Wk 5 · 2026
Maryland Terrapins at Nebraska Cornhuskers — Sat, Oct 3
Sat, Oct 3 ·
Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE), Lincoln, NE
· FS1 FINAL
Weather
No forecast yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
at
4:00pET
NEB -15.5 · total 52.5 DraftKings opened -12.5 · 3 toward NEB
Ratings differential NEB by 18.1
What is at stake
A Big Ten game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Maryland form
L 16-45at OSUL 23-48at NEBL 3-54vs UCLAL 26-35vs VTW 38-14at CONN
2026 season
Nebraska form
L 17-20vs IUW 48-23vs MDW 31-13at MSUW 34-7vs UNDW 56-7vs BGSU
2026 season
Maryland this season
Straight up2-4 · 33% (6 games)
Against the spread3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Over / under5-1 · 83% (6 games)
Nebraska this season
Straight up5-1 · 83% (6 games)
Against the spread5-1 · 83% (6 games)
Over / under3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 3
| Opponent | Maryland | Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio State Big Ten | at L 16-45 preview | vs Wk 12 · scheduled preview |
| Rutgers Big Ten | vs Wk 7 · scheduled preview | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
| Illinois Big Ten | vs Wk 9 · scheduled preview | at Wk 10 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Nebraska leads 4–1 · Nebraska has won the last 2
5 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
18.6 points toward Nebraska
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-10-03 | Maryland 23 — 48 Nebraska | at NEB | Nebraska |
| 2025 | 2025-10-11 | Nebraska 34 — 31 Maryland | at MD | Nebraska |
| 2023 | 2023-11-11 | Maryland 13 — 10 Nebraska | at NEB | Maryland |
| 2019 | 2019-11-23 | Nebraska 54 — 7 Maryland | at MD | Nebraska |
| 2016 | 2016-11-19 | Maryland 7 — 28 Nebraska | at NEB | Nebraska |
Maryland leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Malik Washington QB #7 | 124/198, 1288 YDS, 7 TD, 6 INT |
| Cardell Williams QB #6 | 6/7, 63 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Rushing | Iverson Howard RB #24 | 52 CAR, 211 YDS, 4 TD |
| DeJuan Williams RB #0 | 13 CAR, 194 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Harry Dalton III RB #25 | 30 CAR, 113 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Receiving | Chris Durr Jr. WR #13 | 42 REC, 461 YDS, 4 TD |
| Na'eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding WR #1 | 18 REC, 239 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Kaleb Webb WR #2 | 17 REC, 235 YDS | |
| Dorian Fleming TE #9 | 18 REC, 171 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Carlton Smith LB #32 | 35 |
| Daniel Wingate LB #1 | 30 | |
| Trey Reddick LB #3 | 23 | |
| Sacks | Derrick LeBlanc DL #88 | 2.5 |
| DD Holmes LB #56 | 2.5 | |
| Eyan Thomas DL #98 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | Messiah Delhomme DB #33 | 2 |
| Jamare Glasker DB #4 | 1 | |
| Jayden Shipps DB #12 | 1 |
Nebraska leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Anthony Colandrea QB #10 | 94/143, 1142 YDS, 13 TD, 2 INT |
| TJ Lateef QB #14 | 8/11, 82 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Rushing | Jamal Rule RB #25 | 42 CAR, 333 YDS, 5 TD |
| Mekhi Nelson RB #35 | 56 CAR, 266 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Anthony Colandrea QB #10 | 38 CAR, 249 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Kwazi Gilmer WR #11 | 29 REC, 387 YDS, 6 TD |
| Jacory Barney Jr. WR #2 | 18 REC, 233 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Mekhi Nelson RB #35 | 8 REC, 120 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Luke Lindenmeyer TE #44 | 12 REC, 116 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Owen Chambliss LB #33 | 26 |
| Dwayne McDougle III S #26 | 24 | |
| Jamir Conn DB #13 | 24 | |
| Sacks | Jahsear Whittington DL #44 | 2.5 |
| Riley Van Poppel DL #5 | 2 | |
| Williams Nwaneri EDGE #96 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | Owen Chambliss LB #33 | 1 |
| Dwayne McDougle III S #26 | 1 | |
| Donovan Jones DB #37 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.