2016 Maryland Terrapins football team
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.[1]
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.
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Opponent# |
Rank# |
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TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 3 |
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Howard* |
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Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD |
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September 9 |
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at FIU* |
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FIU Stadium • Miami, FL |
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September 17 |
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at UCF* |
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Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, FL |
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October 1 |
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Purdue |
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Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD |
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October 8 |
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at Penn State |
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Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry) |
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October 15 |
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Minnesota |
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Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD |
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October 22 |
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Michigan State |
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Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD |
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October 29 |
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at Indiana |
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Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN |
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November 5 |
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at Michigan |
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Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI |
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November 12 |
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Ohio State |
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Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD |
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November 19 |
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at Nebraska |
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Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE |
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November 26 |
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Rutgers |
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Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD |
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*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
- Schedule Source:[2]
Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
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CFP |
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