COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Malik Washington threw a 42-yard touchdown pass to Shaleak Knotts on fourth down, and Maryland held off Northern Illinois 20-9 on Friday night.

The Terrapins (2-0) extended their winning streak against nonconference opponents to 17, the nation's longest active run. Washington threw for 254 yards and two touchowns in the freshman's second college game.

“I thought we needed a game like this, where we were going to be tested and play for four quarters,” Maryland coach Michael Locksley said. “I never felt at any point that our team panicked.”

The Huskies (1-1) couldn't pull off a repeat of Week 2 last year, when they shocked Notre Dame in what was the lone regular-season loss for the Irish. Telly Johnson scored on a 74-yard run in the third, but Northern Illinois

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