1969 Maryland Terrapins football team

1969 Maryland Terrapins football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1969 record 3–7 (3–3 ACC)
Head coach Roy Lester (1st season)
Home stadium Byrd Stadium
1969 ACC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
South Carolina $ 6 –0 –0  7 –4 –0
NC State 3 –2 –1  3 –6 –1
North Carolina 3 –3 –0  5 –5 –0
Clemson 3 –3 –0  4 –6 –0
Duke 3 –3 –1  3 –6 –1
Maryland 3 –3 –0  3 –7 –0
Wake Forest 2 –5 –0  3 –7 –0
Virginia 1 –5 –0  3 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1969 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1969 college football season. In their first season under head coach Roy Lester, the Terrapins compiled a 3–7 record (3–3 in conference), finished in sixth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and were outscored by their opponents 249 to 100.[2][3] The team's statistical leaders included Jeff Shugars with 716 passing yards, Tom Miller with 629 rushing yards, and Roland Merritt with 499 receiving yards.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 20at West Virginia*
L 7–31 
September 27NC State
L 7–24 
October 4at Wake Forest
W 19–14 
October 11Syracuse*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
L 9–20 
October 18Duke
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 20–7 
October 25at South Carolina
L 0–17 
November 1at Clemson
L 0–40 
November 8Miami (OH)*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
L 21–34 
November 15at No. 5 Penn State*
L 0–48 
November 22Virginia
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD (rivalry)
W 17–14 
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "1969 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  2. ↑ "1969 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Maryland Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  4. ↑ "1969 Maryland Terrapins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
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