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Maryland had a chance to move to for the first time since it joined the Big Ten. But instead, it sits at with a road matchup against Indiana next week. Last week against Michigan State, Maryland intercepted a pass and returned it for a touchdown with under a minute to go in the first half to take a lead. There was only one problem. The referees called Maryland for a personal foul penalty on the play, negating the pick-six and giving the ball back to the Spartans.
It was an objectively horrific call that prompted anger from college football fans around the country on social media. The call could have been a turning point for a Spartan comeback, but luckily for the Terps, it wasn't.
Fast forward one week against Purdue in the same stadium, and Maryland was disrespected once again by poor officiating. Maryland scored a touchdown to go up by six points in the fourth quarter and kicker Chad Ryland came on for the extra point.
From just about every vantage point in the newly renamed SECU Stadium, it was obvious that a Purdue defender jumped offsides. However, somehow, the refs missed it. The extra point was blocked. Later in the game, because of the blocked extra point, Maryland was forced to go for a two-point conversion with seconds remaining to tie the game and force overtime.
Tagovailoa found receiver Rakim Jarrett wide open in the end zone. But another yellow flag rained down on the field. This time, it was an illegal man downfield penalty.
Maryland failed to convert the second attempt, effectively ending the game. It should also be noted that two weeks ago against Michigan, there was another obviously egregious officiating error that went against the Terps. The question remains: when will the refs start respecting Maryland? His departure left a massive hole in the tight end room as Okonkwo had the second-most receptions and the third-most receiving yards on the team.
Dyches was a receiver but switched to tight end last season, and Dippre had just three catches for 25 yards as a freshman in Through six games this season, Dyches already has more catches and yards than he did last season and leads the team in receiving yards.
Dippre soared past his statistics in the season opener against Buffalo. They went scoreless in all three of that season's games, but the following year, posted a perfect record of 6—0. For the first two decades of the program, the team primarily competed against local universities and high schools due to the prohibitive nature of long-distance travel at the time.
In , Harry C. In , [6] Maryland joined the Southern Conference where it remained for thirty years. Jim Tatum was hired in , after a brief stint at Oklahoma where he had led the Sooners to a conference championship in his only season there.
Under Tatum, Maryland finished every season with a winning record. After the season , the Terrapins participated in their first bowl game, the Gator Bowl , in which they tied Georgia , 20— The Terrapins finished the season ranked 14th by the Associated Press.
Maryland started the season ranked 15th and defeated Navy, 35—21, in the Byrd Stadium dedication game. Their perfect season culminated with an upset over first-ranked Tennessee in the Sugar Bowl. At the time, however, the wire services released their final rankings before the bowl games, [17] and Maryland finished third in the Associated Press Poll.
That year, Maryland shut-out two 11th-ranked teams: Mississippi , 38—0, and Alabama , 21—0, won the ACC co-championship alongside Duke , and were named the national champions as the only undefeated and untied team in the nation. The Terrapins were defeated by fourth-ranked Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl. The Terrapins entered ranked number-six, but after the departure of Tatum, they suffered their first losing season in a decade. In , Jerry Claiborne took over as head coach of the Terrapins, which had only nine wins in the past five years.
In his first season, Maryland improved to 5—5—1, and the following year, they reached their first bowl game in almost two decades. The team steadily improved until his fifth season, , when they finished the regular season with an 11—0 record, their first perfect mark since Tatum's squad. We'd do drills where the quarterback had to take on a linebacker. It was like he had a sign on our back, 'Hit us, we're stupid'.
It made you a tougher player. The Terrapins were defeated by 20th-ranked Tennessee in the Liberty Bowl and finished the season ranked 13th. In , Maryland beat 20th-ranked NC State and finished with a ranking of 20th.
The game that pitted 11th-ranked Maryland against 12th-ranked Clemson has been described as one of the most exciting games of the era. Maryland made it to a sixth bowl game in In a surprising choice, former Maryland assistant coach and Citadel head coach Bobby Ross , who was not a big-name at the time, was selected as head coach in In contrast to Claiborne's style, Ross implemented a high-powered offense.
