1972 Maryland Terrapins football team
| 1972 Maryland Terrapins football | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 5–5–1 (3–2–1 ACC) |
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| Home stadium | Byrd Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 North Carolina $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 NC State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1972 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Jerry Claiborne, the Terrapins compiled a 5–5–1 record (3–2–1 in conference), finished in third place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and outscored their opponents 243 to 217.[2][3] The team's statistical leaders included Bob Avellini with 1,251 passing yards, Louis Carter with 474 rushing yards, and Don Ratliff with 515 receiving yards.[4]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 9 | at NC State | T 24–24 | |||
| September 16 | North Carolina | L 26–31 | |||
| September 23 | VMI* |
| W 28–16 | 22,000 | [5] |
| September 30 | at Syracuse* | L 12–16 | 15,681 | ||
| October 7 | Wake Forest |
| W 23–0 | 15,000 | |
| October 14 | Villanova* |
| W 37–7 | ||
| October 21 | at Duke | L 14–20 | 21,300 | ||
| October 28 | at Virginia | W 24–23 | 21,500 | ||
| November 4 | at No. 10 Penn State* | L 16–46 | 58,171 | ||
| November 11 | Clemson |
| W 31–6 | 29,326 | |
| November 25 | at Miami (FL)* | L 8–28 | 17,342 | ||
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References
- ^ "1972 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- ^ "1972 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
- ^ "Maryland Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
- ^ "1972 Maryland Terrapins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
- ^ "Terps stave off VMI. 28–16". The Baltimore Sun. September 24, 1972. Retrieved February 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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