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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  <-- 1984 <- 1985 -> 1986 --> 2024
1985 Season Highlights
 Bobby Ross enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Maryland.
 The Terrapins won the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship.
 
1985 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Penn State  18   20   L       
 Sat., Sep. 14  @ Boston College  31   13   W    @ Foxboro, MA   
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. West Virginia  28   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Michigan  0   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ North Carolina State  31   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Wake Forest  26   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Duke  40   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. North Carolina  28   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Miami  22   29   L    @ Baltimore, MD   
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Clemson  34   31   W       
 Fri., Nov. 29  vs. Virginia  33   21   W       
 Sat., Dec. 21   Syracuse  35   18   W    @ Pontiac, MI   Cherry Bowl
 
1985 Season Totals
  Record9-3
  Points Scored326
  Scoring Average27.2
  Points Allowed192
  Defense Average16.0
  Opponents Record77-59
  Conference Record6-0
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record4-1
1985 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
18 9-3-0 AP
19 9-3-0 Coaches
19 9-3-0 UPI
17 9-3-0 USA Today/CNN
  
1985 Atlantic Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Maryland 9-3326192Won  35-186-019292  Bobby Ross
Georgia Tech 9-2-1252132Won  17-145-113655  Bill Curry
Clemson 6-6244222Lost  13-204-3167122  Danny Ford
Virginia 6-5262217 4-3172150  George Welsh
North Carolina 5-6224223 3-4129154  Dick Crum
Duke 4-7193252 2-594174  Steve Sloan
North Carolina State 3-8186305 2-5121189  Thomas Tom Reed
Wake Forest 4-7212249 1-699174  Al Groh
Miami 10-2406195Lost  7-35  Jimmy Johnson

1985 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1985 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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