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Maryland–Penn State rivalry
Maryland Terrapins Maryland Terrapins football The Maryland Terrapins football team represents the University of Maryland in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision competition. The Terrapins compete within the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference...	Penn State Nittany Lions Penn State Nittany Lions football The Penn State Nittany Lions football team represents the Pennsylvania State University in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Big Ten Conference. It is one of the most tradition-rich and storied college football programs in the...
Originated	1917
Most recent	1993
Next match	None scheduled
Continuity	Dormant
Series leader	Penn State (35–1–1)
Current champion	Penn State

The Maryland–Penn State football rivalry was an American college football

College football

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 rivalry

College rivalry

Pairs of schools, colleges and universities, especially when they are close to each other either geographically or in their areas of specialization, often establish a college rivalry with each other over the years. This rivalry can extend to both academics and athletics, the latter being typically...

 game played by the Maryland Terrapins football

Maryland Terrapins football

The Maryland Terrapins football team represents the University of Maryland in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision competition. The Terrapins compete within the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference...

 team of the University of Maryland

University of Maryland, College Park

The University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C...

 and the Penn State Nittany Lions football

Penn State Nittany Lions football

The Penn State Nittany Lions football team represents the Pennsylvania State University in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Big Ten Conference. It is one of the most tradition-rich and storied college football programs in the...

 team of Pennsylvania State University

Pennsylvania State University

The Pennsylvania State University, commonly referred to as Penn State or PSU, is a public research university with campuses and facilities throughout the state of Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1855, the university has a threefold mission of teaching, research, and public service...

.

Series history

The two teams first played in 1917. Penn State has thoroughly dominated this series throughout its entire existence, with Maryland winning only a single game and holding Penn State to a single tie. Penn State's record in the series is 35–1–1, with the longest winning streak being 24 games between 1962 and 1987. The last game was played in 1993, when the series had run uninterrupted since 1984. There are currently no plans to revive the series, although inconclusive discussions between the schools have been conducted as recently as October 2008.

Penn State and Maryland met in briefly interrupted stretches between 1917 and 1993, with a near-consecutive run played all but three years between 1960 and 1993. The teams have not met since, most likely due to the disproportionate nature of the series. However, the one-sided record belies what was often a competitive match-up until its final years. While Maryland only compiled one win and one tie, numerous games were narrowly lost by missed field goals

Field goal (football)

A field goal in American football and Canadian football is a goal that may be scored during general play . Field goals may be scored by a placekick or the now practically extinct drop kick.The drop kick fell out of favor in 1934 when the shape of the ball was changed...

 and turnovers

Turnover (football)

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. In 1985, for example, Maryland missed three field goals to eventually lose, 20–18. In 1975, a field goal attempt by placekicker Mike Sochko hit the upright with less than a minute remaining, and Maryland lost, 15–13.

Aside from the painful memories for Maryland, both schools compete aggressively for recruits in the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area

Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area

The Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area is a combined statistical area consisting of the overlapping labor market region of the cities of Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C.. The region includes Central Maryland, Northern Virginia, and Jefferson County in the Eastern Panhandle of West...

 and southeastern Pennsylvania

Delaware Valley

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. When they did play, the game held recruiting implications for the entire mid-Atlantic. A more recent example of the recruiting competition is Baltimore-area player Antonio Logan-El, who made a verbal commitment to Maryland, but ultimately signed with Penn State on live television in 2006. Penn State secured a large number of recruits from the Baltimore-Washington area with its 2006 class, including the 11th-overall 2009 NFL Draft

2009 NFL Draft

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 pick, defensive end Aaron Maybin

Aaron Maybin

-Buffalo Bills:On August 21, 2009, Maybin agreed to a five-year deal with the Buffalo Bills after being drafted with the 11th pick in the first round. He finished the season with 18 tackles and zero sacks while playing in all 16 regular season games during his 2009 rookie year.In his second season,...

 of Ellicott City, Maryland

Ellicott City, Maryland

Ellicott City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Howard County, Maryland, United States. It is part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. The population was 65,834 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Howard County...

, who had considered attending Maryland.

While there are currently no known plans for future meetings, Maryland head coach Ralph Friedgen

Ralph Friedgen

Ralph Harry Friedgen is an American football coach. He was the head coach at the University of Maryland from 2001 to 2010. Friedgen was previously an offensive coordinator at Maryland, Georgia Tech, and in the National Football League with the San Diego Chargers...

 and Penn State athletic spokesman Jeff Nelson have both stated that the schools have undergone discussions in an attempt to schedule a rematch. For the time being, however, Maryland and Penn State have been unable to agree on the terms for a revival. In 2008, Maryland officials alleged that Penn State demanded a two-to-one ratio of home games, which Penn State officials denied.

Statistics

For Maryland, the lop-sided series has the lowest winning percentage

Winning percentage

In sports, a winning percentage is the fraction of games or matches a team or individual has won. It is defined as wins divided by wins plus losses . Ties count as a ½ loss and a ½ win...