He replaced the I-veer triple option with an NFL-style offense that emphasized dropback passes, bootlegs , and play action passes.
Esiason said, "Ross has an uncanny knack of putting players in a position to not only succeed, but to overachieve. If he didn't show up at Maryland, I don't know what would have happened to me. In Ross's inaugural season, Maryland defeated 10th-ranked North Carolina in Chapel Hill, and then edged Miami before their most important conference game of the season against the national champions , the Clemson Tigers. Clemson had lost to the national champions , seventh-ranked Georgia , 13—7, and tied Boston College , 17—17, after the opposing quarterback, Doug Flutie , led a comeback.
Clemson scored first, then pulled away 14—7 before half. In the second half, a favorable wind twice yielded Maryland excellent field position, Esiason threw for two rapid-fire touchdowns and a two-point conversion , and the defense held Clemson at bay.
However, the Terrapins also turned the ball over five times in the second half and lost, 24— Immediately after the game, the NCAA announced its investigation into Clemson recruiting had found improprieties. As a result, the Tigers were denied a bowl game and television coverage in the following season. The ACC instituted further punishment, making Clemson ineligible for the conference championship for the next two years.
Clemson and Maryland once more met with perfect ACC records, and Maryland again lost, this time blown out, 52— Despite the loss, Maryland was awarded the conference championship because of the sanctions against Clemson. In , Maryland defeated the defending national champions , sixth-ranked Miami , in what was then the biggest comeback in college football history and judged by some as the most exciting. Back-up quarterback Frank Reich replaced Stan Gelbaugh and proceeded to throw four touchdown passes, and capitalizing on Miami errors, the Terrapins won, 42— In the postseason, they edged Tennessee, 28—27, in the Sun Bowl and finished 12th in the nation.
Maryland defeated Syracuse , 35—18, in the Cherry Bowl and earned a final ranking of 18th. After the season, Ross resigned as head coach. He expressed frustration over the university's failure to improve Byrd Stadium and its associated facilities. Slaughter did not offer his vocal support for Ross until a month later. Maryland athletics in general were marred by the death of Len Bias , and the football team was no exception.
Maryland received a bowl berth and tied Louisiana Tech in the Independence Bowl , which would be their only postseason appearance during this period. After that season, athletic director Andy Geiger fired Krivak, one year after having granted him a five-year contract extension, and hired Holy Cross head coach Mark Duffner as his replacement.
In 11 games, the Terrapins surrendered 6, yards—an average of Ron Vanderlinden was hired as head coach for the season under a five-year contract. The Terrapins, however, then suffered a three-game losing streak. They regained possession with remaining, but an inexperienced quarterback unintentionally stopped the clock. Virginia recovered the ball on downs and mounted a touchdown drive to win the game and end Maryland's bowl hopes. The Terrapins entered their season closer with a 5—5 record, and again fell, this time in a rout by 24th-ranked Georgia Tech.
Vanderlinden was fired the following day. Despite the failure to deliver a winning season, Vanderlinden did oversee substantive improvement in the program. In , Maryland allowed a conference low of 11 sacks compared with 56 two years prior, and they led the conference in rushing after being ranked last in Ralph Friedgen , a former Maryland player and assistant under Bobby Ross, was hired as Vanderlinden's replacement for the season.
Friedgen had previously been denied an interview for the position twice by his alma mater. In , Maryland won its first four games and entered the AP Poll for the first time since September The Terrapins lost, 56—23, and finished with a 10—2 record and ranked 10th in the nation. In , Maryland had a preseason rank of 20th, but their first three games included a shutout by 12th-ranked Notre Dame , 22—0, and a loss to 16th-ranked Florida State , 37— They later defeated 23rd-ranked West Virginia , but were edged by Georgia Tech.
In the postseason, 24th-ranked Maryland delivered a second crushing defeat against 20th-ranked West Virginia in the Gator Bowl , 41—7, and finished the season ranked 17th. Maryland finished with a 5—6 mark that included an overtime loss to West Virginia , 19— The highlight of the season was an upset victory over fifth-ranked Florida State , which was Maryland's first against the Seminoles and their first win against a top team since and the first win over a top team at home since The Terrapins again ended the season with a 5—6 record.
