Florida vs. Maryland
Florida and Maryland first met in 1927 and have played 18 times; Florida leads the series 12–6. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Florida 7–3, and Florida has won the last 3. Share
- Florida wins
- 12
- Maryland wins
- 6
- Ties
- 0
- First meeting
- 1927
- Longest streak
- 3 Florida
- Current streak
- 3 Florida
- Last 10 meetings
- Florida 7–3
- Most recent
- 2001
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 1930s | 4–3 | ||||||||||
| 1940s | 2–2 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 2–1 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 2–0 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 1–0 |
- Both ranked
- 2 meetings: Florida 1, Maryland 1; 1 both in the top 10
- Average margin
- 11.6 points; 8 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Florida
- 9–1 Florida’s record at home
- At Maryland
- 3–1 Maryland’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 2–2 Florida first
- Shutouts
- 6
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Florida’s biggest win2001: Florida 56, Maryland 23by 33 points
- Maryland’s biggest win1934: Maryland 21, Florida 0by 21 points
- Upset1980: Florida 35, Maryland 20Florida had a 33% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Ranked showdown2001: Florida 56, Maryland 23No. 6 Maryland at No. 5 Florida
- Ranked showdown1975: Maryland 13, Florida 0No. 13 Florida at No. 17 Maryland
Coach against coach
| Years | Florida | Series | Maryland |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1936–1939 | Josh Cody | 3–1 | Frank Dobson |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Florida’s side (Cody 3–1 against Dobson). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
Both programs through the years
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.
Stars of the series
Named most valuable
| Florida WR Taylor Jacobs | 2001 |
| Cris Collinsworth Florida | 1980 |
Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).
From the newspapers
1927 · Brownsville herald. (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, Texas, Dec 4, 1927
1933 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Dec 3, 1933
1934 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Oct 29, 1934
1935 · Evening star, Oct 27, 1935
1936 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Nov 3, 1936
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.
Every game
| Jan 2, 2002 | 5Florida 56, 6Maryland 23 | Neutral site | Orange Bowl | |
| Oct 10, 1981 | Florida 15, Maryland 10 | at Florida | ||
| Dec 20, 1980 | Florida 35, Maryland 20 | Neutral site | Tangerine Bowl | |
| Dec 29, 1975 | 17Maryland 13, 13Florida 0 | Neutral site | Gator Bowl | |
| Sep 21, 1974 | Florida 17, 14Maryland 10 | at Florida | ||
| Oct 23, 1971 | Florida 27, Maryland 23 | at Florida | ||
| Oct 28, 1944 | Florida 14, Maryland 6 | at Florida | ||
| Oct 31, 1942 | Maryland 13, Florida 0 | Neutral site | ||
| Oct 18, 1941 | Maryland 13, Florida 12 | at Maryland | ||
| Oct 19, 1940 | Florida 19, Maryland 0 | at Florida | ||
| Oct 28, 1939 | Florida 14, Maryland 0 | at Maryland | ||
| Nov 12, 1938 | Florida 21, Maryland 7 | at Florida | ||
| Oct 30, 1937 | Maryland 13, Florida 7 | at Maryland | ||
| Oct 31, 1936 | Florida 7, Maryland 6 | at Florida | ||
| Oct 26, 1935 | Maryland 20, Florida 6 | at Florida | ||
| Oct 27, 1934 | Maryland 21, Florida 0 | at Maryland | ||
| Dec 2, 1933 | Florida 19, Maryland 0 | at Florida | ||
| Dec 3, 1927 | Florida 7, Maryland 6 | at Florida |
Every game is listed as played on the field.