The Terps were crippled by dropped passes, penalties and questionable decisions that contributed to a 31-17 loss to Rutgers.

Rutgers football earned bowl eligibility for a second-straight season with an all-around strong showing in a win over Maryland on the road.

What little margin for error the fading Maryland football team had remaining in its quest for bowl eligibility vanished during a 31-17 loss to visiting Rutgers on Saturday night. The Terrapins wilted down the stretch,

Rutgers will be back in the postseason and has two games to improve where it ends up playing its bowl game. A midseason, four-game losing streak shifted expectations some, but the Scarlet Knights can successful cross off a preseason goal after clinching their sixth win and achieving bowl eligibility in the process Saturday when Rutgers defeated Maryland,

Rutgers football earned bowl eligibility after beating Maryland, something that seemed highly unlikely just a few short weeks ago.

Meanwhile, the circumstances are a little more dire for Maryland (4-5, 1-5), which must win two of its last three games to earn an invite to what would be its fourth straight bowl. The program has not gone to four bowls in a row since a stretch between 1982 and 1985.

Rutgers is bowl eligible for the second year in a row after the Knights beat Maryland 31-17 in College Park. This game broke a lot of streaks for Rutgers. It was the first time Rutgers beat Maryland in college park since 2014.