1979 Maryland Terrapins football team

1979 Maryland Terrapins football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1979 record 7–4 (4–2 ACC)
Head coach Jerry Claiborne (8th season)
Home stadium Byrd Stadium
1979 ACC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
NC State $ 5 –1 –0  7 –4 –0
Clemson 4 –2 –0  8 –4 –0
Maryland 4 –2 –0  7 –4 –0
Wake Forest 3 –2 –0  8 –4 –0
No. 15 North Carolina 3 –3 –0  8 –3 –1
Virginia 1 –4 –0  6 –5 –0
Duke 0 –6 –0  2 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their eighth season under head coach Jerry Claiborne, the Terrapins compiled a 7–4 record (4–2 in conference), finished in a tie for second place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and outscored their opponents 198 to 135.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Mike Tice with 897 passing yards, Charlie Wysocki with 1,140 rushing yards, and Joe Carinci with 375 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 8Villanova*
W 24–20 
September 15at Clemson
W 19–0 
September 22Mississippi State*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 35–14 
September 29at Kentucky*
L 7–14 
October 6Penn State*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD (rivalry)
L 7–27 
October 13at No. 17 NC State
L 0–7 
October 20at Wake Forest
L 17–25 
October 27at Duke
W 27–0 
November 3No. 18 North Carolina
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 17–14 
November 17Louisville*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 28–7 
November 24Virginia
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD (rivalry)
W 17–7 
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1979 Maryland Terrapins football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 14 Mike Tice Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ↑ "1979 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. ↑ "1979 Maryland Terrapins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
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