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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  <-- 1985 <- 1986 -> 1987 --> 2024
1986 Season Highlights
 Bobby Ross enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Maryland.
 
1986 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Mon., Sep. 1  @ Pittsburgh  10   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 13  vs. Vanderbilt  35   21   W       
 Sat., Sep. 20  @ West Virginia  24   3   W       
 Sat., Sep. 27  vs. North Carolina State  16   28   L       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Boston College  25   30   L       
 Sat., Oct. 18  vs. Wake Forest  21   27   L       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Duke  27   19   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ North Carolina  30   32   L       
 Sat., Nov. 8  @ Penn State  15   17   L       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. Clemson  17   17   T    @ Baltimore, MD   
 Fri., Nov. 28  @ Virginia  42   10   W       
 
1986 Season Totals
  Record5-5 -1
  Points Scored262
  Scoring Average23.8
  Points Allowed211
  Defense Average19.2
  Opponents Record67-54
  Conference Record2-3
  Home Record1-3 -1
  Away Record4-2
1986 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1986 Atlantic Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Clemson 8-2-2296187Won  27-215-1-117997  Danny Ford
North Carolina State 8-3-1328274Lost  24-255-2198185  Dick Sheridan
North Carolina 7-4-1305279Lost  21-305-2206195  Dick Crum
Georgia Tech 5-5-1282211 3-3165113  Bill Curry
Maryland 5-5-1262211 2-3-1153133  Bobby Ross
Wake Forest 5-6325295 2-5203220  Al Groh
Duke 4-7200284 2-5136216  Steve Sloan
Virginia 3-8198315 2-5111192  George Welsh
Miami 11-1430150Lost  10-14  Jimmy Johnson

1986 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1986 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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