Maryland football hosts Illinois at SECU Stadium on Saturday at noon

Maryland (2-5, 0-4 Big Ten) hosts Illinois (4-3, 2-2) on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. ET at SECU Stadium in College Park. The game airs on FS1.

Where the Terrapins stand

The Terrapins have lost five straight, and every one of those losses came in the last five games listed: 35-26 to Virginia Tech on Sept. 19, 54-3 to UCLA on Sept. 26, 48-23 at Nebraska on Oct. 3, 45-16 at Ohio State on Oct. 10 and 37-30 to Rutgers on Oct. 17 at home. Two of those games were decided by single digits, the Virginia Tech loss by nine and the Rutgers loss by seven.

Quarterback Malik Washington leads the team in passing with 155 of 261 attempts completed for 1,615 yards, nine touchdowns and six interceptions. DeJuan Williams has 281 rushing yards and three touchdowns on 38 carries. Chris Durr Jr. leads the receivers with 52 catches for 580 yards and four touchdowns.

On defense, Daniel Wingate has a team-high 44 tackles and Zion Elee has 3.5 sacks.

What Illinois brings

The Fighting Illini have won two of their last three games listed. They beat Southern Illinois 48-10 on Sept. 19, lost 42-19 at Ohio State on Sept. 26 and fell 24-17 to Purdue on Oct. 3. They then won 38-37 in overtime at Michigan State on Oct. 10 and beat Oregon 21-10 at home on Oct. 24.

Katin Houser has completed 122 of 184 passes for 1,440 yards, 12 touchdowns and four interceptions. Collin Dixon is his top target, with 54 catches for 678 yards and 10 touchdowns. Aidan Laughery leads the ground game with 514 yards and two touchdowns on 75 carries.

Defensively, Matthew Bailey has 49 tackles and Ean Rhea has two sacks.

Game details

Kickoff is set for noon Eastern on Saturday, Oct. 31, on FS1.