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1965 Maryland Terrapins football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record4–6 (3–3 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadium Byrd Stadium
Seasons
←  1964
1966 →
1965 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
NC State + 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0†
Clemson + 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0†
Duke 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Maryland 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
North Carolina 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Virginia 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0†
Wake Forest 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0†
South Carolina 0 – 6 – 0 5 – 5 – 0†
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • † South Carolina forfeited its 4 conference wins (Clemson, NC State, Virginia, Wake Forest) due to use of ineligible players. This improved Clemson and NC State from 4–3 to 5–2, making them co-champions. Overall records did not change due to the forfeits. Duke and South Carolina were originally co-champions with records of 4–2.

The 1965 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. In their seventh and final season under head coach Tom Nugent, the Terrapins compiled a 4–6 record (3–3 in conference), finished in a tie for fourth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and were outscored by their opponents 164 to 132. [1] [2] The team's statistical leaders included Phil Petry with 763 passing yards, Ernie Torain with 370 rushing yards, and Bobby Collins with 462 receiving yards. [3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25 Ohio*
W 24–728,000 [4]
October 2 Syracuse*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
L 7–2435,000 [5]
October 9at Wake Forest
W 10–718,000 [6]
October 16at North Carolina
L 10–1230,000 [7]
October 23 NC State
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
L 7–2930,000 [8]
October 30at South Carolina
W 27–1430,000 [9]
November 6at Navy*
L 7–1928,135 [10]
November 13at Clemson
W 6–026,000 [11]
November 20 Virginia
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD ( rivalry)
L 27–3321,000 [12]
December 4 Penn State*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD ( rivalry)
L 7–1924,000 [13]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1965 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  2. ^ "Maryland Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  3. ^ "1965 Maryland Terrapins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  4. ^ "Over-confident Maryland defeats scrappy Ohio 24–7". The Tampa Tribune. September 26, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Syracuse tops Maryland". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 3, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Sophomore Torain sparks Maryland to 10–7 victory". The Greenville News. October 10, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "UNC edges Maryland 12–10". The Danville Register. October 17, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "State buries Terp chances for ACC title". The Charlotte Observer. October 24, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Maryland turns back Gamecocks by 27–14". Durham Sunday Herald. October 31, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Middies hang 19–7 setback on Maryland". Wisconsin State Journal. November 7, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Maryland spills Clemson". The News and Observer. November 14, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Virginia beats Maryland". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. November 21, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Nittanys roll to 19–7 win". Democrat and Chronicle. December 5, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


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