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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: Roy Lester
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

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1888 <-- 1969 <- 1970 -> 1971 --> 2024

1970 Season Highlights

Roy Lester enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Maryland.

1970 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 12	vs. Villanova	3	21	L
Sat., Sep. 19	@ Duke	12	13	L
Sat., Sep. 26	vs. North Carolina	20	53	L
Fri., Oct. 2	@ Miami	11	18	L
Sat., Oct. 10	@ Syracuse	7	23	L
Sat., Oct. 17	vs. South Carolina	21	15	W
Sat., Oct. 24	@ North Carolina State	0	6	L	@ Norfolk, VA
Sat., Oct. 31	vs. Clemson	11	24	L
Sat., Nov. 7	vs. Penn State	0	34	L
Sat., Nov. 21	@ Virginia	17	14	W
Sat., Nov. 28	vs. West Virginia	10	20	L

1970 Season Totals
Record	2-9
Points Scored	112
Scoring Average	10.2
Points Allowed	241
Defense Average	21.9
Opponents Record	53-54
Conference Record	2-4
Home Record	1-5
Away Record	1-4

1970 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1970 Atlantic Coast- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
North Carolina	8-4	372	227	Lost 26-48	5-2	237	125	Bill Dooley
Duke	6-5	229	252		5-2	163	160	Tom Harp
Wake Forest	6-5	191	241		5-1	128	110	Cal Stoll
South Carolina	4-6-1	285	253		3-2-1	176	130	Paul Dietzel
Clemson	3-8	164	313		2-4	120	165	Hootie Ingram
North Carolina State	3-7-1	90	179		2-3-1	53	80	Earle Edwards
Maryland	2-9	112	241		2-4	81	125	Roy Lester
Virginia	5-6	240	187		0-6	76	139	George Blackie Blackburn

1970 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1970 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 first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.