1983 Maryland Terrapins football team

1983 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; * – Clemson was under NCAA and ACC probation and was ineligible for the ACC title. As a result, their ACC games did not count in the league standings. ; Rankings from AP Poll

1983 Maryland Terrapins football
1983 Maryland Terrapins football
ACC champion
Florida Citrus Bowl, L 23–30 vs. Tennessee
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1983 record	8–4 (5–0 ACC)
Head coach	Bobby Ross (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Ralph Friedgen (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Gib Romaine (2nd season)
Home stadium	Byrd Stadium
	Seasons ← 1982 1984 →

The 1983 Maryland Terrapins football team represented University of Maryland in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Terrapins offense scored 316 points while the defense allowed 253 points. Led by head coach Bobby Ross, the Terrapins appeared in the Florida Citrus Bowl.^[2]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 10	at Vanderbilt*	No. 17	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	W 21–14	40,856
September 17	No. 20 West Virginia*	No. 17	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)	L 21–31	54,715
September 24	No. 17 Pittsburgh*		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 13–7	48,500
October 1	Virginia	No. 19	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)	W 23–13	40,200
October 8	Syracuse*	No. 16	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 34–13	43,700
October 15	at Wake Forest	No. 16	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	W 36–33	22,300
October 22	Duke	No. 15	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 38–3	40,100
October 29	No. 3 North Carolina	No. 13	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 28–26	51,200
November 5	at No. 3 Auburn*	No. 7	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	L 23–35	75,600
November 12	at No. 17 Clemson*^A	No. 11	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	L 27–52	80,615
November 19	at NC State	No. 20	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	W 29–6	32,300
December 17	vs. Tennessee*	No. 16	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida (Florida Citrus Bowl)	L 23–30	50,185
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ Clemson was under NCAA probation and was ineligible for the ACC title. Therefore, this game did not count in the league standings.^[3]^[1]

1984 NFL Draft[]

The following players were selected in the 1984 NFL Draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Pete Koch	Defensive end	1	16	Cincinnati Bengals
Ron Solt	Guard	1	19	Indianapolis Colts
Boomer Esiason	Quarterback	2	38	Cincinnati Bengals
Dave D'Addio	Running back	4	106	Detroit Lions
Willie Joyner	Running back	7	170	Houston Oilers
Russell Davis	Running back	12	323	Buffalo Bills

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References[]

^ ^a ^b Williams, Larry (2012). The Danny Ford Years at Clemson.
^ "1983 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results".
^ Wilbon, Michael (November 13, 1983). "Terrapins Lose, 52-27, But Win ACC". The Washington Post. p. D1. Clemson, ranked 17th, improved to 8-1-1, including 7-0 against teams in the ACC, but it is going nowhere. Because the Tigers are on probation, Maryland (7-3, 4-0) is the league champion, no matter what the Terrapins do in the season finale next week at North Carolina State.
^ "1984 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2007-12-21.

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[probation-1] Williams, Larry (2012). The Danny Ford Years at Clemson.

[2] "1983 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results".

[3] Wilbon, Michael (November 13, 1983). "Terrapins Lose, 52-27, But Win ACC". The Washington Post. p. D1. Clemson, ranked 17th, improved to 8-1-1, including 7-0 against teams in the ACC, but it is going nowhere. Because the Tigers are on probation, Maryland (7-3, 4-0) is the league champion, no matter what the Terrapins do in the season finale next week at North Carolina State.

[4] "1984 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2007-12-21.

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1983 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Maryland $	5	–	0	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
North Carolina	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Georgia Tech	3	–	2	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Virginia	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Duke	3	–	3	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Wake Forest	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
NC State	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
No. 11 Clemson *	0	–	0	��	0	9	–	1	–	1

$ – Conference champion * – Clemson was under NCAA and ACC probation and was ineligible for the ACC title. As a result, their ACC games did not count in the league standings.^[1] Rankings from AP Poll