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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  <-- 1971 <- 1972 -> 1973 --> 2024
1972 Season Highlights
 Jerry Claiborne enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Maryland.
 
1972 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 9  @ North Carolina State  24   24   T       
 Sat., Sep. 16  vs. North Carolina  26   31   L       
 Sat., Sep. 23  vs. Virginia Military Institute  28   16   W       
 Sat., Sep. 30  @ Syracuse  12   16   L       
 Sat., Oct. 7  vs. Wake Forest  23   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 14  vs. Villanova  37   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 21  @ Duke  14   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 28  @ Virginia  24   23   W       
 Sat., Nov. 4  @ Penn State  16   46   L       
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. Clemson  31   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 25  @ Miami  8   28   L       
 
1972 Season Totals
  Record5-5 -1
  Points Scored243
  Scoring Average22.1
  Points Allowed217
  Defense Average19.7
  Opponents Record54-47
  Conference Record3-2
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record1-4 -1
1972 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1972 Atlantic Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
North Carolina 11-1324210Won  32-286-014972  Bill Dooley
North Carolina State 8-3-1409240Won  49-135-1-1235126  Lou Holtz
Duke 5-6132156 3-37167  Mike McGee
Maryland 5-5-1243217 3-2-1142104  Jerry Claiborne
Clemson 4-7143245 3-4108133  Hootie Ingram
Virginia 4-7199276 2-5113184  Don Lawrence
South Carolina 4-7214232 1-38176  Paul Dietzel
Wake Forest 2-988339 1-637174  Tom Harper

1972 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1972 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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