# 2020 Maryland Terrapins football team

The 2020 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland, College Park in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Terrapins played their home games at Maryland Stadium in College Park, Maryland and competed in the East Division of the Big Ten Conference.
On August 11, 2020, the Big Ten Conference canceled all fall sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On September 16, the conference reinstated the football season, announcing a nine-game season beginning on October 23 and 24, 2020. Due to in-season cancellations related to the pandemic, the Terrapins played only five of their scheduled nine games. The Terrapins declined a bowl game invitation, also due to the pandemic.

## Offseason
### Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jakorian Bennett DB | Mobile, AL | McGill-Toolen Catholic High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Dec 17, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77 |||||||
| Peny Boone RB | Detroit, MI | Martin Luther King High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Jun 17, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78 |||||||
| Beau Brade DB | Clarksville, MD | River Hill High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Jun 13, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78 |||||||
| Johari Branch OL | Chicago, IL | Phillips Academy | 6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m) | 325 lb (147 kg) | Dec 7, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 72 |||||||
| Frankie Burgess LB | Pahokee, FL | Pahokee High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Dec 18, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 76 |||||||
| Nick DeGennaro WR | Princeton, NJ | Hun School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 183 lb (83 kg) | Jun 23, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 73 |||||||
| Ami Finau DL | Euless, TX | Trinity High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 320 lb (150 kg) | Dec 8, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78 |||||||
| Delmar Glaze OL | Charlotte, NC | West Mecklenburg High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 315 lb (143 kg) | Dec 11, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 73 |||||||
| Ja'Khi Green OL | Baltimore, MD | St. Frances Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 320 lb (150 kg) | Apr 20, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 76 |||||||
| Ruben Hyppolite II LB | Hollywood, FL | McArthur High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Apr 27, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81 |||||||
| Isaiah Jacobs RB | Owasso, OK | Owasso High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Dec 18, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77 |||||||
| Rakim Jarrett WR | Washington D.C. | St. John's College High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 208 lb (94 kg) | Dec 18, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 87 |||||||
| TJ Kautai LB | Euless, TX | Trinity High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | Dec 8, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 71 |||||||
| Devyn King DB | Gardena, CA | Junipero Serra High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Apr 16, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 75 |||||||
| Khristopher Love OL | Fort Lauderdale, FL | American Heritage High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 315 lb (143 kg) | Dec 15, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 76 |||||||
| Deajaun McDougle WR | Deerfield Beach, FL | Deerfield Beach High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Jul 30, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 |||||||
| Glen Miller DB | Orange Park, FL | Ridgeview High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Dec 9, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 74 |||||||
| Amelio Moran OL | Virginia Beach, VA | Princess Anne High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 308 lb (140 kg) | Dec 15, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 72 |||||||
| Shane Mosley DB | Havertown, PA | Haverford High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Jun 20, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 74 |||||||
| Mosiah Nasili-Kite DL | Puyallup, WA | Emerald Ridge High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 298 lb (135 kg) | Dec 9, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 74 |||||||
| Zach Perkins OL | Tampa, FL | Berkeley Preparatory School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 321 lb (146 kg) | Dec 13, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 72 |||||||
| Osita Smith DB | New Berlin, NY | Milford Academy | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Dec 16, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 76 |||||||
| Tre Smith DL | Frostburg, MD | Mountain Ridge High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 285 lb (129 kg) | Sep 18, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 72 |||||||
| Tarheeb Still DB | Sicklerville, NJ | Timber Creek Regional High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Jun 19, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 75 |||||||
| Almosse Titi DL | Tampa, FL | American Collegiate Academy | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 310 lb (140 kg) | Feb 2, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 75 |||||||
| Riyad Wilmot DL | Fort Lauderdale, FL | St. Thomas Aquinas High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 248 lb (112 kg) | Dec 15, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78 |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 61 247Sports: 31 ESPN: 44 |||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. |||||||

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Class | Hometown | College transferred from |
| Jakorian Bennett | DB | 5'11" | 200 | Junior | Mobile, Al | Hutchinson CC |
| Joseph Boletepeli | DL | 6'4" | 260 | Sophomore | Raleigh, NC | NC State |
| Johari Branch | OL | 6'3" | 330 | Junior | Chicago, ILL | Independence CC |
| Jordan Castleberry | RB | 5'8" | 193 | Redshirt Freshman | Lakewood, OH | Michigan |
| Devon Dickerson | DB | 6'0" | 175 | Junior | Elkins Park, PA | Robert Morris |
| Challen Faamatau | RB | 5'11" | 225 | Junior | Kalihi, HI | Coffeyville CC |
| Ami Finau | DL | 6'2" | 330 | Junior | Euless, TX | Independence CC |
| Amelio Moran | OL | 6'6" | 330 | Sophomore | Virginia Beach, VA | Lackawanna College |
| Greg Rose | DL | 6'3" | 271 | Junior | Los Angeles, CA | Lackawanna College |
| Taulia Tagovailoa | QB | 5'11" | 205 | Sophomore | Ewa Beach, HI | Alabama |
| Jha'mel Thorne | RB | 5'10" | 201 | Sophomore | Fredrick, MD | Stevenson |
| Almosse Titi | DL | 6'2" | 305 | Redshirt Sophomore | Tampa, FL | Iowa Western CC |

### Awards and honors
#### Watch list

| Award | Player | Position | Year |
| Rimington Trophy | Johnny Jordan | C | SR |

## Schedule

Maryland had games scheduled against Towson, Northern Illinois, and West Virginia, but canceled these games on July 9 following the Big Ten Conference's decision to play a 10-game conference-only schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This 10 game, conference-only schedule was later canceled and replaced by a nine-game, conference-only schedule beginning in late October. Teams not selected to participate in the Big Ten Football Championship Game were scheduled to play a ninth consolation game on December 19, seeded by performance in the first eight games.
On November 11, the school announced that the November 14 game against Ohio State had been canceled as all team-related activities were paused because of an elevated number of coronavirus cases within the Terrapins' program. Subsequently, the game against Michigan State was also canceled, then rescheduled in the December 19 consolation game slot, before being canceled again due to further coronavirus cases. On December 2, it was announced that the December 5 game against Michigan had been canceled.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 24 | 7:30 p.m. | at Northwestern | Ryan FieldEvanston, Illinois | BTN | L 3–43 | 0 |
| October 30 | 7:30 p.m. | Minnesota | Maryland StadiumCollege Park, Maryland | ESPN | W 45–44$^{OT}$ | 0 |
| November 7 | 3:30 p.m. | at Penn State | Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, Pennsylvania (rivalry) | BTN | W 35–19 | 1,500 |
| November 14 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 3 Ohio State | Maryland StadiumCollege Park, Maryland | BTN | No contest | |
| November 21 | 12:00 p.m. | Michigan State | Maryland StadiumCollege Park, Maryland | BTN | No contest | |
| November 28 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 12 Indiana | Memorial StadiumBloomington, Indiana | ESPN2 | L 11–27 | 963 |
| December 5 | 3:30 p.m. | at Michigan | Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, Michigan | BTN | No contest | |
| December 12 | 12:00 p.m. | Rutgers | Maryland StadiumCollege Park, Maryland | BTN | L 24–27$^{OT}$ | 0 |
| Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings (after November 24) released prior to gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| AP | — | none | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | — | — | — | — | |
| Coaches | — | none | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | — | — | |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | — | — | — | Not released |

## Players drafted into the NFL

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
| 7 | 233 | Jake Funk | RB | Los Angeles Rams |