1959 Maryland Terrapins football team

1959 Maryland Terrapins football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record5–5 (4–2 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumByrd Stadium
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Clemson $ 6 1 0 9 2 0
North Carolina 5 2 0 5 5 0
Maryland 4 2 0 5 5 0
South Carolina 4 3 0 6 4 0
Wake Forest 4 3 0 6 4 0
Duke 2 3 0 4 6 0
NC State 0 6 0 1 9 0
Virginia 0 5 0 0 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1959 college football season. In their first season under head coach Tom Nugent, the Terrapins compiled a 5–5 record (4–2 in conference), finished in third place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and were outscored by their opponents 188 to 184.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Dale Betty with 552 passing yards, Jim Joyce with 567 rushing yards, and Gary Collins with 350 receiving yards.[3]

  1. ^ "1959 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  2. ^ "Maryland Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  3. ^ "1959 Maryland Terrapins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2016.