American college football season
1980 Maryland Terrapins football |
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Tangerine Bowl, L 20–35 vs. Florida |
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
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Record | 8–4 (5–1 ACC) |
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Head coach | - Jerry Claiborne (9th season)
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Home stadium | Byrd Stadium |
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Seasons |
1980 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T |
No. 10 North Carolina $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | | | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 |
Maryland | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 |
NC State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 |
Clemson | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 |
Wake Forest | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
Virginia | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 |
Duke | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | | | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 |
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Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1980 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their ninth 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 211 to 165. The team finished its season with a 35–20 loss to Florida in the 1980 Tangerine Bowl.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Mike Tice with 928 passing yards, Charlie Wysocki with 1,359 rushing yards, and Chris Havener with 436 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 6 | | Villanova* | | | | W 7–3 | 32,650 | [4] |
September 13 | | Vanderbilt* | | - Byrd Stadium
- College Park, MD
| | W 31–6 | 27,150 | [5] |
September 20 | | at West Virginia* | | | | W 14–11 | 48,038 | [6] |
September 27 | | at No. 14 North Carolina | No. 19 | | | L 3–17 | 51,400 | [7] |
October 4 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 6 Pittsburgh* | | | | L 9–38 | 47,409 | [8] |
October 11 | | No. 14 Penn State* | | - Byrd Stadium
- College Park, MD (rivalry)
| | L 10–24 | 48,123 | [9] |
October 18 | | Wake Forest | | - Byrd Stadium
- College Park, MD
| | W 11–10 | 36,472 | [10] |
October 25 | | at Duke | | | | W 17–14 | 17,400 | [11] |
November 1 | | NC State | | - Byrd Stadium
- College Park, MD
| | W 24–0 | 40,016 | [12] |
November 15 | | Clemson | | - Byrd Stadium
- College Park, MD
| | W 34–7 | 32,650 | [13] |
November 22 | | at Virginia | | | | W 31–0 | 22,407 | [14] |
December 20 | | vs. Florida* | | | MTN | L 20–35 | 52,541 | [15] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Roster
1980 Maryland Terrapins football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References
- ^ "1980 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
- ^ "Maryland Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
- ^ "1980 Maryland Terrapins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
- ^ "Villanova's errors help Maryland to 7–3 victory". Sunday News Journal. September 7, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Return triggers Maryland romp". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 14, 1980. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wysocki and Terps sock WVU, 14–11". The Pittsburgh Press. September 21, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tar Heels' defense stops Maryland, 17–3". The Tampa Tribune. September 28, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pitt stops Terps cold". The Daily Times. October 5, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Penn St. rallies by Terps". Winston-Salem Journal. October 12, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Terps trip Wake in twilight (end) zone". The Charlotte Observer. October 19, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wysocki tramples Duke". The Chapel Hill News. October 26, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Terps crush State, 24–0". The Baltimore Sun. November 2, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maryland defeats Tigers, 34–7". The Macon Telegraph & News. November 16, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "U. Va. season of promise ends in 31–0 Terp rout". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 23, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Peace's passes lead Florida over Terrapins". The Pensacola News-Journal. December 21, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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