Previous season
They finished the season 3–9, 1–7 in Big Ten play to finish in last place in the East Division.
Schedule
Maryland announced its 2016 football schedule on July 11, 2013. The 2016 schedule consists of 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season. The Terrapins will host Big Ten foes Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Purdue, and Rutgers, and will travel to Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska, and Penn State.[1]
The team will play three non–conference games, one home game against Howard Bison from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, and two road games which are against the Central Florida Knights (UCF) from the American Athletic Conference and the Florida International Panthers (FIU) from Conference USA.
Date |
Time |
Opponent |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 3 |
12:00 PM |
Howard* |
Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD |
BTN |
W 52–13 |
35,474 |
September 9 |
7:30 PM |
at FIU* |
FIU Stadium • Miami, FL |
CBSSN |
W 41–14 |
17,084 |
September 17 |
7:00 PM |
at UCF* |
Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, FL |
CBSSN |
W 30–24 2OT |
43,197 |
October 1 |
3:30 PM |
Purdue![dagger](../I/m/Dagger-14-plain.png) |
Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD |
BTN |
W 50–7 |
41,206 |
October 8 |
12:00 PM |
at Penn State |
Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry) |
BTN |
L 14–38 |
100,778 |
October 15 |
12:00 PM |
Minnesota |
Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD |
ESPNU |
L 10–31 |
41,465 |
October 22 |
7:30 PM |
Michigan State |
Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD |
BTN |
W 28–17 |
41,235 |
October 29 |
3:30 PM |
at Indiana |
Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN |
ESPNU |
L 36–42 |
38,291 |
November 5 |
3:30 PM |
at No. 2 Michigan |
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI |
ESPN |
L 3–59 |
110,626 |
November 12 |
3:30 PM |
No. 6 Ohio State |
Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD |
ESPN |
L 3–62 |
48,090 |
November 19 |
12:00 PM |
at No. 19 Nebraska |
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE |
ESPNews |
L 7–28 |
89,704 |
November 26 |
12:00 PM |
Rutgers |
Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD |
ESPNews |
W 31–13 |
30,220 |
December 26 |
2:30 PM |
vs. Boston College* |
Ford Field • Detroit, MI (Quick Lane Bowl) |
ESPN |
L 30–36 |
19,117 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
- Schedule Source:[2]
Game summaries
Howard
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bison |
0 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
13 |
Terrapins |
21 |
14 |
7 |
10 |
52 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First meeting |
at FIU
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Terrapins |
10 |
21 |
10 |
0 |
41 |
Panthers |
0 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
14 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
4–0 |
2013 |
MD, 43–10 |
at UCF
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 | OT | 2OT |
Total |
Terrapins |
0 |
10 |
7 |
0 | 7 | 6 |
30 |
Knights |
7 |
0 |
7 |
3 | 7 | 0 |
24 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First meeting |
Purdue
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Boilermakers |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
Terrapins |
8 |
21 |
7 |
14 |
50 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
1–0 |
December 29, 2006 |
Maryland, 24–7 |
at Penn State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Terrapins |
7 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
Nittany Lions |
7 |
17 |
7 |
7 |
38 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
2–36–1 |
October 24, 2015 |
Penn State, 31–30 |
Minnesota
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Golden Gophers |
0 |
14 |
3 |
14 |
31 |
Terrapins |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
10 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
1–0 |
December 22, 1977 |
Maryland, 17–7 |
Michigan State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Spartans |
0 |
14 |
3 |
0 |
17 |
Terrapins |
8 |
6 |
0 |
14 |
28 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
1–6 |
November 14, 2015 |
Michigan State, 24–7 |
at Indiana
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Terrapins |
7 |
14 |
3 |
12 |
36 |
Hoosiers |
13 |
3 |
13 |
13 |
42 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
1–3 |
November 21, 2015 |
Indiana, 47–28 |
at Michigan
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Terrapins |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
#2 Wolverines |
14 |
21 |
10 |
14 |
59 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
1–4 |
October 3, 2015 |
Michigan, 28–0 |
Ohio State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#6 Buckeyes |
21 |
24 |
10 |
7 |
62 |
Terrapins |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
0–2 |
October 10, 2015 |
Ohio State, 49–28 |
at Nebraska
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Terrapins |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
#19 Cornhuskers |
14 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
28 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First meeting |
Rutgers
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Scarlet Knights |
0 |
7 |
6 |
0 |
13 |
Terrapins |
14 |
7 |
7 |
3 |
31 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
6–5 |
November 28, 2015 |
Maryland, 46–41 |
Boston College–Quick Lane Bowl
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Terrapins |
0 |
13 |
14 |
3 |
30 |
Eagles |
6 |
23 |
7 |
0 |
36 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
3–8 |
November 23, 2013 |
Boston College, 29–26 |
Awards and honors
Weekly
Weekly Awards
Player |
Award |
Date Awarded |
Ref. |
Ty Johnson |
Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week |
October 3, 2016 |
[3] |
Lorenzo Harrison |
Big Ten Freshman of the Week |
October 24, 2016 |
[4] |
Teldrick Morgan |
Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week |
November 29, 2016 |
[5] |
|
All-Conference
All-Big Ten
Player |
Selection |
Ref. |
Michael Dunn |
Honorable Mention (Coaches & Media) |
[6] |
Jermaine Carter |
Honorable Mention (Media) |
[7] |
Shane Cockerille |
Honorable Mention (Media) |
[7] |
|
References
- ↑ "2016-17 BIG TEN FOOTBALL SCHEDULES ANNOUNCED" (Press release). University of Maryland Department of Athletics. July 11, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
- ↑ "2016 Maryland Terrapins Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
- ↑ "Big Ten Football Players of the Week". www.bigten.org. Big Ten Conference. October 3, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
- ↑ "Big Ten Football Players of the Week". www.bigten.org. Big Ten Conference. October 24, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
- ↑ "Big Ten Football Players of the Week". www.bigten.org. Big Ten Conference. November 29, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
- ↑ "2016 Big Ten Individual Award Winners" (PDF). www.grfx.cstv.com. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
- 1 2 "2016 Big Ten Individual Award Winners" (PDF). www.grfx.cstv.com. Big Ten Conference. November 29, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
|
---|
Venues | |
---|
Bowls & rivalries | |
---|
Culture & lore | |
---|
People | |
---|
Seasons | |
---|
National championship seasons in bold |