Oregon football summer preview: Meet the Maryland Terrapins

Let's get familiar with a team Oregon has never played before: the Maryland Terrapins.
2024 Big Ten Football Media Days
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On November 9, 2024, the Oregon Ducks will get to welcome a team all the way over from the east coast as the Maryland Terrapins make their way to Autzen Stadium for a rare east-west clash. Shoutout to the new Big ten for making this possible. 

Let’s get familiar with Maryland, a team Oregon has never played before.

Head Coach

Mike Locksley is the leader of the Maryland Terrapins and he’s been in that role since 2019. Locksley is really familiar with Maryland and he’s been instrumental in turning the program into a respectable one that routinely features fun offenses and wins a decent number of games. 

Under Locksley's guidance, Maryland has seen an uptick in offensive production and that leads to wins more often than not. Under his guidance, quarterbacks like Taulia Tagovailoa have been a key factor in the team's recent bowl game appearances and victories.

Historical Win-Loss Record

There’s a lot of history with the Maryland Terrapins football program but they haven’t been able to break even on winning. As of the 2023 football season, Maryland’s all time record sits at 577-624-43. That yields a winning percentage of 481. That’s not great. 

But, it should be noted that Maryland has shown improvement in recent seasons. In 2023, the Terrapins won eight games and beat Auburn in a bowl game. That’s not bad, all things considered. 

Conference

While Maryland is a relatively new team to the Big Ten, they’ve been around in the conference for a decade. Maryland made the move back in 2014 and have had to regularly compete with the likes of Ohio State, Michigan, and Penn State on an annual basis.

The move to the Big Ten represented a significant shift for Maryland, having previously been a founding member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) where they competed from 1953 to 2013. The transition to the Big Ten has presented both challenges and opportunities for the Terrapins as they work to establish themselves as contenders in one of the nation's premier football conferences.

Location

The University of Maryland is located in College Park, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, D.C. situated approximately 4 miles northeast of the nation’s capitol