Maryland — Big Ten
PPA off / def
0.11 / 0.11
2025
Class rank
#43
class of 2026
Returning PPA
54%
returning production
| 2023 |
OSU W 37–17 | Columbus |
| 2022 |
OSU W 43–30 | away |
| 2021 |
OSU W 66–17 | Columbus |
| 2019 |
OSU W 73–14 | Columbus |
| 2018 |
OSU W 52–51 | away |
| 2017 |
OSU W 62–14 | Columbus |
| 2016 |
OSU W 62–3 | away |
| 2015 |
OSU W 49–28 | Columbus |
| 2014 |
OSU W 52–24 | away |
2026 schedule
2025 results (4–8)
Statistical comps — 2025 Maryland's closest analogs
Nearest neighbors by z-scored success rate, explosiveness, run rate & havoc (offense + defense), 2015–25.
2025 leaders
Transfer portal — 2026 (14 in / 16 out)
Origins
Tatum's 1953 team won the national title with a defense that allowed 31 points all season. The flag on the helmet is the loudest in the sport, which suits a program that has always been more interesting than dominant.
Founded 1856 · Chartered as the Maryland Agricultural College · first football 1892 · defined by Jim Tatum
All-time record
All-time
594–561–30
1902–2025
Win %
51.4%
119 seasons played
Winning seasons
52
44% of seasons
| Best seasons | W | L | Conference |
|---|
| 1976 | 11 | 1 | ACC |
| 2002 | 11 | 3 | ACC |
| 1951 | 10 | 0 | Southern |
| 1955 | 10 | 1 | ACC |
| 1953 | 10 | 1 | ACC |
Season records from CollegeFootballData, which is why the span starts at 1902 — that is where its coverage of this program begins, not necessarily the first year it fielded a team.
Play-calling tendencies (2025 · garbage time excluded)
| Situation | Plays | Run % | Success % | Nat'l | Avg yds | Expl % |
|---|
| 1st down | 296 | 43% |
39% | 120 of 136 | 5.1 | 9% |
| 2nd down | 226 | 34% |
42% | 98 of 136 | 6.2 | 12% |
| 3rd & short (≤3) | 36 | 64% |
56% | — | 2.6 | 6% |
| 3rd & medium (4–7) | 52 | 10% |
44% | — | 6.8 | 21% |
| 3rd & long (8+) | 60 | 5% |
32% | — | 8.4 | 23% |
| 4th down | 22 | 32% |
32% | — | 3.9 | 14% |
143 drives · 34% ended in points · 6.9 plays and 38.4 yards per drive · 0.64 PPA per drive
Success: 50% of yardage needed on 1st, 70% on 2nd, 100% on 3rd/4th. Explosive: 12+ yd rush / 16+ yd pass. National rank is shown only for 1st and 2nd down, where every team has 100+ plays; the later buckets average 18-43 and a rank there would be noise.
League leaderboard →Most valuable plays (by PPA, 2025)
| Wk | Opp | Play | Yds | PPA |
|---|
| 11 | Rutgers |
(14:27) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 M.Washington rush right for 73 yards gain to the RUT00 TOUCHD… |
73 | 6.53 |
| 2 | Northern Illinois |
Malik Washington pass complete to Shaleak Knotts for 42 yds for a TD (Sean O'Haire KICK) |
42 | 5.67 |
| 4 | Wisconsin |
Malik Washington pass complete to Shaleak Knotts for 62 yds for a TD (Sean O'Haire KICK) |
62 | 4.95 |
| 11 | Rutgers |
(08:50) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 M.Washington rush middle for 54 yards gain to the RUT14 (#7 C… |
54 | 4.31 |
| 10 | Indiana |
(13:10) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 M.Washington pass complete short left to #0 D.Williams caught… |
55 | 4.28 |
| 3 | Towson |
Malik Washington pass complete to Octavian Smith Jr. for 53 yds to the TOW 2 for a 1ST dow… |
53 | 4.23 |
| 14 | Michigan State |
Shotgun #7 M.Washington pass complete short middle to #4 S.Knotts caught at UMD21, for 47 … |
47 | 4.21 |
| 2 | Northern Illinois |
Malik Washington pass complete to Dorian Fleming for 48 yds to the NIU 22 for a 1ST down |
48 | 3.91 |