2006 EA Sports Sims
The ever popular EA Sims are back for the third season. Our friends at EA know how to kick the excitement of new college season by releasing this little gem in mid July. The season is quickly approaching and before you know it, cyber players will give way to real life players. I haven't even played a single down on this game yet, so the full season sim will be the first look at it, and will give us a preview of this years Terps!
Preseason accolades
Ohio St. is number one in the preseason, while Miami is #11 and the highest ACC team. WVU is in at #8. The Terps come in at #40 with an A- strength of schedule. Adam Podlesh is the only Terp to garner All ACC status. The Terps are picked to finish 7th in conference and 4th in the Atlantic Division. Miami is picked to win the conference, and FSU to win the Division. They really went out on a limb there! You will be happy to know Byrd is not ranked in the top 25 toughest places to play. MAKE SOME NOISE!!!!
Week 1 Vs. William and Mary Win 27-3
MD had only a 7 nothing lead at the half thanks to a 26 yard TD by Lance Ball in the first QTR.
Key Stats
Hollenbach 18-37 178 2 TD
Lance Ball 32 for 222 and 1 TD
Weatherly 5 for 81 YDS
Jason Goode 1 TD and 41 YDS
Danny Oquendo 1 Catch for 1 yard and 1 TD
Bolston 9 Tackles 2 Sacks
Wiseman 1 INT
Ennis 2-3 FG long of 31
Podlesh 4 Punts for 45.7 AVG
Week 2 VS. 1-0 Middle Tennessee State Win 42-7
The Terps jumped out to a 35-0 lead at the half capped off by a 7 yard fumble return for a TD by Jeremy Navarre with 35 seconds left in the half.
Key Stats
Hollenbach 18-22 171 YDS 3 TD's
Steffy 2-3 17 YDS 1 TD
Allen 14 114 yds
Ball 18 102 yds 1 TD
Oquendo, Hayward-Bey and Josh Allen all caught TD passes, while Oquendo lead the team with 72 yards
Tre Covington had tackles and 1 sack
Ennis 6-6 XP
Podlesh 4 punts 36.5 AVG
JP Humber strained a Pectoral muscle and will be out two weeks
Week 3 At West Virginia 2-0 # 8 38-17 Loss
MD was able to cut the lead to 17-10 with and Ennis FG before the half, but the Terps were outscored 21-7 in the forth quarter. Hollenbach was sacked 5 times, and was intercepted twice (here we go).
Key Stats
Hollenbach 17-33 151 1 TD 2 picks
Ball 19 131
Weatherly 7 catches for 36 yards
Heyward-Bey 2 14 1 TD
Philistin 6 tackles 2 TFL, 1 Sack
Christian Varner 1 Int
Ennis 1-1 from 30
Podlesh 6 punts 41.3 avg
Week 4 VS Florida International 2-1 Win 34-17
Well if the cyber fans saw this final on the bottom line they would probably have thought the same thing you are thinking, oh an easy win. That was not the case. FIU jumped out to a 17-3 at the half before MD went on to score 14 in the third and 17 in the fourth for the win. One MD TD was a 32 yard int return by David Halloway.
Key Stats
Hollenbach 14- 20 159 2 TD's
Ball 19 115 1 TD
Weatherly 6-91 1 TD
Halloway 5 tackles 2 ints 1 TD
Varner 1 int
Ennis 2-3 long of 42
Podlesh 4 47.5 AVG
Week 5 BYE
Week 6 at #21 Georgia Tech 4-1 Loss27-17
Gaither was suspended for two quarters for failing to show up to voluntary workouts.
Trailing 17-20 at the half Tech was able to shut the Terps out in the second half to hold on for the win.
Key Stats
Hollenbach 10-22 213 yds 1 td
Steffy 2-7 53
Ball 27 146
Humber 3 13 1 TD
Oquendo 3 64 1 TD
Bolston 6 Tackles 5 TFL 2 sacks
Josh Wilson 1 int
Ennis 1-4 Long of 50
Podlesh 3 41.7 AVG
Week 7 at Virginia 4-2 Win 52-23
After leading on 14-13 early in the second quarter MD ripped off three straight TD's to stretch the lead to 35-13. MD amassed 501 yards of total offense.
Key Stats
Hollenbach 20-25 281 4 TD's
Ball 22 for 142 2 TD's
Allen 9 for 58 1 TD
Isaiah Williams 8 catches 125 yards 1 TD
Cesa, Goode, and Allen also caught TD passes
Halloway 1 int 3 tackles
Ennis 1-1 42 yards
Podlesh 1 for 48
Week 8 VS NC. State 3-3 Loss 24-20 (4-3)
Wesley Jefferson will miss this one with a strained back. MD took a 20-17 lead on a TD pass from Hollenbach to Jason Goode, with 4:44 remaining, but State scored a 2 yard rushing TD with 49 seconds left to put the Wolf Pack ahead for good. Not a happy cyber home coming.
