1981 Maryland Terrapins football team

1981 Maryland Terrapins football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1981 record 4–6–1 (4–2 ACC)
Head coach Jerry Claiborne (10th season)
Home stadium Byrd Stadium
1981 ACC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Clemson $ 6 –0 –0  12 –0 –0
No. 9 North Carolina 5 –1 –0  10 –2 –0
Maryland 4 –2 –0  4 –6 –1
Duke 3 –3 –0  6 –5 –0
NC State 2 –4 –0  4 –7 –0
Wake Forest 1 –5 –0  4 –7 –0
Virginia 0 –6 –0  1 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their 10th and final season under head coach Jerry Claiborne, the Terrapins compiled a 4–6–1 record, finished in third place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and outscored their opponents 232 to 194.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Boomer Esiason with 1,635 passing yards, Charlie Wysocki with 715 rushing yards, and Russell Davis with 498 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 12at Vanderbilt*
L 17–23 
September 19West Virginia*
L 13–17 
September 26at NC State
W 34–9 
October 3Syracuse*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
T 17–17 
October 10at Florida*
L 10–15 
October 17at Wake Forest
W 45–33 
October 24Duke
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 24–21 
October 31No. 9 North Carolina
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
L 10–17 
November 7at Tulane*
L 7–14 
November 14at No. 2 Clemson
L 7–21 
November 21Virginia
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD (rivalry)
W 48–7 
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1981 Maryland Terrapins football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 7 Boomer Esiason So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ↑ "1981 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Maryland Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  3. ↑ "1981 Maryland Terrapins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
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