Big Ten · 2026

Maryland Terrapins

Head coach Mike Locksley · SECU Stadium
2-60-5 in conference
TDC Rank
#79
of 138 FBS teams
Rating
-2.3
pts vs avg FBS team
Offense
-0.7
77th in FBS
Defense
-1.6
77th in FBS
Schedule so far
+3.7
25th toughest
Projected
2.9-9.1
bowl-eligible <1%

Season Outlook

From the TDC Rating, updated after every game

Rating by week

-2.3 now, +0.8 preseason · down 22 spots since preseason
-50+5FBS avgPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9#78

Final record odds

2.9-9.1 expected · most likely 3-9 (42%)
36%2-1042%3-919%4-85-7

Schedule

Game score = the rating that one result implies, after adjusting for opponent and venue

WkDateOpponentResult / TDC lineGame scoreWin chanceTV
1Sep 5vsHampton FCSW 62–0 ›-15.1—BTN
2Sep 12@80UConnW 38–14 ›+24.8—CBSSN
3Sep 19vs49Virginia TechL 26–35 ›-7.1—FS1
4Sep 26vs17UCLACONFL 3–54 ›-21.6—BTN
5Oct 3@20NebraskaCONFL 23–48 ›-5.7—FS1
6Oct 10@2Ohio StateCONFL 16–45 ›+4.4—BTN
7Oct 17vs94RutgersCONFL 30–37 ›-17.8—BTN
8—Bye
9Oct 31vs42IllinoisCONFL 17–20 ›+0.6—FS1
10Nov 7@71PurdueCONFPurdue −6.5 · o/u 60.0—33%BTN
11Nov 14vs33WisconsinCONFWisconsin −10.1 · o/u 46.5—25%
12Nov 21@23USCCONFUSC −19.5 · o/u 58.8—10%
13Nov 28vs26Penn StateCONFPenn State −10.9 · o/u 50.5—23%

Team Stats

Hover an advanced stat for what it means. Box-score totals include FCS games and aren't opponent-adjusted

StatOffenseFBS rankDefense (allowed)FBS rank
EPA · per play, garbage time excluded (CollegeFootballData.com)
EPA / play+0.041109th+0.169108th
Success rate39.3%110th44.4%112th
Explosiveness1.32228th1.27486th
Play-by-play advanced · garbage time excluded (computed from every play)
Success rate39.9%107th44.4%106th
Rushing success rate36.2%131st42.9%75th
Passing success rate42.3%63rd46.0%119th
Explosive run rate14.7%50th13.0%68th
Explosive pass rate6.9%128th9.3%56th
Line yards / carry2.63131st2.9657th
Opportunity rate32.2%131st36.8%60th
Stuff rate23.7%132nd17.3%80th
Sack rate2.2%9th4.5%99th
3rd-down conversion38.7%93rd48.2%127th
Red-zone TD rate62.1%73rd81.8%135th
Havoc rate13.3%64th13.4%78th
Box score · season totals
Points / game26.977th31.6121st
Yards / game366.584th371.682nd
Yards / play5.4092nd5.5188th
Pass yards / game237.957th218.580th
Yards / pass att.6.40116th7.60100th
Completion %60.9%86th63.5%96th
Rush yards / game128.6108th153.184th
Yards / carry4.4067th4.1880th
3rd-down conv. %34.5%111th41.4%106th
Turnovers / game (lost · forced)1.1248th1.3845th
Sacks / game (allowed · made)1.1219th2.1263rd
Penalty yards / game56.370th64.931st

Charting

Where the ball goes, read from the play-by-play: air yards, yards after the catch, run direction, pressure and tempo. Ranks run highest to lowest

Avg. depth of throw
6.9
132nd of 138
YAC per catch
6.0
40th of 138
Deep shots (20+)
9%
132nd of 138
Shotgun
92%
94th of 138
No-huddle
68%
62nd of 138
QB pressured
6%
135th of 138 (1st = most)
Defense: pressure rate
7%
135th of 138
Defense: YAC allowed
4.8
103rd of 138 (1st = most)

Offense: where it throws286 throws charted

61% comp6.9 avg. depth6.0 YAC/catch9% 20+ air yds11–7 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 24 throws (8%), 21 caught (88%), 109 yds, 4.5 per throw2488% · 109yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 19 throws (7%), 13 caught (68%), 116 yds, 6.1 per throw1968% · 116yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 23 throws (8%), 10 caught (43%), 87 yds, 3.8 per throw2343% · 87yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 13 throws (5%), 7 caught (54%), 102 yds, 7.8 per throw1354% · 102yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 8 throws (3%), 2 caught (25%), 33 yds, 4.1 per throw825% · 33yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 5 throws (2%), 2 caught (40%), 56 yds, 11.2 per throw540% · 56yLeft, 30+ air yards: 1 throws (0%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw10% · 0yMiddle, Behind air yards: 6 throws (2%), 6 caught (100%), 15 yds, 2.5 per throw6100% · 15yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 20 throws (7%), 10 caught (50%), 87 yds, 4.3 per throw2050% · 87yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 18 throws (6%), 14 caught (78%), 205 yds, 11.4 per throw1878% · 205yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 13 throws (5%), 8 caught (62%), 124 yds, 9.5 per throw1362% · 124yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 5 throws (2%), 3 caught (60%), 56 yds, 11.2 per throw560% · 56yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 2 throws (1%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw20% · 0yMiddle, 30+ air yards: 3 throws (1%), 1 caught (33%), 43 yds, 14.3 per throw333% · 43yRight, Behind air yards: 29 throws (10%), 24 caught (83%), 175 yds, 6.0 per throw2983% · 175yRight, 0–4 air yards: 36 throws (13%), 28 caught (78%), 162 yds, 4.5 per throw3678% · 162yRight, 5–9 air yards: 26 throws (9%), 13 caught (50%), 111 yds, 4.3 per throw2650% · 111yRight, 10–14 air yards: 10 throws (3%), 5 caught (50%), 92 yds, 9.2 per throw1050% · 92yRight, 15–19 air yards: 11 throws (4%), 8 caught (73%), 185 yds, 16.8 per throw1173% · 185yRight, 20–29 air yards: 8 throws (3%), 1 caught (13%), 30 yds, 3.8 per throw813% · 30yRight, 30+ air yards: 6 throws (2%), 2 caught (33%), 80 yds, 13.3 per throw633% · 80y
fewer more throws
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Defense: where it's thrown on214 throws charted

63% comp9.9 avg. depth4.8 YAC/catch17% 20+ air yds17–7 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 11 throws (5%), 9 caught (82%), 82 yds, 7.5 per throw1182% · 82yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 19 throws (9%), 17 caught (89%), 103 yds, 5.4 per throw1989% · 103yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 14 throws (7%), 12 caught (86%), 160 yds, 11.4 per throw1486% · 160yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 7 throws (3%), 4 caught (57%), 53 yds, 7.6 per throw757% · 53yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 12 throws (6%), 4 caught (33%), 64 yds, 5.3 per throw1233% · 64yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 6 throws (3%), 3 caught (50%), 94 yds, 15.7 per throw650% · 94yLeft, 30+ air yards: 4 throws (2%), 2 caught (50%), 80 yds, 20.0 per throw450% · 80yMiddle, Behind air yards: 3 throws (1%), 2 caught (67%), 24 yds, 8.0 per throw367% · 24yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 13 throws (6%), 11 caught (85%), 87 yds, 6.7 per throw1385% · 87yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 11 throws (5%), 6 caught (55%), 53 yds, 4.8 per throw1155% · 53yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 6 throws (3%), 6 caught (100%), 99 yds, 16.5 per throw6100% · 99yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 4 throws (2%), 3 caught (75%), 68 yds, 17.0 per throw475% · 68yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 9 throws (4%), 8 caught (89%), 7 yds, 0.8 per throw989% · 7yRight, 0–4 air yards: 29 throws (14%), 23 caught (79%), 131 yds, 4.5 per throw2979% · 131yRight, 5–9 air yards: 22 throws (10%), 15 caught (68%), 184 yds, 8.4 per throw2268% · 184yRight, 10–14 air yards: 10 throws (5%), 4 caught (40%), 68 yds, 6.8 per throw1040% · 68yRight, 15–19 air yards: 11 throws (5%), 5 caught (45%), 85 yds, 7.7 per throw1145% · 85yRight, 20–29 air yards: 16 throws (7%), 3 caught (19%), 81 yds, 5.1 per throw1619% · 81yRight, 30+ air yards: 7 throws (3%), 2 caught (29%), 66 yds, 9.4 per throw729% · 66y
fewer more throws
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Offense: run direction222 carries

Left
21%
4.1 YPC · 46% succ.
Middle
51%
5.3 YPC · 41% succ.
Right
28%
4.8 YPC · 40% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Defense: runs faced265 carries

Left
19%
4.2 YPC · 37% succ.
Middle
57%
5.1 YPC · 41% succ.
Right
24%
5.3 YPC · 47% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Pressure = the QB was hurried or sacked, as the play-by-play records it (it misses some, so compare teams rather than reading it as an exact rate). Every snap counts, including garbage time and FCS games.

