1978 Maryland Terrapins football team

1978 Maryland Terrapins football
Sun Bowl, L 0–42 vs. Texas
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
AP No. 20
1978 record 9–3 (5–1 ACC)
Head coach Jerry Claiborne (7th season)
Home stadium Byrd Stadium
1978 ACC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 6 Clemson $ 6 –0 –0  11 –1 –0
No. 20 Maryland 5 –1 –0  9 –3 –0
No. 18 NC State 4 –2 –0  9 –3 –0
North Carolina 3 –3 –0  5 –6 –0
Duke 2 –4 –0  4 –7 –0
Wake Forest 1 –5 –0  1 –10 –0
Virginia 0 –6 –0  2 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh season under head coach Jerry Claiborne, the Terrapins compiled a 9–3 record (5–1 in conference), finished in second place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and outscored their opponents 261 to 167. The team ended its season with a 42-0 loss to Texas in the 1978 Sun Bowl.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Tim O'Hare with 1,388 passing yards, Steve Atkins with 1,261 rushing yards, and Dean Richards with 575 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 9Tulane*
W 31–7 
September 16at Louisville*No. 20
W 24–17 
September 23at North CarolinaNo. 18
W 21–20 
September 30Kentucky*No. 15
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 20–3 
October 7No. 20 NC StateNo. 12
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 31–7 
October 14at Syracuse*No. 10
W 24–9 
October 21Wake ForestNo. 6
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 39–0 
October 28at DukeNo. 5
W 27–0 
November 4at No. 2 Penn State*No. 5
L 3–27 
November 11at VirginiaNo. 13
W 17–7 
November 18No. 12 ClemsonNo. 11
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
L 24–28 
December 23vs. No. 14 Texas*No. 13
L 0–42 
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "1978 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Maryland Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  3. ↑ "1978 Maryland Terrapins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
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