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-
1980 Season Highlights
Jerry Claiborne enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Maryland.
1980 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 6 vs. Villanova
7
3
W
Sat., Sep. 13 vs.
Vanderbilt
31
6
W
Sat., Sep. 20 @
West Virginia
14
11
W
Sat., Sep. 27 @
North Carolina
3
17
L
Sat., Oct. 4 @
Pittsburgh
9
38
L
Sat., Oct. 11 vs.
Penn State
10
24
L
Sat., Oct. 18 vs.
Wake Forest
11
10
W
Sat., Oct. 25 @
Duke
17
14
W
Sat., Nov. 1 vs.
North Carolina State
24
0
W
Sat., Nov. 15 vs.
Clemson
34
7
W
Sat., Nov. 22 @
Virginia
31
0
W
Sat., Dec. 20
Florida
20
35
L
@ Orlando, FL
Capital One Bowl
1980 Season Totals
Record 8-4
Points Scored 211
Scoring Average 17.6
Points Allowed 165
Defense Average 13.8
Opponents Record 71-55
Conference Record 5-1
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 3-2
1980 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1980 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1980 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
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