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2016 Maryland

6–⁠7 (3–⁠6 Big Ten), coached by D.J. Durkin.

Schedule and results

Maryland in 2016, game by game: won vs. Howard 52–13; won at Florida International 41–14; won at UCF 30–24; won vs. Purdue 50–7; lost at Penn State 14–38; lost vs. Minnesota 10–31; won vs. Michigan State 28–17; lost at Indiana 36–42; lost at No. 2 Michigan 3–59; lost vs. No. 6 Ohio State 3–62; lost at No. 19 Nebraska 7–28; won vs. Rutgers 31–13; lost vs. Boston College 30–36+43−59Won 52–13 vs. Howard+39HowardWon 41–14 at Florida International+27Florida Interna…Won 30–24 at UCF+6UCFWon 50–7 vs. Purdue+43PurdueLost 14–38 at Penn State-24Penn StateLost 10–31 vs. Minnesota-21MinnesotaWon 28–17 vs. Michigan State+11Michigan StateLost 36–42 at Indiana-6IndianaLost 3–59 at No. 2 Michigan-56No. 2 MichiganLost 3–62 vs. No. 6 Ohio State-59No. 6 Ohio StateLost 7–28 at No. 19 Nebraska-21No. 19 NebraskaWon 31–13 vs. Rutgers+18RutgersLost 30–36 vs. Boston College-6Boston College
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsHowardW 52–⁠1385%
Sep 9atFlorida InternationalW 41–⁠1451%
Sep 17atUCFW 30–⁠2455%
Oct 1vsPurdueW 50–⁠770%
Oct 8atPenn StateL 14–⁠3840%
Oct 15vsMinnesotaL 10–⁠3154%
Oct 22vsMichigan StateW 28–⁠1743%
Oct 29atIndianaL 36–⁠4243%
Nov 5at2MichiganL 3–⁠5914%
Nov 12vs6Ohio StateL 3–⁠6215%
Nov 19at19NebraskaL 7–⁠2820%
Nov 26vsRutgersW 31–⁠1371%
Dec 26Bowls & playoffvsBoston CollegeQuick Lane BowlL 30–⁠3647%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Boston College 36–⁠30 in the Quick Lane Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 81st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Led the nationTy Johnson: yards per carry (9.1)

Record
6–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠6 10th in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked
Points
335–⁠384
Coach
D.J. Durkin
Elo
1438 +1 this season
SP+ rating
-0.6 No. 67 of 128; offense No. 69, defense No. 63, special teams No. 102
SRS
−2.0 No. 73 of 128 in FBS
Returning
87% of last season’s EPA, No. 24 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 41 roster talent No. 34 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Walt Bell
Defensive coordinator
Andy Buh
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense103rd of 128
  • Defense58th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted85th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted79th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0138%1.37103rd of 128
Defense0.1046%1.1658th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.07 off
0.13 def		42% off
47% def		—85th off
79th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.0own 3021% allowed
Defense3.6own 3216% caused

CORE rating -3.8, 86th of 128 (offense 0.3, defense 4.1).

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsPerry Hills QB1,464 yds
Passing touchdownsPerry Hills QB12 TD
Rushing yardsTy Johnson RB1,004 yds
Rushing touchdownsTy Johnson RB6 TD
Receiving yardsD.J. Moore WR637 yds
Receiving touchdownsD.J. Moore WR6 TD
TacklesShane Cockerille LB108 tkl
SacksJesse Aniebonam DL9 sacks
InterceptionsAlvin Hill DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2016 class

Terrance Davis OG★★★★No. 74
Tino Ellis WR★★★★No. 267
Richard Merritt OG★★★★No. 299
D.J. Turner WR★★★No. 369
Tyrek Tisdale APB★★★No. 640

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2016 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.811
Running backs43.00.846
Receivers43.00.854
Offensive line43.50.881
Defensive line12.00.783
Linebackers13.00.845
Defensive backs53.00.835
Athletes and specialists22.50.816
Whole class223.00.844

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Roster 113

The 2016 roster

113 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2016 line; 62 have a stat line. See the roster

2016 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ohio State8–⁠111–⁠26
Penn State8–⁠111–⁠37
Wisconsin7–⁠211–⁠39
Michigan7–⁠210–⁠310
Nebraska6–⁠39–⁠4
Iowa6–⁠38–⁠5
Minnesota5–⁠49–⁠4
Northwestern5–⁠47–⁠6
Indiana4–⁠56–⁠7
Maryland3–⁠66–⁠7
Illinois2–⁠73–⁠9
Michigan State1–⁠83–⁠9
Purdue1–⁠83–⁠9
Rutgers0–⁠92–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.