Wk 7 · 2026
Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Maryland Terrapins — Sat, Oct 17
Sat, Oct 17 ·
SECU Stadium, College Park, MD
· BTN
Big Ten · 1-4
at
12:30pET
no line posted yet
Ratings differential MD by 5.2
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
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.
Rutgers form
L 15-47vs IUW 58-7vs HOWL 35-42vs USCL 21-28at BCL 21-37vs MASS
2026 season
Maryland form
L 16-45at OSUL 23-48at NEBL 3-54vs UCLAL 26-35vs VTW 38-14at CONN
2026 season
Rutgers this season
Straight up1-4 · 20% (5 games)
Against the spread2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Over / under4-1 · 80% (5 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
| Opponent | Rutgers | Maryland |
|---|---|---|
| USC Big Ten | vs L 35-42 preview | at Wk 12 · scheduled preview |
| Wisconsin Big Ten | at Wk 10 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
| Nebraska Big Ten | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview | at L 23-48 preview |
| Penn State Big Ten | at Wk 12 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 13 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Maryland leads 8–6 · Rutgers has won the last 2
14 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
8.4 points toward Maryland
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-11-08 | Maryland 20 — 35 Rutgers | at RUTG | Rutgers |
| 2024 | 2024-11-16 | Rutgers 31 — 17 Maryland | at MD | Rutgers |
| 2023 | 2023-11-25 | Maryland 42 — 24 Rutgers | at RUTG | Maryland |
| 2022 | 2022-11-26 | Rutgers 0 — 37 Maryland | at MD | Maryland |
| 2021 | 2021-11-27 | Maryland 40 — 16 Rutgers | at RUTG | Maryland |
| 2020 | 2020-12-12 | Rutgers 27 — 24 Maryland | at MD | Rutgers |
| 2019 | 2019-10-05 | Maryland 48 — 7 Rutgers | at RUTG | Maryland |
| 2018 | 2018-10-13 | Rutgers 7 — 34 Maryland | at MD | Maryland |
| 2017 | 2017-11-04 | Maryland 24 — 31 Rutgers | at RUTG | Rutgers |
| 2016 | 2016-11-26 | Rutgers 13 — 31 Maryland | at MD | Maryland |
| 2015 | 2015-11-28 | Maryland 46 — 41 Rutgers | at RUTG | Maryland |
| 2014 | 2014-11-29 | Rutgers 41 — 38 Maryland | at MD | Rutgers |
| 2009 | 2009-09-26 | Rutgers 34 — 13 Maryland | at MD | Rutgers |
| 2007 | 2007-09-29 | Maryland 34 — 24 Rutgers | at RUTG | Maryland |
Rutgers leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Dylan Lonergan QB #12 | 51/92, 775 YDS, 7 TD, 5 INT |
| AJ Surace QB #10 | 33/53, 475 YDS, 6 TD, 4 INT | |
| Rushing | Antwan Raymond RB #3 | 89 CAR, 469 YDS, 4 TD |
| Clay Thevenin RB #9 | 42 CAR, 180 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Aiden Gibson RB #32 | 11 CAR, 35 YDS | |
| Receiving | KJ Duff WR #8 | 33 REC, 628 YDS, 7 TD |
| Ben Black III WR #2 | 9 REC, 180 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Jourdin Houston WR #4 | 15 REC, 169 YDS | |
| Antwan Raymond RB #3 | 9 REC, 72 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Chris Joines DB #20 | 25 |
| Bradlee Jones DB #5 | 25 | |
| Jesse Ofurie DB #16 | 23 | |
| Sacks | Moses Walker LB #2 | 1.5 |
| Rondo Porter DL #99 | 1.5 | |
| Zaire Angoy DL #55 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Moses Walker LB #2 | 2 |
| Bradlee Jones DB #5 | 2 |
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 |
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.