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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: Mike Locksley
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Maryland 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1888  
  1895 - Did not field a team.
  1911 - Charley Donnelly coached the Aggies in their first eight games, compiling a 2-4-2 record; Curley Byrd took over as coach for the final two games, both victories.
  1952 - The Southern Conference sanctioned Maryland for accepting a bowl bid the previous season. The Terrapins were disallowed from playing any conference opponents.
  2015 - Randy Edsall was fired after starting the season 2-4. Offensive coordinator Mike Locksley was promoted to interim head coach for the remainder of the season.
 
Championships
National Championships
1953
Conference Championships
  1937, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1974, 1975, 1976
1983, 1984, 1985, 2001
Division Championships
 
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 683-629-42
 Winning Pct. 52%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 683-629-42
 Winning Pct. 52%
 National Championships 1
 Conference Titles 0
 Division Titles 0
 Conference Record 238-255-4
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 396-252-21
 Away Record 271-359-18
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 132
 Winning Seasons (#1) 73
 Losing Seasons (#1)58
 Most Wins in A Season 11 (2002)
 Most Loses in A Season 10 (2011)
 10 Win Seasons 7
 Most Points Scored in a Game 80 (9/24/1927)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 451 (2002)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 76 (10/25/1913)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 479 (1993)
 Largest Margin of Victory 80 (9/24/1927)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 76 (10/25/1913)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 103 (11/17/2018)
 Last Shutout 11/26/2022
 Last Time Shutout 11/12/2022
 Shutouts All-Time 231
 Been Shutout All-Time 190
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 19 (11/18/1950-11/1/1952)
 Longest Losing  16 (11/5/1966-10/5/1968)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 14-14-2
 Rose 0-0-0
 Cotton 0-1-0
 Orange 0-3-0
 Fiesta 0-0-0
 Sugar 1-0-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  30-24
 2010-19  50-74
 2000-09  71-52
 1990-99 38-72
 1980-89 63-49-3
 1970-79 69-45-2
 1960-69 40-59
 1950-59 67-31-3
 1940-49 48-40-6
 1930-39 55-45-3
 1920-29 46-40-10
Next Game
 11/23/2024 (Sat)  
vs. Iowa in a Conference Game
Last Time: Maryland lost 14-51 in 2021.
All-Time:
 Maryland vs. Iowa 1-3-0 25.0% 
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. Connecticut  50-7 W
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Michigan State  24-27 L
 Sat., Sep. 14  @ Virginia  27-13 W
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Villanova  38-20 W
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Indiana  28-42 L
 Sat., Oct. 5  OPEN 
 Fri., Oct. 11  vs. Northwestern  10-37 W
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Southern California  29-28 W
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Minnesota  23-48 L
 Sat., Nov. 2  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Oregon  18-39 L
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Rutgers  17-31 L
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Iowa  
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Penn State  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record5-5
  Scoring264-292
  Conference Record2-2
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record1-3
 
2024 Big 10  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Indiana 10-05-0
Oregon 11-04-0
Washington 6-54-1
Michigan 5-53-1
Penn State 9-13-1
Southern California 5-53-2
Maryland 5-52-2
Michigan State 4-62-3
Minnesota 6-42-1
Rutgers 6-42-2
Nebraska 5-51-2
UCLA 4-61-3
Wisconsin 5-51-2
Illinois 7-3
Iowa 6-40-1
Northwestern 3-70-5
Ohio State 9-1
Purdue 1-90-4
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Maryland & Virginia have played 80 games.
Maryland has won 46 games.
Virginia has won 32 games.
with 2 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 1-34
 10 or more 150-116
 20 or more  138-54
 30 or more 99-16
 40 or more 52-3
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 32-1
 10 or more 119-149
 20 or more 64-138
 30 or more 15-105
 40 or more 3-47
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

The Oklahoma Sooners hold the record for the longest winning streak in college football. The streak lasted 47 games, from 1954 until 1957.