2011 Maryland Terrapins football team

The 2011 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the Terrapins' 59th season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and its seventh within the framework of the ACC Atlantic Division.

2011 Maryland Terrapins football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Atlantic Division
2011 record	2–10 (1–7 ACC)
Head coach	Randy Edsall (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Gary Crowton (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Todd Bradford (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Andrew Gonnella Davin Meggett Kenny Tate Joe Vellano
Home stadium	Byrd Stadium (Capacity: 54,000)

2011 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 22 Clemson x$		6	–	2					10	–	4
Wake Forest		5	–	3					6	–	7
No. 23 Florida State		5	–	3					9	–	4
NC State		4	–	4					8	–	5
Boston College		3	–	5					4	–	8
Maryland		1	–	7					2	–	10
Coastal Division
No. 21 Virginia Tech x%		7	–	1					11	–	3
Virginia		5	–	3					8	–	5
Georgia Tech		5	–	3					8	–	5
Miami		3	–	5					6	–	6
North Carolina		3	–	5					7	–	6
Duke		1	–	7					3	–	9
Championship: Clemson 38, Virginia Tech 10
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

After leading a significant turnaround in 2010 from the worst season in school history in 2009, Ralph Friedgen did not return for his 11th season as head coach. Maryland's out-of-conference schedule included a continuation of the long-standing rivalry with West Virginia and a neutral site game against Notre Dame at the Washington Redskins' stadium, FedExField.[1][2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	8:00 PM	Miami (FL)	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	ESPN	W 32–24	52,875[3]
September 17	12:00 PM	No. 18 West Virginia*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)	ESPNU	L 31–37	53,627
September 24	12:30 PM	Temple*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	ACCN	L 7–38	39,102
October 1	3:30 PM	No. 23 (FCS) Towson*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	ACCRSN	W 28–3	35,573
October 8	12:00 PM	at No. 13 Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPNU	L 16–21	45,905[4]
October 15	7:00 PM	No. 8 Clemson	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	ESPNU	L 45–56	47,961[5]
October 22	3:30 PM	at Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ABC/ESPN2	L 16–41	72,697
October 29	3:00 PM	Boston College	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	ACCRSN	L 17–28	29,945[6]
November 5	12:30 PM	Virginia	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)	ACCN	L 13–31	37,401
November 12	7:30 PM	vs. Notre Dame*	FedExField Landover, MD (Shamrock Series)	NBC	L 21–45	70,251
November 19	3:00 PM	at Wake Forest	BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC	ACCRSN	L 10–31	30,112
November 26	12:30 PM	at NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ACCN	L 41–56	55,323
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

References

1. "WVU, Maryland Extend Football Series Through 2017". Charleston Daily Mail. September 13, 2010. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
2. "Notre Dame To Face Maryland At FedExField In 2011; Irish and Terrapins to Square off at Home of Washington Redskins on Nov. 12, 2011". Notre Dame University Department of Athletics. March 8, 2010. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
3. "Miami (FL) Hurricanes vs. Maryland Terrapins Box Score". ESPN. September 5, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2011.
4. "Maryland Terrapins vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Box Score". ESPN. October 8, 2011. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
5. "Clemson Tigers vs. Maryland Terrapins Box Score". ESPN. October 15, 2011. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
6. "Boston College Eagles vs. Maryland Terrapins Box Score". ESPN. October 29, 2011. Retrieved October 29, 2011.