Backup quarterback Chris Turner led three second-half scoring drives, Keon Lattimore rushed for 124 yards and a touchdown and Maryland's defense shut down Ray Rice and No. 10 Rutgers' high-powered offense in a stunning 34-24 victory today.

It marked the second straight year that Rutgers was upset after getting into the top 10. Last year, Cincinnati surprised the Scarlet Knights a week after they reached No. 7 following an upset of then-No. 3 Louisville.

This year it was Maryland (3-2), which had dropped two straight games and was coming off a disheartening 31-24 overtime loss to Wake Forest, a game in which the Terps blew a 24-3 third quarter lead.

Maryland squandered a 14-3 lead late in the second quarter in this one, but rallied in the second half behind Turner, getting field goals of 26 and 37 yards from an erratic Obi Egekeze, a 2-yard TD run by Lattimore and a late 14-yard dash by Lance Ball, who rushed 90 yards and two touchdowns.

The last touchdown came after Rutgers quarterback Mike Teel was sacked and fumbled on a fourth-and-10 play from the Scarlet Knights 20 with about two minutes to play.

Teel threw two touchdown passes and Rice scored on a 1-yard run with 4:41 to go to cut the Maryland lead to 27-24, but the Terps' defense held stout this time against a Scarlet Knights offense that was averaging 46 points. Rice was held to 97 yards rushing on 21 carries.

The victory over a top 10 team was the first for Maryland since upsetting Florida State in 2004, and this is one it deserved. The Terps outplayed the Scarlet Knights, outgaining them 458-392 while forcing three turnovers.