 (0.041) of any with more than four games played. This is considerably worse than the school's next least successful series: that against Florida State

Florida State Seminoles football

The Florida State Seminoles football team represents Florida State University in college football. The Florida State Seminoles compete in NCAA Division I-FBS and are members of the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference...

, with a winning percentage of 0.105 and record of 2–17. Not surprisingly, it is one of Penn State's most successful series (0.959).

Maryland	Penn State
Games played	37
Wins	1	35
Home wins	1	21
Road wins	0	12
Neutral wins	0	2
Consecutive wins	1	24
Most total points in a game	90
Most points in a win	21	70
Most points in a loss	31	17
Fewest total points in a game	12
Largest margin of victory	4	63
Smallest margin of victory	4	1
Total points scored in series	412	1,152
Shut-outs of opposing team	0	6

Game results

Maryland victories are shaded in red. Penn State victories are shaded in blue. Ties are shaded in gray.

Date	Site	Winning team		Losing team		Series
2 October 1993	College Park, MD College Park, Maryland College Park is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, USA. The population was 30,413 at the 2010 census. It is best known as the home of the University of Maryland, College Park, and since 1994 the city has also been home to the "Archives II" facility of the U.S...	Penn State	70	Maryland	7	PSU 35–1–1
26 September 1992	State College, PA State College, Pennsylvania State College is the largest borough in Centre County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is the principal city of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Centre County. As of the 2010 census, the borough population was 42,034, and roughly double...	Penn State	49	Maryland	13	PSU 34–1–1
9 November 1991	Baltimore, MD	Penn State	47	Maryland	7	PSU 33–1–1
10 November 1990	State College, PA	Penn State	24	Maryland	10	PSU 32–1–1
11 November 1989	Baltimore, MD	Maryland	13	Penn State	13	PSU 31–1–1
5 November 1988	State College, PA	Penn State	17	Maryland	10	PSU 31–1
7 November 1987	Baltimore, MD	Penn State	21	Maryland	16	PSU 30–1
8 November 1986	State College, PA	Penn State	17	Maryland	15	PSU 29–1
7 September 1985	College Park, MD	Penn State	20	Maryland	18	PSU 28–1
6 October 1984	State College, PA	Penn State	25	Maryland	24	PSU 27–1
11 September 1982	State College, PA	Penn State	39	Maryland	31	PSU 26–1
11 October 1980	College Park, MD	Penn State	24	Maryland	10	PSU 25–1
6 October 1979	College Park, MD	Penn State	27	Maryland	7	PSU 24–1
4 November 1978	State College, PA	Penn State	27	Maryland	3	PSU 23–1
24 September 1977	State College, PA	Penn State	27	Maryland	9	PSU 22–1
1 November 1975	College Park, MD	Penn State	15	Maryland	13	PSU 21–1
2 November 1974	State College, PA	Penn State	24	Maryland	17	PSU 20–1
3 November 1973	College Park, MD	Penn State	42	Maryland	22	PSU 19–1
4 November 1972	State College, PA	Penn State	46	Maryland	16	PSU 18–1
6 November 1971	State College, PA	Penn State	63	Maryland	27	PSU 17–1
7 November 1970	College Park, MD	Penn State	34	Maryland	0	PSU 16–1
15 November 1969	State College, PA	Penn State	48	Maryland	0	PSU 15–1
16 November 1968	College Park, MD	Penn State	57	Maryland	13	PSU 14–1
4 November 1967	College Park, MD	Penn State	38	Maryland	3	PSU 13–1
17 September 1966	State College, PA	Penn State	15	Maryland	7	PSU 12–1
4 December 1965	College Park, MD	Penn State	19	Maryland	7	PSU 11–1
31 October 1964	State College, PA	Penn State	17	Maryland	9	PSU 10–1
2 November 1963	College Park, MD	Penn State	17	Maryland	15	PSU 9–1
3 November 1962	State College, PA	Penn State	23	Maryland	7	PSU 8–1
4 November 1961	College Park, MD	Maryland	21	Penn State	17	PSU 7–1
5 November 1960	State College, PA	Penn State	28	Maryland	9	PSU 7–0
18 November 1944	State College, PA	Penn State	34	Maryland	19	PSU 6–0
23 October 1943	College Park, MD	Penn State	45	Maryland	0	PSU 5–0
4 November 1939	State College, PA	Penn State	12	Maryland	0	PSU 4–0
1 October 1938	State College, PA	Penn State	33	Maryland	0	PSU 3–0
13 November 1937	State College, PA	Penn State	21	Maryland	14	PSU 2–0
17 November 1917	State College, PA	Penn State	57	Maryland	0	PSU 1–0

See also

1. Maryland Terrapins football
   Maryland Terrapins football
   The Maryland Terrapins football team represents the University of Maryland in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision competition. The Terrapins compete within the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference...
   
   
2. Penn State Nittany Lions football
   Penn State Nittany Lions football
   The Penn State Nittany Lions football team represents the Pennsylvania State University in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Big Ten Conference. It is one of the most tradition-rich and storied college football programs in the...
   
   
3. List of NCAA college football rivalry games