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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: Thomas N. Tom Nugent
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1961 <- 1962 -> 1963 --> 2024
1962 Season Highlights
 Thomas N. Tom Nugent enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Maryland.
 
1962 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 22  vs. Southern Methodist  7   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 29  @ Wake Forest  13   2   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ North Carolina State  14   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  @ North Carolina  31   13   W       
 Fri., Oct. 19  @ Miami  24   28   L       
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. South Carolina  13   11   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  @ Penn State  7   23   L       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Duke  7   10   L       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Clemson  14   17   L       
 Sat., Nov. 24  vs. Virginia  40   18   W       
 
1962 Season Totals
  Record6-4
  Points Scored170
  Scoring Average17.0
  Points Allowed128
  Defense Average12.8
  Opponents Record47-53
  Conference Record5-2
  Home Record3-1
  Away Record3-3
1962 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1962 Atlantic Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Duke 8-2199105 6-013443  William D. Bill Murray
Clemson 6-4168130 5-18560  Frank Howard
Maryland 6-4170128 5-213277  Thomas N. Tom Nugent
South Carolina 4-5-1187148 3-413491  Marvin Bass
North Carolina 3-7112206 3-492106  James M. Jim Tatum
North Carolina State 3-6-1108139 3-48480  Earle Edwards
Virginia 5-5194167 1-457127  William T. Bill Elias
Wake Forest 0-1066278 0-744178  Bill Hildebrand

1962 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1962 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.