Roster

100 players · Head coach Mike Locksley

100 players
#PlayerPos▲ClassHtWtHometown
7Malik WashingtonQBSO6' 5"227Glen Burnie, MD
12Nathan BernhardQBFR6' 5"250Ashland, OH
22Jack CapaldiQBSR6' 3"215Malvern, PA
23Max LawrenceQBJR6' 3"191Hialeah, FL
20DJ SamuelsRBJR6' 1"255Englewood, NJ
24Iverson HowardRBSO5' 11"197Gaithersburg, MD
25Harry Dalton IIIRBFR5' 10"204Dinwiddie, VA
34Jianni DavisRBFR6' 1"236Bowie, MD
41John BoleyRBFR5' 11"193Huntingtown, MD
45Solomon FoyeRBFR6' 2"222Elkton, MD
1Na'eem Abdul-Rahim GladdingWRJR6' 0"193Brooklyn, NY
2Kaleb WebbWRSR6' 5"203Powder Springs, GA
10Zymear SmithWRFR6' 0"180Ridgely, MD
11Ryan ManningWRJR5' 11"200Glenn Dale, MD
13Chris Durr Jr.WRJR5' 11"173Chicago, IL
14Jordan ScottWRSR6' 7"225Lynchburg, VA
15Jackson HamiltonWRFR5' 11"203Houston, TX
17Jayden KitchensWRFR6' 3"198Forestville, MD
18Josiah TeasleyWRFR6' 5"181Springfield, VA
80Ejani ShakirWRJR6' 0"188Pennsauken, NJ
83Emerson SmithWRSO6' 1"185Stowe, VT
88Justin DeVaughnWRFR5' 9"167Baltimore, MD
8Preston HowardTESR6' 5"239Arbutus, MD
9Dorian FlemingTEJR6' 3"245Henrico, VA
16Damon Hall Jr.TEFR6' 5"208Baltimore, MD
84Thomas McCluskeyTEJR6' 8"266New Fairfield, CT
85JT TaggartTESO6' 7"249Bowling Green, KY
87Brayden MarkoTEFR6' 6"243New Market, MD
89AJ SzymanskiTESR6' 6"253Timonium, MD
50Trevor SzymanskiOLSO6' 6"302Timonium, MD
51Michael McMonigleOLFR6' 7"303York, PA
52Jonathan PanagouOLFR6' 4"308Burlington, MA
55Tellek LocketteOLSR6' 3"316Miami, FL
57Jesse MoodyOLFR6' 6"337Philadelphia, PA
61Michael HersheyOLJR6' 5"303Spring Grove, PA
64Aaron FoliviOLSR6' 5"329Laurel, MD
66Teagan CoxOLFR6' 5"313Lusby, MD
68Carlos MooreOLSR6' 6"301Bowie, MD
69Logan BennettOLSO6' 6"315Baltimore, MD
70Jaylen GilchristOLFR6' 5"290Virginia Beach, VA
71Ryan HowertonOLSO6' 6"334Laurel, MD
72Ben BeymerOLFR6' 8"325Auburndale, FL
73Davon WatkinsOLSO6' 4"315Baltimore, MD
75Day'Jon MooreOLFR6' 3"292Oak Cliff, TX
76Rahtrel PerryOLSR6' 5"324New London, CT
77Amory HillsOLSO6' 5"344Baltimore, MD
78Anthony RobsockOLSO6' 7"300Harrisburg, PA
10Cam Brickle IIDLFR6' 2"307Philadelphia, PA
39Daniel OwensDLSR6' 4"274Pikesville, MD
44Joel StarlingsDLJR6' 4"307Richmond, VA
50EJ Moore Jr.DLJR6' 2"294Decatur, GA
54JaMarcus WhyceDLFR6' 2"307Dayton, OH
57Bryce JenkinsDLSO6' 6"332Hyattsville, MD
58Joshua SimmonsDLSO6' 6"304Fort Washington, MD
88Derrick LeBlancDLJR6' 5"318Opa Locka, FL
90Delmar WhiteDLFR6' 2"335Millersville, MD
95Armon ParkerDLSR6' 3"332Detroit, MI
97Jayvon ParkerDLSR6' 3"320Detroit, MI
98Eyan ThomasDLJR6' 3"337Chichester, PA
99Lavon JohnsonDLSR6' 2"320Allentown, PA
0Zion EleeLBFR6' 4"233Baltimore, MD