Key Stats
Hollenbach 17-29 223 1 TD 1 int
Ball 21 112 1 TD
Allen 2 catches 53 yards
Goode 1 catch 2 yards 1 TD
Bolston 9 tkl, 4 TFL 1 sack
Moore and Armstrong 2 sacks
Ennis 2 for 3 long of 24
Podlesh 4 42.0 AVG 2 inside the 20
Week 9 VS #9 Florida State Loss 17-14 (4-4)
MD had a 14-7 lead after 3 quarters, but as has been the case so many times, FSU finds a way to throttle the Terps in the fourth qtr to dash our hopes of the upset. It appears Hollenbach was injured in this one and Steffy came in to throw 2 TD's. FSU scores the go ahead TD on a 70 yard punt return with 4:11 remaining in the game. Tisk, Tisk, tisk.
Key Stats
Hollenbach 5-5 49 yards
Steffy 7-21 109 2 TD's 2 Ints
Ball 26 154
Heyward-Bey 3 for 35 1 TD
Goode 1 for 33 1 TD
Bolston 10 tkls 4 tfl 2 sacks
Week 10 at Clemson 5-4 Win 42-35 1 OT
Hollenbach's injury must not have been that severe as he is cleared to play against the Tigers. If you were late arriving to this one you missed all the fireworks. The teams combined to score 35 points in the first 10:56. With 6:51 left in the game Ennis connected on a 24 yard FG, 39 seconds later, J.J. Justice returned a pick 37 yards, and MD was successful on a two point conversion to cut the lead to 35-28. With 1:03 left Steffy hit Weatherly for a 5 yard TD to tie the game. In the first OT Steffy hit Isaiah Williams for a 25 yard TD, and the defense held for the win.
Key Stats
Hollenbach 8 of 17 for 85 yards 2 TD's 2 INTs
Steffy 5 for 12 49 yards, 2 TDs
Ball 34 for 204
Williams 4 for 84 2 TDs
Weatherly and Oquendo each caught TD passes
Bolston 7 tkl 2 TFl 1 sack
Navarre 6 tkl, 4 tfl, 2 sacks
Bullock, Feliciano, Phillistin, Armstrong had sacks, while, Justice and Jefferson had Ints
Ennis 2-2 39 long
Podlesh 3 53.7 avg 2 inside 20
Holloway will be out 3 weeks with a sprained ankle
After the win the Terps improve to 5-4 2-3 ACC
Week 11 VS #3 Miami (9-0) Loss 35-10
Miami jumped out to a 14-0 half time lead. MD made it close at 14-7, but Miami took control in the 4th quarter. 4 turnovers (3 Ints) did the Terps in.
Key Stats
Hollenbach 9-24 131 yds 0 TD 3 Int
Ball 26 for 154 1 TD
Bolston 2 tfl 1 sack
Ennis 1-3 FG long of 23
Podlesh 5 41.6 Avg
MD 5-5 2-4 in ACC
Week 12 At Boston College 5-5 Loss 27-17
This is a tough one to lose when you are looking at the bowl picture. This one was actually tied with 5:36 to go in the third after an 83 yard TD pass from Hollenbach to Goode. A win would have made them 6-5 and more importantly ahead of BC, but now the Terps maybe on the outside looking in on the bowl picture. Haven't we heard that a lot lately at MD?
Key Stats
Hollenbach 15-29 209 Yds 1 TD 1 INT
Ball 20 for 80 1 TD
Goode 3 for 110 1 TD
Philistin 6 Tkl 1 Int
Podlesh 6 for 41.7
Week 13 VS #14 Wake Forrest 10-1 (that is not a typo) Loss 31-17
Natch I hit the wrong button and couldn't see the full box score
Lance Ball I can tell you was out for one week for breaking a team rule. Wake had a 21-10 lead at he half. Well there you have it another bowl less season.
Wake and Miami meet for the ACC championship and Miami wins 35-28.
The Heisman goes to Drew Tate, narrowly edging out Adrian Peterson.
The ACC bowl picture looks like this:
LSU VS GT in the Music City Bowl L
Ohio St VS NCST in the Champs Sports Bowl W
South Carolina VS Wake in the Chick Fil-A Bowl W in OT
K St Vs FSU in the Gator Bowl L
VT VS WVU in the Orange Bowl W (WVU was undefeated)
Miami VS Auburn for the National Championship W in OT
Tyson: Clemson 5-7 2-6 ACC and you lost to USC
Aryan: Georgia 6-6 4-4 SEC, and you lost to GT
TERPS HONORS:
Conrad Bolston 2nd Team ACC
TERPS STATS:
Hollenbach 128 Rating 165-291 2020 19 TD 12 INT
Steffy 111 Rating 17-44 230 5 TD 2 INT
Ball 264 Attempts 1562 Yards 8 TD
Allen 37 Attempts 259 Yards 1 TD
Weatherly 52 575 3TD
Williams 46 531 3 TD
Oquendo 24 301 4 TD
Heyward-Bey 19 141 3 TD
Goode 16 281 7 TD
Allen 12 268 3 TD
Bolston 68 Tkl 26 tfl 10 sacks
Covington 42 8 3
Navarre 37 11 4
Armstrong 35 17 5
Wilson, Wiseman, Holloway 3 INTs
Ennis 14-22 63 % Long of 50
Podlesh 43.0 Avg long of 67 15 inside the 20
There you have it. This year EA is a little down on the Terps, and looking at seasons past, maybe that is a good thing. See you all soon at the real deal.