BALTIMORE — On a day he completed only 13 passes, Christian Hackenberg guided Penn State to a gritty win over Maryland and earned a place in the Penn State record book.

Hackenberg threw for 315 yards and three touchdowns, and Penn State squeezed out a 31-30 victory Saturday to spoil the debut of Terps’ interim coach Mike Locksley.

In addition to tossing TD passes of 37, 20 and 27 yards, Hackenberg had completions of 40, 38 and 31 yards. Chris Godwin had four catches for 135 yards and DaeSean Hamilton totaled 96 yards on his five receptions.

Hackenberg, a 6-foot-4 junior, became the school career leader in completions (608) and yards passing (7,453), displacing Zach Mills in both categories.

“Yeah, that’s awesome,” Hackenberg said. “For me, I don’t think that’s something that’s going to hit me until later on down the road. It was really cool to go out and get that done today and have my teammates around making plays.”

Godwin, in turn, gave all the credit to his quarterback.

“He works so hard to just master his craft,” Godwin said. “He’s a very talented player, and he’s the leader of our team.”

Penn State (6-2, 3-1 Big Ten) improved to 36-2-1 against the Terps, but Maryland’s determined effort before a spirted crowd of 68,948 could help turn this into a regional rivalry.

Locksley was promoted from offensive coordinator after head coach Randy Edsall was fired on Oct. 11. Although Maryland (2-5, 0-3) led in the fourth quarter and played its best game in a month, the result was all too familiar.

“Good teams find a way to win these games,” Locksley said.

Edsall was dismissed after a three-game stretch in which the Terrapins were outscored 122-34. Maryland played well in this one but was undone by five turnovers, including three interceptions by Perry Hills.

“Obviously the thing we’ve got to get corrected is the turnovers,” Locksley said. “The mark of a good team is one that doesn’t beat itself, and we did just that.”

Hills ran for 124 yards and completed 19 of 28 passes for 225 yards. His final interception came on a deflected pass with 1:15 remaining.

With Hills leading the way, Maryland amassed 241 yards on the ground.

The victory was particularly special because it was the Nittany Lions’ sixth of the year.

“We are bowl eligible,” Franklin said. “Like I told the seniors, tonight allowed us to keep our family together for another month or so at the end of the season.”