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2021 New Era Pinstripe Bowl
2021 New Era Pinstripe Bowl
11th Pinstripe Bowl
	Maryland players celebrate after the win
Maryland Terrapins	Virginia Tech Hokies
(6–6)	(6–6)
Big Ten	ACC
54	10
Head coach: ; Mike Locksley	Head coach: ; J. C. Price (interim)
Date	December 29, 2021
Season	2021
Stadium	Yankee Stadium
Location	Bronx, New York
MVP	Taulia Tagovailoa
Favorite	Maryland by 4.5
Referee	Mike McCabe (Pac-12)
Attendance	29,653
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN; ESPN Radio
Announcers	ESPN: 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

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

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

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

2021 New Era Pinstripe Bowl

Quarter	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, 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
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	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

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