Maryland Football Falls To Nebraska In Big Ten Bout

Saturday, October 3

Lincoln, NE

4 PM

Maryland

2-3 , 0-2

Nebraska

5-0 , 2-0

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final F
Maryland	16	7	0	0	23
Nebraska	7	21	0	20	48

10/3/2026 4:00:00 PM | Football

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Chris Durr Jr. hauled in a career-high 149 yards against the unbeaten Cornhuskers on Saturday.

LINCOLN, NE — Maryland fell 48-23 to Nebraska on Saturday afternoon in a Big Ten road clash. Chris Durr Jr. had a career day with seven receptions for a career-high 149 yards and a touchdown as Malik Washington tallied 254 yards through the air, but the Cornhuskers used a big second half to drop the Terps to 2-3 (0-2 Big Ten) in 2026.

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Maryland's offense was hot early, scoring 13 points in the first quarter. Washington connected with Durr Jr. for a career-long 65-yard touchdown strike for the Terps' first touchdown of the game. Sean O'Haire drilled three field goals in the opening frame. Washington threw for 177 yards (135 to Durr Jr.) on 11/18 passing in the first quarter as Maryland outgained Nebraska 207-38 across the first 15 minutes of action.

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— Maryland Football (@TerpsFootball) October 3, 2026

The Cornhuskers responded with a 21-point second quarter to retain the lead and pulled away with their 20-point fourth quarter. Nebraska held Maryland scoreless in the second half to improve to 5-0 (2-0 Big Ten) on the season.

DeJuan Williams led Maryland's ground attack in his return to the lineup. He rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown as the Terps collected a season-high 395 total yards of offense, the most allowed by Nebraska all season. Maryland is back in action on the road against No. 5 Ohio State next weekend.

How it Happened:
1st Quarter:

Nebraska won the coin toss and deferred, sending Maryland on offense first.
Washington's first pass to Durr Jr. went for 36 yards and a 1st down.
O'Haire hit a 26-yard field goal on Maryland's opening drive to give the Terps an early 3-0 lead.
Maryland's defense forced a 3-and-out on Nebraska's first possession.
The Cornhuskers blocked a punt, setting themselves up on Maryland's 19-yard line.
Nebraska took its first lead with a 19-yard rushing touchdown from Mekhi Nelson.
Washington connected with Durr Jr. for a 65-yard touchdown pass to put the Terps back in front with 8:33 to play in the quarter.
O'Haire connected on a 42-yard field goal to extend Maryland's lead late in the quarter.
Jamare Glasker picked off Anthony Colandrea to give Maryland the ball on the Nebraska 19-yard line.
O'Haire hit his third field goal of the quarter from 32 yards out to extend the lead to 16-7.
The Terps outgained Nebraska 207-38 in the opening frame and led 16-7 after 15 minutes of action.

2nd Quarter:

Nebraska went 79 yards in 10 plays to score a touchdown and cut Maryland's lead to 16-14.
The Cornhuskers intercepted Washington to reclaim possession.
The Terps turned Nebraska over on downs to get the ball back.
Williams put Maryland in the red zone with a 56-yard rush.
Williams punched in a three-yard touchdown to put Maryland ahead 23-14 after O'Haire's extra point.
Nebraska returned an interception 81 yards for a touchdown to cut into the Terps' lead with 2:41 left in the half.
The Huskers punched in a last-minute touchdown to take a 28-23 lead into the break.

3rd Quarter:

Nebraska missed a 53-yard field goal on the first possession of the second half.
The Cornhuskers took a 28-23 lead into the fourth quarter after a scoreless third frame.

4th Quarter:

Nebraska punched in a one-yard rushing touchdown to extend its lead to 35-23 on the first play of the quarter.
The Cornhuskers extended their lead to 41-23 with a five-play, 85-yard touchdown drive.
Nebraska turned Maryland over on downs to retain possession midway through the quarter.
The Cornhuskers connected on a 30-yard touchdown strike to put the game away with under seven minutes to play.
Nebraska closed out its fifth win of the season.

