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
Conf.Overall
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]

Contents

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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References

  1. 1 2 Williams, Larry (2012). The Danny Ford Years at Clemson.
  2. "1983 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results".
  3. "Terps trip Vanderbilt by 21–14". The Baltimore Sun. September 11, 1983. Retrieved November 3, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "West Virginia tops Maryland, 31–21". The Victoria Advocate. September 18, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Maryland surprises No. 16 Pitt with blocked punt 13–7". St. Petersburg Times. September 25, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Terps burst Cavs' bubble". The Greenville News. October 2, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Sloppy Maryland routs Syracuse 34–13". Greensboro News & Record. October 9, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Maryland trails early, rallies to nip Deacons". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 16, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Terps thrash Duke 38–3". The Roanoke Times & World-News. October 23, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "No. 3 North Carolina upended by Maryland". Omaha World-Herald. October 30, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "No. 3 Auburn dumps Maryland". The Standard-Star. November 6, 1983. Retrieved November 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Clemson: Unofficial ACC champs". The Rocky Mount Telegram. November 13, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Citrus-bound Terps roll". The Danville Register. November 20, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Tennessee beats Maryland 30–23". The Morning News. December 18, 1983. Retrieved August 18, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  15. Wilbon, Michael (November 13, 1983). "Terrapins Lose, 52-27, But Win ACC". The Washington Post . p. D1. Clemson, ranked 17th, improved to 8-1-1, including 7-0 against teams in the ACC, but it is going nowhere. Because the Tigers are on probation, Maryland (7-3, 4-0) is the league champion, no matter what the Terrapins do in the season finale next week at North Carolina State.
  16. "1984 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.