1979 Maryland Terrapins football team

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.[1][2] 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.[3]

1979 Maryland Terrapins football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record7–4 (4–2 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumByrd Stadium
1979 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
NC State $ 5 –1 –07 –4 –0
Clemson 4 –2 –08 –4 –0
Maryland 4 –2 –07 –4 –0
Wake Forest 3 –2 –08 –4 –0
No. 15 North Carolina 3 –3 –08 –3 –1
Virginia 1 –4 –06 –5 –0
Duke 0 –6 –02 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8Villanova*
W 24–2031,684[4]
September 15at Clemson
W 19–052,474[5][6]
September 22Mississippi State*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 35–1437,212[7]
September 29at Kentucky*
L 7–1457,800[8]
October 6Penn State*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD (rivalry)
L 7–2752,348[9]
October 13at No. 17 NC State
L 0–739,800[10]
October 20at Wake Forest
L 17–2526,050[11]
October 27at Duke
W 27–034,200[12]
November 3No. 18 North Carolina
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 17–1435,618[13]
November 17Louisville*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 28–725,104[14]
November 24Virginia
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD (rivalry)
W 17–726,071[15]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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

References
  1. "1979 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  2. "Maryland Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  3. "1979 Maryland Terrapins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  4. "Maryland beats 'Cats on late TD". Sunday News Journal. September 9, 1979. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Clemson Football Media Guide - 1980". Clemson University. 1980. p. 2. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  6. "Tigers blanked by Terps, 19–0". Greensboro Daily News. September 16, 1979. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Castro kicks five FG's, Terps romp". The Baltimore Sun. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Kentucky hands Maryland first loss, 14–7". The Macon Telegraph & News. September 30, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Penn State's defense throttles Terps". Courier-Post. October 7, 1979. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "'Wham-bam-oof,' State runs over Maryland 7–0". The Roanoke Times. October 14, 1979. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Deacons stop Terps 25–17". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 21, 1979. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Maryland blanks Duke, 27–0". The Greenville News. October 28, 1979. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Tice, Castro lead Terps by Tar Heels". The News and Observer. November 4, 1979. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "U of L crumbles late in game as tough Maryland rolls 28–7". The Courier-Journal. November 18, 1979. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. "Terps rope Cavs, 17–7". Bristol Herald Courier. November 25, 1979. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


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