1979 Maryland Terrapins football team

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]

1979 Maryland Terrapins football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1979 record7–4 (4–2 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumByrd Stadium
1979 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
NC State $ 5 1 0  7 4 0
Clemson 4 2 0  8 4 0
Maryland 4 2 0  7 4 0
Wake Forest 3 2 0  8 4 0
No. 15 North Carolina 3 3 0  8 3 1
Virginia 1 4 0  6 5 0
Duke 0 6 0  2 8 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 8Villanova*W 24–20
September 15at ClemsonW 19–0
September 22Mississippi State*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 35–14
September 29at Kentucky*L 7–14
October 6Penn State*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD (rivalry)
L 7–27
October 13at No. 17 NC StateL 0–7
October 20at Wake ForestL 17–25
October 27at DukeW 27–0
November 3No. 18 North Carolina
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 17–14
November 17Louisville*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 28–7
November 24Virginia
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD (rivalry)
W 17–7
  • *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
  • 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. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  3. "1979 Maryland Terrapins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.


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