1968 Maryland Terrapins football team

The 1968 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In their second and final season under head coach Bob Ward, the Terrapins compiled a 2–8 record (2–5 in conference), finished in seventh place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and were outscored by their opponents 299 to 171.^[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Alan Pastrana with 1,053 passing yards, Billy Lovett with 963 rushing yards, and Rick Carlson with 359 receiving yards.^[3]

1968 Maryland Terrapins football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	2–8 (2–5 ACC)
Head coach	Bob Ward (2nd season)
Home stadium	Byrd Stadium
Seasons ← 1967 1969 →

1968 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
NC State $	6	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Clemson	4	–	1	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Virginia	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
South Carolina	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Duke	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Wake Forest	2	–	3	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
Maryland	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
North Carolina	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Virginia's game against Navy counted in the conference standings.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	Florida State*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 14–24	33,600	[4]
September 28	at Syracuse*	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 14–32	26,591	[5]
October 5	vs. Duke	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl)	L 28–30	21,000	[6]
October 12	North Carolina	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 33–24	27,480	[7]
October 19	South Carolina	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 21–19	28,200	[8]
October 26	at NC State	Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC	L 11–31	31,000	[9]
November 2	at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	L 14–38	15,500	[10]
November 9	Clemson	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 0–16	28,596	[11]
November 16	No. 3 Penn State*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)	L 13–57	30,000	[12]
November 23	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	L 23–28	18,000	[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1968 Maryland Terrapins football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 12 Alan Pastrana Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 58 Dan Kecman Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Bob Ward Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt