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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: Bobby Ross
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1982 <- 1983 -> 1984 --> 2024
1983 Season Highlights
 Bobby Ross enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Maryland.
 The Terrapins won the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship.
 
1983 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 10  @ Vanderbilt  21   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 17  vs. West Virginia  21   31   L       
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. Pittsburgh  13   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Virginia  23   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Syracuse  34   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ Wake Forest  36   33   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Duke  38   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. North Carolina  28   26   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  @ Auburn  23   35   L       
 Sat., Nov. 12  @ Clemson  27   52   L       
 Sat., Nov. 19  @ North Carolina State  29   6   W       
 Sat., Dec. 17   Tennessee  23   30   L    @ Orlando, FL   Capital One Bowl
 
1983 Season Totals
  Record8-4
  Points Scored316
  Scoring Average26.3
  Points Allowed253
  Defense Average21.1
  Opponents Record78-57
  Conference Record5-1
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record3-2
1983 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
24 8-4-0 USA Today/CNN
  
1983 Atlantic Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Clemson 9-1-1338200 7-0240130  Danny Ford
Maryland 8-4316253Lost  23-305-1181123  Bobby Ross
North Carolina 8-4337216Lost  3-284-3187133  Dick Crum
Virginia 6-5252280 3-4166192  George Welsh
Duke 3-8246350 3-5198277  Steve Sloan
Georgia Tech 3-8222313 3-3161181  Bill Curry
Wake Forest 4-7257281 1-6167242  Al Groh
North Carolina State 3-8236246 1-6125186  Thomas Tom Reed
Miami 11-1313136Won  31-30  Howard Schnellenberger

1983 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1983 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.