3Trey ReddickLBJR6' 4"216Hampton, VA
9Zahir MathisLBSO6' 6"240Philadelphia, PA
11Sidney StewartLBSO6' 2"247Joppa, MD
19Stephen Dean IIILBSR6' 2"230Mineral, VA
27Kaden CarterLBFR6' 2"205Barnesville, GA
30Travares Daniels IILBFR6' 2"220Miami, FL
32Carlton SmithLBSO6' 1"222Norfolk, VA
35Keyari JamesLBSO6' 3"242Calgary, Canada
40Nahsir TaylorLBSO6' 3"262Suitland, MD
48Darius GrimesLBJR6' 2"228Upper Marlboro, MD
49Chris WellsLBJR6' 1"230Washington, DC
53Kellen McConnellLBSO6' 2"246Kensington, MD
56DD HolmesLBSO6' 7"257Washington, DC
2Lavain ScruggsDBSR6' 3"206Baltimore, MD
4Jamare GlaskerDBSR6' 1"183Temple Hills, MD
5Darrell CareyDBFR6' 2"187Washington, DC
6Jordan ScruggsDBSR5' 11"176Kansas City, MO
7Gavin EdwardsDBJR6' 1"202Alvin, SC
8Mekhai WhiteDBSO6' 5"207King George, VA
12Jayden ShippsDBSO6' 1"193Severn, MD
14Sean JohnsonDBFR6' 1"206Severna Park, MD
15Lloyd Irvin IIIDBSO6' 3"198Springdale, MD
16Dontay JoynerDBSR6' 0"180Lakeland, FL
18Alex MooreDBJR6' 1"186Beltsville, MD
20Ontario Washington Jr.DBFR5' 10"168Stafford, VA
21Judah JenkinsDBSO5' 11"189Olney, MD
22Zahir CobbDBFR6' 2"206Washington, DC
24Amari JacksonDBSR5' 11"193Mcdonough, GA
25Ricardo Cooper Jr.DBJR5' 9"181Baltimore, MD
26Hakim SatterwhiteDBFR6' 2"181Bowie, MD
33Messiah DelhommeDBSO6' 2"202Newport News, VA
38Taylor BestDBJR6' 0"173Chevy Chase, MD
36Sean O'HairePKSO6' 2"196Kildare, Ireland
86Eli FulcherPKFR6' 0"196Winston-Salem, NC
98Daniel LeahyPKFR6' 6"225Dublin, Ireland
34Bryce McFersonPSR6' 2"194Indian Trail, NC
43Philip NoyesPSO6' 3"208Pittsford, NY
59Rory KnippLSFR6' 1"218Pittsburgh, PA
97Luke O'HareLSFR6' 0"202Annapolis, MD

Program History

Final TDC rating, rank and record for every season since 2014

Final rating by season

Best: 2023 (+6.4, #29) · worst: 2015 (-4.2, #87)
-50+5FBS avg201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#84
SeasonRecordConfRankRatingOffDef
2026 so far2-60-5#79-2.3-0.7-1.6
20254-81-8#84-2.7-1.8-0.9
20244-81-8#81-2.6-0.3-2.3
20238-54-5#29+6.4+4.3+2.1
20228-54-5#37+4.5+1.3+3.3
20217-63-6#71-0.5+1.3-1.8
20202-32-3#86-2.7-1.5-1.2
20193-91-8#92-3.9-3.5-0.4
20185-73-6#61+1.2+1.7-0.5
20174-82-7#85-3.3+0.6-3.9
20166-73-6#77-2.5-2.2-0.3
20153-91-7#87-4.20.0-4.2
20147-64-4#62+0.2+2.1-1.9

Maryland's past seasons use the same rating model as this one. Click a season to see its full page.

Updated Nov 3, 12:25 PM ET. Ratings are in points on a neutral field. Projected lines include — points of home field. Win chances and record odds allow for the ratings themselves being uncertain, most of all early in the season. All FBS power rankings →