1983 Maryland Terrapins football team

1983 Maryland Terrapins football
1983 Maryland Terrapins football
ACC champion
Florida Citrus Bowl, L 23–30 vs. Tennessee
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	8–4 (5–0 ACC)
Head coach	Bobby Ross (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Ralph Friedgen (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Gib Romaine (2nd season)
Home stadium	Byrd Stadium
	Seasons ← 1982 1984 →

The 1983 Maryland Terrapins football team represented University of Maryland in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Terrapins offense scored 316 points while the defense allowed 253 points. Led by head coach Bobby Ross, the Terrapins appeared in the Florida Citrus Bowl.^[2]

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	at Vanderbilt*	No. 17	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	W 21–14	40,856	^[3]
September 17	No. 20 West Virginia*	No. 17	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)	L 21–31	54,715	^[4]
September 24	No. 17 Pittsburgh*		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 13–7	48,500	^[5]
October 1	Virginia	No. 19	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)	W 23–13	40,200	^[6]
October 8	Syracuse*	No. 16	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 34–13	43,700	^[7]
October 15	at Wake Forest	No. 16	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	W 36–33	22,300	^[8]
October 22	Duke	No. 15	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 38–3	40,100	^[9]
October 29	No. 3 North Carolina	No. 13	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 28–26	51,200	^[10]
November 5	at No. 3 Auburn*	No. 7	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	L 23–35	75,600	^[11]
November 12	at No. 17 Clemson*^A	No. 11	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	L 27–52	80,615	^[12]
November 19	at NC State	No. 20	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	W 29–6	32,300	^[13]
December 17	vs. Tennessee*	No. 16	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL (Florida Citrus Bowl)	L 23–30	50,185	^[14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Schedule

1983 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Maryland $	5	–	0	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
North Carolina	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Georgia Tech	3	–	2	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Virginia	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Duke	3	–	3	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Wake Forest	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
NC State	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
No. 11 Clemson *	0	–	0	–	0	9	–	1	–	1

$ – Conference champion * – Clemson was under NCAA and ACC probation and was ineligible for the ACC title. As a result, their ACC games did not count in the league standings.^[1] Rankings from AP Poll