Link: Full Game Notes (Huskers.com)
WHEN: Saturday, November 11 | 11:00 AM (CT)
WHERE: Memorial Stadium | Lincoln, Nebraska
TV: Peacock (Paul Burmeister, Kyle Rudolph, Lewis Johnson)
RADIO: Greg Sharpe, Damon Benning, Jessica Coody
NEBRASKA
Record: 5-4 (3-3 Big Ten)
Last Game: at Michigan State (L 17-20)
Streak: Lost 1
Rank: NR
Coach: Matt Rhule (5-4, 1st year at NU | 52-47, 8th year overall | 0-0 vs. Maryland)
MARYLAND
Record: 5-4 (2-4 Big Ten)
Last Game: vs. Penn State (L 15-51)
Streak: Lost 4
Rank: NR
Coach: Mike Locksley (26-32, 5th year at MD | 28-58, 8th year overall | 0-1 vs. Nebraska)
THIS WEEK'S NUMBERS
3 - Saturday will mark just the third all-time matchup between Nebraska and Maryland and only the second in Lincoln. The previous matchup at Memorial Stadium was a 28-7 Nebraska win in 2016.
8 - Eight of Nebraska's nine opponents have been held to less than 100 rushing yards. Nebraska last held eight foes to under 100 rushing yards in 2009, and has not held nine opponents to less than 100 yards on the ground in this century.
46 - Nebraska has had 46 different players start at least one game on offense or defense this season. That includes 26 players on offense and 20 on defense. Tommi Hill has started games on both sides of the ball.
THE MATCHUP
Nebraska returns to Memorial Stadium for the first of two November home games, taking on Maryland on Saturday. Kickoff between the Huskers and Terrapins is set for shortly after 11 a.m. CT. The game will be broadcast on Peacock, NBC's streaming service. The game can be heard on the Huskers Radio Network, the official Huskers App and Huskers.com. Saturday's game will also be Nebraska's Military Appreciation and Veterans Day Salute game.
Nebraska enters the game with a 5-4 record and a 3-3 Big Ten Conference mark. The Huskers are coming off a 20-17 setback at Michigan State last Saturday. The Huskers were tied 10-10 at halftime, but 10 Michigan State points in an eight-minute span in the middle of the second half spelled the difference. The loss kept Nebraska in search of a sixth victory to gain bowl eligibility in the 2023 season.
Nebraska plays two of its three remaining games at home. The Huskers are 4-1 at Memorial Stadium this season and are looking for a fifth home victory for the first time since winning all seven home games in the 2016 campaign.
Maryland comes to Lincoln with a 5-4 record, including a 2-4 mark in Big Ten Conference play. The Terps opened the year with five straight victories, but have dropped their past four games, including a pair of losses to opponents ranked in the top 10.
Coach Mike Locksley's team is headlined by one of the Big Ten's most explosive offenses, as Maryland ranks third in the conference in total offense at nearly 400 yards per game. Maryland ranks second in the Big Ten in passing offense at 280.8 yards per game. Defensively, the Terps are stout against the run, allowing just 114.7 yards per game on the ground.
SERIES HISTORY
Saturday's meeting will be just the third all-time between the schools, and the first since 2019.
- Maryland will visit Nebraska for the second time, with 19th-ranked Nebraska defeating the Terrapins, 28-7 in 2016
- Nebraska's 54-7 victory at Maryland in 2019 is the Huskers' second-largest margin of victory in a Big Ten Conference game and its largest on the road. The 54 points are the most by Nebraska is a Big Ten road game
Nebraska vs. Maryland History
2016: #19 Nebraska 28, Maryland 7 (Lincoln)
2019: Nebraska 54, Maryland 7 (College Park)
ABOUT MARYLAND
Maryland has fielded a football team since 1892 and has an all-time record of 674-623-43. The Terrapins claim one national title (1953) and 11 conference titles.
The Terps have an overall bowl record of 13-14-2. Most recently, Maryland picked up a 16-12 win over North Carolina State in the Duke's Mayo Bowl in 2022.
