1986 Maryland Terrapins football team

The 1986 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth and final season under head coach Bobby Ross, the Terrapins compiled a 5–5–1 record, finished in fifth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and outscored their opponents 262 to 211.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Dan Henning with 2,725 passing yards, Alvin Blount with 505 rushing yards, and James Milling with 650 receiving yards.[3]

1986 Maryland Terrapins football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1986 record5–5–1 (2–3–1 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumByrd Stadium
1986 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 17 Clemson $ 5 1 1  8 2 2
NC State 5 2 0  8 3 1
North Carolina 5 2 0  7 4 1
Georgia Tech 3 3 0  5 5 1
Maryland 2 3 1  5 5 1
Wake Forest 2 5 0  5 6 0
Duke 2 5 0  4 7 0
Virginia 2 5 0  3 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 1at Pittsburgh*W 10–7
September 13Vanderbilt*W 35–21
September 20at West Virginia*W 24–3
September 27NC StateNo. 13
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
L 16–28
October 11Boston College*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
L 25–30
October 18Wake Forest
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
L 21–27
October 25at DukeW 27–19
November 1at North CarolinaL 30–32
November 8at No. 2 Penn State*L 15–17
November 15No. 15 ClemsonT 17–17
November 28at VirginiaW 42–10
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1986 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  2. "Maryland Yearly Results (1985-1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  3. "1986 Maryland Terrapins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.


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