1982 Maryland Terrapins football team

1982 Maryland Terrapins football
Aloha Bowl, L 20–21 vs. Washington
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 20
Record8–4 (5–1 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRalph Friedgen (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorGib Romaine (1st season)
Home stadiumByrd Stadium
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Clemson $ 6 0 0 9 1 1
No. 20 Maryland 5 1 0 8 4 0
No. 18 North Carolina 3 3 0 8 4 0
Duke 3 3 0 6 5 0
NC State 3 3 0 6 5 0
Virginia 1 5 0 2 9 0
Wake Forest 0 6 0 3 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Bobby Ross, the Terrapins compiled an 8–4 record, finished in second place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and outscored their opponents 373 to 220.[1][2] Ranked No. 19 at the end of the regular season, Maryland lost to No. 9 Washington in the 1982 Aloha Bowl. The team's statistical leaders included Boomer Esiason with 2,302 passing yards, Willie Joyner with 1,039 rushing yards, and Russell Davis with 445 receiving yards.[3]

  1. ^ "1982 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  2. ^ "Maryland Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  3. ^ "1982 Maryland Terrapins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.