1978 Maryland Terrapins football team

1978 Maryland Terrapins football
1978 Maryland Terrapins football
Sun Bowl, L 0–42 vs. Texas
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 20
Record	9–3 (5–1 ACC)
Head coach	Jerry Claiborne (7th season);
Home stadium	Byrd Stadium
	Seasons ← 1977 1979 →

1978 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 6 Clemson $	6	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
No. 20 Maryland	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 18 NC State	4	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
North Carolina	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Duke	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Wake Forest	1	–	5	–	0	1	–	10	–	0
Virginia	0	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh season under head coach Jerry Claiborne, the Terrapins compiled a 9–3 record (5–1 in conference), finished in second place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and outscored their opponents 261 to 167. The team ended its season with a 42–0 loss to Texas in the 1978 Sun Bowl.^[1]^[2] The team's statistical leaders included Tim O'Hare with 1,388 passing yards, Steve Atkins with 1,261 rushing yards, and Dean Richards with 575 receiving yards.^[3] TE

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	Tulane*		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		W 31–7	31,458	^[4]
September 16	at Louisville*	No. 20	Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY		W 24–17	36,142	^[5]
September 23	at North Carolina	No. 18	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		W 21–20	48,000	^[6]
September 30	Kentucky*	No. 15	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		W 20–3	42,873	^[7]
October 7	No. 20 NC State	No. 12	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		W 31–7	45,319	^[8]
October 14	at Syracuse*	No. 10	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY		W 24–9	15,079	^[9]
October 21	Wake Forest	No. 6	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		W 39–0	43,119	^[10]
October 28	at Duke	No. 5	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		W 27–0	23,600	^[11]
November 4	at No. 2 Penn State*	No. 5	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	ABC	L 3–27	78,019	^[12]
November 11	at Virginia	No. 13	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)		W 17–7	19,874	^[13]
November 18	No. 12 Clemson	No. 11	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		L 24–28	51,376	^[14]
December 23	vs. No. 14 Texas*	No. 13	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	CBS	L 0–42	33,122	^[15]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

^ "1978 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
^ "Maryland Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
^ "1978 Maryland Terrapins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
^ "Terps rip Tulane in opener, 31–7; Atkins gains 110". The Baltimore Sun. September 10, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Maryland nips Louisville, 24–17". The Messenger-Inquirer. September 17, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Maryland edges North Carolina 21–20". Daily Press. September 24, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Bill Free (October 1, 1978). "Maryland overpowers Kentucky". The Baltimore Sun. pp. C1, C13 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Maryland routs N.C. State 31–7". Fort Meyers News-Press. October 8, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Maryland rallies, 24–9". The Tampa Tribune. October 15, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Terps stay unbeaten". Greensboro Daily News. October 22, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Atkins scores three TDs as Maryland down Duke". The Lynchburg News. October 29, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Penn State destroys Maryland 27–3". Sunday News. November 5, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Maryland topples Virginia Cavs, 17–7". Bristol Herald Courier. November 12, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tigers claim ACC crown". The Charlotte Observer. November 19, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Jones boys and wind carry Texas past Maryland 42–0". The Sacramento Bee. December 24, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.