COLLEGE PARK — Maryland's two punt blocks on Saturday were the team's third and fourth of the season, doubling last season's total. More than that, the blocks continued a streak.
The Terps have now blocked 16 punts to their opponents' zero over a span that covers 129 games.
Maryland's special-teams players include an unusually large number of wide receivers.
"We have seven or eight wide receivers in there," said special teams coach Charles Bankins. The list includes LaQuan Williams (Poly), Kevin Dorsey and Emani Lee-Odai.
Williams had the first block on Saturday — the punt still traveled 11 yards — leading to a Maryland field goal. Linebacker Nick Peterson, a transfer from Navy, had the second block.
"I'll bet you couldn't go to another college in the country and find as many wide receivers helping on special teams," head coach Ralph Friedgen said.
Trick plays useful
Maryland tried several gadget plays against Wake Forest with mixed results.
The Terps brought in punt returner Tony Logan for a rare offensive play in the first quarter. Logan, who played quarterback in high school, took a toss behind the line and threw deep and incomplete to Torrey Smith in the end zone.
In the second quarter, Smith took the ball on a double-reverse and sprinted nine yards to help set up a 32-yard Travis Baltz field goal.
It's no coincidence that Smith was involved in both trick plays. Maryland is always looking for ways to maximize the skills of its best all-around player.
Smith, who had been limited in recent games by a sore ankle, said he is healthy.
"I'm moving just as well as I did before," he said.
He is averaging 18.7 yards per kickoff return this season.
Terps in good spot
The Atlantic Coast Conference division races have tightened.
Florida State's loss to N.C. State on Thursday night meant there were no teams with undefeated conference records left in the Atlantic Division.
Another of Maryland's division contenders, Clemson, lost to Boston College on Saturday. The Eagles had previously been winless in ACC play.
It all means Maryland has no more losses (one) than any Atlantic Division team. Florida State is 4-1, and N.C. State and the Terps are 3-1.
"The ACC is wild," Smith said.