Malik on the Charts:

Washington threw for 254 yards and a touchdown on Saturday against Nebraska.
With 23 completions, Washington moved to seventh all-time in Maryland history with 397. He passed Neil O'Donnell (387 from 1987-89). Next on the list is Sam Hollenbach (417 from 2003-06).
Washington added 254 yards to bring his career total to 4,251, which puts him 10th in program history. He passed both Briand Cummings (4,080 from 1994-97) and Danny O'Brien (4,086 from 2010-11). Next on the list is Sam Hollenbach with 5,139 from 2003-06.
Washington's passing touchdown on Saturday moved him into a tie for 11th place in program history with 24. He passed Alan Pastrana (23 from 1965-68) to tie Dan Henning (24 from 1985-87). Next on the list is Neil O'Donnell with 26 from 1987-89.
The Maryland quarterback recorded his eighth career game with 250+ passing yards.
He surpassed the 4,000 career passing yards mark on Saturday.

Michael Locksley's Notes:

"We had opportunities."
"You've got to give Nebraska credit. They've got a good football team."
"I thought our guys came to play today. We came here to win it and we didn't get it done."
"3rd down has not been kind to us over the last two weeks."
"DeJuan showed up and made some plays for us today."
"We've got to get in and get this one fixed tomorrow. The results will eventually show up if we keep doing the work, and I like the way the guys showed up and did the work this week."

Carlton's Corner:

"We approached it with a positive mindset. We came to play."
"No matter how the offense or defense goes, we're going to keep fighting for our brothers, no matter what. We try to always keep ourselves up high."
"We have to go back to the drawing board, learn from our mistakes, and get ready for next week."
"There are always things we can do better, but that's part of the game of football."
"We emphasized communicating better than last game, and it paid off in the game. We were able to get a lot of calls out."
"When you think of Nebraska, you think of their O-line and their run game, so we put an emphasis on stopping the run."
"We're just going to keep fighting. I know it didn't go our way, but we're going to be better for next week."
"Our biggest success was communication and doing our job. We definitely did better at doing our job from last week to this week."
"For Ohio State, we're just going to bring it to them. Win, lose, or draw, I know the type of team we have, and we're going to keep a good, positive mindset."
"We're still together. We're still pushing forward, no matter how hard it gets. I know the type of team we've got. I believe in my quarterback. I believe in my coaching staff. We're going to get it together, we just have to keep working."

DeJuan's Return:

"I feel like we communicated well."
"We've just got to get back to the drawing board. We'll look at the film tomorrow and see what we've got to fix. I feel like we're going to improve in the run game."
"We've got to make big plays when we need to. We're going to work on that this week."

Numbers to Know:

2: Durr Jr. became the second receiver this season to have +135 yard receiving in the first quarter, joining Easton Messer from Florida Atlantic (151 vs Navy on 9/12/26).
3: Maryland's opening-drive field goal marked its first points on an opening drive this season.
3: O'Haire made 3 field goals on Saturday, 3 matching his most as a Terp.
5: Maryland and Nebraska met for the fifth time ever on Saturday.
8: Saturday marked Maryland's eighth straight road game allowing less than 250 passing yards (238), which is one of the longest streaks in the nation.
8: Carlton Smith had a team-high eight tackles to lead the defense.
6: Durr Jr. has recorded at least six receptions in each of his five games this season. Only Tai Felton has had a longer streak this season with six straight games in 2024.
9: Maryland defense held Nebraska scoreless in the third quarter to mark the Terps' ninth scoreless frame of the season.
22: Maryland has now scored on 22-24 red zone drives this year.
23: Maryland's 23 first-half points were the program's fourth-most in a Big Ten road game.
42: Durr Jr. now has 42 receptions this season (8.4 per game). Both numbers are among the nation's leaders.
65: Washington's 65-yard touchdown pass to Durr Jr. in the first quarter was his longest of his career. It was also Durr Jr.'s career-long receiving touchdown.
100: Durr Jr. logged his fourth game of his career with 100+ receiving yards with his career-high 149. He became the first Maryland player with 3+ 100-yard receiving games in their first 5 games with the team.
135: Durr Jr.'s 135 yards in the first quarter were the second-most by a Terp in any quarter since 2012 (Tai Felton: 141 3Q vs UConn in 2024).
4,000: Washington surpassed 4,000 career passing yards on Saturday.