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1980 Maryland Terrapins football
Tangerine Bowl, L 20–35 vs. Florida
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record8–4 (5–1 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadium Byrd Stadium
Seasons
←  1979
1981 →
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
  • $ – Conference champion
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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 6 Villanova*W 7–332,650 [4]
September 13 Vanderbilt*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 31–627,150 [5]
September 20at West Virginia*W 14–1148,038 [6]
September 27at No. 14 North CarolinaNo. 19L 3–1751,400 [7]
October 41:30 p.m.at No. 6 Pittsburgh*L 9–3847,409 [8]
October 11No. 14 Penn State*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD ( rivalry)
L 10–2448,123 [9]
October 18 Wake Forest
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 11–1036,472 [10]
October 25at DukeW 17–1417,400 [11]
November 1 NC Statedagger
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 24–040,016 [12]
November 15 Clemson
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 34–732,650 [13]
November 22at VirginiaW 31–022,407 [14]
December 20vs. Florida* MTNL 20–3552,541 [15]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1980 Maryland Terrapins football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 7 Boomer Esiason Fr
RB 42 Jeff Rodenberger Jr
TE 85 Eric Sievers Sr
TE 82 John Tice So
QB 14 Mike Tice Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 68 Todd Benson Sr
DB 25 Lloyd Burruss Sr
DT Mark Duda So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "1980 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  2. ^ "Maryland Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  3. ^ "1980 Maryland Terrapins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  4. ^ "Villanova's errors help Maryland to 7–3 victory". Sunday News Journal. September 7, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Return triggers Maryland romp". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 14, 1980. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Wysocki and Terps sock WVU, 14–11". The Pittsburgh Press. September 21, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tar Heels' defense stops Maryland, 17–3". The Tampa Tribune. September 28, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Pitt stops Terps cold". The Daily Times. October 5, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Penn St. rallies by Terps". Winston-Salem Journal. October 12, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Terps trip Wake in twilight (end) zone". The Charlotte Observer. October 19, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Wysocki tramples Duke". The Chapel Hill News. October 26, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Terps crush State, 24–0". The Baltimore Sun. November 2, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Maryland defeats Tigers, 34–7". The Macon Telegraph & News. November 16, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "U. Va. season of promise ends in 31–0 Terp rout". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 23, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Peace's passes lead Florida over Terrapins". The Pensacola News-Journal. December 21, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.