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2019 Maryland

3–⁠9 (1–⁠8 Big Ten), coached by Mike Locksley.

Schedule and results

Maryland in 2019, game by game: won vs. Howard 79–0; won vs. No. 21 Syracuse 63–20; lost at Temple 17–20; lost vs. No. 12 Penn State 0–59; won at Rutgers 48–7; lost at Purdue 14–40; lost vs. Indiana 28–34; lost at No. 17 Minnesota 10–52; lost vs. No. 14 Michigan 7–38; lost at No. 3 Ohio State 14–73; lost vs. Nebraska 7–54; lost at Michigan State 16–19+79−59Won 79–0 vs. Howard+79HowardWon 63–20 vs. No. 21 Syracuse+43No. 21 SyracuseLost 17–20 at Temple-3TempleLost 0–59 vs. No. 12 Penn State-59No. 12 Penn StateWon 48–7 at Rutgers+41RutgersLost 14–40 at Purdue-26PurdueLost 28–34 vs. Indiana-6IndianaLost 10–52 at No. 17 Minnesota-42No. 17 MinnesotaLost 7–38 vs. No. 14 Michigan-31No. 14 MichiganLost 14–73 at No. 3 Ohio State-59No. 3 Ohio StateLost 7–54 vs. Nebraska-47NebraskaLost 16–19 at Michigan State-3Michigan State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsHowardW 79–⁠082%
Sep 7vs21SyracuseW 63–⁠2039%
Sep 14atTempleL 17–⁠2038%
Sep 27vs12Penn StateL 0–⁠5936%
Oct 5atRutgersW 48–⁠763%
Oct 12atPurdueL 14–⁠4049%
Oct 19vsIndianaL 28–⁠3457%
Oct 26at17MinnesotaL 10–⁠5221%
Nov 2vs14MichiganL 7–⁠3826%
Nov 9at3Ohio StateL 14–⁠737%
Nov 23vsNebraskaL 7–⁠5455%
Nov 30atMichigan StateL 16–⁠1922%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Michigan State 19–⁠16; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 12th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 103rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 21
Record
3–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠8 tied for 12th in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked peak No. 21
Points
303–⁠416
Coach
Mike Locksley
Elo
1381 −89 this season
SP+ rating
-6.3 No. 94 of 130; offense No. 76, defense No. 79, special teams No. 126
SRS
−3.6 No. 81 of 130 in FBS
Returning
72% of last season’s EPA, No. 38 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 47 roster talent No. 27 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Scottie Montgomery
Defensive coordinator
Jon Hoke
Offense
Spread option
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense121st of 130
  • Defense100th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted125th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted88th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0836%1.30121st of 130
Defense0.1848%1.11100th of 130
Opponent-adjusted-0.01 off
0.14 def		38% off
46% def		—125th off
88th 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
Offense3.5own 3023% allowed
Defense4.1own 3019% caused

CORE rating -12.6, 111th of 130 (offense -9.4, defense 3.1).

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 yardsJosh Jackson QB1,274 yds
Passing touchdownsJosh Jackson QB12 TD
Rushing yardsJavon Leake RB736 yds
Rushing touchdownsAnthony McFarland RB8 TD
Receiving yardsDontay Demus WR625 yds
Receiving touchdownsDontay Demus WR6 TD
TacklesAntoine Brooks Jr. DB87 tkl
SacksKeandre Jones LB7 sacks
InterceptionsMarcus Lewis DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Nick Cross S★★★★No. 55
Isaiah Hazel WR★★★★No. 228
Lance LeGendre DUAL★★★★No. 293
Cortez Andrews OLB★★★No. 476
Deonte Banks CB★★★No. 854

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.904
Receivers43.30.853
Offensive line23.00.832
Defensive line23.00.858
Linebackers23.00.870
Defensive backs43.30.882
Athletes and specialists13.00.839
Whole class163.20.863

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 2020

The 2020 draft
Rd 4Anthony McFarland Jr. RBPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 6Antoine Brooks Jr. SPittsburgh Steelers

Roster 107

The 2019 roster

107 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2019 line; 72 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big Ten

1 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2019 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2019 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ohio State9–⁠013–⁠13
Penn State7–⁠211–⁠29
Minnesota7–⁠211–⁠210
Wisconsin7–⁠210–⁠411
Iowa6–⁠310–⁠315
Michigan6–⁠39–⁠418
Indiana5–⁠48–⁠5
Michigan State4–⁠57–⁠6
Illinois4–⁠56–⁠7
Nebraska3–⁠65–⁠7
Purdue3–⁠64–⁠8
Maryland1–⁠83–⁠9
Northwestern1–⁠83–⁠9
Rutgers0–⁠92–⁠10

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