Maryland vs. Purdue college football game preview, Digi Mart USA News (West Lafayette, Indiana): The Maryland Terrapins visit the Purdue Boilermakers on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026, at 12:30 p.m. ET from Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.
Purdue enters the game at 3-5 overall and 2-3 in Big Ten play, while Maryland is 2-6 overall and 0-5 in conference play.
Maryland has lost six straight games, though the last two were close: a 37-30 loss to Rutgers and a 20-17 loss to Illinois on Oct. 31. The Terrapins allow 31.6 points per game.
Purdue won back-to-back Big Ten games over Illinois and Minnesota in early October before losing to Washington and falling 31-17 at Penn State. The Boilermakers rank fifth in the Big Ten with 263.4 passing yards per game.
Maryland has thrown to Malik Washington 290 times this season, and the results have been uneven, with nine touchdown passes and seven interceptions. He was at his best in the loss to Rutgers, throwing for 263 yards and two scores.
Purdue has 10 sacks and allows 243.6 passing yards per game, and Washington has been sacked just eight times, so he should have time to work. He completed 19 of 29 passes against Illinois but did not throw a touchdown.
Chris Durr Jr. has become the focal point of the Maryland passing game after four 100-yard games.
He leads the Terrapins with 58 catches for 638 yards. Purdue allows 418.6 total yards per game, so the Terrapins should find room to move.
Durr drew 12 targets against Rutgers and turned them into six catches for 104 yards, and he had seven catches for 149 yards and a touchdown at Nebraska. He has four touchdown catches and a long of 65 yards.
For Purdue, Ryan Browne completed 10 of 29 passes for 142 yards with two interceptions at Penn State on Oct. 31. He has thrown for 1,964 yards with 11 touchdowns and five interceptions this season.
Maryland has 17 sacks, and Browne has been sacked 14 times. He has thrown four interceptions in his last two games after just one in his first six, and he ran for a touchdown against both Minnesota and Washington.
Purdue’s leading receiver averages 15.9 yards per catch and leads the team with 41 catches for 652 yards. He drew 16 targets against Washington and turned them into nine catches for 116 yards.
Maryland allows 218.5 passing yards per game, and he has three 100-yard games this season. He caught three passes for 64 yards on eight targets at Penn State, with a long of 38.
