1987 Maryland Terrapins football team

1987 Maryland Terrapins football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1987 record 4–7 (3–3 ACC)
Head coach Joe Krivak (1st season)
Home stadium Byrd Stadium
1987 ACC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 12 Clemson $ 6 –1 –0  10 –2 –0
Virginia 5 –2 –0  8 –4 –0
Wake Forest 4 –3 –0  7 –4 –0
NC State 4 –3 –0  4 –7 –0
Maryland 3 –3 –0  4 –7 –0
North Carolina 3 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Duke 2 –5 –0  5 –6 –0
Georgia Tech 0 –6 –0  2 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Joe Krivak, the Terrapins compiled a 4–7 record, finished in fifth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and were outscored by their opponents 301 to 194.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Dan Henning with 1,835 passing yards, Bren Lowery with 556 rushing yards, and Azizuddin Abdur-Ra'oof with 617 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 5at Syracuse*
L 11–25 
September 12Virginia
W 21–19 
September 19West Virginia*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD (rivalry)
W 25–20 
September 26at NC State
L 14–42 
October 10at No. 3 Miami (FL)*
L 16–46 
October 17at Wake Forest
W 14–0 
October 24Duke
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 23–22 
October 31North Carolina
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
L 14–27 
November 7No. 16 Penn State*
L 16–21 
November 14at No. 9 Clemson
L 16–45 
November 21at Vanderbilt*
L 24–34 
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "1987 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Maryland Yearly Results (1985-1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  3. ↑ "1987 Maryland Terrapins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.


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