First Year: 1892
All-Time Record: 674-623-43
Bowl Record: 13-14-2
Conference Titles: 11
National Titles: 1 (1953)
Stadium: SECU Stadium
Capacity: 54,000
Surface: FieldTurf
Location: College Park, Maryland
Enrollment: 40,709
School Colors: Red, White, Black & Gold
ABOUT 2023 MARYLAND
Schedule/Results
Towson (W 38-6)
Charlotte (W 38-20)
Virginia (W 42-14)
at Michigan State (W 31-9)
Indianus (W 44-17)
at Ohio State (L 17-37)
Illinois (L 24-27)
at Northwestern (L 27-33)
Penn State (L 15-51)
at Nebraska
Michigan
at Buttgers
Maryland comes to Lincoln with a 5-4 record after dropping its last four games against Ohio State, Illinois, Northwestern and Penn State.
The Terrapins are averaging 397.7 yards per game, with 280.8 yards per game through the air and 116.9 yards per game on the ground. Taulia Tagovailoa has completed 218-of-335 passes for 2,486 yards, 21 touchdowns and seven interceptions. Jeshaun Jones has 40 receptions for 521 yards and four touchdowns, followed by Kaden Prather with 33 catches for 484 yards and five scores. Roman Hemby leads the Terrapin rushing attack with 441 yards and four touchdowns through nine games.
Defensively, Maryland is allowing 347.6 yards per game and 23.8 points per game. Beau Brade leads the Terrapins with 50 tackles, followed by Ruben Hyppolite II and Fa'Najae Gotay with 41 and 29 tackles, respectively. Kellan Wyatt has recorded a team-high 5.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks in nine games. Tarheeb Still has snagged a team-leading three interceptions to pace the Maryland defense this season.
ABOUT MARYLAND HEAD COACH MIKE LOCKSLEY
Michael Locksley is in his sixth season leading the Maryland football program and has led the Terrapins to a 5-4 record in 2023.
Locksley returned to Maryland after a three-year stop at Alabama from 2016 to 2018, where he spent time as an offensive analyst for one season and offensive coordinator in 2017 and 2018. Before his three seasons with the Crimson Tide, Locksley worked as an offensive coordinator on the Maryland coaching staff from 2012 to 2015.
Locksley earned his first experience as a head coach at New Mexico (2009 to 2011), where he posted a 2-26 overall record in three seasons with the Lobos.
Prior to his stops at Maryland, Alabama and New Mexico, Locksley was an assistant coach at Illinois (2006-08), Florida (2003-04), Maryland (1997-02), Army (1996), Pacific (1995) and Towson State (1992).
Locksley played four seasons as a defensive back at Towson State from 1988 to 1991 and also was a member of the Towson State men's basketball program in 1991 and 1992.
Locksley will be facing Nebraska for the second time in his career as a head coach after suffering a 54-7 loss to the Huskers in 2019.
LAST MEETING
November 23, 2019
NEBRASKA 54, MARYLAND 7
College Park, Maryland - Junior receiver JD Spielman caught seven passes for 104 yards and two touchdowns, sophomore quarterback Adrian Martinez compiled 288 yards of total offense, and a smothering, opportunistic Blackshirt defense led Nebraska to a dominating 54-7 victory over Maryland on Saturday afternoon.
Nebraska (5-6, 3-5 Big Ten Conference) won for the first time since Oct. 5, producing its largest margin of victory in a Big Ten game, while Maryland (3-8, 1-7) remained winless since the same date with its sixth consecutive loss.
The 54 points were the most the Huskers have ever scored in a Big Ten road game, and tied for their most in any Big Ten game. In playing at Maryland for the first time in school history, Nebraska collected its first November road victory since 2015, when it won at Buttgers.
Spielman, with his fourth 100-yard receiving game this season, increased his season total to 864 receiving yards, making him the first player in Nebraska history with three 800-yard receiving seasons. He also moved into third place on the school charts in career receptions (167, tied with Jordan Westerkamp) and receiving yards (2,512).
