Wk 3 · 2026
Virginia Tech Hokies at Maryland Terrapins — Sat, Sep 19
Sat, Sep 19 ·
SECU Stadium, College Park, MD
· FS1 FINAL
Weather
No forecast yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
at
7:30pET
VT -2.5 · total 53.5 DraftKings opened +1.5 · 1 toward VT
Ratings differential VT by 1.9
What is at stake
A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Virginia Tech form
L 20-25at CALL 33-35vs PITTW 21-14at BCW 35-26at MDW 44-21vs ODU
2026 season
Maryland form
L 16-45at OSUL 23-48at NEBL 3-54vs UCLAL 26-35vs VTW 38-14at CONN
2026 season
Virginia Tech this season
Straight up4-2 · 67% (6 games)
Against the spread3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Over / under4-2 · 67% (6 games)
Maryland this season
Straight up2-4 · 33% (6 games)
Against the spread3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Over / under5-1 · 83% (6 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 0
These teams share no opponents on the 2026 schedule.
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Virginia Tech leads 3–2 · Virginia Tech won the last one
5 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
0.2 points toward Maryland
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-09-19 | Virginia Tech 35 — 26 Maryland | at MD | Virginia Tech |
| 2021 | 2021-12-29 | Maryland 54 — 10 Virginia Tech | neutral | Maryland bowl/CFP |
| 2013 | 2013-11-16 | Maryland 27 — 24 Virginia Tech | at VT | Maryland |
| 2009 | 2009-11-14 | Virginia Tech 36 — 9 Maryland | at MD | Virginia Tech |
| 2008 | 2008-11-06 | Maryland 13 — 23 Virginia Tech | at VT | Virginia Tech |
Virginia Tech leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Ethan Grunkemeyer QB #17 | 131/177, 1446 YDS, 11 TD, 2 INT |
| Bryce Baker QB #22 | 11/14, 127 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Rushing | Jeffrey Overton Jr. RB #16 | 77 CAR, 455 YDS, 4 TD |
| Marcellous Hawkins RB #27 | 58 CAR, 238 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Messiah Mickens RB #26 | 8 CAR, 34 YDS | |
| Receiving | Luke Reynolds TE #85 | 37 REC, 373 YDS, 4 TD |
| Que'Sean Brown WR #3 | 33 REC, 371 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Ayden Greene WR #0 | 12 REC, 213 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Jeffrey Overton Jr. RB #16 | 15 REC, 150 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Kaleb Spencer LB #3 | 24 |
| Noah Chambers LB #16 | 22 | |
| Keon Wylie LB #33 | 19 | |
| Sacks | Aycen Stevens DL #42 | 5.5 |
| Cortez Harris DL #34 | 5 | |
| Kaleb Spencer LB #3 | 3 | |
| Interceptions | Thomas Williams CB #23 | 1 |
Maryland leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Malik Washington QB #7 | 124/198, 1288 YDS, 7 TD, 6 INT |
| Cardell Williams QB #6 | 6/7, 63 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Rushing | Iverson Howard RB #24 | 52 CAR, 211 YDS, 4 TD |
| DeJuan Williams RB #0 | 13 CAR, 194 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Harry Dalton III RB #25 | 30 CAR, 113 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Receiving | Chris Durr Jr. WR #13 | 42 REC, 461 YDS, 4 TD |
| Na'eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding WR #1 | 18 REC, 239 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Kaleb Webb WR #2 | 17 REC, 235 YDS | |
| Dorian Fleming TE #9 | 18 REC, 171 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Carlton Smith LB #32 | 35 |
| Daniel Wingate LB #1 | 30 | |
| Trey Reddick LB #3 | 23 | |
| Sacks | Derrick LeBlanc DL #88 | 2.5 |
| DD Holmes LB #56 | 2.5 | |
| Eyan Thomas DL #98 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | Messiah Delhomme DB #33 | 2 |
| Jamare Glasker DB #4 | 1 | |
| Jayden Shipps DB #12 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.