1983 Maryland Terrapins football team

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1983 Maryland Terrapins football
ACC champion
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record8–4 (5–0 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Ralph Friedgen (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorGib Romaine (2nd season)
Home stadium Byrd Stadium
Seasons
  1982
1984  
1983 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Maryland $ 5 0 08 4 0
North Carolina 4 2 08 4 0
Georgia Tech 3 2 03 8 0
Virginia 3 3 06 5 0
Duke 3 3 03 8 0
Wake Forest 1 5 04 7 0
NC State 1 5 03 8 0
No. 11 Clemson * 0 0 09 1 1
  • $ Conference champion
  • * – Clemson was under NCAA and ACC probation and was ineligible for the ACC title. As a result, their ACC games did not count in the league standings. [1]
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

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Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10at Vanderbilt *No. 17W 21–1440,856 [3]
September 17No. 20 West Virginia *No. 17L 21–3154,715 [4]
September 24No. 17 Pittsburgh *
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 13–748,500 [5]
October 1 Virginia No. 19
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD (rivalry)
W 23–1340,200 [6]
October 8 Syracuse *No. 16
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 34–1343,700 [7]
October 15at Wake Forest No. 16W 36–3322,300 [8]
October 22 Duke Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 15
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 38–340,100 [9]
October 29No. 3 North Carolina No. 13
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 28–2651,200 [10]
November 5at No. 3 Auburn *No. 7L 23–3575,600 [11]
November 12at No. 17 Clemson* A No. 11L 27–5280,615 [12]
November 19at NC State No. 20W 29–632,300 [13]
December 17vs. Tennessee *No. 16L 23–3050,185 [14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • 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]

1984 NFL Draft

The following players were selected in the 1984 NFL draft.

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Pete Koch Defensive end116 Cincinnati Bengals
Ron Solt Guard119 Indianapolis Colts
Boomer Esiason Quarterback238 Cincinnati Bengals
Dave D'Addio Running back4106 Detroit Lions
Willie JoynerRunning back7170 Houston Oilers
Russell DavisRunning back12323 Buffalo Bills

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