In , Maryland returned to a bowl game and finished with a 9—4 record. During the season, the Terrapins upset 19th-ranked Clemson , 13—12, and five of their games were won by four points or less. Numerous observers described Maryland's season as "wildly inconsistent". Ultimately, Maryland defeated Nevada in the Humanitarian Bowl and finished the season with an 8—5 record.
Also for the season, Edsall removed the players' Surnames from the back of their jerseys for the first time since the late 's and continued Coach Friedgen's Homecoming tradition of wearing the regular Red home jerseys and Red pants. After a nationally televised win over Miami , the Terrapins struggled for the remainder of the season. They only managed to record one more win against FCS opponent Towson and finished with a 2—10 record and record in Atlantic Coast Conference play.
The team did attract national attention for its "Maryland Pride" uniforms that were created by Under Armour , who had become the official outfitter of the Maryland Athletic Department in September After the season, Edsall fired both his offensive coordinator Gary Crowton and his defensive coordinator Todd Bradford.
Mike Locksley , who had been fired in from his head coaching position at New Mexico , was hired to be the new offensive coordinator. Brian Stewart , who had been the defensive coordinator for the Houston Cougars , was hired to replace Bradford as the new defensive coordinator. Edsall's team compiled a 4—8 overall record and record in conference play, losing four quarterbacks to injury, and eventually starting a linebacker at the position. In , the Terps revamped their regular uniforms as Coach Edsall returned the players' Surnames to the back of the Jerseys and debuted 3 new variations of the "Maryland Pride" uniforms, a gray and white version called "White Ops" worn on the road, a all-black combination called "Black Ops" worn at home and a new variation of the Maryland Pride uniforms.
The Maryland Terrapins football team under head coach Edsall improved to 7—6, capping the season with a loss in the Military Bowl to Marshall , The 61st and final season the Terrapins would be playing football in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Edsall's Terps finished their regular season with a 7—5 record, comprising a 4—4 record in Big Ten Conference play that put them third in the Big Ten East Division, their Inaugural season in the Big Ten Conference.
Maryland ended its season at the Foster Farms Bowl , where it lost to Stanford. On October 11, , Edsall was relieved of his duties with offensive coordinator Mike Locksley named as the interim head coach for the rest of the season.
On December 2, , the Terps announced the hiring of former Michigan defensive coordinator D. Durkin as head coach. In , Durkin coached the Terrapins to a 6—7 record including a bowl loss. Maryland finished and was ineligible for a bowl game in During the offseason, football player Jordan McNair died from an apparent heat stroke after a practice. On December 4, , Maryland hired Alabama offensive coordinator Mike Locksley as their new head coach.
The Locksley era at Maryland had an impressive offensive start with the Terps scoring points in kicking off the campaign. The 63 points against Syracuse were the most points scored against a ranked opponent by any Maryland football team ever. In , the Terps played in a shortened season due to the COVID pandemic playing only 5 games, all against teams from the Big Ten, finishing with an overall record of and briefly paused operations in the middle of the season due to several players and staff getting diagnosed with symptoms of the virus.
In , Mike Locksley led a convincing victory over Howard University , and they ended the regular season with a 40 - 16 victory over Rutgers. This result made the Terps end their season at , their first winning record since , when Maryland first joined the Big Ten. Maryland has affiliated with various conferences [ inconsistent ] as well as being an independent.
Maryland was selected national champions by NCAA-designated major selectors in both and Maryland has won 11 conference championships in two conferences as of the season, eight outright and three shared.
List of Maryland head coaches. Maryland has qualified for 29 bowl games, with the Terrapins holding a record of 13—14—2. During its first few decades, the football program had only one poorly suited athletic field on which to play and practice and had no dedicated facilities such as locker rooms.
