Where Maryland Stands Out Football Standouts 2026

2-5 · Big Ten

  1. Points allowed / game

    Notable · Weakness

    33.3

    Tied for 11th-most of 138 teams

    +1.4 SD from the average of 23.8

  2. Time of possession

    Notable · Style

    27:21

    16th-fewest of 138 teams

    -1.2 SD from the average of 30:07

  3. 3rd down conversion

    Notable · Weakness

    33.7%

    23rd-lowest of 138 teams

    -1.0 SD from the average of 41.0%

How these are picked: each stat is compared with every team that has it this season and at least 3 games played (and, for a percentage of tries like 4th downs, at least 10 tries). The team's z-score is its distance from those teams' mean in standard deviations (population SD). A stat is listed at 1.0 SD or more, the largest first, up to 10: Notable from 1.0, Outlier from 1.5, Extreme from 2. Ties share a rank. Only stats counted in the box score, and ratios worked out from them - no other source's model numbers, such as EPA. From every game played, postseason included, not adjusted for the opponents faced.