1983 Maryland Terrapins football team

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]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	at Vanderbilt*	No. 17	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	W 21–14	40,856	[3]
September 17	No. 20 West Virginia*	No. 17	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)	L 21–31	54,715	[4]
September 24	No. 17 Pittsburgh*		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 13–7	48,500	[5]
October 1	Virginia	No. 19	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)	W 23–13	40,200	[6]
October 8	Syracuse*	No. 16	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 34–13	43,700	[7]
October 15	at Wake Forest	No. 16	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	W 36–33	22,300	[8]
October 22	Duke	No. 15	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 38–3	40,100	[9]
October 29	No. 3 North Carolina	No. 13	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 28–26	51,200	[10]
November 5	at No. 3 Auburn*	No. 7	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	L 23–35	75,600	[11]
November 12	at No. 17 Clemson*A	No. 11	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	L 27–52	80,615	[12]
November 19	at NC State	No. 20	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	W 29–6	32,300	[13]
December 17	vs. Tennessee*	No. 16	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL (Florida Citrus Bowl)	L 23–30	50,185	[14]
*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.^[15][1]

The following players were selected in the 1984 NFL draft.

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