1972 Maryland Terrapins football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record5–5–1 (3–2–1 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumByrd Stadium
1972 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 North Carolina $ 6 0 011 1 0
No. 17 NC State 4 1 18 3 1
Maryland 3 2 15 5 1
Duke 3 3 05 6 0
Clemson 2 4 04 7 0
Virginia 1 5 04 7 0
Wake Forest 1 5 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1972 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Jerry Claiborne, the Terrapins compiled a 5–5–1 record (3–2–1 in conference), finished in third place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and outscored their opponents 243 to 217.[2][3] The team's statistical leaders included Bob Avellini with 1,251 passing yards, Louis Carter with 474 rushing yards, and Don Ratliff with 515 receiving yards.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9at NC StateT 24–24
September 16North CarolinaL 26–31
September 23VMI*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 28–1622,000[5]
September 30at Syracuse*L 12–1615,681
October 7Wake Forest
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 23–015,000
October 14Villanova*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 37–7
October 21at DukeL 14–2021,300
October 28at VirginiaW 24–2321,500
November 4at No. 10 Penn State*L 16–4658,171
November 11Clemson
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 31–629,326
November 25at Miami (FL)*L 8–2817,342
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1972 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  2. "1972 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  3. "Maryland Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  4. "1972 Maryland Terrapins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  5. "Terps stave off VMI. 28–16". The Baltimore Sun. September 24, 1972. Retrieved February 1, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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