2023 Maryland Terrapins Football Team

The 2023 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the East Division of the Big Ten Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Terrapins were led by Mike Locksley in his fifth year as head coach. They played their home games at SECU Stadium in College Park, Maryland.

Schedule

Game summaries

vs Towson

vs Charlotte

vs Virginia

at Michigan State

vs Indiana

at No. 4 Ohio State

vs Illinois

at Northwestern

vs No. 11 Penn State

at Nebraska

vs Michigan

On November 10, Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti suspended Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh from game-day coaching for the remainder of the regular season as punishment for the Michigan Wolverines football sign-stealing scandal. Michigan filed an application for temporary restraining order {TRO), challenging the suspesion. The court set the matter for a hearing on November 17, one day before Michigan faces Maryland.

at Rutgers

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vs Auburn

Personnel

Roster

Coaching staff changes

Offensive coordinator Dan Enos departed to become the offensive coordinator for Arkansas.

Co-offensive coordinator Mike Miller departed to become the offensive coordinator for Charlotte.

In February, Kevin Sumlin was hired to become the associate head coach, co-offensive coordinator, and tight ends coach.

In March, Josh Gattis was hired to become the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach.

Also in March, East Carolina tight ends coach Latrell Scott was hired to become the running backs coach.

Recruiting class

Outgoing transfers

21 players elected to enter the NCAA transfer portal during or after the 2022 season.

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! Name !! Pos. !! class="unsortable" , New school
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, Tyler Baylor , , DL , , Kent State
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, Ahmad McCullough , , LB , , Washington State
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, Austin Fontaine , , DL , , Charlotte
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, CJ Dippre , , TE , , Alabama
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, Ja'Khi Green , , OL , , Charlotte
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, Jayon Venerable , , DB , , Hutchinson Community College
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, Weston Wolff , , TE , , South Florida
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, Zion Shockley , , DL , , Charlotte
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, Terrance Butler Jr. , , LB , , Charlotte
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, Kameron Blount , , LB , , Bowie State
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, Isaiah Hazel , , DB , , Charlotte
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, Challen Faamatau , , RB , , Charlotte
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, Shane Mosley , , DB , , West Chester
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, Mosiah Nasili-Kite , , DL , , Auburn
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, Mason Lunsford , , OL , , LSU
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, Anthony Booker Jr. , , DL , , Arkansas
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, Keon Kindred , , OL , , Akron
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, Andrew Booker , , LB , , Bowling Green
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, Coltin Deery , , OL , , TCU
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, Anthony Pecorella , , P , , Stony Brook
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, Joseph Bearns , , FB , , Charlotte
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Incoming transfers

The Terrapins added 11 players from the NCAA transfer portal.

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, Tyrese Chambers , , WR , , FIU
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, Ja'Quan Sheppard , , DB , , Cincinnati
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, Avantae Williams , , DB , , Miami
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, Marcus Dumervil , , OL , , LSU
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, Donnell Brown , , DL , , Saint Francis
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, Jordan Phillips , , DL , , Tennessee
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, Kaden Prather , , WR , , West Virginia
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, Corey Bullock , , OL , , North Carolina Central
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, Gottlieb Ayedze , , OL , , Frostburg State
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, Tre’Darius Colbert , , DL , , Angelo State
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, Michael Purcell , , OL , , Duke
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2023 NFL Draft

14 players declared for the 2023 NFL Draft.
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! Name !! Number !! Pos. !! Height !! Weight !! Year !! Hometown !! Combine !! Team !! Round !! Pick
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, Jacob Copeland , , 2 , , WR , , 6'-0" , , 202 , , Junior , , Pensacola, FL , , Yes
, , Tennessee Titans , , None , , UDFA
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, Dontay Demus Jr. , , 7 , , WR , , 6'-4" , , 215 , , Senior , , Washington, DC , , Yes , , Baltimore Ravens , , None , , UDFA
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, Deonte Banks , , 3 , , DB , , 6'-2" , , 205 , , Junior , , Baltimore, MD , , Yes , , New York Giants , , 1 , , 25
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, Rakim Jarrett , , 1 , , WR , , 6'-0" , , 190 , , Junior , , Palmer Park, MD , , Yes , , Tampa Bay Buccaneers , , None , , UDFA
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, Durell Nchami , , 30 , , LB , , 6'-4" , , 260 , , Senior , , Silver Spring, MD , , No , , Denver Broncos , , None , , UDFA
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, Ami Finau , , 54 , , DL , , 6'-2" , , 320 , , Senior , , Kahuku, HI , , No , , New York Giants , , None , , UDFA
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, Jakorian Bennett , , 2 , , DB , , 5'-11" , , 195 , , Senior , , Mobile, AL , , Yes , , Las Vegas Raiders , , 4 , , 104
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, Chad Ryland , , 34 , , PK , , 6'-0" , , 183 , , Senior , , Lebanon, PA , , Yes , , New England Patriots , , 4 , , 112
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, Johari Branch , , 50 , , IOL , , 6'-3" , , 330 , , Senior , , Chicago, IL , , No , , Los Angeles Chargers , , None , , UDFA
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, Spencer Anderson , , 54 , , OL , , 6'-5" , , 320 , , Senior , , Bowie, MD , , No , , Pittsburgh Steelers , , 7 , , 251
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, Jaelyn Duncan , , 71 , , OL , , 6'-6" , , 320 , , Senior , , New Carrollton, MD , , Yes , , Tennessee Titans , , 6 , , 186
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, Vandarius Cowan , , 8 , , LB , , 6'-4" , , 253 , , Senior , , Palm Beach Gardens, FL , , No , , None , , None , , UDFA
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, Greg China-Rose , , 0 , , DE , , 6'-2" , , 295 , , Senior , , Los Angeles, CA , , No , , None , , None , , UDFA
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, Henry Chibueze , , 92 , , DT , , 6'-3" , , 310 , , Senior , , Woodbridge, VA , , No , , Washington Commanders , , None , , UDFA
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Rankings