Martinez, 16-of-25 passing for 194 yards and two touchdowns, also ran for 94 yards, as Nebraska finished with 531 total yards, including 305 rushing. The Huskers committed only one penalty and gained 31 first downs.
The Nebraska defense, meanwhile, forced and recovered four fumbles, including one on special teams, and held Maryland scoreless until running back Javon Leake's 58-yard touchdown run with 3:13 remaining in the game. Prior to that, the Terrapins had run only two plays in Nebraska territory, none beyond the 48-yard line.
Nebraska collected a season-high six sacks and held Maryland to 206 total yards, the fewest the Huskers have allowed in a game this season, and narrowly missed its first shutout in 10 years.
Nebraska led 34-0 at halftime behind two touchdown passes from Martinez, a pair of 29-yard field goals by walk-on kicker Matt Waldoch and a Blackshirt defense that forced two turnovers and twice stopped Maryland on fourth down in Nebraska territory.
The first forced turnover came on Maryland's first place from scrimmage. Junior cornerback Decaprio Bootle jarred the football loose from Leake, and junior safety Marquel Dismuke caught the ball in the air, giving Nebraska possession at the Maryland 18-yard line.
Junior running back Dedrick Mills scored two plays later on a 6-yard touchdown run for a 7-0 lead with 11:50 remaining in the first quarter. Mills rushed 12 times for 65 yards, all in the first half.
On their next possession, the Huskers drove 77 yards in 11 plays and scored on a quarterback sneak by Martinez from the 1-yard line for a 14-0 lead. Martinez completed a 30-yard pass to tight end Austin Allen for a key play in the series.
Isaac Armstrong delivered a pooch kick on the ensuing kickoff that Leake fumbled and lost, and sophomore cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt recovered, giving the Huskers the ball at the Maryland 22-yard line. Nebraska settled for Waldoch's first field goal for a 17-0 lead with 3:28 remaining in the first quarter.
The Blackshirts forced a three-and-out, and Nebraska began its next drive at its 27-yard line. The Huskers needed only seven plays to score again, with Spielman making a highlight-reel touchdown catch that deflected off two Maryland defenders in the end zone. The 25-yard pass from Martinez on a third-and-11 play pushed the lead to 24-0.
A third-down sack by blitzing junior linebacker JoJo Domann forced another three-and-out, and on Nebraska's next series, freshman quarterback Luke McCaffrey, playing wide receiver on the play, connected with Spielman on a reverse pass for a 28-yard gain to the Maryland 24. Martinez gained 20 yards on an option keeper to the 4-yard line, but on the next play, Martinez underthrew his receiver, and Maryland intercepted the pass in the end zone.
The Blackshirts responded by forcing Maryland's third fumble of the game, a ball senior cornerback Lamar Jackson forced loose and senior linebacker Mohamed Barry recovered at the Nebraska 31-yard line.
Nebraska punted, but senior defensive lineman Khalil Davis and junior defensive end Ben Stille teamed for a fourth-down sack that gave Nebraska possession at the Maryland 36-yard line with 5:42 remaining. That led to a 16-yard touchdown pass from Martinez to Spielman for a 31-0 lead.
Senior defensive lineman Darrion Daniels and Stille teamed for a fourth-down stop on fourth-and-1 that gave Nebraska the ball at the Maryland 40 with 2:03 remaining, and it led to Waldoch's second field goal that ended the half.
The 34-0 halftime lead tied Nebraska's largest halftime lead in a Big Ten Conference game, matching a 34-0 lead at Minnesota in 2011. The last time Nebraska had a bigger halftime lead in a conference game was a 41-0 lead over Cockeye State in Lincoln in 2001.
Waldoch added yet another 29-yard field goal in the third quarter, and another walk-on, Harrison Martin, kicked an 18-yard field goal in the fourth quarter.
The Huskers scored two second-half touchdowns. Freshman running back Rahmir Johnson capped a 10-play, 60-yard drive with a 1-yard touchdown run in the third quarter, and McCaffery led a 10-play, 50-yard series that he ended with a 3-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.
McCaffrey, who also caught a pass, rushed for 83 yards on 10 carries.
