1982 Maryland Terrapins football team

1982 Maryland Terrapins football
Aloha Bowl, L 20–21 vs. Washington
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 20
AP	No. 20
Record	8–4 (5–1 ACC)
Head coach	Bobby Ross (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Ralph Friedgen (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Gib Romaine (1st season)
Home stadium	Byrd Stadium

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. 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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	at No. 7 Penn State*		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	TCS	L 31–38	84,597
September 18	at No. 17 West Virginia*		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)		L 18–19	56,042
September 25	NC State		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		W 23–6	34,300
October 2	at Syracuse*		Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY		W 26–3	30,214
October 9	Indiana State*		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		W 38–0	31,500
October 16	Wake Forest		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		W 52–31	35,100
October 23	Duke		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		W 49–22	40,100
October 30	at No. 10 North Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	CBS	W 31–24	51,319
November 6	Miami (FL)	No. 19	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		W 18–17	43,200
November 13	No. 11 Clemson	No. 18	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	CBS	L 22–24	51,750
November 20	at Virginia	No. 19	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)		W 45–14	20,002
December 25	vs. No. 9 Washington*	No. 16	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI (Aloha Bowl)	ESPN	L 20–21	30,055
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1982 Maryland Terrapins football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB Rich Badanjek RB Joe Brkovich RB Vernon Carter RB Dave D'Addio WR Russell Davis WR Darryl Emerson QB 7 Boomer Esiason Jr TE Ron Fazio QB 8 Stan Gelbaugh So C 70 Kevin Glover So WR Greg Hill RB Troy Island RB Willie Joyner RB Vic Kronberg WR Mike Lewis OL Len Lynch RB John Nash OL David Parcells QB 14 Frank Reich So TE Chris Renaldo WR Spencer Scriber G 66 Ron Solt Jr RB David Taylor TE 82 John Tice Sr OL Vince Tomasetti OL Harry Venezia RB Tim Whittie	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL Brian Baker DB Clarence Baldwin DL Gurnest Brown DL Mike Corvino DL Mark Duda DL Howard Eubanks DL Tyrone Furman DL J.D. Gross DB Bobby Gunderman DB Gil Hoffman DB Lendell Jones DL Frank Kalencik DT 79 Pete Koch Jr LB Mike Muller LB 55 Eric Wilson So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 90 Jess Atkinson So P Alan Sadler	Head coach Bobby Ross Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt