1972 Maryland Terrapins football team

American college football season

1972 Maryland Terrapins football

Conference| Atlantic Coast Conference
Record| 5–5–1 (3–2–1 ACC)
Head coach|

* Jerry Claiborne (1st season)

Home stadium| Byrd Stadium

Seasons

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1973 ->

1972 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 12 North Carolina $  | 6  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 11  | - | 1  | - | 0
No. 17 NC State | 4  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 1
Maryland | 3  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 1
Duke | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
Clemson | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Virginia | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Wake Forest | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1972 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Jerry Claiborne, the Terrapins compiled a 5–5–1 record (3–2–1 in conference), finished in third place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and outscored their opponents 243 to 217.[2][3] The team's statistical leaders included Bob Avellini with 1,251 passing yards, Louis Carter with 474 rushing yards, and Don Ratliff with 515 receiving yards.[4]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 9| at NC State|

* Carter Stadium
* Raleigh, NC

| T 24–24| 31,000| [5]
September 16| North Carolina|

* Byrd Stadium
* College Park, MD

| L 26–31| 28,000| [6]
September 23| VMI*|

* Byrd Stadium
* College Park, MD

| W 28–16| 22,000| [7]
September 30| at Syracuse*|

* Archbold Stadium
* Syracuse, NY

| L 12–16| 15,681| [8]
October 7| Wake Forest|

* Byrd Stadium
* College Park, MD

| W 23–0| 15,000| [9]
October 14| Villanova*|

* Byrd Stadium
* College Park, MD

| W 37–7| 26,842| [10]
October 21| at Duke|

* Wallace Wade Stadium
* Durham, NC

| L 14–20| 21,300| [11]
October 28| at Virginia|

* Scott Stadium
* Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)

| W 24–23| 21,500| [12]
November 4| at No. 10 Penn State*|

* Beaver Stadium
* University Park, PA (rivalry)

| L 16–46| 58,171| [13]
November 11| Clemson|

* Byrd Stadium
* College Park, MD

| W 31–6| 29,326| [14]
November 25| at Miami (FL)*|

* Miami Orange Bowl
* Miami, FL

| L 8–28| 17,342| [15]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

## References

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1. ^ "1972 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
2. ^ "1972 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
3. ^ "Maryland Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
4. ^ "1972 Maryland Terrapins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
5. ^ "Terps, Wolfpack tie". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 10, 1972. Retrieved January 25, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "North Carolina barely beats underdog Maryland 31–26". The Danville Register. September 17, 1972. Retrieved January 25, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Terps stave off VMI. 28–16". The Baltimore Sun. September 24, 1972. Retrieved February 1, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Seymore scores twice in Maryland 16–12 loss". Sunday Call-Chronicle. October 1, 1972. Retrieved January 25, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Maryland shuts out WF". The Robesonian. October 8, 1972. Retrieved January 25, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Terps rout Villanova; Neville out for season". The Baltimore Sun. October 15, 1972. Retrieved January 25, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Duke tops Maryland by 20–14". The Danville Register. October 22, 1972. Retrieved January 25, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Terps trip Cavaliers 24–23". The Daily News Leader. October 29, 1972. Retrieved January 25, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ "Penn St. rips Terps, 46–16". The News and Observer. November 5, 1972. Retrieved January 25, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
14. ^ "Terps romp past Clemson with big fourth quarter". Florence Morning News. November 12, 1972. Retrieved January 25, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
15. ^ "Carney riddles Maryland". The Palm Beach Post. November 25, 1972. Retrieved January 25, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.

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Maryland Terrapins football

Venues|

* Maryland Agricultural College Field
* Old Byrd Stadium (1923–1947, 1949)
* Griffith Stadium (1948)
* SECU Stadium (1950–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Navy: Crab Bowl Classic
* Penn State
* Virginia
* West Virginia

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* Mighty Sound of Maryland
* Anthony C. Nardo Memorial Trophy

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