1996 Maryland Terrapins football team

1996 Maryland Terrapins football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1996 record 5–6 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach Mark Duffner (5th season)
Home stadium Byrd Stadium
(Capacity: 48,055)
1996 ACC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 3 Florida State $  8 –0     11 –1  
No. 10 North Carolina  6 –2     10 –2  
Clemson  6 –2     7 –5  
Virginia  5 –3     7 –5  
Georgia Tech  4 –4     5 –6  
Maryland  3 –5     5 –6  
NC State  3 –5     3 –8  
Wake Forest  1 –7     3 –8  
Duke  0 –8     0 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Mark Duffner, the Terrapins compiled a 5–6 record, finished in sixth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and were outscored by their opponents 239 to 187.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Brian Cummings with 1,127 passing yards, Brian Underwood with 449 rushing yards, and Geroy Simon with 534 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
August 31Northern Illinois*
W 30–6 
September 7UAB*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 39–15 
September 14at No. 22 Virginia
L 3–21 
September 28at No. 23 West Virginia*
L 0–13 
October 5NC State
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
L 8–34 
October 12at No. 13 North Carolina
L 7–38 
October 19Wake Forest
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 52–0 
October 26at Duke
W 22–19 
November 2at Clemson
L 3–35 
November 14Georgia Tech
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 13–10 
November 23at No. 3 Florida State
L 10–48 
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "1996 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Maryland Yearly Results (1995-1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  3. ↑ "1996 Maryland Terrapins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
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