Postseason college football bowl game
Annual NCAA football game
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] 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 . The Terrapins would score 54 points while only allowing 10 en route to their first win in a bowl game since the 2010 Military Bowl .
Teams [ ] 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 [ ] Virginia Tech Hokies [ ]
Game summary [ ]
2021 New Era Pinstripe Bowl
1
2
3 4 Total
Maryland 7
17
17 13 54
Virginia Tech
0
10
0 0 10
at Yankee Stadium • Bronx, New York
Date : Wednesday, December 29, 2021Game time : 2:15 p.m. EST Game weather : Cloudy • Temperature : 42 °F (6 °C) • Wind : NE 5 mphGame attendance : 29,653Referee : Tom SmithTV 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 [ ]
Team statistics [ ]
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 [ ]
References [ ] External links [ ]
Pound sign (#) denotes national championship game.