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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: Bob Ward
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

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1888 <-- 1967 <- 1968 -> 1969 --> 2024

1968 Season Highlights

Bob Ward enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Maryland.

1968 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 21	vs. Florida State	14	24	L
Sat., Sep. 28	@ Syracuse	14	32	L
Sat., Oct. 5	vs. Duke	28	30	L	@ Norfolk, VA
Sat., Oct. 12	vs. North Carolina	33	24	W
Sat., Oct. 19	vs. South Carolina	21	19	W
Sat., Oct. 26	@ North Carolina State	11	31	L
Sat., Nov. 2	@ Wake Forest	14	38	L
Sat., Nov. 9	vs. Clemson	0	16	L
Sat., Nov. 16	vs. Penn State	13	57	L
Sat., Nov. 23	@ Virginia	23	28	L

1968 Season Totals
Record	2-8
Points Scored	171
Scoring Average	17.1
Points Allowed	299
Defense Average	29.9
Opponents Record	55-45
Conference Record	2-5
Home Record	2-4
Away Record	0-4

1968 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1968 Atlantic Coast- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
North Carolina State	6-4	205	185		6-1	170	74	Earle Edwards
Clemson	4-5-1	184	179		4-1-1	126	82	Frank Howard
South Carolina	4-6	214	223		4-3	160	150	Paul Dietzel
Virginia	7-3	328	222		3-2	147	117	George Blackie Blackburn
Duke	4-6	214	287		3-4	133	169	Tom Harp
Maryland	2-8	171	299		2-5	130	186	Bob Ward
Wake Forest	2-7-1	212	228		2-3-1	136	127	Bill Tate
North Carolina	3-7	178	272		1-6	133	230	Bill Dooley

1968 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1968 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 first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.