# 2016 Maryland Terrapins football team

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.

## Schedule

Maryland announced its 2016 football schedule on July 11, 2013. The 2016 schedule consists of 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season. The Terrapins will host Big Ten foes Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Purdue, and Rutgers, and will travel to Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska, and Penn State.
The team will play three non–conference games, one home game against Howard Bison from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, and two road games which are against the Central Florida Knights (UCF) from the American Athletic Conference and the Florida International Panthers (FIU) from Conference USA.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 12:00 pm | Howard* | Byrd StadiumCollege Park, MD | BTN | W 52–13 | 35,474 |
| September 9 | 7:30 pm | at FIU* | FIU StadiumMiami, FL | CBSSN | W 41–14 | 17,084 |
| September 17 | 7:00 pm | at UCF* | Bright House Networks StadiumOrlando, FL | CBSSN | W 30–24 $^{2OT}$ | 43,197 |
| October 1 | 3:30 pm | Purdue | Maryland StadiumCollege Park, MD | BTN | W 50–7 | 41,206 |
| October 8 | 12:00 pm | at Penn State | Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA (rivalry) | BTN | L 14–38 | 100,778 |
| October 15 | 12:00 pm | Minnesota | Maryland StadiumCollege Park, MD | ESPNU | L 10–31 | 41,465 |
| October 22 | 7:30 pm | Michigan State | Maryland StadiumCollege Park, MD | BTN | W 28–17 | 41,235 |
| October 29 | 3:30 pm | at Indiana | Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN | ESPNU | L 36–42 | 38,291 |
| November 5 | 3:30 pm | at No. 2 Michigan | Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI | ESPN | L 3–59 | 110,626 |
| November 12 | 3:30 pm | No. 6 Ohio State | Maryland StadiumCollege Park, MD | ESPN | L 3–62 | 48,090 |
| November 19 | 12:00 pm | at No. 19 Nebraska | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE | ESPNews | L 7–28 | 89,704 |
| November 26 | 12:00 pm | Rutgers | Maryland StadiumCollege Park, MD | ESPNews | W 31–13 | 30,220 |
| December 26 | 2:30 pm | vs. Boston College* | Ford FieldDetroit, MI (Quick Lane Bowl) | ESPN | L 30–36 | 19,117 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Howard

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

### At FIU

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

### At UCF

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

### Purdue

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

### At Penn State

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

### Minnesota

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

### Michigan State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Terrapins | 8 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 28 |

### At Indiana

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Terrapins | 7 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 36 |
| Hoosiers | 13 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 42 |

### At Michigan

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

### Ohio State

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

### At Nebraska

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Terrapins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| #19 Cornhuskers | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |

### Rutgers

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Scarlet Knights | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| Terrapins | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 31 |

### Boston College–Quick Lane Bowl

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Terrapins | 0 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 30 |
| Eagles | 6 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 36 |

## Awards and honors

Weekly Awards :
| Player | Award | Date Awarded |
| Ty Johnson | Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week | October 3, 2016 |
| Lorenzo Harrison | Big Ten Freshman of the Week | October 24, 2016 |
| Teldrick Morgan | Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week | November 29, 2016 |
All-Big Ten :
| Player | Selection |
| Michael Dunn | Honorable Mention (Coaches & Media) |
| Jermaine Carter | Honorable Mention (Media) |
| Shane Cockerille | Honorable Mention (Media) |