Maryland football hosts Wisconsin after snapping 13-game Big Ten skid

COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Maryland football hosts Wisconsin on Saturday at SECU Stadium with a win to build on. The Terrapins are 3-6 overall and 1-5 in the Big Ten after a 34-29 victory at Purdue. Kickoff is noon ET on FS1. Read more: Maryland football hosts Wisconsin after Purdue win

Wisconsin arrives at 6-3 and 4-2 in the conference, according to the Wisconsin athletics preview. The Badgers lead the all-time series 4-1.

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What the Purdue win changed

The win ended a six-game losing streak and a 13-game Big Ten skid, the Associated Press reported. It was the first victory for interim coach Aazaar Abdul-Rahim. He took over after Michael Locksley was fired.

Maryland struggled early. It had five first downs and 108 yards in the first half and trailed 12-7 at the break. But the second half went differently.

Quarterback Malik Washington finished 13 of 18 for 253 yards and ran for two touchdowns. DeJuan Williams broke a 75-yard touchdown run. Chris Durr Jr. caught an 87-yard score on a screen pass.

Washington opened the second half with a 44-yard touchdown pass to Na'eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding on a screen. That gave Maryland a 14-12 lead. He also wore a knee brace in the second half and rushed eight times for 32 yards.

Still, Purdue made it close. The Boilermakers cut the lead to 34-29 and reached the Maryland 11-yard line with five seconds left. Then quarterback Ryan Browne was sacked on the final play. Purdue also settled for field goals on four red-zone trips.

Maryland's Dontay Joyner was ejected for a flagrant personal foul 96 seconds into the game.

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The Wisconsin side

Wisconsin has a true freshman quarterback in Ryan Hopkins. In his first start, he completed 18 of 24 passes for 241 yards and three touchdowns against Rutgers, the Wisconsin release said. He earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors.

Linebacker Cooper Catalano leads the Big Ten with 90 tackles. He had 14 against Rutgers.

A short series history

Maryland's only win in the series came last season, 27-10 in Madison. Wisconsin won the only earlier meeting in College Park, 31-24 in 2015. Saturday is the Badgers' first visit to the campus since then.

The game is also Military Appreciation Day at SECU Stadium.