Statistics

Team

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, Time of Possession/Game , , , ,
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, Touchdowns Scored , , , ,
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, Field Goals-Attempts , , , ,
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Individual Leaders

Offense

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! # !! NAME !! POS !! RAT !! CMP !! ATT !! YDS !! AVG/G !! CMP% !! TD !! INT !! LONG
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, 3 , , Taulia Tagovailoa , , QB , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, 12 , , Cameron Edge , , QB , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, 9 , , Billy Edwards Jr. , , QB , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, , , , , QB , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, , , TOTALS , , , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –

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! # !! NAME !! POS !! ATT !! GAIN !! AVG !! TD !! LONG !! AVG/G
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, 24 , , Roman Hemby , , RB , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, 23 , , Colby McDonald , , RB , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, 7 , , Antwain Littleton III , , RB , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, 25 , , Nolan Ray , , RB , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, 27 , , Eli Mason , , RB , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, , , , , RB , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, , , TOTALS , , , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –

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! # !! NAME !! POS !! CTH !! YDS !! AVG !! TD !! LONG !! AVG/G
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, 6 , , Jeshaun Jones , , WR , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, 10 , , Tai Felton , , WR , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, 1 , , Kaden Prather , , WR , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, 5 , , Octavian Smith Jr. , , WR , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, 0 , , Tyrese Chambers , , WR , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, 4 , , Shaleak Knotts , , WR , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, 11 , , Ryan Manning , , WR , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, 87 , , Robert Smith Jr. , , WR , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, , , , , WR , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, 2 , , Corey Dyches , , TE , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, 85 , , Preston Howard , , TE , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, 17 , , Rico Walker , , TE , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, 18 , , Dylan Wade , , TE , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, , , , , TE , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, , , TOTALS , , , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –

Defense

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! # !! NAME !! POS !! SOLO !! AST !! TOT !! TFL-YDS !! SACK-YDS !! INT-YDS !! BU !! QBH !! FR !! FF !! BLK !! SAF !! TD
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, , , , , DL , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, , , , , DL , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, , , , , DL , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, , , , , DL , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, , , , , DL , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, , , , , DL , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, , , , , DL , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, , , , , DL , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, , , , , DL , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, , , , , DL , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, , , , , DL , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, , , , , DL , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, , , , , DL , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, , , , , DL , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, , , , , DL , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, , , , , DL , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, , , , , RUSH , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, , , , , RUSH , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, , , , , RUSH , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, , , , , RUSH , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, , , , , RUSH , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, , , , , LB , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, , , , , LB , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, , , , , LB , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, , , , , LB , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, , , , , LB , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, , , , , LB , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, , , , , LB , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, , , , , DB , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, , , , , DB , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, , , , , DB , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, , , , , DB , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, , , , , DB , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, , , , , DB , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, , , , , DB , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, , , , , DB , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, , , , , DB , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, , , , , DB , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, , , , , DB , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, , , , , DB , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, , , , , DB , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, , , , , DB , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, , , , , DB , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, , , , , DB , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, – , , , , DB , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, , , Team , , , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, , , TOTAL , , , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –

Key: POS: Position, SOLO: Solo Tackles, AST: Assisted Tackles, TOT: Total Tackles, TFL: Tackles-for-loss, SACK: Quarterback Sacks, INT: Interceptions, BU: Passes Broken Up, PD: Passes Defended, QBH: Quarterback Hits, FR: Fumbles Recovered, FF: Forced Fumbles, BLK: Kicks or Punts Blocked, SAF: Safeties, TD : Touchdown

Special teams

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! # !! NAME !! POS !! XPM !! XPA !! XP% !! FGM !! FGA !! FG% !! 1–19 !! 20–29 !! 30–39 !! 40–49 !! 50+ !! LNG
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, , , , , K , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , 0/0 , , 0/0 , , 0/0 , , 0/0 , , 0/0 , , –
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, , , , , K , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , 0/0 , , 0/0 , , 0/0 , , 0/0 , , 0/0 , , –
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, , , TOTALS , , , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , 0/0 , , 0/0 , , 0/0 , , 0/0 , , 0/0 , , –

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! style="text-align:center; " colspan="8", Kickoff statistics
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! # !! NAME !! POS !! KICKS !! YDS !! AVG !! TB !! OB
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, – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, , , TOTALS , , , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –

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! style="text-align:center; " colspan="12", Punting statistics
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! # !! NAME !! POS !! PUNTS !! YDS !! AVG !! LONG !! TB !! I–20 !! 50+ !! BLK
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, , , , , P , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, , , , , P , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, , , TOTALS , , , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –

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! style="text-align:center; " colspan="8", Kick return statistics
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! # !! NAME !! POS !! RTNS !! YDS !! AVG !! TD !! LNG
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, , , , , , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, , , TOTALS , , , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –

{, style="width:60%; text-align:center;" class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
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! style="text-align:center; " colspan="8", Punt return statistics
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! # !! NAME !! POS !! RTNS !! YDS !! AVG !! TD !! LONG
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, , , , , , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, , , TOTALS , , , , – , , – , , – , , – , , –

Scoring

Maryland vs. non-conference opponents

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Maryland vs. Big Ten opponents

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Maryland vs. all opponents

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References

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