1984 Maryland Terrapins football team

1984 Maryland Terrapins football
ACC champion Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 28–27 vs. Tennessee
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 12
Record	9–3 (5–0 ACC)
Head coach	Bobby Ross (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Ralph Friedgen (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Gib Romaine (3rd season)
Base defense	Wide-Tackle Six
Home stadium	Byrd Stadium
Seasons ←  1983 1985  →

1984 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 12 Maryland $	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 20 Virginia	3	–	1	–	2			8	–	2	–	2
North Carolina	3	–	2	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Wake Forest	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Georgia Tech	2	–	2	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
NC State	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Duke	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Clemson	0	–	0	–	0*			7	–	4	–	0
$ – 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 1984 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland, College Park in the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Terrapins won the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) for the second consecutive season. ^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	Syracuse *		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	JPT	L 7–23	38,850	[3]
September 15	Vanderbilt *		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		L 14–23	34,100	[4]
September 22	at No. 18 West Virginia *		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)		W 20–17	58,353	[5]
September 29	Wake Forest		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		W 38–17	32,700	[6]
October 6	at No. 11 Penn State *		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	TCS/MetroSports	L 24–25	85,456	[7]
October 13	NC State		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		W 44–21	43,450	[8]
October 27	at Duke		Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		W 43–7	17,500	[9]
November 3	at North Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		W 34–23	48,000	[10]
November 10	at No. 6 Miami (FL) *		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	JPT/USA	W 42–40	31,548	[11]
November 17	No. 20 Clemson* A		Memorial Stadium Baltimore, MD		W 41–23	60,575	[12]
November 24	at Virginia	No. 18	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)		W 45–34	43,017	[13]
December 22	vs. Tennessee *	No. 12	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	CBS	W 28–27	50,126	[14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

A. ^ Clemson was under NCAA probation, and was ineligible for the ACC title. Therefore this game did not count in the league standings. ^{[15] [1]}

Games summaries

Miami (FL)

Maryland at #6 Miami (FL)

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
•Terrapins	0	0	21	21	42
Hurricanes	7	24	3	6	40

• Date: November 10
• Location: Orange Bowl
• Game attendance: 31,548
• Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C), Partly sunny, Wind NE 9 mph (14 km/h)
• TV announcers (JP): Mike Patrick, Kevin Kiley, and Chris Clackum

Scoring summary

Q1	3:51	MIA	Bernie Kosar 1-yard run (Cox kick)	MIA 7–0
Q2		MIA	Willie Smith 7-yard pass from Bernie Kosar (Cox kick)	MIA 14–0
Q2		MIA	Willie Smith 11-yard pass from Bernie Kosar (Cox kick)	MIA 21–0
Q2	1:03	MIA	Greg Cox 48-yard field goal	MIA 24–0
Q2	0:12	MIA	Charles Henry 1-yard pass from Bernie Kosar (Cox kick)	MIA 31–0
Q3	12:35	MD	Greg Hill 39-yard pass from Frank Reich (Atkinson kick)	MIA 31–7
Q3	6:53	MD	Frank Reich 1-yard run (Atkinson kick)	MIA 31–14
Q3	5:08	MIA	Greg Cox 19-yard field goal	MIA 34–14
Q3		MD	Alvin Blount 1-yard pass from Frank Reich (Atkinson kick)	MIA 34–21
Q4	9:20	MD	Tommy Neal 20-yard run (Atkinson kick)	MIA 34–28
Q4	5:29	MD	Greg Hill 68-yard pass from Frank Reich (Atkinson kick)	MD 35–34
Q4	9:20	MD	Rick Badanjek 4-yard run (Atkinson kick)	MD 42–34
Q2	1:00	MIA	Eddie Brown 5-yard pass from Bernie Kosar (pass failed)	MD 42–40

See also: 1984 Miami Hurricanes football team

The biggest highlight of the season was Frank Reich's comeback against the defending national champion Miami Hurricanes on November 10, 1984, at the Orange Bowl Stadium. Reich came off the bench to play for Stan Gelbaugh, who had previously replaced him as the starter after Reich separated his shoulder in the fourth week of the season against Wake Forest. Miami quarterback Bernie Kosar led the 'Canes to a 31–0 lead at halftime. At the start of the third quarter, Reich led the Terrapins on a scoring drive after scoring drive. Three touchdowns in the third quarter and a fourth at the start of the final quarter turned what was a blowout into a close game. With the score 34–28 Miami, Reich hit Greg Hill with a 68-yard touchdown pass which deflected off the hands of Miami safety Darrell Fullington to take the lead. Maryland scored once more to cap an incredible 42–9 second half, and won the game 42–40, completing what was then the biggest comeback in NCAA history. ^[16]

Roster

1984 Maryland Terrapins football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 33 Alvin Blount So QB 8 Stan Gelbaugh Jr C 70 Kevin Glover Sr OT 73 J. D. Maarleveld Jr QB 14 Frank Reich Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 55 Eric Wilson Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 90 Jess Atkinson Sr	Head coach Bobby Ross Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

1984 Terrapins in professional football

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Team
Kevin Glover	Center	2	34	Detroit Lions
Frank Reich	Quarterback	3	57	Buffalo Bills
Eric Wilson	Linebacker	7	171	Green Bay Packers

^[17]

Stan Gelbaugh played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1986 and then in the NFL for the Buffalo Bills, Phoenix Cardinals, and Seattle Seahawks. ^[18]

References

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5. "Late Terp FG stuns W. Virginia". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 23, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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12. "Maryland runs past Clemson". The Baltimore Sun. November 18, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
13. "Maryland wins ACC title with win over Virginia". The Tampa Tribune. November 25, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
14. "Sun shines on Terps, Sun Bowl, record crowd". The El Paso Times. December 23, 1984. Retrieved October 5, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
15. Wilbon, Michael (November 17, 1984). "Maryland Has Past, Virginia Future, Navy Neither Today". The Washington Post. p. C1. Maryland doesn't have to beat Clemson today since the Tigers are on probation and the game won't count in the league standings ...
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