1962 Maryland Terrapins football team
American college football season
The 1962 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1962 NCAA University Division football season . In their fourth season under head coach Tom Nugent , the Terrapins compiled a 6–4 record (5–2 in conference), finished in third place in the Atlantic Coast Conference , and outscored their opponents 170 to 128.[ 1] [ 2] The team's statistical leaders included Dick Shiner with 1,324 passing yards, Len Chiaverini with 602 rushing yards, and Tom Brown with 557 receiving yards.[ 3]
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 22 SMU * W 7–033,000 [ 4]
September 29 at Wake Forest W 13–212,000 [ 5]
October 6 at NC State W 14–613,000 [ 6]
October 13 at North Carolina W 31–1326,000 [ 7]
at Miami (FL) * L 24–2849,381 [ 8]
October 27 South Carolina Byrd Stadium College Park, MD W 13–1132,000 [ 9]
November 3 at Penn State * L 7–2341,384 [ 10]
November 10 at Duke L 7–1026,000 [ 11]
November 17 Clemson Byrd Stadium College Park, MD L 14–1723,000 [ 12]
November 24 Virginia Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry ) W 40–1817,000 [ 13]
References
^ "1962 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2016 .
^ "Maryland Yearly Results (1960-1964)" . College Football Data Warehouse . David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2016 .
^ "1962 Maryland Terrapins Stats" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2016 .
^ "Maryland nips SMU 7–0" . The Spokesman-Review . September 23, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Maryland defeats Deacons, 13–2" . The Sunday Star . September 30, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Ambrusko's 78-yard return pushes Terps by Pack, 14–6" . The Greenville News . October 7, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Maryland routs UNC, 31–13" . The Danville Register . October 14, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Miami wins, 28–24, on Mira's passing" . Fort Worth Star-Telegram . October 20, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Maryland nips S.C. by 13 to 11 on FG in the last minute" . Richmond Times-Dispatch . October 28, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Penn State tops Terps in blinding snow storm, 23 to 7" . Asheville Citizen-Times . November 4, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Duke tops Maryland Terps 10–7" . The Tampa Tribune . November 11, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Beats Maryland on a field goal" . The Times and Democrat . November 18, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Maryland defeats Virginia" . Florence Morning News . November 25, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
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