1978 Maryland Terrapins football team
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]
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 20 |
| 1978 record | 9–3 (5–1 ACC) |
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| Home stadium | Byrd Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Clemson $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Maryland | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 NC State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result |
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| September 9 | Tulane* | W 31–7 | ||
| September 16 | at Louisville* | No. 20 | W 24–17 | |
| September 23 | at North Carolina | No. 18 | W 21–20 | |
| September 30 | Kentucky* | No. 15 |
| W 20–3 |
| October 7 | No. 20 NC State | No. 12 |
| W 31–7 |
| October 14 | at Syracuse* | No. 10 | W 24–9 | |
| October 21 | Wake Forest | No. 6 |
| W 39–0 |
| October 28 | at Duke | No. 5 | W 27–0 | |
| November 4 | at No. 2 Penn State* | No. 5 | L 3–27 | |
| November 11 | at Virginia | No. 13 | W 17–7 | |
| November 18 | No. 12 Clemson | No. 11 |
| L 24–28 |
| December 23 | vs. No. 14 Texas* | No. 13 | L 0–42 | |
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References
- "1978 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
- "Maryland Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
- "1978 Maryland Terrapins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
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