Maryland vs Wisconsin: shaded seats and sun by section

For Maryland vs Wisconsin at a noon kickoff, 9 of 49 sections get 15 minutes of sun or less; the sunniest are 312, 311, 310, 309. Minutes of direct sun are measured for every section below.

Sat Nov 14, 2026, SECU Stadium, College Park. Kickoff time not yet announced (Big Ten windows noon, 3:30 pm or 7:30 pm ET). Kickoff time TBA, so each possible kickoff is modelled below.

Which seats are in the sun at a noon kickoff?

Time	What happens
9:00 am	Terpsville Fan Fest opens in Jones-Hill House; Quickbus starts
10:00 am	Terp Walk: the team arrives at Jones-Hill House
11:30 am	Terpsville closes
12:00 pm	Kickoff
~3:30 pm	Typical final whistle (3.5 h)

Terpsville, Terp Walk and Quickbus times from umterps.com and transportation.umd.edu.

Sun at kickoff: 32.7° high, bearing 182.2°. Still 13.4° high at the final whistle. Sunniest: 312, 311, 310, 309, 308, 307. Shadiest: 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25. By level and side: 300 level, north side 220 min, lower bowl, north side 179 min, lower bowl, west end 173 min, 200 level, north side 107 min, lower bowl, south side 8 min.

Section	Level	Side	Sun (min)		Mostly shaded from	Low-sun glare
Section 2	lower bowl	north	174		3:30 pm	yes
Section 3	lower bowl	north	174		3:20 pm	yes
Section 4	lower bowl	north	170		3:20 pm	yes
Section 5	lower bowl	north	170		3:20 pm	yes
Section 6	lower bowl	north	171		3:20 pm	yes
Section 7	lower bowl	north	165		3:10 pm	yes
Section 8	lower bowl	north	157		3:10 pm	yes
Section 9	lower bowl	north	173		not during the game	yes
Section 10	lower bowl	north	178		not during the game	yes
Section 11	lower bowl	north	218		not during the game	yes
Section 12	lower bowl	north	218		not during the game
Section 13	lower bowl	west	218		not during the game
Section 14	lower bowl	west	217		not during the game
Section 15	lower bowl	west	201		not during the game
Section 16	lower bowl	west	147		3:20 pm
Section 17	lower bowl	west	82		3:10 pm
Section 18	lower bowl	south	57		3:10 pm
Section 19	lower bowl	south	5		at kickoff
Section 20	lower bowl	south	0		at kickoff
Section 21	lower bowl	south	0		at kickoff
Section 22	lower bowl	south	0		at kickoff
Section 23	lower bowl	south	0		at kickoff
Section 24	lower bowl	south	0		at kickoff
Section 25	lower bowl	south	0		at kickoff
Section 26	lower bowl	south	0		at kickoff
Section 27	lower bowl	south	0		at kickoff
Section 28	lower bowl	south	25		12:10 pm
Section 202	200 level	north	110		not during the game	yes
Section 203	200 level	north	110		not during the game	yes
Section 204	200 level	north	98		at kickoff	yes
Section 205	200 level	north	110		not during the game	yes
Section 206	200 level	north	110		not during the game	yes
Section 207	200 level	north	82		at kickoff	yes
Section 208	200 level	north	109		not during the game	yes
Section 209	200 level	north	98		at kickoff	yes
Section 210	200 level	north	119		not during the game	yes
Section 211	200 level	north	122		not during the game	yes
Section 212	200 level	north	110		not during the game	yes
Section 302	300 level	north	220		not during the game	yes
Section 303	300 level	north	220		not during the game	yes
Section 304	300 level	north	220		not during the game	yes
Section 305	300 level	north	220		not during the game	yes
Section 306	300 level	north	220		not during the game	yes
Section 307	300 level	north	220		not during the game	yes
Section 308	300 level	north	220		not during the game	yes
Section 309	300 level	north	220		not during the game	yes
Section 310	300 level	north	220		not during the game	yes
Section 311	300 level	north	220		not during the game	yes
Section 312	300 level	north	220		not during the game	yes

10-year norm for this date and kickoff: 51°F (range 42-64°F), feels like 45°F, wind 8 mph, rain in 8% of game hours, clear skies in 40%.

