Kickoff returns–total yards 2–28 7–171
Punts–average yardage 2–51.0 6–39.0
Fumbles–lost 0–0 2–1
Penalties–yards 3–22 3–25
Time of possession 25:32 34:28

Individual statistics

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Maryland statistics
Terrapins passing
C–A Yds TD–INT
Taulia Tagovailoa 20–24 265 2–0
Reece Udinski 1–1 10 0–0
Terrapins rushing
Car Yds TD
Tayon Fleet-Davis 8 57 0
Antwaine Littleton II 7 45 1
Taulia Tagovailoa 4 42 0
Colby McDonald 4 36 1
Roman Hemby 5 26 1
Terrapins receiving
Rec Yds TD
Darryl Jones 4 111 2
Brian Cobbs 4 62 0
Rakim Jarrett 6 60 0
Chigoziem Okonkwo 3 14 0
CJ Dippre 1 10 0
Weston Wolff 1 10 0
Corey Dyches 1 7 0
Roman Hemby 1 1 0
Virginia Tech statistics
Hokies passing
C–A Yds TD–INT
Connor Blumrick 9–15 110 0–0
Tahj Bullock 2–4 27 0–0
Hokies rushing
Car Yds TD
Raheem Blackshear 12 46 0
Jalen Holston 6 23 0
Tahj Bullock 6 14 0
Marco Lee 2 12 0
Connor Blumrick 15 11 1
Peter Moore 1 8 0
Malachi Thomas 5 7 0
Keshawn King 1 1 0
Hokies receiving
Rec Yds TD
Jaden Payoute 1 42 0
Malachi Thomas 1 34 0
Luke Bussel 2 27 0
Nick Gallo 4 26 0
Raheem Blackshear 2 5 0
Drake DeIuliis 1 3 0

References

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  1. ^ Shimabuku, Christian (December 30, 2021). "Former Kapolei standout Taulia Tagovailoa wins Pinstripe Bowl MVP". khon2.com. KHON-TV. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021-22 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  3. ^ "2021 College Football Bowl Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  4. ^ "Maryland vs. Virginia Tech - Game Summary - December 29, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  5. ^ "Winsipedia - Maryland vs. Virginia Tech". Winsipedia.com. Archived from the original on December 30, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
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