1979 Maryland Terrapins football team

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1979 Maryland Terrapins football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1979 record7–4 (4–2 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumByrd Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   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

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[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 8Villanova*
W 24–20
September 15at Clemson
W 19–052,474
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 7–2752,348
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 17–14
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. # Name Class
TE 85 Eric Sievers Sr
TE 82 John Tice Fr
QB 14 Mike Tice Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 68 Todd Benson Jr
DB 25 Lloyd Burruss Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
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. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  3. ^ "1979 Maryland Terrapins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
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