1979 Maryland Terrapins football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record7–4 (4–2 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumByrd Stadium
1979 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
NC State $ 5 –1 –07 –4 –0
Clemson 4 –2 –08 –4 –0
Maryland 4 –2 –07 –4 –0
Wake Forest 3 –2 –08 –4 –0
No. 15 North Carolina 3 –3 –08 –3 –1
Virginia 1 –4 –06 –5 –0
Duke 0 –6 –02 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their eighth season under head coach Jerry Claiborne, the Terrapins compiled a 7–4 record (4–2 in conference), finished in a tie for second place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and outscored their opponents 198 to 135.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Mike Tice with 897 passing yards, Charlie Wysocki with 1,140 rushing yards, and Joe Carinci with 375 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8Villanova*
W 24–20
September 15at Clemson
W 19–052,168[4]
September 22Mississippi State*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 35–1437,212[5]
September 29at Kentucky*
L 7–1457,800[6]
October 6Penn State*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD (rivalry)
L 7–2752,348
October 13at No. 17 NC State
L 0–7
October 20at Wake Forest
L 17–2526,050
October 27at Duke
W 27–034,200
November 3No. 18 North Carolina
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 17–1435,618
November 17Louisville*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 28–7
November 24Virginia
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD (rivalry)
W 17–726,071
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1979 Maryland Terrapins football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE 85 Eric Sievers Sr
TE 82 John Tice Fr
QB 14 Mike Tice Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 68 Todd Benson Jr
DB 25 Lloyd Burruss Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ↑ "1979 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. ↑ "1979 Maryland Terrapins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Clemson Football Media Guide - 1980". Clemson University. 1980. p. 2. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Castro kicks five FG's, Terps romp". The Baltimore Sun. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Kentucky hands Maryland first loss, 14–7". The Macon Telegraph & News. September 30, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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