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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1972 <- 1973 -> 1974 --> 2024
1973 Season Highlights
 Jerry Claiborne enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Maryland.
 
1973 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 15  vs. West Virginia  13   20   L       
 Sat., Sep. 22  @ North Carolina  23   3   W       
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Villanova  31   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Syracuse  38   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  @ North Carolina State  22   24   L       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ Wake Forest  37   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. Duke  30   10   W    @ Norfolk, VA   
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Penn State  22   42   L       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Virginia  33   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  @ Clemson  28   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 24  vs. Tulane  42   9   W       
 Fri., Dec. 28   Georgia  16   17   L    @ Atlanta, GA   Peach Bowl
 
1973 Season Totals
  Record8-4
  Points Scored335
  Scoring Average27.9
  Points Allowed141
  Defense Average11.8
  Opponents Record61-61
  Conference Record5-1
  Home Record5-2
  Away Record3-1
1973 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
20 8-4-0 AP
18 8-3-0 Coaches
18 8-3-0 UPI
  
1973 Atlantic Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
North Carolina State 9-3396251Won  31-186-019793  Lou Holtz
Maryland 8-4335141Lost  16-175-117350  Jerry Claiborne
Clemson 5-6231263 4-2147129  Jimmy Red Parker
Virginia 4-7199300 3-3122161  Don Lawrence
North Carolina 4-7242266 1-5150159  Bill Dooley
Duke 2-8-1132204 1-4-15899  Mike McGee
Wake Forest 1-9-173326 0-5-138194  Chuck Mills

1973 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1973 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.