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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: Ron Vanderlinden
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024
1997 Season Highlights
 Ron Vanderlinden enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Maryland.
 
1997 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 6  vs. Ohio  14   21   L       
 Sat., Sep. 13  @ Florida State  7   50   L       
 Sat., Sep. 20  vs. North Carolina  14   40   L       
 Sat., Sep. 27  @ Temple  24   21   W    @ Philadelphia, PA   
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Duke  16   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. West Virginia  14   31   L       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Wake Forest  17   35   L       
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. Clemson  9   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Virginia  0   45   L       
 Sat., Nov. 8  @ North Carolina State  28   45   L       
 Sat., Nov. 22  @ Georgia Tech  18   37   L       
 
1997 Season Totals
  Record2-9
  Points Scored161
  Scoring Average14.6
  Points Allowed355
  Defense Average32.3
  Opponents Record74-52
  Conference Record1-7
  Home Record1-5
  Away Record1-4
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1997 Atlantic Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Florida State 11-1468181Won  31-148-0347128  Bobby Bowden
North Carolina 11-1348146Won  42-37-1224110  Mack Brown
Georgia Tech 7-5314296Won  35-305-3200208  George OLeary
Virginia 7-4277242 5-3200187  George Welsh
Clemson 7-5292219Lost  17-214-4166158  Tommy West
North Carolina State 6-5325268 3-5215199  Mike OCain
Wake Forest 5-6245288 3-5166229  Jim Caldwell
Maryland 2-9161355 1-7109282  Ron Vanderlinden
Duke 2-9223341 0-8157283  Fred Goldsmith

1997 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1997 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.