Associated Press

James Madison tight end Mike Caussin (85) catches a touchdown pass against Maryland linebacker Adrian Moten (54) during the second half Saturday in College Park, Md. Maryland won 38-35 in overtime.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Trailing by a touchdown in the fourth quarter, Maryland faced the possibility of losing at home to James Madison and falling to 0-2 for the first time in six seasons.

A pivotal fourth-down pass, along with a redemptive performance by the defense in overtime, enabled the Terrapins to pull out a 38-35 victory Saturday night.

Nick Ferrara kicked a 26-yard field goal in overtime for Maryland, which avoided the embarrassment of losing at home to a Football Championship Subdivision team that was 0-9 against Football Bowl Subdivision opponents since 1990.

"In my experience, all wins are good wins. There's a lot to learn from this game," said Terrapins quarterback Chris Turner, who went 25-for-28 for 236 yards and ran for a touchdown. "Obviously we have a lot of corrections to make. We made too many mistakes."

Coming off a 52-13 loss to California, the Terrapins (1-1) hoped to rebound with a convincing win. But Maryland received another poor performance from its young defense and an inconsistent showing from an offense that committed two turnovers.

The Terrapins, however, got it right in overtime.

Starting first in the extra session, James Madison moved one yard in three plays before Dixon Wright was wide right on a 41-yard field goal try.

Maryland then used two runs by Da'Rel Scott to move the ball to the 13. Following two carries by Turner, the second of which got the ball to the middle of the field, Ferrara connected.

James Madison's Drew Dudzik ran for 112 yards and a touchdown, and threw for two scores. Were it not for a variety of penalties -- 11 for 105 yards -- the Dukes (0-1) might have won.

James Madison also gave up an 81-yard kickoff return to Torrey Smith.

"Penalties and the kickoff return really killed us," tight end Mike Caussin said. "That's the thing that's going to be hard to sleep with. We killed ourselves."

Richmond 16, Delaware 15

NEWARK, Del. -- Richmond's Kevin Grayson blocked a 23-yard field goal attempt with 38.1 seconds remaining and the Spiders held on to edge Delaware.

Delaware (1-1, 0-1 Colonial Athletic Association) picked up a first down at the Richmond 9-yard line on Pat Devlin's 33-yard pass to Mark Mackey. After three running plays moved the ball to the 6, Grayson blocked Jon Striefsky's 23-yard field goal attempt.

Andrew Howard's 23-yard field goal with 5:54 remaining gave the Spiders (2-0, 1-0) a 16-15 advantage. The field goal came four plays after an interception and 33-yard return by Darryl Hamilton gave Richmond the ball at Delaware's 10.

Eric Ward was 22-for-33 for 247 yards and a touchdown to pace defending Football Championship Subdivision national champion Richmond, which has won 11 games in a row. He also ran for 46 yards and a TD on 10 carries.

W&L 31, Sewanee 13

LEXINGTON -- Washington and Lee scored 31 first-half points en route to ending a six-game losing streak with a victory over Sewanee (0-1).

W&L (1-1) first-year running back Brett Murray returned the opening kickoff 61 yards to the Sewanee 33-yard line and sophomore running back Jonathan Clemo (Salem) gave the Generals a 7-0 lead seven plays later when he scored on a 2-yard touchdown run just 3:09 into the game.

After a fumble recovery by W&L senior defensive end Matt Cassilly set the Generals up on the Sewanee 20, Clemo scored his second touchdown with a 20-yard run on the next play for a 14-0 lead with 1:56 left in the opening quarter.

Quarterback Charlie Westfal led the W&L offense by rushing 17 times for 69 yards and one touchdown and completing 8-of-15 passes for 74 yards and one interception. Clemo rushed 13 times for 52 yards and two touchdowns and Murray carried five times for 36 yards. He also totaled 169 return yards for 205 all-purpose yards.

E&H 31, Greensboro 14

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- A defensive scoring surge that began toward the end of the first half propelled Emory & Henry (2-0) to a victory over Greensboro.

With time running out in the first half, Emory & Henry's Caleb Moore scooped up a fumble and ran it in for a touchdown.

The Emory & Henry defense converted two Pride turnovers into touchdowns, both scored by linebacker Evan O'Sullivan, one off a fumble and one off an interception.

The Wasps held a 21-0 lead until late in the third quarter when a disorganized Greensboro offense finally managed to rally for a touchdown.

Emory & Henry responded in their next drive with a Matt Turchin field goal that followed a 30-yard run by Caleb Jennings.

After a Greensboro touchdown in the fourth quarter, the Wasps again responded with a scoring drive, this one marked by a 31-yard touchdown run by Jennings.

