1973 Maryland Terrapins football
Peach Bowl, L 16–17 vs. Georgia
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 20
Record8–4 (5–1 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumByrd Stadium
1973 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 16 NC State $ 6 –0 –09 –3 –0
No. 20 Maryland 5 –1 –08 –4 –0
Clemson 4 –2 –05 –6 –0
Virginia 3 –3 –04 –7 –0
Duke 1 –4 –12 –8 –1
North Carolina 1 –5 –04 –7 –0
Wake Forest 0 –5 –11 –9 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1973 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their second season under head coach Jerry Claiborne, the Terrapins compiled an 8–4 record (5–1 in conference), finished in second place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and outscored their opponents 335 to 141. The team ended its season with a 17–16 loss to Georgia in the 1973 Peach Bowl.[2][3] The team's statistical leaders included Al Neville with 554 passing yards, Louis Carter with 801 rushing yards, and Frank Russell with 468 receiving yards.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15West Virginia*
L 13–2035,112
September 22at North Carolina
W 23–337,500
September 29Villanova*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 31–3
October 6Syracuse*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 38–032,800
October 13at NC State
L 22–24
October 20at Wake Forest
W 37–019,500
October 27vs. Duke
W 30–1020,500
November 3No. 6 Penn State*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD (rivalry)
L 22–4244,135
November 10Virginia
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD (rivalry)
W 33–022,300
November 17at Clemson
W 28–1331,500
November 24No. 17 Tulane*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 42–919,416[5]
December 28vs. Georgia*No. 18
L 16–1738,107[6]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1973 Maryland Terrapins football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 17 Bob Avellini Jr
RB 32 Louis Carter Jr
RB 25 Rick Jennings So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 79 Joe Campbell Fr
DB 46 Ken Schroy Jr
DE 94 Randy White Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 1 Steve Mike-Mayer Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ↑ "1973 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  2. ↑ "1973 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Maryland Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  4. ↑ "1973 Maryland Terrapins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Terps crush Tulane". The Baltimore Sun. November 25, 1973. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Defense is Bulldogs wag to slim Peach Bowl victory". The Buffalo News. December 29, 1973. Retrieved October 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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