Former coach and contemporary university president Dr. Harry C. Byrd allocated funds for the construction of a stadium in , and it was completed in Shortly after its construction, the stadium hosted its dedication game against Navy , which Maryland won 35— The Maryland Terrapins football team practices in Cole Field House Performance Center, the ,square-foot 15, m 2 indoor practice complex and football operations center that opened in August The facility features a full-length , yard-long FieldTurf football field with a goal post at each end surrounded by an elevated concourse.
When the school was known as the Maryland Agricultural College, from to , the media called the athletics teams the "Farmers" and the "Aggies". Byrd spent his early life. The mascot is a diamondback terrapin named Testudo, which means "turtle" in Latin. It is also the name of an ancient Roman military tactic , in which soldiers protected their infantry square from projectiles by completely enclosing it with their shields.
Derivations of the word have also been used in scientific nomenclature related to the reptile, such as the order Testudine and the family Testudinidae. It was initially placed in front of Ritchie Coliseum , which was then the home arena of the basketball team. In , after being the subject of numerous pranks, the statue was relocated to Maryland Stadium , reinforced with pounds of concrete, and anchored with steel rods.
It was moved again in the s, in front of McKeldin Library , and a second replica was placed at Maryland Stadium in Originally, the athletic teams had no official colors and often used gray or maroon and gray for their uniforms. Senior classes would sometimes select colors of their own choosing.
The dominant colors have occasionally changed back and forth with changes of the head coach. In , Maryland adopted a state flag based on the heraldry of Lord Calvert : the Calvert family arms black and gold quartered with his mother's Crossland family arms red and white.
From the early s until , the black and gold were adopted as the official school colors. In , Clark Shaughnessy left Stanford to coach at Maryland. He brought with him an affinity for a red and white color scheme and changed the team's uniforms. Shaughnessy left after one season, and the school switched back to the more traditional black and gold.
He returned in and again changed the colors to red and white. When Jim Tatum replaced him the following season, Shaughnessy's colors were retained. Ron Vanderlinden took over in and a new black and white uniform was adopted. Maryland was one of the first schools to utilize the "blackout" concept, where fans uniformly wear the color to stand out in the stadium.
It was introduced unofficially as the "Byrd Blackout" in West Virginia and Maryland have met 53 times as of In , both programs hired new head coaches, with West Virginia being taken over by Rich Rodriguez. Owing to their proximity, the schools regularly raid their opponent's recruiting areas.
The series was on hiatus, but it resumed on September 4, , when Maryland beat West Virginia at Maryland Stadium. Maryland and Penn State have met 45 times as of season.
The teams seldom played each other while Maryland was in the ACC but they competed in recruiting in the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area and Delaware Valley. Let the rivalry begin". The Nittany Lions scored on their opening possession and never looked back, leading 31—0 at the break. Penn State would score on their first three possessions in the second half, making the score 52—0. Maryland would get on the board on their next possession, kicking a field goal with remaining in the 3rd making the score Penn State.
Maryland was coming off a thrilling OT homecoming win against Minnesota, and Penn State was looking to bounce back after a loss against No. However, powered by transfer QB Taulia Tagovailoa , it was Maryland who was able to capitalize on the momentum, winning 35—19 against Penn State on their own turf.
But the next year Penn State got their revenge on Maryland and Taulia Tagovailoa by beating them on Maryland's turf 31 to The Maryland—Virginia football rivalry was a designated official ACC cross-divisional series when Maryland was an ACC member and the teams have a long-standing rivalry due to proximity and history.
On January 12, , the schools jointly announced a home-home series would be played during the and seasons. Maryland played the Naval Academy, which is also located in the state of Maryland, several times between the s and s. The rivalry is known as the Crab Bowl Classic. In , an incident in which a Terrapins player flashed an obscene gesture prompted Navy officials to suspend the series for 40 years. Over the years, many Maryland players have received All-American honors. Eleven Terps have been named consensus received a majority of votes first-team All-Americans and one, E.
Henderson , has received that honor twice. Quarterbacks Jack Scarbath and Bernie Faloney finished second and fourth in the voting in and , respectively. Announced schedules as of August 26, From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. American football team of the University of Maryland, College Park. Main article: History of Maryland Terrapins football. See also: List of Maryland Terrapins football seasons.
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