1979 Maryland Terrapins football team

American college football season

1979 Maryland Terrapins football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	7–4 (4–2 ACC)
Head coach	Jerry Claiborne (8th season)
Home stadium	Byrd Stadium
Seasons← 1978 1980 →

1979 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
NC State $	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Clemson	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Maryland	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Wake Forest	3	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
No. 15 North Carolina	3	–	3	–	0	8	–	3	–	1
Virginia	1	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Duke	0	–	6	–	0	2	–	8	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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. 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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 8	Villanova*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 24–20	31,684
September 15	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	W 19–0	52,474
September 22	Mississippi State*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 35–14	37,212
September 29	at Kentucky*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	L 7–14	57,800
October 6	Penn State*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)	L 7–27	52,348
October 13	at No. 17 NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	L 0–7	39,800
October 20	at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	L 17–25	26,050
October 27	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	W 27–0	34,200
November 3	No. 18 North Carolina	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 17–14	35,618
November 17	Louisville*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 28–7	25,104
November 24	Virginia	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)	W 17–7	26,071
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1979 Maryland Terrapins football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
TE	`85`	Eric Sievers	Sr
TE	`82`	John Tice	Fr
QB	`14`	Mike Tice	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DT	`68`	Todd Benson	Jr
DB	`25`	Lloyd Burruss	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Jerry Claiborne

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

References

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

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