Which seats are in the sun at a 3:30 pm kickoff?

Time	What happens
12:30 pm	Terpsville Fan Fest opens in Jones-Hill House; Quickbus starts
1:30 pm	Terp Walk: the team arrives at Jones-Hill House
3:00 pm	Terpsville closes
3:30 pm	Kickoff
5:00 pm	Sunset
~7:00 pm	Typical final whistle (3.5 h)

Terpsville, Terp Walk and Quickbus times from umterps.com and transportation.umd.edu.

Sun at kickoff: 13.4° high, bearing 232.5°. Sunset during the game at about 5:00 pm. Sunniest: 311, 310, 309, 308, 307, 312. Shadiest: 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25. By level and side: 300 level, north side 84 min, 200 level, north side 27 min, lower bowl, north side 22 min, lower bowl, west end 16 min, lower bowl, south side 0 min.

Section	Level	Side	Sun (min)		Mostly shaded from	Low-sun glare
Section 2	lower bowl	north	5		at kickoff	yes
Section 3	lower bowl	north	3		at kickoff
Section 4	lower bowl	north	4		at kickoff	yes
Section 5	lower bowl	north	2		at kickoff
Section 6	lower bowl	north	3		at kickoff
Section 7	lower bowl	north	17		4:30 pm	yes
Section 8	lower bowl	north	33		4:20 pm	yes
Section 9	lower bowl	north	45		4:20 pm	yes
Section 10	lower bowl	north	43		4:20 pm	yes
Section 11	lower bowl	north	50		4:20 pm
Section 12	lower bowl	north	41		4:10 pm
Section 13	lower bowl	west	37		4:10 pm
Section 14	lower bowl	west	27		4:00 pm
Section 15	lower bowl	west	14		3:40 pm
Section 16	lower bowl	west	2		at kickoff
Section 17	lower bowl	west	2		at kickoff
Section 18	lower bowl	south	1		at kickoff
Section 19	lower bowl	south	3		at kickoff
Section 20	lower bowl	south	0		at kickoff
Section 21	lower bowl	south	0		at kickoff
Section 22	lower bowl	south	0		at kickoff
Section 23	lower bowl	south	0		at kickoff
Section 24	lower bowl	south	0		at kickoff
Section 25	lower bowl	south	0		at kickoff
Section 26	lower bowl	south	0		at kickoff
Section 27	lower bowl	south	0		at kickoff
Section 28	lower bowl	south	0		at kickoff
Section 202	200 level	north	19		4:00 pm	yes
Section 203	200 level	north	19		4:00 pm	yes
Section 204	200 level	north	17		at kickoff	yes
Section 205	200 level	north	18		4:00 pm	yes
Section 206	200 level	north	15		3:50 pm	yes
Section 207	200 level	north	16		at kickoff	yes
Section 208	200 level	north	39		4:50 pm	yes
Section 209	200 level	north	33		at kickoff	yes
Section 210	200 level	north	41		4:40 pm	yes
Section 211	200 level	north	40		4:40 pm	yes
Section 212	200 level	north	36		4:40 pm	yes
Section 302	300 level	north	78		4:50 pm	yes
Section 303	300 level	north	73		4:40 pm	yes
Section 304	300 level	north	77		5:00 pm	yes
Section 305	300 level	north	78		5:00 pm	yes
Section 306	300 level	north	85		5:00 pm	yes
Section 307	300 level	north	90		5:00 pm	yes
Section 308	300 level	north	90		5:00 pm	yes
Section 309	300 level	north	90		5:00 pm	yes
Section 310	300 level	north	90		5:00 pm	yes
Section 311	300 level	north	90		5:00 pm	yes
Section 312	300 level	north	88		5:00 pm	yes

10-year norm for this date and kickoff: 51°F (range 41-65°F), feels like 45°F, wind 7 mph, rain in 6% of game hours, clear skies in 48%.

Plan the game: all 49 SECU Stadium sections · SECU Stadium parking, Quickbus and Metro · SECU Stadium bag policy and water · how the SECU Stadium data is measured.