1982 Maryland Terrapins football team

The 1982 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Bobby Ross, the Terrapins compiled an 8–4 record, finished in second place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and outscored their opponents 373 to 220.[1][2] Ranked #19 at the end of the regular season, Maryland lost to #9 Washington in the 1982 Aloha Bowl. The team's statistical leaders included Boomer Esiason with 2,302 passing yards, Willie Joyner with 1,039 rushing yards, and Russell Davis with 445 receiving yards.[3]

1982 Maryland Terrapins football
1982 Aloha Bowl, L 20–21 vs. Washington
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 20
AP	No. 20
1982 record	8–4 (5–1 ACC)
Head coach	Bobby Ross (1st season)
Home stadium	Byrd Stadium

1982 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 Clemson $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	1
No. 20 Maryland	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 18 North Carolina	3	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Duke	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
NC State	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Virginia	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Wake Forest	0	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 11	1:30 p.m.	at No. 7 Penn State*		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	TCS	L 31–38	84,597
September 18		at No. 17 West Virginia*		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, West Virginia (rivalry)		L 18–19	56,042
September 25		NC State		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		W 23–6
October 2		at Syracuse*		Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY		W 26–3	30,214
October 9		Indiana State*		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		W 38–0
October 16		Wake Forest		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		W 52–31
October 23		Duke		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		W 49–22
October 30		at North Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		W 31–24
November 7		Miami	No. 19	Byrd Stadium College Park, Maryland		W 18–17	43,200
November 13		No. 11 Clemson	No. 18	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		L 22–24
November 20		at Virginia	No. 19	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)		W 45–14
December 25		vs. No. 9 Washington*	No. 16	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI (Aloha Bowl)		L 20–21
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1982 Maryland Terrapins football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 7 Boomer Esiason Jr QB 8 Stan Gelbaugh So C 70 Kevin Glover So QB 14 Frank Reich So G 66 Ron Solt Jr TE 82 John Tice Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 79 Pete Koch Jr LB 55 Eric Wilson So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 90 Jess Atkinson So	Head coach Bobby Ross Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "1982 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. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
3. "1982 Maryland Terrapins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.