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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: Thomas N. Tom Nugent
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1959 <- 1960 -> 1961 --> 2024
1960 Season Highlights
 Thomas N. Tom Nugent enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Maryland.
 
1960 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 17  @ West Virginia  31   8   W       
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. Texas  0   34   L       
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Duke  7   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 8  @ North Carolina State  10   13   L       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Clemson  19   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  @ Wake Forest  14   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. South Carolina  15   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  @ Penn State  9   28   L       
 Sat., Nov. 12  @ North Carolina  22   19   W       
 Sat., Nov. 19  @ Virginia  44   12   W       
 
1960 Season Totals
  Record6-4
  Points Scored171
  Scoring Average17.1
  Points Allowed164
  Defense Average16.4
  Opponents Record42-55
  Conference Record5-2
  Home Record2-2
  Away Record4-2
1960 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1960 Atlantic Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Duke 8-3173114Won  7-65-112940  William D. Bill Murray
Maryland 6-4171164 5-213194  Thomas N. Tom Nugent
Clemson 6-4197124 4-210856  Frank Howard
North Carolina State 6-3-1148113 4-1-17754  Earle Edwards
South Carolina 3-6-1117186 3-3-19992  Warren Giese
North Carolina 3-7117161 2-57998  James M. Jim Tatum
Wake Forest 2-8119215 2-5100163  Bill Hildebrand
Virginia 0-10103332 0-654180  Richard Dick Voris

1960 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1960 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.