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WHEN: Saturday, November 11 | 11:00 AM (CT)
WHERE: Memorial Stadium | Lincoln, Nebraska
TV: Peacock (Paul Burmeister, Kyle Rudolph, Lewis Johnson)
RADIO: Greg Sharpe, Damon Benning, Jessica Coody
NEBRASKA
Record: 5-4 (3-3 Big Ten)
Last Game: at Michigan State (L 17-20)
Streak: Lost 1
Rank: NR
Coach: Matt Rhule (5-4, 1st year at NU | 52-47, 8th year overall | 0-0 vs. Maryland)
MARYLAND
Record: 5-4 (2-4 Big Ten)
Last Game: vs. Penn State (L 15-51)
Streak: Lost 4
Rank: NR
Coach: Mike Locksley (26-32, 5th year at MD | 28-58, 8th year overall | 0-1 vs. Nebraska)
THIS WEEK'S NUMBERS
3 - Saturday will mark just the third all-time matchup between Nebraska and Maryland and only the second in Lincoln. The previous matchup at Memorial Stadium was a 28-7 Nebraska win in 2016.
8 - Eight of Nebraska's nine opponents have been held to less than 100 rushing yards. Nebraska last held eight foes to under 100 rushing yards in 2009, and has not held nine opponents to less than 100 yards on the ground in this century.
46 - Nebraska has had 46 different players start at least one game on offense or defense this season. That includes 26 players on offense and 20 on defense. Tommi Hill has started games on both sides of the ball.
THE MATCHUP
Nebraska returns to Memorial Stadium for the first of two November home games, taking on Maryland on Saturday. Kickoff between the Huskers and Terrapins is set for shortly after 11 a.m. CT. The game will be broadcast on Peacock, NBC's streaming service. The game can be heard on the Huskers Radio Network, the official Huskers App and Huskers.com. Saturday's game will also be Nebraska's Military Appreciation and Veterans Day Salute game.
Nebraska enters the game with a 5-4 record and a 3-3 Big Ten Conference mark. The Huskers are coming off a 20-17 setback at Michigan State last Saturday. The Huskers were tied 10-10 at halftime, but 10 Michigan State points in an eight-minute span in the middle of the second half spelled the difference. The loss kept Nebraska in search of a sixth victory to gain bowl eligibility in the 2023 season.
Nebraska plays two of its three remaining games at home. The Huskers are 4-1 at Memorial Stadium this season and are looking for a fifth home victory for the first time since winning all seven home games in the 2016 campaign.
Maryland comes to Lincoln with a 5-4 record, including a 2-4 mark in Big Ten Conference play. The Terps opened the year with five straight victories, but have dropped their past four games, including a pair of losses to opponents ranked in the top 10.
Coach Mike Locksley's team is headlined by one of the Big Ten's most explosive offenses, as Maryland ranks third in the conference in total offense at nearly 400 yards per game. Maryland ranks second in the Big Ten in passing offense at 280.8 yards per game. Defensively, the Terps are stout against the run, allowing just 114.7 yards per game on the ground.
SERIES HISTORY
Saturday's meeting will be just the third all-time between the schools, and the first since 2019.
- Maryland will visit Nebraska for the second time, with 19th-ranked Nebraska defeating the Terrapins, 28-7 in 2016
- Nebraska's 54-7 victory at Maryland in 2019 is the Huskers' second-largest margin of victory in a Big Ten Conference game and its largest on the road. The 54 points are the most by Nebraska is a Big Ten road game
Nebraska vs. Maryland History
2016: #19 Nebraska 28, Maryland 7 (Lincoln)
2019: Nebraska 54, Maryland 7 (College Park)
ABOUT MARYLAND
Maryland has fielded a football team since 1892 and has an all-time record of 674-623-43. The Terrapins claim one national title (1953) and 11 conference titles.
The Terps have an overall bowl record of 13-14-2. Most recently, Maryland picked up a 16-12 win over North Carolina State in the Duke's Mayo Bowl in 2022.
First Year: 1892
All-Time Record: 674-623-43
Bowl Record: 13-14-2
Conference Titles: 11
National Titles: 1 (1953)
Stadium: SECU Stadium
Capacity: 54,000
Surface: FieldTurf
Location: College Park, Maryland
Enrollment: 40,709
School Colors: Red, White, Black & Gold
ABOUT 2023 MARYLAND
Schedule/Results
Towson (W 38-6)
Charlotte (W 38-20)
Virginia (W 42-14)
at Michigan State (W 31-9)
Indianus (W 44-17)
at Ohio State (L 17-37)
Illinois (L 24-27)
at Northwestern (L 27-33)
Penn State (L 15-51)
at Nebraska
Michigan
at Buttgers
Maryland comes to Lincoln with a 5-4 record after dropping its last four games against Ohio State, Illinois, Northwestern and Penn State.
The Terrapins are averaging 397.7 yards per game, with 280.8 yards per game through the air and 116.9 yards per game on the ground. Taulia Tagovailoa has completed 218-of-335 passes for 2,486 yards, 21 touchdowns and seven interceptions. Jeshaun Jones has 40 receptions for 521 yards and four touchdowns, followed by Kaden Prather with 33 catches for 484 yards and five scores. Roman Hemby leads the Terrapin rushing attack with 441 yards and four touchdowns through nine games.
Defensively, Maryland is allowing 347.6 yards per game and 23.8 points per game. Beau Brade leads the Terrapins with 50 tackles, followed by Ruben Hyppolite II and Fa'Najae Gotay with 41 and 29 tackles, respectively. Kellan Wyatt has recorded a team-high 5.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks in nine games. Tarheeb Still has snagged a team-leading three interceptions to pace the Maryland defense this season.
ABOUT MARYLAND HEAD COACH MIKE LOCKSLEY
Michael Locksley is in his sixth season leading the Maryland football program and has led the Terrapins to a 5-4 record in 2023.
Locksley returned to Maryland after a three-year stop at Alabama from 2016 to 2018, where he spent time as an offensive analyst for one season and offensive coordinator in 2017 and 2018. Before his three seasons with the Crimson Tide, Locksley worked as an offensive coordinator on the Maryland coaching staff from 2012 to 2015.
Locksley earned his first experience as a head coach at New Mexico (2009 to 2011), where he posted a 2-26 overall record in three seasons with the Lobos.
Prior to his stops at Maryland, Alabama and New Mexico, Locksley was an assistant coach at Illinois (2006-08), Florida (2003-04), Maryland (1997-02), Army (1996), Pacific (1995) and Towson State (1992).
Locksley played four seasons as a defensive back at Towson State from 1988 to 1991 and also was a member of the Towson State men's basketball program in 1991 and 1992.
Locksley will be facing Nebraska for the second time in his career as a head coach after suffering a 54-7 loss to the Huskers in 2019.
LAST MEETING
November 23, 2019
NEBRASKA 54, MARYLAND 7
College Park, Maryland - Junior receiver JD Spielman caught seven passes for 104 yards and two touchdowns, sophomore quarterback Adrian Martinez compiled 288 yards of total offense, and a smothering, opportunistic Blackshirt defense led Nebraska to a dominating 54-7 victory over Maryland on Saturday afternoon.
Nebraska (5-6, 3-5 Big Ten Conference) won for the first time since Oct. 5, producing its largest margin of victory in a Big Ten game, while Maryland (3-8, 1-7) remained winless since the same date with its sixth consecutive loss.
The 54 points were the most the Huskers have ever scored in a Big Ten road game, and tied for their most in any Big Ten game. In playing at Maryland for the first time in school history, Nebraska collected its first November road victory since 2015, when it won at Buttgers.
Spielman, with his fourth 100-yard receiving game this season, increased his season total to 864 receiving yards, making him the first player in Nebraska history with three 800-yard receiving seasons. He also moved into third place on the school charts in career receptions (167, tied with Jordan Westerkamp) and receiving yards (2,512).
