2016 Maryland Terrapins football team

2016 Maryland Terrapins football
2016 Maryland Terrapins football
Quick Lane Bowl, L 30–36 vs. Boston College
Conference	Big Ten Conference
	East Division
Record	6–7 (3–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	D. J. Durkin (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Walt Bell (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Andy Buh (1st season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Byrd Stadium
	Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

The 2016 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland, College Park in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the Terrapins' third season as a member of the Big Ten Conference, and a member of the East Division. Maryland played its home games at Maryland Stadium in College Park, Maryland. It was their first year under new head coach D. J. Durkin. They finished the season 6–7, 3–6 in Big Ten play to finish in fifth place in the East Division. They were invited to the Quick Lane Bowl where they were defeated by Boston College.

East Division

Record6–7 (3–6 Big Ten)

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2016 Big Ten Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 7 Penn State xy$	8	–	1	11	–	3
No. 6 Ohio State x^	8	–	1	11	–	2
No. 10 Michigan	7	–	2	10	–	3
Indiana	4	–	5	6	–	7
Maryland	3	–	6	6	–	7
Michigan State	1	–	8	3	–	9
Rutgers	0	–	9	2	–	10
West Division
No. 9 Wisconsin xy	7	–	2	11	–	3
Iowa	6	–	3	8	–	5
Nebraska	6	–	3	9	–	4
Minnesota	5	–	4	9	–	4
Northwestern	5	–	4	7	–	6
Illinois	2	–	7	3	–	9
Purdue	1	–	8	3	–	9
Championship: Penn State 38, Wisconsin 31
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	12:00 pm	Howard*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	BTN	W 52–13	35,474
September 9	7:30 pm	at FIU*	FIU Stadium Miami, FL	CBSSN	W 41–14	17,084
September 17	7:00 pm	at UCF*	Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL	CBSSN	W 30–24 ^2OT	43,197
October 1	3:30 pm	Purdue	Maryland Stadium College Park, MD	BTN	W 50–7	41,206
October 8	12:00 pm	at Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	BTN	L 14–38	100,778
October 15	12:00 pm	Minnesota	Maryland Stadium College Park, MD	ESPNU	L 10–31	41,465
October 22	7:30 pm	Michigan State	Maryland Stadium College Park, MD	BTN	W 28–17	41,235
October 29	3:30 pm	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	ESPNU	L 36–42	38,291
November 5	3:30 pm	at No. 2 Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	ESPN	L 3–59	110,626
November 12	3:30 pm	No. 6 Ohio State	Maryland Stadium College Park, MD	ESPN	L 3–62	48,090
November 19	12:00 pm	at No. 19 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	ESPNews	L 7–28	89,704
November 26	12:00 pm	Rutgers	Maryland Stadium College Park, MD	ESPNews	W 31–13	30,220
December 26	2:30 pm	vs. Boston College*	Ford Field Detroit, MI (Quick Lane Bowl)	ESPN	L 30–36	19,117
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	0	0	0	13	13
Terrapins	21	14	7	10	52

	1	2	3	4	Total
Terrapins	10	21	10	0	41
Panthers	0	7	0	7	14

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Terrapins	0	10	7	0	7	6	30
Knights	7	0	7	3	7	0	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Boilermakers	0	0	0	7	7
Terrapins	8	21	7	14	50

Schedule

	1	2	3	4	Total
Terrapins	7	7	0	0	14
Nittany Lions	7	17	7	7	38

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Gophers	0	14	3	14	31
Terrapins	0	0	0	10	10

	1	2	3	4	Total
Terrapins	0	0	0	3	3
#2 Wolverines	14	21	10	14	59

	1	2	3	4	Total
#6 Buckeyes	21	24	10	7	62
Terrapins	3	0	0	0	3