Maryland started the scoring with a 4-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Sam Hollenbach to Joey Haynos, giving Maryland a 7-0 first quarter lead.
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With only 30 seconds left in the first half, quarterback Curtis Painter threw a touchdown pass to make the half-time score 21-7, Maryland.
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In the second quarter, running back Cory Jackson scored on a 1-yard touchdown lead, to stretch the lead out to 14-0.
2006 | 2006 in music | Super Bowl | Sports Illustrated | 2006 FIFA World Cup | Sky Sports | Orange Bowl | 2006 Commonwealth Games | Rose Bowl Game | Rose Bowl | EA Sports | 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games | The Sports Network | Swimming at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games | Pro Bowl | CBS Sports | 2006 in television | Orange Bowl (game) | Sugar Bowl | Fox Sports | 2006 Winter Olympics | sports | Setanta Sports | 2006 ATP Tour | sports club | Canadian federal election, 2006 | 2006 Asian Games | Bowl Championship Series | NBC Sports | Hollywood Bowl |
The Boilermakers had a cumulative record of 25–25 // 13-19 Big Ten; with a win in the 2007 Motor City Bowl and an appearance in the 2006 Champs Sports Bowl.