Game 5: Maryland vs. Washington Preview

Football
9/30/2025 10:00:00 AM

Maryland (4-0) vs. Washington (3-1)

COLLEGE PARK, MD — Maryland continues its 2025 season at residence with one other Big Ten matchup towards Washington. Kickoff is about for 3:30 PM, with dwell protection on Big Ten Network and the Maryland Sports Radio Network.

a historic begin

• Heading into Family Weekend vs. Washington, the Terps are 4-0 to begin the season for the third time within the final 5 years. Since 2021, they’re tied for the second-most 4-0 begins within the nation, trailing solely Oregon and Penn State (every with 4).
• Maryland additionally made historical past with its first-ever highway win towards Wisconsin. The 20-point halftime lead marked their largest shutout benefit in a Big Ten highway sport sincejoining the convention in 2014, and their greatest in any highway convention sport since main NC State 24-0 at halftime in 2007.
• The Terps are one in every of simply three eams nationally which have but to path in a sport this season, becoming a member of Miami (FL) and Texas Tech.
• Defensively, Maryland has allowed simply 43 factors by means of 4 video games, their fewest at this level in a season since 2013.
• The Terps are one in every of simply 20 undefeated groups remaining in FBS soccer.
• Maryland is in search of to go 5-0 for the tenth time in program historical past (1893, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1976, 1978, 2001, 2023).
• The Terps could be one in every of six Big Ten groups with a number of 5-0 begins during the last 5 seasons, becoming a member of Ohio State, Oregon, Indiana, Michigan and Penn State.
• Maryland is trying to begin 2-0 in Big Ten play for the second time in three seasons (final in 2023), and simply the second time since becoming a member of the convention.

Maryland made historical past with its first-ever highway win towards Wisconsin.

Series History: Maryland vs. Washington

• Maryland and Washington will meet for simply the second time in sequence historical past, with the Huskies holding a 1–0 all-time benefit.
• The solely earlier assembly got here within the inaugural Aloha Bowl, a tightly contested sport performed on Christmas Day in 1982 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
• Quarterback Boomer Esiason accomplished 19 of 32 passes for 251 yards and two touchdowns, connecting with Dave D’Addio and John Tice for the scores.
• This would be the Huskies’ first-ever journey to College Park.

The final and solely time Maryland confronted Washington, Boomer Esiason was the quarterback.

MALIK Washington Off to Historic Start

• Malik Washington leads all FBS true freshmen with 259.5 passing yards per sport and is tied with Cal’s Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele (who has performed 5 video games) for essentially the most landing passes amongst true freshmen, with eight by means of 4 video games.
• Washington’s 1038 yards are the second-most by a real freshman by means of 4 profession video games in a Power Conference since 2019.The final true freshman enjoying in Power 5 soccer to have extra passing yards by means of 4 video games was Jayden Daniels with Arizona State who had passing yards 1073 yards in 2019.
• Washington is simply the fifth Power Conference quarterback since 2019 to document at the very least 80 completions by means of the primary 4 video games of a season. Only South Carolina’s Ryan Hilinski (88), Cal’s Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele (88), Mississippi State’s Will Rogers (83), and Nebraska’s Dylan Raiola (83) have accomplished extra.
• Since 2019, just one Power Conference quarterback has thrown extra touchdowns throught his first 4 profession video games than Washington (8). North Carolina’s Sam Howell, had 9. He is tied with UCLA’s Dante Moore (2023) and Nebraska’s Dylan Raiola (2024), who additionally threw eight.
• Washington has three video games with a number of passing touchdowns this season, tied for essentially the most by any DI (FBS/FCS) freshman this season. His 10 complete touchdowns are tied with BYU’s Bear Bachmeier for essentially the most by any DI true freshman this season
• Washington grew to become the fifth Power Conference quarterback to begin his profession with 4 straight performances of throwing for 250+ yards.
• Washington is the primary Maryland QB to throw for 250+ yards in every of his first 4 profession begins since Scott Milanovich in 1993.
• Washington tried 128 passes to begin his collegiate profession earlier than taking a sack. He entered the day as the primary Big Ten quarterback with no sacks taken and 100+ makes an attempt by means of three video games in a season since Drew Brees (Purdue) in 1999.
• Washington has additionally scored touchdowns in three of its 4 opening drives in 2025.
• Washington is tied for first amongst all true freshmen in complete touchdowns with 10 (eight passing, two speeding), tied with Bear Bachmeier from BYU.

