COLLEGE PARK, Md. - North Carolina State yielded only five first downs and 24 yards passing, and quarterback Jay Davis provided enough offense to help the Wolfpack end a four-game skid against Maryland with a 13-3 victory Saturday.
It was the second straight defeat for the Terrapins, who a week earlier managed 81 yards in a 20-7 loss to Georgia Tech.
N.C. State allowed 91 yards of offense, 31 after the Terrapins' first drive. N.C. State was winless against Maryland since 1999, blowing a second-half lead in all four games, but the nation's third-ranked defense didn't allow that to happen again.
Maryland's Joel Statham went 6-for-11 for 18 yards before being replaced by true freshman Jordan Steffy in the third quarter a second straight week. Steffy completed 1-of-7 for six yards.
Maryland's Nick Novak kicked a 40-yard field goal with 10:07 remaining for the final margin. Davis went 13-for-30 for 208 yards, including 7-for-13 for 108 yards on third down, after starting running back T.A. McLendon injured his hamstring on the opening series and did not return.
GA. TECH 24, DUKE 7: P.J. Daniels rushed for 114 yards and threw the first touchdown of his career for host Georgia Tech. Daniels rushed for more than 100 yards for a third time this season. Freshman Calvin Johnson caught two touchdowns for the Yellow Jackets and finished with six receptions for 92 yards.
Tailback Cedric Dargan started for Duke after missing four games with a leg injury, but he was shut down as Tech's defensive front dominated the line of scrimmage. Dargan, who rushed for 114 yards in a season-opening loss to Navy, was held to 31 yards on 20 carries. Tech was slowed by three turnovers, including two interceptions by Reggie Ball.
CLEMSON 35, UTAH ST. 6: Reggie Merriweather had two of Clemson's four rushing touchdowns and the host Tigers snapped a four-game skid. Tiger defenders had 11 sacks, the most in a game in coach Tommy Bowden's six seasons, and held Utah State to minus-20 yards rushing. Clemson's offense had its problems early as quarterback Charlie Whitehurst threw two interceptions in the opening half. But the Tigers stuck to the ground after halftime, finishing with four rushing TDs after having only three in five previous games.
