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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  <-- 1980 <- 1981 -> 1982 --> 2024
1981 Season Highlights
 Jerry Claiborne enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Maryland.
 
1981 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 12  @ Vanderbilt  17   23   L       
 Sat., Sep. 19  vs. West Virginia  13   17   L       
 Sat., Sep. 26  @ North Carolina State  34   9   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Syracuse  17   17   T       
 Sat., Oct. 10  @ Florida  10   15   L       
 Sat., Oct. 17  @ Wake Forest  45   33   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. Duke  24   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. North Carolina  10   17   L       
 Sat., Nov. 7  @ Tulane  7   14   L       
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ Clemson  7   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 21  vs. Virginia  48   7   W       
 
1981 Season Totals
  Record4-6 -1
  Points Scored232
  Scoring Average21.1
  Points Allowed194
  Defense Average17.6
  Opponents Record67-57
  Conference Record4-2
  Home Record2-2 -1
  Away Record2-4
1981 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1981 Atlantic Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Clemson 12-0338105Won  22-156-019556  Danny Ford
North Carolina 10-2375150Won  31-276-117071  Dick Crum
Duke 6-5210230 4-3156158  Shirley Red Wilson
Maryland 4-6-1232194 4-2168108  Jerry Claiborne
North Carolina State 4-7182223 2-597150  Monte Kiffin
Wake Forest 4-7217365 1-5124255  Al Groh
Miami 9-2245145   Howard Schnellenberger
Georgia Tech 1-10124309 0-23166  Bill Curry
Virginia 1-10127261 0-690175  Dick Bestwick

1981 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1981 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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