 Defensive dominance

• The Terps have allowed 43 factors  by means of 4 video games is Maryland’s lowest since 2013 (41 factors).
• Maryland’s scoring protection ranks seventh nationally, and third within the Big Ten, permitting simply 10.8 factors per sport.
• The Terps are tied with Alabama for the nationwide lead in turnover margin, averaging +1.75 per sport.
• Maryland ranks second nationally in pink zone protection, behind solely Ohio State. Opponents have scored on simply 50% of their journeys to the pink zone, with the Terps permitting no speeding touchdowns and solely two passing scores.
• The Terps protection has not allowed a rating on the primary possession of the sport this season. Washington has scored touchdowns in three of its 4 opening drives in 2025.
• The Terps have recorded eight interceptions this season, the second most within the FBS, trailing solely Louisiana Tech (11) which has performed 5 video games. Historically, solely three Big Ten groups have led the FBS in defensive interceptions during the last 30 seasons (2022 Illinois, 2021 Iowa and 2017 Iowa).
• Junior linebacker Daniel Wingate has performed a significant function within the Terps’ defensive success. He ranks second within the Big Ten with a median of 9.75 tackles per sport and was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week after Week 4.
• Maryland recorded six sacks and an interception in its most up-to-date win over Wisconsin. It was the fourth convention sport the place the Terrapins recorded at the very least six sacks and an interception since transferring to the Big Ten in 2014 (most not too long ago on September 17, 2021).

Daniel Wingate ranks second within the Big Ten with a median of 9.75 tackles per sport and was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week after Week 4.

Stacking Sacks

• Maryland ranks tied for first nationally in sacks per sport, averaging 4.0, tied with Oklahoma and Tennessee. This leads all Big Ten groups.
• Sidney Stewart is tied for second within the Big Ten and seventh nationally in sacks per sport (1.0), with 4 to date this season.
• Stewart additionally leads the Big Ten and ranks seventh nationally in tackles for loss per sport (1.63).

Sidney Stewart is tied for second within the Big Ten and seventh nationally in sacks per sport (1.0), with 4 to date this season.

WR Standouts

• Senior WR Shaleak Knotts has 4 receiving touchdowns of 25 or extra yards this season, tied for essentially the most within the FBS.
• Knotts has 5 complete touchdowns this season, scoring at the very least one in every of the primary 4 video games. That complete ties him for essentially the most touchdowns by any Terrapin by means of the primary 4 video games of a season within the final 30 years, becoming a member of Tai Felton (2024), DJ Moore (2017), and Torrey Smith (2010).
• Knotts is one in every of simply seven Big Ten gamers since 2019 to open a season with a streak of 4 or extra consecutive video games with a receiving landing. His present streak of 4 video games is tied for the fourth-longest in that span, trailing solely Ohio State’s Jeremiah Smith (seven video games, 2024) and Julian Fleming (5 video games, 2022), and Penn State’s Jahan Dotson (5 video games, 2021).
• Senior WR Octavian Smith Jr. is one in every of simply 5 Maryland extensive receivers since 2000 to document back-to-back 100-yard receiving video games, becoming a member of Tai Felton (2024), Dontay Demus Jr. (2021), Stefon Diggs (2012, 2013), and Torrey Smith (2009, 2010).
• If Smith Jr. information one other 100-yard receiving sport towards Washington, he and Tai Felton (2024) would be the solely Maryland receivers since 2000 to submit three straight 100-yard video games.

Shaleak Knotts has 5 complete touchdowns this season, scoring at the very least one in every of the primary 4 video games.

Special Special Teams

• Punter Bryce McFerson leads the Big Ten and ranks sixth nationally with a career-best common of 47.6 yards per punt.
• Kicker Sean O’Haire is tied for second nationally with 2.5 subject targets made per sport. The redshirt freshman has related on 22 of his 23 profession subject aim makes an attempt.
• Maryland ranks second nationally in blocked kicks with three and is tied for fifth in blocked punts with two.
• Messiah Delhomme is one in every of simply 4 gamers within the nation with two blocked kicks or punts this season.
• In their most up-to-date sport towards Wisconsin, the Terps blocked each a subject aim and a punt—marking the primary time they’ve accomplished so in the identical sport since at the very least 2008.

The Terps blocked each a subject aim and a punt at Wisconsin—marking the primary time they’ve accomplished so in the identical sport since at the very least 2008.