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Maryland

Your complete Maryland season outlook.

Fourteen returning starters create one of the league's best continuity profiles, although the roster still lacks top-end proven depth.

Home stadiumSECU StadiumRPR rank#50Projected-wins rank#87
Projected wins5.79Most likely: 6 wins · 80% range 5–7
Rundown Power Rating +4.3Neutral-field strength
RPR Rank #50National power position
Schedule Strength Rank#37Opponent difficulty
Projected-Wins Rank #87Strength plus schedule
Market total5.5
Adjusted Edge +0.42
Probability over58%
Market basis12 games

Team profile

RPR and model ratings

Rundown Power Rating
+4.3
National RPR Rank
#50
Schedule strength rank
#37
Average opponent power
+5.5
Offense rating
26.3
Defense rating
22.5
Projected QB
Malik Washington
QB starts
12
QB confidence
Medium
Head coach
Mike Locksley
Returning starters
14
Portal rank
16
Roster fragility
27.9

Record outcomes

Win distribution

Game by game

2026 projected scores and probabilities

Expected scores and margins are model means, not exact-score guarantees.

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GameDateOpponentLocationProjected score Projected totalProjected marginWin probability Confidence
1Sep 5, 2026
Hampton
Home40–1050.1+29.698%Medium
2Sep 12, 2026Away32–1950.6+12.880%Medium
3Sep 19, 2026Home24–2750.5-3.242%Low
4Sep 26, 2026Home26–2550.8+1.053%Low
5Oct 3, 2026Away21–2849.5-6.932%Medium
6Oct 10, 2026Away9–4048.9-30.72%High
7Oct 17, 2026Home29–2554.1+4.161%Medium
8Oct 31, 2026Home24–2751.5-2.842%Low
9Nov 7, 2026Away27–2249.6+5.163%Medium
10Nov 14, 2026Home24–1943.2+5.264%Medium
11Nov 21, 2026Away19–3553.8-16.613%High
12Nov 28, 2026Home20–3050.5-9.626%Medium

Projection context

These projections reflect the current Rivals Rundown football inputs and are refreshed as the underlying information changes.

Model version 5. RPR, rankings, margins and probabilities are estimates, not guarantees.