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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: Jerry Claiborne
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024
1979 Season Highlights
 Jerry Claiborne enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Maryland.
 
1979 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 8  vs. Villanova  24   20   W       
 Sat., Sep. 15  @ Clemson  19   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 22  vs. Mississippi State  35   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 29  @ Kentucky  7   14   L       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Penn State  7   27   L       
 Sat., Oct. 13  @ North Carolina State  0   7   L       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ Wake Forest  17   25   L       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Duke  27   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. North Carolina  17   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Louisville  28   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 24  vs. Virginia  17   7   W       
 
1979 Season Totals
  Record7-4
  Points Scored198
  Scoring Average18.0
  Points Allowed135
  Defense Average12.3
  Opponents Record59-52
  Conference Record4-2
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record2-3
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1979 Atlantic Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
North Carolina State 7-4258213 5-112096  Bo Rein
Clemson 8-4205116Lost  18-244-210862  Danny Ford
Maryland 7-4198135 4-29753  Jerry Claiborne
North Carolina 8-3-1290167Won  17-153-3128104  Dick Crum
Wake Forest 8-4240283Lost  10-343-28098  John Mackovic
Virginia 6-5258134 1-47890  Dick Bestwick
Georgia Tech 4-6-1152190 1-02414  Pepper Rodgers
Miami 5-6191236   Howard Schnellenberger
Duke 2-8-1152264 0-773191  Shirley Red Wilson

1979 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1979 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.