1978 Maryland Terrapins football team

1978 Maryland Terrapins football
Sun Bowl, L 0–42 vs. Texas
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
APNo. 20
Record9–3 (5–1 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumByrd Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Clemson $ 6 0 0 11 1 0
No. 20 Maryland 5 1 0 9 3 0
No. 18 NC State 4 2 0 9 3 0
North Carolina 3 3 0 5 6 0
Duke 2 4 0 4 7 0
Wake Forest 1 5 0 1 10 0
Virginia 0 6 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh season under head coach Jerry Claiborne, the Terrapins compiled a 9–3 record (5–1 in conference), finished in second place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and outscored their opponents 261 to 167. The team ended its season with a 42–0 loss to Texas in the 1978 Sun Bowl.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Tim O'Hare with 1,388 passing yards, Steve Atkins with 1,261 rushing yards, and Dean Richards with 575 receiving yards.[3] TE

  1. ^ "1978 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  2. ^ "Maryland Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  3. ^ "1978 Maryland Terrapins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.