1984 Maryland Terrapins football team

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1984 Maryland Terrapins football
ACC champion
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 28–27 vs. Tennessee
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 12
Record9–3 (5–0 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Ralph Friedgen (3rd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorGib Romaine (3rd season)
Base defenseWide-Tackle Six
Home stadium Byrd Stadium
Seasons
←  1983
1985  →
1984 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 Maryland $ 5 –0 –09 –3 –0
No. 20 Virginia 3 –1 –28 –2 –2
North Carolina 3 –2 –15 –5 –1
Wake Forest 3 –3 –06 –5 –0
Georgia Tech 2 –2 –16 –4 –1
NC State 1 –5 –03 –8 –0
Duke 1 –5 –02 –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]

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 8 Syracuse *
 JPT L 7–2338,850 [3]
September 15 Vanderbilt *
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
L 14–2334,100 [4]
September 22at No. 18 West Virginia *
W 20–1758,353 [5]
September 29 Wake Forest
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 38–1732,700 [6]
October 6at No. 11 Penn State *
L 24–2585,456 [7]
October 13 NC State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 44–2143,450 [8]
October 27at Duke
W 43–717,500 [9]
November 3at North Carolina
W 34–2348,000 [10]
November 10at No. 6 Miami (FL) *
W 42–4031,548 [11]
November 17No. 20 Clemson* A
W 41–2360,575 [12]
November 24at Virginia No. 18
W 45–3443,017 [13]
December 22vs. Tennessee *No. 12
 CBS W 28–2750,126 [14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • 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)
1234Total
•Terrapins00212142
Hurricanes7243640
  • 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
Q13:51MIABernie Kosar 1-yard run (Cox kick)MIA 7–0
Q2MIA Willie Smith 7-yard pass from Bernie Kosar (Cox kick)MIA 14–0
Q2MIAWillie Smith 11-yard pass from Bernie Kosar (Cox kick)MIA 21–0
Q21:03MIAGreg Cox 48-yard field goalMIA 24–0
Q20:12MIACharles Henry 1-yard pass from Bernie Kosar (Cox kick)MIA 31–0
Q312:35MDGreg Hill 39-yard pass from Frank Reich (Atkinson kick)MIA 31–7
Q36:53MDFrank Reich 1-yard run (Atkinson kick)MIA 31–14
Q35:08MIAGreg Cox 19-yard field goalMIA 34–14
Q3MDAlvin Blount 1-yard pass from Frank Reich (Atkinson kick)MIA 34–21
Q49:20MDTommy Neal 20-yard run (Atkinson kick)MIA 34–28
Q45:29MDGreg Hill 68-yard pass from Frank Reich (Atkinson kick)MD 35–34
Q49:20MDRick Badanjek 4-yard run (Atkinson kick)MD 42–34
Q21:00MIAEddie Brown 5-yard pass from Bernie Kosar (pass failed)MD 42–40

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
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
LB 55 Eric Wilson Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 90 Jess Atkinson Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

1984 Terrapins in professional football

PlayerPositionRoundPickTeam
Kevin Glover Center234 Detroit Lions
Frank Reich Quarterback357 Buffalo Bills
Eric Wilson Linebacker7171 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]

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References

  1. 1 2 Williams, Larry (2012). The Danny Ford Years at Clemson.
  2. ↑ "ACC College Football Champions, Atlantic Coast Conference". Archived from the original on December 30, 2008. Retrieved December 18, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Terps' comedy of errors helps Syracuse to rout". The Charlotte Observer. September 9, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Commodores frustrate Maryland". The Roanoke Times. September 16, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Late Terp FG stuns W. Virginia". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 23, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Badanjek, Terps wear down Deacs". The News and Observer. September 30, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Penn State holds off pesky Maryland". The Grand Island Independent. October 7, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Terps use ground game to down 'Pack". The Daily Progress. October 14, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Terps thrash Duke 43–7". Greensboro News & Record. October 28, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Badanjek TDs propel Terrapins past North Carolina Tar Heels". The Times and Democrat. November 4, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Maryland comeback stuns No. 6 Miami". Star Tribune. November 11, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  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 Viriginia". 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 ...
  16. ↑ Wilbon, Michael (November 11, 1984). "Down by 31, Md. Stuns Miami, 42-40". The Washington Post . Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  17. ↑ "1985 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
  18. ↑ "Stan Gelbaugh Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com .


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