Maryland (4-4) vs. Rutgers (4-5)
November 8, 2025
SHI Stadium
2:30 PM ET
FS1
COLLEGE PARK, MD. — Maryland (4–4, 1–4 Big Ten) travels to Piscataway to face Rutgers (4–5, 1–5 Big Ten) on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. ET. The game will air on FS1 and the Maryland Sports Radio Network.
Maryland-Rutgers Series History
- The Terps and Scarlet Knights will meet for the 12th straight season, with their first meeting dating back to 1920.
- Maryland has won three of the last four meetings, including a 42-24 win the last time the squads met in Piscataway in 2023.
- Maryland has won three straight road games against Rutgers, its longest road win streak against any Big Ten opponent since joining the conference in 2014.
Maryland has won three of the last four meetings, including a 42-24 win the last time the squads met in Piscataway in 2023.
Key stats and storylines
- Malik Washington is one of only three Power Conference true freshmen quarterbacks this century to start his career with eight straight games throwing for at least 200 yards.
- Maryland ranks first in the Big Ten and tied for second nationally with 15 interceptions.
- The Terps rank third in the Big Ten and 17th nationally with a +7 turnover margin.
- Maryland ranks tied for second nationally in sacks allowed. The Terps have only given up three sacks total and haven't given up a sack in either of the last two games.
- Maryland has 23 sacks on the season. The 2.88 sacks per game average ranks fourth in the Big Ten and tied for 13th nationally.
Malik Washington is one of only three Power Conference true freshmen quarterbacks this century to start his career with eight straight games throwing for at least 200 yards.
Defensive Dominance
- Maryland has not allowed its opponent to score on its first drive of the game this season. The Terps are one of just three teams nationally that have yet to allow a score on an opponent's opening drive (Nebraska, Texas Tech).
- The Terps have only allowed 14 points in the first quarter of conference games this season.
- Jamare Glasker has an interception in each of the last three games. This is the longest active streak in the country and the longest by a Terp since Will Likely in 2014.
- Maryland's four defensive touchdowns lead the Big Ten.
- Linebacker Daniel Wingate ranks fourth in the Big Ten and Top 25 nationally by averaging 8.9 tackles per game.
Maryland has not allowed its opponent to score on its first drive of the game this season.
MALIK Washington's Historic Season
- QB Malik Washington finished with 242 passing yards against Indiana. He is now just the third true freshman quarterback from a Power Conference since 2000 to open his career with eight consecutive games of at least 200 passing yards, joining Cal's Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele and Houston's David Piland.
- Washington's 1,958 passing yards through eight games are tied for the second-most by a Power Conference true freshman quarterback since 2020. UVA's Anthony Colandrea also had 1,958 in 2023 and Cal's Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele had 1,982 this year.
- With 176 completions through eight games, Washington ranks fourth amongst true freshmen Power Conference quarterbacks through eight career games since 2018 (Mississippi State's Will Rogers had 220 in 2020 and Texas Tech's Alan Bowman had 227 in 2018)
- Washington threw a passing touchdown against Indiana to boost his season total to 12, which is tied for third-most by a true freshman Power Conference quarterback through eight career games since 2020. Oklahoma's Caleb Williams had 14 in 2021, UVA's Colandrea had 13 in 2023 and Miami's Tyler Van Dyke had 12 in 2020-21.
- Washington has seven completions of 40 or more yards this season, tied with Fernando Mendoza for fifth most in the Big Ten. Only one FBS true freshman has more 40-yard completions than Washington (Bear Bachmeier, eight).
Washington's 1,958 passing yards through eight games are tied for the second-most by a Power Conference true freshman quarterback since 2020.
Ball Hawks
- Maryland ranks first in the Big Ten and tied for second nationally with 15 interceptions.
- The Terps have four pick-sixes this season, its most in a season since 2010.
- Jamare Glasker (at UCLA, Dontay Joyner) (vs. Nebraska), LaKhi Roland (vs. Towson) and Daniel Wingate (vs. FAU) account for Maryland's four pick-sixes.
- The Terrapins have recorded a defensive interception in six straight games, tied for the fourth-longest active streak in the FBS. It's Maryland's longest streak in a single season since an 11-game run in 2018.
Maryland ranks first in the Big Ten and tied for second nationally with 15 interceptions.
One of the Nation's Best in Pass Protection
- The Terps's offensive line has only allowed three sacks through eight games in 2025. Only two were sacks against Malik Washington.
- Maryland is tied with Ohio State for the Big Ten lead and is tied for second nationally by allowing only 0.38 sacks per game. Only Cincinnati (2) has allowed fewer sacks than the Terps.
- Maryland has started the same five offensive lineman every game this season. Only 14 teams in the FBS have started the same five along the O-line for every game in 2025.
The Terps's offensive line has only allowed three sacks through eight games in 2025. Only two were sacks against
Malik Washington.
- DeJuan Williams hauled in a 55-yard touchdown pass for the Terps against Indiana. It marked the longest reception of his career and it was Malik Washington's second-longest passing touchdown of the season.
- Williams has 272 receiving yards this season, second most among Big Ten running backs (Washington's Jonah Coleman, 316).
- Only three Maryland RBs this century have recorded 300 or more receiving yards in a season (2023 Roman Hemby, 2021 Tayon FleetDavis, 2001 Bruce Perry).
Williams has 272 receiving yards this season, second most among Big Ten running backs.
