The Machine

Maryland

Big Ten · 3-6CFP unranked

Maryland is 3-6 and No. 73 of 138 in the machine's ratings, 2.6 points below an average FBS team. Last game: won 34-29 at Purdue in Week 10.

Week 11: vs Wisconsin, Saturday, Nov 14: the matchup, unit by unit

Machine rankNo. 73of all FBS teams
Rating now−2.62.6 points below an average FBS team
Since July−3.6from 1.0 in the preseason rating

Why Maryland is No. 73

  • Maryland's rating is −2.6: the machine's estimate that Maryland is 2.6 points worse than an average FBS team on a neutral field. That is No. 73 of 138. For scale, 0 is an average FBS team: right now the closest to it is No. 68 Arizona State (0.2).
  • It started the season at 1.0, ESPN's preseason Football Power Index from July. Its results since have moved it down 3.6.
  • The biggest weekly moves: −6.3 after Week 4 (L 3-54 vs UCLA) and +2.9 after Week 2 (W 38-14 at UConn).
  • Its record is 3-6. The 6 losses were to No. 7 Ohio State, No. 23 Nebraska, No. 40 UCLA, No. 42 Illinois, No. 49 Virginia Tech, No. 87 Rutgers, by 20.7 points on average. The 3 wins came by 30.3 points on average; the best was over No. 63 Purdue. The rating weighs how much a team won or lost by and against whom, not just the win-loss count.
  • Its FBS opponents so far average No. 50 in the machine's ratings.
  • Just above is No. 72 Fresno State (−2.2); just below is No. 74 Georgia Tech (−2.9).

The rating, week by week

Strengths and weak spots

Head coach

Aazaar Abdul-Rahim is the interim head coach since Oct 21, after Mike Locksley was let go. The team is 3-6 this season.

Data provided by CollegeFootballData.com.

Team stats

Season totals and averages over 9 games, each with its national rank among 138 FBS teams (No. 1 = best). The game-by-game story is in the season, week by week.

Passing

Completions-attempts195-316
Passing yards2156
Touchdowns-interceptions12-8
Yards per attempt*6.8No. 104 of 138
Explosive pass rate9.3%No. 96 of 138
Sacks allowed (rate)2.5%No. 12 of 138

Rushing

Carries-yards262-1166
Yards per carry4.5No. 56 of 138
10-plus-yard runs (rate)14.3%No. 59 of 138
Stuffed at or behind the line (rate)21.1%No. 122 of 138

Scoring

Points per game27.7No. 74 of 138
Yards per play5.78No. 78 of 138
Third-down rate36.1%No. 102 of 138
Red-zone TD rate62.2%No. 62 of 138
Giveaways10No. 49 of 138

Defense

Points allowed per game31.3No. 118 of 138
Yards per play allowed5.71No. 87 of 138
Yards per pass attempt allowed7.6No. 100 of 138
Yards per carry allowed4.0No. 67 of 138
Sack rate6.3%No. 51 of 138
Takeaways12No. 53 of 138
Third-down rate allowed41.7%No. 105 of 138

Totals are the official box score. * Yards per attempt and the rates come from the play-by-play, where passing yards count on completions only, so they can differ from the box score by a play or two.

Data provided by CollegeFootballData.com.

Player leaders

The top 3 in each category over the same games. Passing yards count every completion (official box score).

Passing

  1. Malik Washington187-307, 2058 yds, 11 TD, 8 INT
  2. Cardell Williams6-7, 63 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT

Rushing

  1. DeJuan Williams71 carries, 437 yds, 5 TD
  2. Iverson Howard67 carries, 250 yds, 4 TD
  3. Malik Washington53 carries, 169 yds, 4 TD

Receiving

  1. Chris Durr Jr.62 catches, 765 yds, 5 TD
  2. Na'eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding25 catches, 357 yds, 3 TD
  3. Kaleb Webb26 catches, 336 yds, 0 TD

Tackles

  1. Daniel Wingate56
  2. Carlton Smith50
  3. Sidney Stewart42

Sacks

  1. Zion Elee6.5
  2. DD Holmes3.5
  3. Nahsir Taylor2.5

Interceptions

  1. Messiah Delhomme3
  2. Jamare Glasker2
  3. Daniel Wingate1

Data provided by CollegeFootballData.com.

Who's playing

Based on who has actually played this season, from the box scores, not the team's published depth chart. Each bar is that player's share of the team's attempts, carries (quarterbacks left out), catches or tackles. The box score lists no positions, so there is no offensive line here.

Throwing

  1. Malik WashingtonMost passes in the last game9 games307 attempts97%
  2. Cardell Williams3 games7 attempts2%

Carrying

  1. DeJuan Williams6 games71 carries34%
  2. Iverson Howard9 games67 carries32%
  3. Harry Dalton III3 games30 carries14%
  4. Liam Willson4 games14 carries7%

Catching

  1. Chris Durr Jr.9 games62 catches32%
  2. Kaleb Webb9 games26 catches13%
  3. Na'eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding7 games25 catches13%
  4. Dorian Fleming9 games24 catches12%

Tackling

  1. Daniel Wingate9 games56 tackles9%
  2. Carlton Smith9 games50 tackles8%
  3. Sidney Stewart8 games42 tackles7%
  4. Lavain Scruggs8 games41 tackles7%

Data provided by CollegeFootballData.com.

The season, week by week

  1. Week 1 W 62–0 vs Hampton. Hampton is an FCS team, so there is no FBS baseline to grade this one against. Won the turnover battle by 3.
  2. Week 2 W 38–14 at UConn. The run defense was the strength: UConn got 2.2 yards a carry, 3.1 under what it usually gains. The fewest yards a carry it has allowed all season.
  3. Week 3 L 26–35 vs Virginia Tech. The run game struggled: 3.0 yards a carry, 1.1 less than Virginia Tech usually allows.
  4. Week 4 L 3–54 vs UCLA. The passing game struggled: 3.6 yards an attempt, 2.5 less than UCLA usually allows. Lost the turnover battle by 3.
  5. Week 5 L 23–48 at Nebraska. The run game was the strength: 5.6 yards a carry, 2.8 more than Nebraska usually allows. Its most yards a carry of the season.
  6. Week 6 L 16–45 at Ohio State. The passing game struggled: 2.6 yards an attempt, 3.5 less than Ohio State usually allows. Won the turnover battle by 2.
  7. Week 7 L 30–37 vs Rutgers. The passing game struggled: 6.9 yards an attempt, 2.2 less than Rutgers usually allows. The machine had Maryland by 4.5 (62%), so this was a loss it did not see coming.
  8. Week 9 L 17–20 vs Illinois. The run game struggled: 3.4 yards a carry, 1.0 less than Illinois usually allows.
  9. Week 10 W 34–29 at Purdue. The passing game was the strength: 14.1 yards an attempt, 6.0 more than Purdue usually allows. The machine had Purdue by 8.4 (71%), so this was a win it did not see coming.

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