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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: Ralph Friedgen
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

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1888 <-- 2002 <- 2003 -> 2004 --> 2024

2003 Season Highlights

Ralph Friedgen enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Maryland.

2003 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Thu., Aug. 28	@ Northern Illinois	13	20	L
Sat., Sep. 6	@ Florida State	10	35	L
Sat., Sep. 13	vs. Citadel	61	0	W
Sat., Sep. 20	vs. West Virginia	34	7	W
Sat., Sep. 27	@ Eastern Michigan	37	13	W
Sat., Oct. 4	vs. Clemson	21	7	W
Sat., Oct. 11	vs. Duke	33	20	W
Thu., Oct. 23	@ Georgia Tech	3	7	L
Sat., Nov. 1	vs. North Carolina	59	21	W
Thu., Nov. 13	vs. Virginia	27	17	W
Sat., Nov. 22	@ North Carolina State	26	24	W
Sat., Nov. 29	@ Wake Forest	41	28	W
Thu., Jan. 1	West Virginia	41	7	W	@ Jacksonville, FL	Gator Bowl

2003 Season Totals
Record	10-3
Points Scored	406
Scoring Average	31.2
Points Allowed	206
Defense Average	15.8
Opponents Record	82-69
Conference Record	6-2
Home Record	6-0
Away Record	3-3

2003 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
17	10-3-0	AP
20	10-3-0	Coaches
20	10-3-0	USA Today/ESPN

2003 Atlantic Coast- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Florida State	10-3	419	217	Lost 14-16	7-1	269	138	Bobby Bowden
Maryland	10-3	406	206	Won 41-7	6-2	220	159	Ralph Friedgen
Clemson	9-4	365	250		5-3	210	158	Tommy Bowden
North Carolina State	8-5	489	385	Won 56-26	4-4	256	250	Chuck Amato
Virginia	8-5	364	265	Won 23-16	4-4	216	181	Al Groh
Georgia Tech	7-6	274	266	Won 52-10	4-4	151	178	Chan Gailey
Wake Forest	5-7	335	347		3-5	242	236	Jim Grobe
Duke	4-8	211	343		2-6	139	265	Carl Franks
North Carolina	2-10	317	459		1-7	184	322	John Bunting

2003 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2003 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.