Maryland 2024 football schedule: full list of Terps’ Big-10 opponents for 2024, 2025 and regular season outlook

Along with other teams in the Big Ten conference, fans are now aware of the Maryland 2024 football schedule. The Big Ten conference revealed how teams in the conference will be pairing up against each other in the 2024 and 2025 season. Another part of the revelation is the introduction of USC and UCLA as new members of the conference, starting in 2024.

Other details from the announcement include the cancellation of the divisional format in the Big Ten conference. Furthermore, teams now reserve the right to play up to three rivalry games every season under the “protected rivalry games” arrangement.

In this article, we look at the implications of these novel introductions on Maryland's 2024 football schedule and beyond in 2025. Who are the Terrapins’ opponents over the two seasons, who are their rivals and where will they be playing? Check out below.

Maryland 2024 football schedule

The Maryland 2024 football schedule begins with three fixtures against non-conference opponents in September. The fixtures are as below:

• Maryland vs UConn Huskies on August 31
• Virginia Cavaliers vs Maryland on September 14
• Maryland vs Toledo Rockets on September 21

The rest of Maryland’s schedule is against conference opponents, among which is their protected rivalry game against Rutgers. Their two-play opponents for the 2024 and 2025 seasons are Michigan and Indiana. The Maryland 2024 football schedule is detailed below:

• Illinois Fighting Illini vs Maryland
• Indiana Hoosiers vs Maryland
• Iowa Hawkeyes vs Maryland
• Maryland vs Michigan State
• Maryland vs Purdue
• Maryland vs Rutgers
• Maryland vs USC
• Maryland vs Wisconsin
• Michigan vs Maryland

Maryland 2025 football schedule

Three home fixtures against non-conference opponents is how Maryland opens their 2025 schedule.

• Maryland vs UCF on August 30
• Maryland vs NIU on September 6
• Maryland vs Towson on September 13

Maryland’s guaranteed rivalry game against Rutgers and against the two-play opponents, Michigan and Indiana, are the only repeated fixtures. Other fixtures in the schedule are included below:

• Maryland vs Indiana
• Maryland vs Michigan
• Maryland vs Penn State
• Minnesota vs Maryland
• Northwestern vs Maryland
• Ohio State vs Maryland
• Rutgers vs Maryland
• UCLA vs Maryland

Season outlook for Maryland in 2024 and 2025

2024 and 2025 may be the seasons Maryland turn around their fortunes against conference opponents. Their record against conference opponents since joining in 2013 have been uninspiring, to say the least. But with the disposal of the divisional format, their matchups now look more favorable than they have ever been.