On August 11, 2020, the Big Ten Conference canceled all fall sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

[3] Due to in-season cancellations related to the pandemic, the Terrapins played only five of their scheduled nine games.

[4] The Terrapins declined a bowl game invitation, also due to the pandemic.

Roster Maryland had games scheduled against Towson, Northern Illinois, and West Virginia, but canceled these games on July 9 following the Big Ten Conference's decision to play a 10-game conference-only schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

[10] On November 11, the school announced that the November 14 game against Ohio State had been canceled as all team-related activities were paused because of an elevated number of coronavirus cases within the Terrapins' program.