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2018 Maryland

5–⁠7 (3–⁠6 Big Ten), coached by Matt Canada.

Schedule and results

Maryland in 2018, game by game: won vs. No. 23 Texas 34–29; won at Bowling Green 45–14; lost vs. Temple 14–35; won vs. Minnesota 42–13; lost at No. 15 Michigan 21–42; won vs. Rutgers 34–7; lost at No. 19 Iowa 0–23; won vs. Illinois 63–33; lost vs. Michigan State 3–24; lost at Indiana 32–34; lost vs. No. 9 Ohio State 51–52; lost at No. 15 Penn State 3–38+31−35Won 34–29 vs. No. 23 Texas+5No. 23 TexasWon 45–14 at Bowling Green+31Bowling GreenLost 14–35 vs. Temple-21TempleWon 42–13 vs. Minnesota+29MinnesotaLost 21–42 at No. 15 Michigan-21No. 15 MichiganWon 34–7 vs. Rutgers+27RutgersLost 0–23 at No. 19 Iowa-23No. 19 IowaWon 63–33 vs. Illinois+30IllinoisLost 3–24 vs. Michigan State-21Michigan StateLost 32–34 at Indiana-2IndianaLost 51–52 vs. No. 9 Ohio State-1No. 9 Ohio StateLost 3–38 at No. 15 Penn State-35No. 15 Penn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vs23TexasW 34–⁠2933%
Sep 8atBowling GreenW 45–⁠1455%
Sep 15vsTempleL 14–⁠3557%
Sep 22vsMinnesotaW 42–⁠1343%
Oct 6at15MichiganL 21–⁠4224%
Oct 13vsRutgersW 34–⁠778%
Oct 20at19IowaL 0–⁠2322%
Oct 27vsIllinoisW 63–⁠3370%
Nov 3vsMichigan StateL 3–⁠2442%
Nov 10atIndianaL 32–⁠3443%
Nov 17vs9Ohio StateL 51–⁠5221%
Nov 24at15Penn StateL 3–⁠3815%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Penn State 38–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 68th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠6 tied for 9th in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked
Points
342–⁠344
Coach
Matt Canada
Elo
1455 +20 this season
SP+ rating
3.0 No. 59 of 130; offense No. 80, defense No. 51, special teams No. 18
SRS
3.2 No. 51 of 130 in FBS
Returning
67% of last season’s EPA, No. 57 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 28 roster talent No. 24 in FBS
Defensive coordinator
Andy Buh
Offense
Multiple pro-style
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense41st of 130
  • Defense53rd of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted41st of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted48th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1440%1.4141st of 130
Defense0.0744%1.1153rd of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.14 off
0.07 def		41% off
43% def		—41st off
48th 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
Offense3.3own 2918% allowed
Defense3.8own 2914% caused

CORE rating 4.6, 35th of 130 (offense 0.9, defense -3.6).

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 yardsKasim Hill QB1,083 yds
Passing touchdownsKasim Hill QB9 TD
Rushing yardsAnthony McFarland RB1,034 yds
Rushing touchdownsJavon Leake RB7 TD
Receiving yardsTaivon Jacobs WR328 yds
Receiving touchdownsJeshaun Jones WR5 TD
TacklesTre Watson LB108 tkl
SacksByron Cowart DL3 sacks
InterceptionsTre Watson LB5 INT

Top recruits in the 2018 class

Jaelyn Duncan OT★★★★No. 145
Austin Fontaine DT★★★★No. 160
Darryl Jones WR★★★★No. 333
Ken Montgomery Jr. CB★★★★No. 359
Evan Gregory OG★★★No. 408

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

The 2018 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.50.818
Receivers53.20.869
Offensive line33.30.892
Defensive line33.30.895
Linebackers53.00.853
Defensive backs23.50.879
Athletes and specialists23.00.834
Whole class223.10.865

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.

Drafted in 2019

The 2019 draft
Rd 1Darnell Savage Jr. SGreen Bay Packers
Rd 5Byron Cowart DTNew England Patriots
Rd 6Ty Johnson RBDetroit Lions
Rd 7Derwin Gray OGPittsburgh Steelers

Roster 107

The 2018 roster

107 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2018 line; 59 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big Ten

1 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2018 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2018 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ohio State8–⁠113–⁠13
Michigan8–⁠110–⁠314
Northwestern8–⁠19–⁠521
Penn State6–⁠39–⁠417
Iowa5–⁠49–⁠425
Wisconsin5–⁠48–⁠5
Michigan State5–⁠47–⁠6
Purdue5–⁠46–⁠7
Minnesota3–⁠67–⁠6
Maryland3–⁠65–⁠7
Nebraska3–⁠64–⁠8
Indiana2–⁠75–⁠7
Illinois2–⁠74–⁠8
Rutgers0–⁠91–⁠11

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