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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: Ron Vanderlinden
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

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1888 <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024

1997 Season Highlights

Ron Vanderlinden enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Maryland.

1997 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 6	vs. Ohio	14	21	L
Sat., Sep. 13	@ Florida State	7	50	L
Sat., Sep. 20	vs. North Carolina	14	40	L
Sat., Sep. 27	@ Temple	24	21	W	@ Philadelphia, PA
Sat., Oct. 4	vs. Duke	16	10	W
Sat., Oct. 11	vs. West Virginia	14	31	L
Sat., Oct. 18	@ Wake Forest	17	35	L
Sat., Oct. 25	vs. Clemson	9	20	L
Sat., Nov. 1	vs. Virginia	0	45	L
Sat., Nov. 8	@ North Carolina State	28	45	L
Sat., Nov. 22	@ Georgia Tech	18	37	L

1997 Season Totals
Record	2-9
Points Scored	161
Scoring Average	14.6
Points Allowed	355
Defense Average	32.3
Opponents Record	74-52
Conference Record	1-7
Home Record	1-5
Away Record	1-4

1997 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1997 Atlantic Coast- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Florida State	11-1	468	181	Won 31-14	8-0	347	128	Bobby Bowden
North Carolina	11-1	348	146	Won 42-3	7-1	224	110	Mack Brown
Georgia Tech	7-5	314	296	Won 35-30	5-3	200	208	George OLeary
Virginia	7-4	277	242		5-3	200	187	George Welsh
Clemson	7-5	292	219	Lost 17-21	4-4	166	158	Tommy West
North Carolina State	6-5	325	268		3-5	215	199	Mike OCain
Wake Forest	5-6	245	288		3-5	166	229	Jim Caldwell
Maryland	2-9	161	355		1-7	109	282	Ron Vanderlinden
Duke	2-9	223	341		0-8	157	283	Fred Goldsmith

1997 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1997 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

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