2026 PSU at Maryland

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General Pre-Game Information

• Game Twelve of 2026 season—This is the final road game on Penn State’s Big Ten schedule and the regular season finale for both schools. PSU comes into this contest riding a 4-game win streak over Maryland in a series that it has largely dominated with 44 wins and a tie in the 48 games that the two have played. The Lions are 15-1 in games played at the Terps home fields in College Park, Maryland dating to 1943. The Maryland Terrapins (0-0, 0-0) are coming off their final road trip of the season to USC.

• Last PSU Game played (Sat., Nov. 21): Penn State X Rutgers X at Beaver Stadium

• Current Rankings: AP Poll-TBA / US LBM Coaches Poll-TBA

• Maryland 2025 Record: 4-8 overall, 1-8 in Big Ten (3-4 at home)/closed season with 8-game losing streak—Head Coach: Mike Locksley (8th season)—Locksley (2019-present) is 1-5 vs. PSU as the head coach at Maryland (1-6 including his stint as Terps interim head coach in 2015)—He was a Maryland assistant coach (RBs 1997-2002, OC 2012-2015)—He also served as head coach at New Mexico and as OC at both Illinois & Alabama—Locksley is 2-3 in games vs. PSU while an assistant/OC with Maryland (1-0) & Illinois (1-3)—Locksley was initially hired at Maryland in 1997 by then Terps head coach and future Penn State LB coach Ron Vanderlinden, and he spent time on the Terps staff with future Nittany Lions head coach James Franklin (2000-2002)

• 49th meeting with Maryland all-time (17th meeting in College Park/12th meeting as Big Ten members): Penn State is 44-3-1 all-time vs. Maryland (26-2 at home/21-2 at Beaver Stadium/18-1-1 away including 4 games played at neutral sites in Baltimore/9-2 in Big Ten games since Maryland joined in 2014)—The series dates back to 1917. PSU is riding a 7-game win streak in games played against the Terps in the state Maryland dating to a 1989 tie at Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium (13-13). Penn State has not lost a game to the Terrapins in Maryland since 1961 (21-17 at then Byrd Stadium in College Park). Both PSU losses to Maryland as Big Ten members have come at Beaver Stadium (2014 & 2020).

• Last Penn State Game vs. Maryland (2024 at Beaver Stadium):

• Last PSU Game vs. Maryland at SECU Stadium (2023): This was the first PSU game played in College Park since Maryland’s Stadium was re-named for sponsor SECU in 2022.

• Memorable PSU moment from the xxxx Maryland game:

• 1st Xpm ET kick for PSU in 2026 season.

  TV/Radio Information

• TV Game Announcers: TBA

• First game televised on X since

• This is the xx game this season to be televised on a traditional or non-traditional TV Network

• Penn State Radio Network Announcers: Steve Jones (PBP), Jack Ham (Analyst), & Brian Tripp (Sidelines). Jones & Ham are in their 27th season in the booth together. Ham, a member of both the CHOF (1990) and Pro Football Hall of Fame (1988), played linebacker at Penn State (1968-70). Jones (Class of 1980) & Tripp (Class of 2011) are also Penn State grads.