Maryland vs. Nebraska

Maryland and Nebraska have 5 meetings on file, the first in 2016; Nebraska leads the series 4–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 5 meetings it’s Nebraska 4–⁠1, and Nebraska has won the last 2.

Maryland wins
1
Nebraska wins
4
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2016
Longest streak
2 Nebraska
Current streak
2 Nebraska
Last 10 meetings
Nebraska 4–⁠1
Most recent
2026

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2010s0–⁠2
2020s1–⁠2
Average margin
19.8 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Maryland
0–⁠2 Maryland’s record at home
At Nebraska
2–⁠1 Nebraska’s record at home

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Maryland’s biggest win2023: Maryland 13, Nebraska 10by 3 points
  2. Nebraska’s biggest win2019: Nebraska 54, Maryland 7by 47 points

Coach against coach

YearsMarylandSeriesNebraska
2023–⁠2026Mike Locksley1–⁠2Matt Rhule

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Maryland’s side (Locksley 1–⁠2 against Rhule). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Maryland and Nebraska, 2016 on13001500170020202025

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.

On television

2026FS10.8 million viewers

Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.

Every game

Oct 3, 2026Nebraska 48, Maryland 23at Nebraska
Oct 11, 2025Nebraska 34, Maryland 31at Maryland
Nov 11, 2023Maryland 13, Nebraska 10at Nebraska
Nov 23, 2019Nebraska 54, Maryland 7at Maryland
Nov 19, 201619Nebraska 28, Maryland 7at Nebraska

Every game is listed as played on the field.