1981 Maryland Terrapins football team

The 1981 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their 10th and final season under head coach Jerry Claiborne, the Terrapins compiled a 4–6–1 record, finished in third place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and outscored their opponents 232 to 194.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Boomer Esiason with 1,635 passing yards, Charlie Wysocki with 715 rushing yards, and Russell Davis with 498 receiving yards.[3]

1981 Maryland Terrapins football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1981 record4–6–1 (4–2 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumByrd Stadium
1981 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Clemson $ 6 0 0  12 0 0
No. 9 North Carolina 5 1 0  10 2 0
Maryland 4 2 0  4 6 1
Duke 3 3 0  6 5 0
NC State 2 4 0  4 7 0
Wake Forest 1 5 0  4 7 0
Virginia 0 6 0  1 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 12at Vanderbilt*L 17–23
September 19West Virginia*L 13–17
September 26at NC StateW 34–9
October 3Syracuse*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
T 17–17
October 10at Florida*L 10–15
October 17at Wake ForestW 45–33
October 24Duke
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 24–21
October 31No. 9 North Carolina
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
L 10–17
November 7at Tulane*L 7–14
November 14at No. 2 ClemsonL 7–21
November 21Virginia
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD (rivalry)
W 48–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1981 Maryland Terrapins football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 7 Boomer Esiason So
TE 82 John Tice Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 79 Pete Koch So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. "1981 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  2. "Maryland Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  3. "1981 Maryland Terrapins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.


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