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Wk 13 · 2026

Penn State Nittany Lions at Maryland Terrapins — Sat, Nov 28

Sat, Nov 28 · SECU Stadium, College Park, MD

Weather

No forecast yet. This one is 47 days away and has no kickoff time 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.
Penn State Nittany Lions
Big Ten · 3-3
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Ratings differential PSU by 9.4
Maryland Terrapins
Big Ten · 2-4

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

Penn State: +10.9#28
Efficiency margin
Maryland: -0.9#73
Penn State: 35.3
Offense (pts/100)
Maryland: 30.7
Penn State: 15.4
Defense (pts/100)
Maryland: 22.7
Penn State: 65.2
Pace (plays/g)
Maryland: 68.7
Penn State: 6.03
Yards / play
Maryland: 5.50
Penn State: 5.12
Yards / play allowed
Maryland: 5.53
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

Penn State: 30.5
Points / game
Maryland: 28.0
Penn State: 18.5
Points allowed
Maryland: 32.7
Penn State: 393
Yards / game
Maryland: 378
Penn State: 316
Yards allowed
Maryland: 354
Penn State: 150
Pass yds allowed
Maryland: 206
Penn State: 166
Rush yds allowed
Maryland: 148
Penn State: 0.67
Turnovers / game
Maryland: 1.17
From completed 2026 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

Penn State form

L 23-31vs USCL 13-34at NUL 20-24vs WISW 55-13vs BUFW 27-9at TEM
2026 season

Maryland form

L 16-45at OSUL 23-48at NEBL 3-54vs UCLAL 26-35vs VTW 38-14at CONN
2026 season

Penn State this season

Straight up3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Against the spread2-4 · 33% (6 games)
Over / under3-3 · 50% (6 games)

Maryland this season

Straight up2-4 · 33% (6 games)
Against the spread3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Over / under5-1 · 83% (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 · 4

OpponentPenn StateMaryland
Wisconsin
Big Ten
vs L 20-24 previewvs Wk 11 · scheduled preview
USC
Big Ten
vs L 23-31 previewat Wk 12 · scheduled preview
Purdue
Big Ten
vs Wk 9 · scheduled previewat Wk 10 · scheduled preview
Rutgers
Big Ten
vs Wk 12 · scheduled previewvs Wk 7 · scheduled preview
Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

Since 2006, Penn State leads 9–2 · Penn State has won the last 4
11 meetings in 2006–2026 · average margin 25.9 points toward Penn State
Yr DateResultSiteWon
20242024-11-30Maryland 7 — 44 Penn Stateat PSUPenn State
20232023-11-04Penn State 51 — 15 Marylandat MDPenn State
20222022-11-12Maryland 0 — 30 Penn Stateat PSUPenn State
20212021-11-06Penn State 31 — 14 Marylandat MDPenn State
20202020-11-07Maryland 35 — 19 Penn Stateat PSUMaryland
20192019-09-27Penn State 59 — 0 Marylandat MDPenn State
20182018-11-24Maryland 3 — 38 Penn Stateat PSUPenn State
20172017-11-25Penn State 66 — 3 Marylandat MDPenn State
20162016-10-08Maryland 14 — 38 Penn Stateat PSUPenn State
20152015-10-24Penn State 31 — 30 MarylandneutralPenn State
20142014-11-01Maryland 20 — 19 Penn Stateat PSUMaryland

Penn State leaders 2026 regular season

PassingRocco Becht QB #383/134, 1108 YDS, 10 TD, 3 INT
Alex Manske QB #79/14, 102 YDS
RushingJames Peoples RB #145 CAR, 212 YDS, 2 TD
Carson Hansen RB #2143 CAR, 199 YDS, 2 TD
Quinton Martin Jr. RB #2529 CAR, 158 YDS, 1 TD
ReceivingKoby Howard WR #612 REC, 344 YDS, 2 TD
Chase Sowell WR #019 REC, 264 YDS, 2 TD
Benjamin Brahmer TE #1816 REC, 178 YDS, 3 TD
Brett Eskildsen WR #415 REC, 128 YDS, 1 TD
Defense
TacklesTony Rojas LB #1334
Kooper Ebel LB #829
Cael Brezina LB #920
SacksTony Rojas LB #133
Kooper Ebel LB #81
Caleb Bacon LB #101
InterceptionsTony Rojas LB #132
Daryus Dixson CB #51
Josiah Zayas CB #171
full roster and per-player history

Maryland leaders 2026 regular season

PassingMalik Washington QB #7124/198, 1288 YDS, 7 TD, 6 INT
Cardell Williams QB #66/7, 63 YDS, 1 TD
RushingIverson Howard RB #2452 CAR, 211 YDS, 4 TD
DeJuan Williams RB #013 CAR, 194 YDS, 3 TD
Harry Dalton III RB #2530 CAR, 113 YDS, 3 TD
ReceivingChris Durr Jr. WR #1342 REC, 461 YDS, 4 TD
Na'eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding WR #118 REC, 239 YDS, 2 TD
Kaleb Webb WR #217 REC, 235 YDS
Dorian Fleming TE #918 REC, 171 YDS, 1 TD
Defense
TacklesCarlton Smith LB #3235
Daniel Wingate LB #130
Trey Reddick LB #323
SacksDerrick LeBlanc DL #882.5
DD Holmes LB #562.5
Eyan Thomas DL #982
InterceptionsMessiah Delhomme DB #332
Jamare Glasker DB #41
Jayden Shipps DB #121
full roster and per-player history
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.