Hampden-Sydney 46, Gettysburg 43, OT

HAMPDEN-SYDNEY -- After a back-and-forth offensive first half, Hampden-Sydney's defense put the clamps on the Gettysburg attack, and Boaz Young-el blocked two field goals -- including the would-be game winner -- to force overtime where the sophomore David Prizzia kicked the game winning field goal.

In the victory, senior Corey Sedlar threw for an all-time Hampden-Sydney-high 522 yards while also setting the school record for career completions with 607. Both records were formerly held by J.D. Ricca.

Sedlar threw five touchdowns and four interceptions on 36-of-56 passing. Kirk Rohle led the way with 113 yards rushing and a touchdown, while also adding 51 yards receiving and a touchdown through the air. Sean Cavanaugh was the leading receiver with a game-high 195 yards and two touchdowns.

Johns Hopkins 35, Randolph-Macon 31

BALTIMORE -- Andrew Kase's one-yard touchdown run with 49 seconds left to go in the game, propelled Johns Hopkins (1-1) to a victory over Randolph-Macon (0-2).

The loss spoiled a record setting day for R-MC receiver Earl Peoples who set a school record with 216 yards on seven catches. People's day also marked the 10^th best single-game performance in ODAC history.

Yellow Jackets quarterback Austin Faulkner was 16-for-28 for 287 yards and one touchdown. Steve Mathews carried the ball 29 times for 74 yards and three scores.

North Carolina A&T 17, Norfolk State 13

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Mike Mayhew's third-quarter touchdown run proved to be the winning score to lead North Carolina A&T to a victory over Norfolk State.

The Aggies (2-0, 1-0 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) trailed 13-10 at halftime but held the Spartans (1-1, 0-1) scoreless in the second half.

Mayhew's 8-yard run capped a five-play, 61-yard drive and gave North Carolina A&T a 17-13 lead with 10:53 remaining in the third quarter. He finished with 87 yards on 14 carries.

Norfolk State quarterback Dennis Brown rushed for 87 yards and scored on a 30-yard run with 11:09 left in the first quarter.

North Carolina A&T cut it to 7-3 before Norfolk State scored on Brown's 16-yard pass to Chris Bell. The Aggies countered with a 25-yard scoring pass from Carlton Fears to Wallace Miles with 14 seconds left before halftime.

UVa-Wise 48, Apprentice 0

WISE -- After two frustrating opening contests, UVa-Wise took the first step to getting back on track for the 2009 gridiron season by blanking The Apprentice School.

Hakeem Abdul-Saboor and Jason Lovett found the end zone three times apiece while the Highland Cavaliers (1-2) defense held the Builders (0-2) to 98 yards of total offense.

Freshman Taylor Fletcher rushed for a team-high 66 yards on 12 attempts. Brad Robbins passed for 236 yards, completing 8 of 13 passes with three scores. Matt Barbour added three grabs for 61 yards and Aric Evans two catches for 47 yards.

ODU 49, Virginia Union 17

NORFOLK -- Thomas DeMarco ran for three touchdowns and passed for two more, leading Old Dominion over Virginia Union.

DeMarco went 13 of 18 for 198 yards and rushed for 39 yards on 12 carries for the Monarchs (2-0). Mario Crawford added 71 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 10 carries.

DeMarco scored the first three touchdowns on runs of 2 and 3 yards and a 14-yard pass to Dorian Jackson put Old Dominion ahead 21-0 early in the second quarter. After Virginia Union (1-2) pulled within 21-10, DeMarco connected with Matt Carrillo on a 5-yard pass, and Crawford's 41-yard scoring scamper gave the Monarchs a 35-10 advantage at halftime.

Crawford and DeMarco had rushing touchdowns of 1 and 3 yards, respectively, in the second half.

Bridgewater 21, Shenandoah 13

WINCHESTER -- Visiting Bridgewater kept its record perfect with a non-league football victoryt over host Shenandoah.

Bridgewater (2-0) quieted the 2,457 fans at the 8:58 mark of the first quarter with a 98-yard TD pass to Tyler Beiler from Hagan Driskell and never looked back against SU (1-1).

Teley Tate, a transfer from Shenandoah, led all rushers with 192 yards and the one touchdown on 22 carries. Bridgewater finished the game with 235 of its 423 yards in total offense coming on the ground.

Lincoln 29, So. Virginia 8

LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, Pa. -- Brandon Austin, a transfer from Louisburg (N.C.) College, threw for three TDs in a Lincoln (2-1) win over Southern Virginia (0-3).

Austin overcame a slow start for a 17-for-34, 304-yard day. Austin also led the team with 74 yards on 17 carries.