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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1983 <- 1984 -> 1985 --> 2024
1984 Season Highlights
 Bobby Ross enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Maryland.
 The Terrapins won the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship.
 
1984 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 8  vs. Syracuse  7   23   L       
 Sat., Sep. 15  vs. Vanderbilt  14   23   L       
 Sat., Sep. 22  @ West Virginia  20   17   W       
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Wake Forest  38   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ Penn State  24   25   L       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. North Carolina State  44   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Duke  43   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  @ North Carolina  34   23   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Miami  42   40   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Clemson  41   23   W    @ Baltimore, MD   
 Sat., Nov. 24  @ Virginia  45   34   W       
 Sat., Dec. 22   Tennessee  28   27   W    @ El Paso, TX   Sun Bowl
 
1984 Season Totals
  Record9-3
  Points Scored380
  Scoring Average31.7
  Points Allowed280
  Defense Average23.3
  Opponents Record71-62
  Conference Record6-0
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record5-1
1984 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
12 9-3-0 AP
11 9-3-0 Coaches
11 9-3-0 UPI
9 9-3-0 USA Today/CNN
  
1984 Atlantic Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Maryland 9-3380280Won  28-276-0245125  Bobby Ross
Clemson 7-4346215 5-2245150  Danny Ford
Virginia 8-2-2325233Won  27-243-2-2189163  George Welsh
Georgia Tech 6-4-1296201 3-2-1142102  Bill Curry
Wake Forest 6-5205232 3-4105161  Al Groh
North Carolina 5-5-1234274 3-3-1131145  Dick Crum
North Carolina State 3-8263311 1-6131214  Thomas Tom Reed
Duke 2-9128301 1-688216  Steve Sloan
Miami 8-5402314Lost  37-39  Jimmy Johnson

1984 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1984 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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