1984 Maryland Terrapins football team

1984 Maryland Terrapins football
Sun Bowl champion
ACC champion
Sun Bowl, W 28–27 vs. Tennessee
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1984 record 9–3 (6–0 ACC)
Head coach Bobby Ross
Home stadium Byrd Stadium
1984 ACC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#12 Maryland $ 6 – 0 – 0     9 – 3 – 0
Clemson 5 – 2 – 0     7 – 4 – 0
Georgia Tech 3 – 2 – 1     6 – 4 – 1
#20 Virginia 3 – 2 – 2     8 – 2 – 2
North Carolina 3 – 3 – 1     5 – 5 – 1
Wake Forest 3 – 4 – 0     6 – 5 – 0
NC State 1 – 6 – 0     3 – 8 – 0
Duke 1 – 6 – 0     2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland, College Park in the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Terrapins won the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) for the second consecutive season.[1]

Regular season

The biggest highlight of the season was Frank Reich’s comeback against the defending 1983 National Champion University of Miami Hurricanes on November 10, 1984 at the Orange Bowl Stadium. Reich came off the bench to play for Stan Gelbaugh, who had previously replaced him as the starter after Reich separated his shoulder in the 4th week of the season against Wake Forest. Miami quarterback Bernie Kosar had led the 'Canes to a 31-0 lead at halftime. At the start of the third quarter, Reich led the Maryland Terrapins on a scoring drive after scoring drive. Three touchdowns in the third quarter and a fourth at the start of the final quarter turned what was a blowout into a close game. With the score 34-28 Miami, Reich hit Greg Hill with a 68-yard touchdown pass which deflected off the hands of Miami safety Darrell Fullington to take the lead. Maryland scored once more to cap an incredible 42-9 second half, and won the game 42-40, completing what was then the biggest comeback in NCAA history.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 8 Syracuse* Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD L 7–23   38,850
September 15 Vanderbilt* Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD L 14–23   34,100
September 22 at #17 West Virginia* Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV W 20–17   58,353
September 29 Wake Forest Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD W 38–17   32,700
October 6 at #11 Penn State* Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA L 24–25   85,456
October 13 North Carolina Statedagger Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD W 44–21   43,450
October 27 at Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC W 43–7   17,500
November 3 at North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 34–23   48,000
November 10 at #6 Miami (FL)* Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL W 42–40   31,548
November 17 #20 Clemson Memorial Stadium • Baltimore, MD W 41–23   60,575
November 24 at Virginia #18 Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA W 45–34   43,017
December 22 vs. Tennessee* #12 Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl) W 28–27   50,126
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

[2]

Team players in the NFL

Player Position Round Pick Team
Kevin Glover Center 2 34 Detroit Lions
Frank Reich Quarterback 3 57 Buffalo Bills
Eric Wilson Linebacker 7 171 Green Bay Packers

[3]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.collegefootballpoll.com/champions_acc.html
  2. ↑ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=223&season=1984
  3. ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1985.htm
  4. ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GelbSt00.htm
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