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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 686-616-42
 Winning Pct. 53%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Wins 0
 Adjusted Record 686-616-42
 Winning Pct. 53%
 National Championships 1
 Conference Titles 0
 Division Titles 0
 Conference Record 236-253-4
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 398-244-21
 Away Record 272-354-18
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 132
 Winning Seasons (#1) 72
 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 238
 Been Shutout All-Time 183
 
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  25-19
 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
 8/31/2024 (Sat)  
vs. Connecticut in a Non-Conference Game
Last Time: Maryland won 32-21 in 2013.
All-Time:
 Maryland vs. Connecticut 2-1-0 66.7% 
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. Connecticut
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Michigan State
 Sat., Sep. 14  @ Virginia
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Villanova
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Indiana
 Sat., Oct. 5  OPEN 
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Northwestern
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Southern California
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Minnesota
 Sat., Nov. 2  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Oregon
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Rutgers
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Iowa
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Penn State
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record0-0
  Scoring0-0
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record0-0
  Away Record0-0
 
2024 Big 10  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Illinois 0-0
Indiana 0-0
Iowa 0-0
Maryland 0-0
Michigan 0-0
Michigan State 0-0
Minnesota 0-0
Nebraska 0-0
Northwestern 0-0
Ohio State 0-0
Oregon 0-0
Penn State 0-0
Purdue 0-0
Rutgers 0-0
Southern California 0-0
UCLA 0-0
Washington 0-0
Wisconsin 0-0
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Maryland & Virginia have played 79 games.
Maryland has won 45 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 145-111
 20 or more  134-51
 30 or more 97-16
 40 or more 51-3
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 31-1
 10 or more 115-144
 20 or more 61-133
 30 or more 14-101
 40 or more 3-45
 
  
 
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 most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.