1979 Maryland Terrapins football team

1979 Maryland Terrapins football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	7–4 (4–2 ACC)
Head coach	Jerry Claiborne (8th season)
Home stadium	Byrd Stadium

1979 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
NC State $	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Clemson	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Maryland	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Wake Forest	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 15 North Carolina	3	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	1
Virginia	1	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Duke	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their eighth season under head coach Jerry Claiborne, the Terrapins compiled a 7–4 record (4–2 in conference), finished in a tie for second place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and outscored their opponents 198 to 135. The team's statistical leaders included Mike Tice with 897 passing yards, Charlie Wysocki with 1,140 rushing yards, and Joe Carinci with 375 receiving yards.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 8	Villanova*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 24–20
September 15	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	W 19–0
September 22	Mississippi State*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 35–14
September 29	at Kentucky*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	L 7–14
October 6	Penn State*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)	L 7–27
October 13	at No. 17 NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	L 0–7
October 20	at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	L 17–25
October 27	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	W 27–0
November 3	No. 18 North Carolina	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 17–14
November 17	Louisville*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 28–7
November 24	Virginia	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)	W 17–7
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1979 Maryland Terrapins football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE 85 Eric Sievers Sr TE 82 John Tice Fr QB 14 Mike Tice Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 68 Todd Benson Jr DB 25 Lloyd Burruss Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Jerry Claiborne Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt