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Sat., Oct. 3, 2026 · 3:00 PM CT · FS1 · Memorial Stadium, Lincoln

The bottom line

Maryland's offense, 201 plays from the ESPN play-by-play over 3 games (2026 games before Nebraska: UConn, Virginia Tech, UCLA): 38% run, 5.1 yards a play, 45% success and 18 explosives (run 10+, pass 20+). [2][3]

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The film room

Maryland offense, 201 plays, ESPN play-by-play in 3 games, 2026 games before Nebraska: UConn, Virginia Tech, UCLA. Tap a zone on the field, pick a down & distance, and read what they like. [2][3]

Down & distance

Field zone (or tap the field)

QB on the field

Routes drawn for illustration.

Success = 40% of the yards needed on 1st down, 60% on 2nd, all of it on 3rd and 4th. Explosive = a run of 10+ or a pass play of 20+ yards (the play-by-play definitions; Week 7's film grids use 12+ / 16+). Source: the ESPN play-by-play, scrimmage plays only. There is no result column (touchdown, interception, fumble), so results are not shown. Formation, personnel, front, shell and pressure are film-tagged on 91 of 201 plays only; the rest show the play-by-play facts. [2][3]

What they are

201

Plays

3 games · ESPN play-by-play [2][3]

38%

Run rate

77 run / 124 pass (of 201) [2][3]

5.1

Yards per play

run 3.3 · pass 6.3 (incl. sacks) [2][3]

45%

Success rate

91 of 201 · 40/60/100 rule [2][3]

Explosive plays

of 201 · run 10+, pass 20+ [2][3]

Top tendencies

1st & 10: 32 runs, 55 passes (37% run, 87 plays).
3rd & 5+: pass on 22 of 27 (81%); 7 hit the success bar.
Red zone (20-in): run on 12 of 22 (55%).
Top ball carrier: I.Howard, 35 of 77 runs, 3.1 a carry.
Top target: C.Durr Jr., 37 of 124 pass plays, 6.6 a target.
Formation is film-tagged on 91 of 201 plays; formation tells use only those.

Sources: [2][3]

Sources

Stats through kickoff: Maryland's 2026 games before Oct. 3 (UConn, Virginia Tech, UCLA). Every number on this page ties to one of these. Film charting is our own work from broadcast-angle cut-ups; no film or broadcast images are published here.

[1] ESPN: Nebraska 2026 football schedule (date, kickoff, TV, venue)
[2] ESPN play-by-play: Maryland offense, scrimmage plays only, UConn, Virginia Tech, UCLA. Down, distance, spot, gain, ball carrier/target, direction; success and explosive flags computed by the Husker Film Room scouting desk
[3] Husker Film Room film tags (formation, play family, personnel, front, shell, pressure) from broadcast-angle cut-ups, matched to 91 of the play-by-play rows