| 1961 Maryland Terrapins football | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 7–3 (3–3 ACC) |
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| Home stadium | Byrd Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Duke $ | 5 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 4 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 3 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 3 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1961 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1961 NCAA University Division football season. In their third season under head coach Tom Nugent, the Terrapins compiled a 7–3 record (3–3 in conference), finished in third place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and outscored their opponents 156 to 141.[2][3] The team's statistical leaders included Dick Shiner with 921 passing yards, Ernie Arizzi with 369 rushing yards, and Gary Collins with 428 receiving yards.[4]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 23 | at SMU* | W 14–6 | 17,000 | |||
| September 30 | at Clemson | W 24–21 | ||||
| October 7 | No. 7 Syracuse* | W 22–21 | 35,000 | |||
| October 14 | North Carolina | No. 10 |
| L 8–14 | ||
| October 21 | at Air Force* | W 21–0 | 21,500 | [5] | ||
| October 28 | at South Carolina | L 10–20 | ||||
| November 4 | Penn State* |
| W 21–17 | 34,000 | ||
| November 11 | NC State |
| W 10–7 | |||
| November 18 | Wake Forest |
| W 10–7 | 24,000 | ||
| November 25 | at Virginia | L 16–28 | 19,000 | |||
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References
- ↑ "1961 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
- ↑ "1961 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
- ↑ "Maryland Yearly Results (1960-1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
- ↑ "1961 Maryland Terrapins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
- ↑ "Terps whip Aircad, bowl hopes raised". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 22, 1961. p. 8, sports.
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