Martinez, 16-of-25 passing for 194 yards and two touchdowns, also ran for 94 yards, as Nebraska finished with 531 total yards, including 305 rushing. The Huskers committed only one penalty and gained 31 first downs.
The Nebraska defense, meanwhile, forced and recovered four fumbles, including one on special teams, and held Maryland scoreless until running back Javon Leake's 58-yard touchdown run with 3:13 remaining in the game. Prior to that, the Terrapins had run only two plays in Nebraska territory, none beyond the 48-yard line.
Nebraska collected a season-high six sacks and held Maryland to 206 total yards, the fewest the Huskers have allowed in a game this season, and narrowly missed its first shutout in 10 years.
Nebraska led 34-0 at halftime behind two touchdown passes from Martinez, a pair of 29-yard field goals by walk-on kicker Matt Waldoch and a Blackshirt defense that forced two turnovers and twice stopped Maryland on fourth down in Nebraska territory.
The first forced turnover came on Maryland's first place from scrimmage. Junior cornerback Decaprio Bootle jarred the football loose from Leake, and junior safety Marquel Dismuke caught the ball in the air, giving Nebraska possession at the Maryland 18-yard line.
Junior running back Dedrick Mills scored two plays later on a 6-yard touchdown run for a 7-0 lead with 11:50 remaining in the first quarter. Mills rushed 12 times for 65 yards, all in the first half.
On their next possession, the Huskers drove 77 yards in 11 plays and scored on a quarterback sneak by Martinez from the 1-yard line for a 14-0 lead. Martinez completed a 30-yard pass to tight end Austin Allen for a key play in the series.
Isaac Armstrong delivered a pooch kick on the ensuing kickoff that Leake fumbled and lost, and sophomore cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt recovered, giving the Huskers the ball at the Maryland 22-yard line. Nebraska settled for Waldoch's first field goal for a 17-0 lead with 3:28 remaining in the first quarter.
The Blackshirts forced a three-and-out, and Nebraska began its next drive at its 27-yard line. The Huskers needed only seven plays to score again, with Spielman making a highlight-reel touchdown catch that deflected off two Maryland defenders in the end zone. The 25-yard pass from Martinez on a third-and-11 play pushed the lead to 24-0.
A third-down sack by blitzing junior linebacker JoJo Domann forced another three-and-out, and on Nebraska's next series, freshman quarterback Luke McCaffrey, playing wide receiver on the play, connected with Spielman on a reverse pass for a 28-yard gain to the Maryland 24. Martinez gained 20 yards on an option keeper to the 4-yard line, but on the next play, Martinez underthrew his receiver, and Maryland intercepted the pass in the end zone.
The Blackshirts responded by forcing Maryland's third fumble of the game, a ball senior cornerback Lamar Jackson forced loose and senior linebacker Mohamed Barry recovered at the Nebraska 31-yard line.
Nebraska punted, but senior defensive lineman Khalil Davis and junior defensive end Ben Stille teamed for a fourth-down sack that gave Nebraska possession at the Maryland 36-yard line with 5:42 remaining. That led to a 16-yard touchdown pass from Martinez to Spielman for a 31-0 lead.
Senior defensive lineman Darrion Daniels and Stille teamed for a fourth-down stop on fourth-and-1 that gave Nebraska the ball at the Maryland 40 with 2:03 remaining, and it led to Waldoch's second field goal that ended the half.
The 34-0 halftime lead tied Nebraska's largest halftime lead in a Big Ten Conference game, matching a 34-0 lead at Minnesota in 2011. The last time Nebraska had a bigger halftime lead in a conference game was a 41-0 lead over Cockeye State in Lincoln in 2001.
Waldoch added yet another 29-yard field goal in the third quarter, and another walk-on, Harrison Martin, kicked an 18-yard field goal in the fourth quarter.
The Huskers scored two second-half touchdowns. Freshman running back Rahmir Johnson capped a 10-play, 60-yard drive with a 1-yard touchdown run in the third quarter, and McCaffery led a 10-play, 50-yard series that he ended with a 3-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.
McCaffrey, who also caught a pass, rushed for 83 yards on 10 carries.
