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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: Mark Duffner
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024
1996 Season Highlights
 Mark Duffner enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Maryland.
 
1996 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. Northern Illinois  30   6   W       
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Alabama Birmingham  39   15   W       
 Sat., Sep. 14  @ Virginia  3   21   L       
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ West Virginia  0   13   L       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. North Carolina State  8   34   L       
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ North Carolina  7   38   L       
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Wake Forest  52   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Duke  22   19   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Clemson  3   35   L       
 Thu., Nov. 14  vs. Georgia Tech  13   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Florida State  10   48   L    @ Miami, FL   
 
1996 Season Totals
  Record5-6
  Points Scored187
  Scoring Average17.0
  Points Allowed239
  Defense Average21.7
  Opponents Record60-66
  Conference Record3-5
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record1-5
1996 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1996 Atlantic Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Florida State 11-1446174Lost  20-528-031471  Bobby Bowden
North Carolina 10-2357123Won  20-136-224076  Mack Brown
Clemson 7-5245241Lost  7-106-2164156  Tommy West
Virginia 7-5341203Lost  21-315-3219112  George Welsh
Georgia Tech 5-6220236 4-4157161  George OLeary
Maryland 5-6187239 3-5118205  Mark Duffner
North Carolina State 3-8268401 3-5199285  Mike OCain
Wake Forest 3-8144374 1-779287  Jim Caldwell
Duke 0-11162379 0-8105242  Fred Goldsmith

1996 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1996 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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