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at its 5-year level▼ Down 4 this season
Career66since 1936
Peak891953
Last 566seasons
#74 nationally · 2-4 (0-3 conf)
Résumé #76
Schedule so far #14
Margin ±5 pts (tightens with games)
Maryland Terrapins
Big Ten · College Park, MD · SECU Stadium · Head coach Michael Locksley
Rival
Rutgers · also Penn State
Building rivalry
12-9 all time (21 meetings since 1920)
Maryland leads
Last: lost 35-20 (2025) · Rutgers has won 2 straight
Wants it back
program traits are earned from history
1national titles
0Heisman
6AP top-10
10All-Americans
109NFL picks
50.3%win pct
History since 1936 · football since 1902. Every season →
Chemistry
54
68Foundation
42Gel
gel counts 45% so far
▲ Above its norm +4
early · #88 of 138
HC year8
Ret. starters64%
QB yrs w/ OC1
| Season | Record | Conference | AP final | Season rank | Rating | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026in progress | 2-4 | Big Ten | — | #74 | 64 | Mike Locksley |
| 2025 | 4-8 | Big Ten | — | #71 | 63 | Mike Locksley |
| 2024 | 4-8 | Big Ten | — | #77 | 62 | Mike Locksley |
| 2023 | 8-5 | Big Ten | — | #31 | 75 | Mike Locksley |
| 2022 | 8-5 | Big Ten | — | #38 | 72 | Mike Locksley |
| 2021 | 7-6 | Big Ten | — | #85 | 59 | Mike Locksley |
| 2020 | 2-3 | Big Ten | — | #45 | 64 | Mike Locksley |
| 2019 | 3-9 | Big Ten | — | #88 | 59 | Mike Locksley |
| 2018 | 5-7 | Big Ten | — | #51 | 69 | Matt Canada |
| 2017 | 4-8 | Big Ten | — | #67 | 64 | D.J. Durkin |
| 2016 | 6-7 | Big Ten | — | #69 | 64 | D.J. Durkin |
| 2015 | 3-9 | Big Ten | — | #86 | 60 | Randy Edsall |
| 2014 | 7-6 | Big Ten | — | #58 | 65 | Randy Edsall |
| 2013 | 7-6 | ACC | — | #67 | 64 | Randy Edsall |
| 2012 | 4-8 | ACC | — | #85 | 58 | Randy Edsall |
| 2011 | 2-10 | ACC | — | #103 | 53 | Randy Edsall |
| 2010 | 9-4 | ACC | #23 | #37 | 72 | Ralph Friedgen |
| 2009 | 2-10 | ACC | — | #82 | 59 | Ralph Friedgen |
| 2008 | 8-5 | ACC | — | #54 | 66 | Ralph Friedgen |
| 2007 | 6-7 | ACC | — | #42 | 71 | Ralph Friedgen |
| 2006 | 9-4 | ACC | — | #58 | 65 | Ralph Friedgen |
| 2005 | 5-6 | ACC | — | #41 | 70 | Ralph Friedgen |
| 2004 | 5-6 | ACC | — | #49 | 68 | Ralph Friedgen |
| 2003 | 10-3 | ACC | #17 | #9 | 84 | Ralph Friedgen |
| 2002 | 11-3 | ACC | #20 | #14 | 79 | Ralph Friedgen |
| 2001 | 10-2 | ACC | #6 | #13 | 78 | Ralph Friedgen |
| 2000 | 5-6 | ACC | — | #63 | 64 | Ron Vanderlinden |
| 1999 | 5-6 | ACC | — | #44 | 70 | Ron Vanderlinden |
| 1998 | 3-8 | ACC | — | #69 | 60 | Ron Vanderlinden |
| 1997 | 2-9 | ACC | — | #83 | 55 | Ron Vanderlinden |
| 1996 | 5-6 | ACC | — | #78 | 58 | Mark Duffner |
| 1995 | 6-5 | ACC | — | #60 | 64 | Mark Duffner |
| 1994 | 4-7 | ACC | — | #74 | 59 | Mark Duffner |
| 1993 | 2-9 | ACC | — | #86 | 53 | Mark Duffner |
| 1992 | 3-8 | ACC | — | #52 | 65 | Mark Duffner |
| 1991 | 2-9 | ACC | — | #79 | 56 | Joe Krivak |
| 1990 | 6-5-1 | ACC | — | #40 | 70 | Joe Krivak |
| 1989 | 3-7-1 | ACC | — | #49 | 67 | Joe Krivak |
| 1988 | 5-6 | ACC | — | #41 | 67 | Joe Krivak |
| 1987 | 4-7 | ACC | — | #57 | 63 | Joe Krivak |
| 1986 | 5-5-1 | ACC | — | #26 | 74 | Bobby Ross |
| 1985 | 9-3 | ACC | #18 | #13 | 81 | Bobby Ross |
| 1984 | 9-3 | ACC | #12 | #10 | 80 | Bobby Ross |
| 1983 | 8-4 | ACC | — | #26 | 76 | Bobby Ross |
| 1982 | 8-4 | ACC | #20 | #9 | 82 | Bobby Ross |
| 1981 | 4-6-1 | ACC | — | #28 | 76 | Jerry Claiborne |
| 1980 | 8-4 | ACC | — | #27 | 76 | Jerry Claiborne |
| 1979 | 7-4 | ACC | — | #26 | 76 | Jerry Claiborne |
| 1978 | 9-3 | ACC | #20 | #23 | 77 | Jerry Claiborne |
| 1977 | 8-4 | ACC | — | #28 | 75 | Jerry Claiborne |
| 1976 | 11-1 | ACC | #8 | #11 | 84 | Jerry Claiborne |
| 1975 | 9-2-1 | ACC | #13 | #23 | 77 | Jerry Claiborne |
| 1974 | 8-4 | ACC | #13 | #6 | 86 | Jerry Claiborne |
| 1973 | 8-4 | ACC | #20 | #19 | 77 | Jerry Claiborne |
| 1972 | 5-5-1 | ACC | — | #55 | 63 | Jerry Claiborne |
| 1971 | 2-9 | ACC | — | #82 | 57 | Roy Lester |
| 1970 | 2-9 | ACC | — | #94 | 51 | Roy Lester |
| 1969 | 3-7 | ACC | — | #96 | 51 | Roy Lester |
