1978 Maryland Terrapins football
Sun Bowl, L 0–42 vs. Texas
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
APNo. 20
Record9–3 (5–1 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumByrd Stadium
1978 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Clemson $ 6 –0 –011 –1 –0
No. 20 Maryland 5 –1 –09 –3 –0
No. 18 NC State 4 –2 –09 –3 –0
North Carolina 3 –3 –05 –6 –0
Duke 2 –4 –04 –7 –0
Wake Forest 1 –5 –01 –10 –0
Virginia 0 –6 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh season under head coach Jerry Claiborne, the Terrapins compiled a 9–3 record (5–1 in conference), finished in second place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and outscored their opponents 261 to 167. The team ended its season with a 42–0 loss to Texas in the 1978 Sun Bowl.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Tim O'Hare with 1,388 passing yards, Steve Atkins with 1,261 rushing yards, and Dean Richards with 575 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 9Tulane*
W 31–731,458[4]
September 16at Louisville*No. 20
W 24–736,142
September 23at North CarolinaNo. 18
W 21–2048,000
September 30Kentucky*No. 15
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 20–342,873[5]
October 7No. 20 NC StateNo. 12
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 31–745,319
October 14at Syracuse*No. 10
W 24–915,079
October 21Wake ForestNo. 6
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 39–043,119
October 28at DukeNo. 5
W 27–023,600
November 4at No. 2 Penn State*No. 5
ABCL 3–2778,019
November 11at VirginiaNo. 13
W 17–719,874
November 18No. 12 ClemsonNo. 11
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
L 24–2851,376
December 231:30 p.m.vs. No. 14 Texas*No. 13
CBSL 0–4232,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

References

  1. ↑ "1978 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Maryland Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  3. ↑ "1978 Maryland Terrapins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Terps rip Tulane in opener, 31–7; Atkins gains 110". The Baltimore Sun. September 10, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Bill Free (October 1, 1978). "Maryland overpowers Kentucky". The Baltimore Sun. pp. C1, C13 – via Newspapers.com.


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