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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: Jerry Claiborne
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

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1888 <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024

1979 Season Highlights

Jerry Claiborne enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Maryland.

1979 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 8	vs. Villanova	24	20	W
Sat., Sep. 15	@ Clemson	19	0	W
Sat., Sep. 22	vs. Mississippi State	35	14	W
Sat., Sep. 29	@ Kentucky	7	14	L
Sat., Oct. 6	vs. Penn State	7	27	L
Sat., Oct. 13	@ North Carolina State	0	7	L
Sat., Oct. 20	@ Wake Forest	17	25	L
Sat., Oct. 27	@ Duke	27	0	W
Sat., Nov. 3	vs. North Carolina	17	14	W
Sat., Nov. 17	vs. Louisville	28	7	W
Sat., Nov. 24	vs. Virginia	17	7	W

1979 Season Totals
Record	7-4
Points Scored	198
Scoring Average	18.0
Points Allowed	135
Defense Average	12.3
Opponents Record	59-52
Conference Record	4-2
Home Record	5-1
Away Record	2-3

1979 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1979 Atlantic Coast- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
North Carolina State	7-4	258	213		5-1	120	96	Bo Rein
Clemson	8-4	205	116	Lost 18-24	4-2	108	62	Danny Ford
Maryland	7-4	198	135		4-2	97	53	Jerry Claiborne
North Carolina	8-3-1	290	167	Won 17-15	3-3	128	104	Dick Crum
Wake Forest	8-4	240	283	Lost 10-34	3-2	80	98	John Mackovic
Virginia	6-5	258	134		1-4	78	90	Dick Bestwick
Georgia Tech	4-6-1	152	190		1-0	24	14	Pepper Rodgers
Miami	5-6	191	236					Howard Schnellenberger
Duke	2-8-1	152	264		0-7	73	191	Shirley Red Wilson

1979 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1979 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

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.