2016 Maryland Terrapins football team

2016 Maryland Terrapins football
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Conference	Big Ten Conference East Division
2016 record	0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	D. J. Durkin (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Walt Bell (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Andy Buh (1st year)
Home stadium	Maryland Stadium (Capacity: 51,802)

2016 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Indiana		0	–	0					0	–	0
Maryland		0	–	0					0	–	0
Michigan		0	–	0					0	–	0
Michigan State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Ohio State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Penn State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Rutgers		0	–	0					0	–	0
West Division
Illinois		0	–	0					0	–	0
Iowa		0	–	0					0	–	0
Minnesota		0	–	0					0	–	0
Nebraska		0	–	0					0	–	0
Northwestern		0	–	0					0	–	0
Purdue		0	–	0					0	–	0
Wisconsin		0	–	0					0	–	0
Championship: December 3, 2016
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Maryland Terrapins football team will represent the University of Maryland, College Park in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It will be the Terrapins' third season as a member of the Big Ten Conference, and a member of the East Division. Maryland will play its home games at Maryland Stadium in College Park, Maryland. It will be their first year under new head coach D.J. Durkin.

Schedule

Maryland announced its 2016 football schedule on July 11, 2013. The 2016 schedule consists of 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season. The Terrapins will host Big Ten foes Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Purdue, and Rutgers, and will travel to Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska, and Penn State.

The team will play three non–conference games, one home game against Howard Bison from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, and two road games which are against the Central Florida Knights (UCF) from the American Athletic Conference and the Florida International Panthers (FIU) from Conference USA.

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3		Howard*		Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD
September 9		at FIU*		FIU Stadium • Miami, FL
September 17		at UCF*		Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, FL
October 1	3:30 PM	Purdue		Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD
October 8	12:00 PM	at Penn State		Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry)
October 15		Minnesota		Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD
October 22	7:30 PM	Michigan State		Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD	BTN
October 29		at Indiana		Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN
November 5		at Michigan		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
November 12		Ohio State		Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD
November 19		at Nebraska		Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE
November 26		Rutgers		Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:

Game notes

Howard

See also: 2016 Howard Bison football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison					0
Terrapins					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

at FIU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Terrapins					0
Panthers					0

See also: 2016 FIU Panthers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–0	2013	MARY, 43–10

at UCF

	1	2	3	4	Total
Terrapins					0
Knights					0

See also: 2016 UCF Knights football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

Purdue

	1	2	3	4	Total
Boilermakers					0
Terrapins					0

See also: 2016 Purdue Boilermakers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2006	MARY, 24–7

at Penn State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Terrapins					0
Nittany Lions					0

See also: 2016 Penn State Nittany Lions football team and Maryland–Penn State football rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–36–1	2015	PSU, 31–30

Minnesota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Gophers					0
Terrapins					0

See also: 2016 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	1977	MARY, 17–7

Michigan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans					0
Terrapins					0

See also: 2016 Michigan State Spartans football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–6	2015	MSU, 24–7

at Indiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Terrapins					0
Hoosiers					0

See also: 2016 Indiana Hoosiers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–3	2015	IND, 47–28

at Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Terrapins					0
Wolverines					0

See also: 2016 Michigan Wolverines football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–4	2015	MICH, 28–0

Ohio State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buckeyes					0
Terrapins					0

See also: 2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2015	OSU, 49–28

at Nebraska

	1	2	3	4	Total
Terrapins					0
Cornhuskers					0

See also: 2016 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

Rutgers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Scarlet Knights					0
Terrapins					0

See also: 2016 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–5	2015	MARY, 46–41

Rankings

Further information: 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP
Coaches'
CFP	Not released															Not released