Maryland vs. NC State
Maryland and NC State have 70 meetings on file, the first in 1917; Maryland leads the series 34–32–4 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Maryland 6–4, and Maryland has won the last 2. Share
- Maryland wins
- 34
- NC State wins
- 32
- Ties
- 4
- Earliest on file
- 1917
- Longest streak
- 8 NC State
- Current streak
- 2 Maryland
- Last 10 meetings
- Maryland 6–4
- Most recent
- 2022
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1920s | 2–0–2 | ||||||||||
| 1940s | 1–1–1 | ||||||||||
| 1950s | 5–2 | ||||||||||
| 1960s | 2–8 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 5–4–1 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 7–3 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 2–8 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 7–3 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 2–2 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 1–0 |
- Both ranked
- 2 meetings: Maryland 2, NC State 0
- Average margin
- 12.2 points; 31 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Maryland
- 18–14–1 Maryland’s record at home
- At NC State
- 17–15–2 NC State’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 1–1–1 Maryland first
- Shutouts
- 5
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Maryland’s biggest win1951: Maryland 53, NC State 0by 53 points
- NC State’s biggest win1957: NC State 48, Maryland 13by 35 points
- Upset1986: NC State 28, Maryland 16NC State had a 15% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1950: NC State 16, Maryland 13NC State had a 17% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1958: Maryland 21, NC State 6Maryland had a 28% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Ranked showdown1978: Maryland 31, NC State 7No. 20 NC State at No. 12 Maryland
- Ranked showdown1974: Maryland 20, NC State 10No. 17 NC State at No. 15 Maryland
Coach against coach
| Years | Maryland | Series | NC State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1917–1923 | Curley Byrd | 2–1–1 | Harry Hartsell |
| 1947–1951 | Jim Tatum | 2–1–1 | Beattie Feathers |
| 1956–1958 | Tommy Mont | 2–1 | Earle Edwards |
| 1959–1965 | Thomas Nugent | 3–4 | Earle Edwards |
| 1972–1975 | Jerry Claiborne | 2–1–1 | Lou Holtz |
| 1976–1979 | Jerry Claiborne | 2–2 | Bo Rein |
| 1983–1985 | Bobby Ross | 3–0 | Tom Reed |
| 1987–1991 | Joe Krivak | 2–3 | Dick Sheridan |
| 1993–1996 | Mark Duffner | 1–3 | Mike O’Cain |
| 1997–1999 | Ron Vanderlinden | 0–3 | Mike O’Cain |
| 2001–2006 | Ralph Friedgen | 4–2 | Chuck Amato |
| 2007–2010 | Ralph Friedgen | 3–1 | Tom O’Brien |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Maryland’s side (Byrd 2–1–1 against Hartsell). 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
Biggest days
| Danny O’Brien Maryland | 33 of 47, 417 yards, 4 TD | 2010 Passing | |
| Torrey Smith Maryland | 14 catches, 224 yards, 4 TD | 2010 Receiving |
Named most valuable
| Jakorian Bennett Maryland | 2022 |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on). Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).
Every game
Every game is listed as played on the field.