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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: Roy Lester
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1969 <- 1970 -> 1971 --> 2024
1970 Season Highlights
 Roy Lester enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Maryland.
 
1970 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 12  vs. Villanova  3   21   L       
 Sat., Sep. 19  @ Duke  12   13   L       
 Sat., Sep. 26  vs. North Carolina  20   53   L       
 Fri., Oct. 2  @ Miami  11   18   L       
 Sat., Oct. 10  @ Syracuse  7   23   L       
 Sat., Oct. 17  vs. South Carolina  21   15   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  @ North Carolina State  0   6   L    @ Norfolk, VA   
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. Clemson  11   24   L       
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. Penn State  0   34   L       
 Sat., Nov. 21  @ Virginia  17   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 28  vs. West Virginia  10   20   L       
 
1970 Season Totals
  Record2-9
  Points Scored112
  Scoring Average10.2
  Points Allowed241
  Defense Average21.9
  Opponents Record53-54
  Conference Record2-4
  Home Record1-5
  Away Record1-4
1970 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1970 Atlantic Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
North Carolina 8-4372227Lost  26-485-2237125  Bill Dooley
Duke 6-5229252 5-2163160  Tom Harp
Wake Forest 6-5191241 5-1128110  Cal Stoll
South Carolina 4-6-1285253 3-2-1176130  Paul Dietzel
Clemson 3-8164313 2-4120165  Hootie Ingram
North Carolina State 3-7-190179 2-3-15380  Earle Edwards
Maryland 2-9112241 2-481125  Roy Lester
Virginia 5-6240187 0-676139  George Blackie Blackburn

1970 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1970 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.