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American college football season
The 1972 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the
University of Maryland in the
1972 NCAA University Division football season . In their first season under head coach
Jerry Claiborne , the Terrapins compiled a 5–5–1 record (3–2–1 in conference), finished in third place in the
Atlantic Coast Conference , and outscored their opponents 243 to 217.
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[3] The team's statistical leaders included Bob Avellini with 1,251 passing yards, Louis Carter with 474 rushing yards, and Don Ratliff with 515 receiving yards.
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Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 9 at
NC State T 24–2431,000
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September 16
North Carolina L 26–3128,000
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September 23
VMI * Byrd Stadium College Park, MD W 28–1622,000
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September 30 at
Syracuse * L 12–1615,681
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October 7
Wake Forest Byrd Stadium College Park, MD W 23–015,000
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October 14
Villanova * Byrd Stadium College Park, MD W 37–726,842
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October 21 at
Duke L 14–2021,300
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October 28 at
Virginia W 24–2321,500
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November 4 at No. 10
Penn State * L 16–4658,171
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November 11
Clemson Byrd Stadium College Park, MD W 31–629,326
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November 25 at
Miami (FL) * L 8–2817,342
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*Non-conference game Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
References
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"1972 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary" . sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013 .
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"1972 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2016 .
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"Maryland Yearly Results (1970-1974)" . College Football Data Warehouse . David DeLassus. Archived from
the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2016 .
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"1972 Maryland Terrapins Stats" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2016 .
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"Terps, Wolfpack tie" . Asheville Citizen-Times . September 10, 1972. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"North Carolina barely beats underdog Maryland 31–26" . The Danville Register . September 17, 1972. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Terps stave off VMI. 28–16" . The Baltimore Sun . September 24, 1972. Retrieved February 1, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Seymore scores twice in Maryland 16–12 loss" . Sunday Call-Chronicle . October 1, 1972. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Maryland shuts out WF" . The Robesonian . October 8, 1972. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Terps rout Villanova; Neville out for season" . The Baltimore Sun . October 15, 1972. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Duke tops Maryland by 20–14" . The Danville Register . October 22, 1972. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Terps trip Cavaliers 24–23" . The Daily News Leader . October 29, 1972. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Penn St. rips Terps, 46–16" . The News and Observer . November 5, 1972. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Terps romp past Clemson with big fourth quarter" . Florence Morning News . November 12, 1972. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Carney riddles Maryland" . The Palm Beach Post . November 25, 1972. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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