| 1968 | 2-8 | ACC | — | #74 | 58 | Robert Ward |
| 1967 | 0-9 | ACC | — | #97 | 50 | Robert Ward |
| 1966 | 4-6 | ACC | — | #56 | 63 | Lou Saban |
| 1965 | 4-6 | ACC | — | #68 | 60 | Thomas Nugent |
| 1964 | 5-5 | ACC | — | #45 | 69 | Thomas Nugent |
| 1963 | 3-7 | ACC | — | #65 | 60 | Thomas Nugent |
| 1962 | 6-4 | ACC | — | #34 | 71 | Thomas Nugent |
| 1961 | 7-3 | ACC | — | #43 | 67 | Thomas Nugent |
| 1960 | 6-4 | ACC | — | #60 | 62 | Thomas Nugent |
| 1959 | 5-5 | ACC | — | #54 | 64 | Thomas Nugent |
| 1958 | 4-6 | ACC | — | #64 | 60 | Tommy Mont |
| 1957 | 5-5 | ACC | — | #37 | 70 | Tommy Mont |
| 1956 | 2-7-1 | ACC | — | #53 | 63 | Tommy Mont |
| 1955 | 10-1 | ACC | #3 | #7 | 81 | Jim Tatum |
| 1954 | 7-2-1 | ACC | #8 | #6 | 85 | Jim Tatum |
| 1953 ★ | 10-1 | ACC | #1 | #2 | 89 | Jim Tatum |
| 1952 | 7-2 | FBS Independents | #13 | #7 | 83 | Jim Tatum |
| 1951 | 10-0 | Southern | #3 | #2 | 89 | Jim Tatum |
| 1950 | 7-2-1 | Southern | — | #33 | 71 | Jim Tatum |
| 1949 | 9-1 | Southern | #14 | #15 | 78 | Jim Tatum |
| 1948 | 6-4 | Southern | — | #40 | 70 | Jim Tatum |
| 1947 | 7-2-2 | Southern | — | #29 | 72 | Jim Tatum |
| 1946 | 3-6 | Southern | — | #80 | 56 | Clark Shaughnessy |
| 1945 | 6-2-1 | Southern | — | #52 | 58 | Bear Bryant |
| 1944 | 1-7-1 | Southern | — | #64 | 48 | Clarence Spears |
| 1943 | 4-5 | Southern | — | #53 | 39 | Clarence Spears |
| 1942 | 7-2 | Southern | — | #72 | 54 | Clark Shaughnessy |
| 1941 | 3-5-1 | Southern | — | #78 | 50 | Jack Faber |
| 1940 | 2-6-1 | Southern | — | #93 | 32 | Jack Faber |
| 1939 | 2-7 | Southern | — | #78 | 53 | Frank Dobson |
| 1938 | 2-7 | Southern | — | #91 | 32 | Frank Dobson |
| 1937 | 8-2 | Southern | — | #58 | 61 | Frank Dobson |
| 1936 | 6-5 | Southern | — | #72 | 57 | Frank Dobson |
| 1935 | 7-2-2 | Southern | — | #71 | 56 early | Jack Faber |
| 1934 | 7-3 | Southern | — | #46 | 65 early | Curley Byrd |
| 1933 | 3-7 | Southern | — | #81 | 44 early | Curley Byrd |
| 1932 | 5-6 | Southern | — | #82 | 43 early | Curley Byrd |
| 1931 | 8-1-1 | Southern | — | #49 | 62 early | Curley Byrd |
| 1930 | 7-5 | Southern | — | #62 | 54 early | Curley Byrd |
| 1929 | 4-4-2 | Southern | — | #61 | 56 early | Curley Byrd |
| 1928 | 6-3-1 | Southern | — | #56 | 58 early | Curley Byrd |
| 1927 | 4-7 | Southern | — | #58 | 58 early | Curley Byrd |
| 1926 | 5-4-1 | Southern | — | #62 | 54 early | Curley Byrd |
| 1925 | 3-5 | Southern | — | #66 | 54 early | Curley Byrd |
| 1924 | 3-3-3 | Southern | — | #65 | 53 early | Curley Byrd |
| 1923 | 7-2-1 | Southern | — | #35 | 69 early | Curley Byrd |
| 1922 | 4-5-1 | Southern | — | #62 | 57 early | Curley Byrd |
| 1921 | 3-5-1 | South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic | — | #56 | 55 early | Curley Byrd |
| 1920 | 7-2 | South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic | — | #40 | 64 early | Curley Byrd |
| 1919 | 5-4 | South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic | — | #52 | 59 early | Curley Byrd |
| 1918 | 4-1-1 | South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic | — | — | — | Curley Byrd |
| 1917 | 4-3-1 | South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic | — | #40 | 60 early | Curley Byrd |
| 1916 | 1-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1913 | 0-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1909 | 0-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1908 | 0-2 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1907 | 0-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1906 | 0-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1905 | 0-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1904 | 0-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1903 | 0-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1902 | 0-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — |
★ = a national title the school claims. Seasons before 1936 (the first AP poll) are the early era: shown in gray and rated on the same yardstick, but the all-time pool and program totals that matter most start in 1936.