The big picture

Maryland Terrapins are 3–6 in College Football (NCAA) 2026, averaging 27.7 points for and 31.3 against.

Penn State Nittany Lions are 5–4 in College Football (NCAA) 2026, averaging 28.9 points for and 19.3 against.

Form

Maryland Terrapins have won one of their last five and most recently beat Purdue Boilermakers 34–29.

Penn State Nittany Lions have won two of their last five and most recently beat Washington Huskies 28–25.

Head to head

These sides have met 11 times on our records since 2014: Maryland Terrapins 2, Penn State Nittany Lions 9.

Last time out (2024, Week 14), Penn State Nittany Lions won 44–7 at Beaver Stadium.

Penn State Nittany Lions have won the last four against Maryland Terrapins.

Biggest margin between these two: Penn State Nittany Lions by 63 points in 2017 (66–3).

Players to watch

For Maryland Terrapins, watch Ruben Hyppolite II (6.3 def total tackles a game in 2023) and Dante Trader Jr. (5.5 def total tackles a game in 2023).

For Penn State Nittany Lions, watch Curtis Jacobs (5 def total tackles a game in 2023) and Tony Rojas (4 def total tackles a game in 2023).

At SECU Stadium

Maryland Terrapins have won 7 of their last 22 at SECU Stadium.

The deeper numbers

Maryland Terrapins have never beaten Penn State Nittany Lions at SECU Stadium (0 from 4).

Maryland Terrapins have lost their last 4 at SECU Stadium and haven't won there since 2026 (against Hampton Pirates).

What the numbers say

On form and history, Penn State Nittany Lions have the edge.