2022 The Winning Chapter

Maryland's 2022 season (8-5) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 8-5
Final Result Bowl season
AP Final post-bowls
SP+ +2.3 last-week
Era
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
W vs Buffalo 31-10 W @ Charlo 56-21 W vs SMU 34-27 L @ Michigan 27-34 W vs Mich St 27-13 L vs Purdue 29-31 W @ Indiana 38-33 W vs Northw 31-24 L @ Wiscon 10-23 L @ Penn St 0-30 L vs Ohio St 30-43 W vs Rutgers 37-0 W @ NC State 16-12 CFP

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2022.

Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2022 season's largest margin: Maryland 37, Rutgers 0. A 37-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: Maryland 0, Penn State 30. A 30-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: Maryland beat NC State 16-12 in the postseason.

"Fear the Turtle"
— Maryland fanbase voice · 2022· synthesized
What It Meant

2022 is a middle chapter for Maryland — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.