Virginia Loses Its Quarterback and Game : ACC: Maryland rallies from a 14-point halftime deficit to beat the Cavaliers, 35-30. Shawn Moore is injured.

What was supposed to be Maryland Coach Joe Krivak’s last hurrah turned out instead to be another serious blow to Virginia’s Cavaliers.

“If there’s anybody out there who’s still looking for a bowl team, tell them we’re ready and willing to go,” Krivak said after Mark Mason’s eight-yard touchdown run with 11:23 to play lifted the Terrapins to a 35-30 victory over No. 8 Virginia Saturday.

Mason’s winning touchdown run, which made it 35-28, came one play after Zolak had teamed up with Marcus Badgett on a 71-yard pass play.

Virginia, ranked No. 1 three weeks ago, blew a 14-point halftime lead for the second time in three games.

“The defense is giving up too much in the second half,” Coach George Welsh said. “I don’t know what’s wrong.”

Welsh’s problems don’t end there. Senior quarterback Shawn Moore, who came into the game as the nation’s passing-efficiency leader, dislocated the thumb on his throwing hand late in the game and had surgery at the University of Virginia Medical Center. Moore is expected to be sidelined for three weeks.

Down 21-7 at halftime, Maryland got two second-half scoring passes from Scott Zolak and two touchdown runs from Mason.

Maryland, 6-5 overall and 4-3 in the Atlantic Coast Conference, finished with its first winning record since 1985.

The Terrapins were bidding to preserve the job of Krivak, whose four-year contract is up. Krivak, with a record of 18-25-1, is to discuss his future in a meeting today with Athletic Director Andy Geiger.

Zolak said Krivak “deserves another four years. He’s the hardest-working guy around here.”

Geiger was asked how the Virginia victory would figure in his discussion with Krivak.

“It certainly is a positive feature, no question,” he said.

Zolak said Krivak “deserves another four years. He’s the hardest-working guy around here.”

Virginia, which came into the contest leading the nation in scoring at 44.3 points, has a school-record 430 points with one regular-season game left. The old mark of 414 was set in 1894.

Virginia (8-2, 5-2) had been anticipating a bid to the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. But the Cavaliers, who lost to Georgia Tech two weeks ago after leading 28-14 at halftime, now may have to wait for a possible invitation to a less prestigious postseason game.