Maryland Football Team History
Maryland Terrapins
University of Maryland
College Park, MD
Founded: 1856 Stadium: Byrd Stadium Capacity: 48,055 Colors: Black, Gold, Red & White Coach: Bobby Ross Conference: Atlantic Coast-
1983 Season Highlights
Bobby Ross enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Maryland.
The Terrapins won the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship.
1983 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 10 @
Vanderbilt
21
14
W
Sat., Sep. 17 vs.
West Virginia
21
31
L
Sat., Sep. 24 vs.
Pittsburgh
13
7
W
Sat., Oct. 1 vs.
Virginia
23
3
W
Sat., Oct. 8 vs.
Syracuse
34
13
W
Sat., Oct. 15 @
Wake Forest
36
33
W
Sat., Oct. 22 vs.
Duke
38
3
W
Sat., Oct. 29 vs.
North Carolina
28
26
W
Sat., Nov. 5 @
Auburn
23
35
L
Sat., Nov. 12 @
Clemson
27
52
L
Sat., Nov. 19 @
North Carolina State
29
6
W
Sat., Dec. 17
Tennessee
23
30
L
@ Orlando, FL
Capital One Bowl
1983 Season Totals
Record 8-4
Points Scored 316
Scoring Average 26.3
Points Allowed 253
Defense Average 21.1
Opponents Record 78-57
Conference Record 5-1
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 3-2
1983 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
24 8-4-0
USA Today/CNN
1983 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1983 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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