Florida State vs. Maryland

Florida State and Maryland have 24 meetings on file, the first in 1966; officially, Florida State leads 21–⁠2; as played, 22–⁠2 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Florida State 8–⁠2, and Florida State has won the last 7. The NCAA vacated Florida State’s win (2007); it doesn’t count officially. This page counts every game as it was played.

Official series
Florida State leads 21–⁠2
Florida State wins on file
22
Maryland wins on file
2
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1966
Longest streak
14 Florida State
Current streak
7 Florida State
Last 10 meetings
Florida State 8–⁠2
Most recent
2013

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1960s2–⁠0
1990s8–⁠0
2000s8–⁠2
2010s4–⁠0
Both ranked
2 meetings: Florida State 2, Maryland 0
Average margin
26.3 points; 5 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Florida State
12–⁠0 Florida State’s record at home
At Maryland
2–⁠9 Maryland’s record at home
Neutral sites
1–⁠0 Florida State first
Shutouts
1

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Florida State’s biggest win2013: Florida State 63, Maryland 0by 63 points
  2. Maryland’s biggest win2006: Maryland 27, Florida State 24by 3 points
  3. Ranked showdown2001: Florida State 52, Maryland 31No. 10 Maryland at No. 19 Florida State
  4. Ranked showdown2013: Florida State 63, Maryland 0No. 25 Maryland at No. 8 Florida State

Coach against coach

YearsFlorida StateSeriesMaryland
1992–⁠1996Bobby Bowden5–⁠0Mark Duffner
1997–⁠2000Bobby Bowden4–⁠0Ron Vanderlinden
2001–⁠2009Bobby Bowden7–⁠2Ralph Friedgen
2011–⁠2013Jimbo Fisher3–⁠0Randy Edsall

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Florida State’s side (Bowden 5–⁠0 against Duffner). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Florida State and Maryland, 1966 on130015001700197019801990200020102020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Oct 5, 20138Florida State 63, 25Maryland 0at Florida State
Nov 17, 201210Florida State 41, Maryland 14at Maryland
Oct 22, 2011Florida State 41, Maryland 16at Florida State
Nov 20, 2010Florida State 30, Maryland 16at Maryland
Nov 21, 2009Florida State 29, Maryland 26at Florida State
Nov 22, 2008Florida State 37, 22Maryland 3at Maryland
Nov 17, 2007Florida State 24, Maryland 16vacatedat Florida State
Oct 28, 2006Maryland 27, Florida State 24at Maryland
Oct 29, 200510Florida State 35, Maryland 27at Florida State
Oct 30, 2004Maryland 20, 5Florida State 17at Maryland
Sep 6, 200311Florida State 35, Maryland 10at Florida State
Sep 14, 20025Florida State 37, Maryland 10at Maryland
Oct 27, 200119Florida State 52, 10Maryland 31at Florida State
Sep 28, 20002Florida State 59, Maryland 7at Maryland
Nov 13, 19991Florida State 49, Maryland 10at Florida State
Oct 3, 19989Florida State 24, Maryland 10at Maryland
Sep 13, 19975Florida State 50, Maryland 7at Florida State
Nov 23, 19963Florida State 48, Maryland 10Neutral site
Nov 18, 19956Florida State 59, Maryland 17at Florida State
Sep 10, 19944Florida State 52, Maryland 20at Maryland
Nov 6, 19931Florida State 49, Maryland 20at Maryland
Nov 7, 19926Florida State 69, Maryland 21at Florida State
Sep 21, 1968Florida State 24, Maryland 14at Maryland
Nov 26, 1966Florida State 45, Maryland 21at Florida State

Every game is listed as played on the field; a win the NCAA later vacated is marked “vacated”; the official series above counts them the NCAA’s way.