1978 Maryland Terrapins football team

1978 Maryland Terrapins football
Sun Bowl, L 0–42 vs. Texas
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 20
1978 record	9–3 (5–1 ACC)
Head coach	Jerry Claiborne (7th season)
Home stadium	Byrd Stadium
Seasons

1978 ACC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#6 Clemson †	6	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
#20 Maryland	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
#18 NC State	4	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
North Carolina	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Duke	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Wake Forest	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
Virginia	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh season under head coach Jerry Claiborne, the Terrapins compiled a 9–3 record (5–1 in conference), finished in second place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and outscored their opponents 261 to 167. The team ended its season with a 42-0 loss to Texas in the 1978 Sun Bowl. The team's statistical leaders included Tim O'Hare with 1,388 passing yards, Steve Atkins with 1,261 rushing yards, and Dean Richards with 575 receiving yards.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 9	Tulane*		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 31–7
September 16	at Louisville*	No. 20	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	W 24–17
September 23	at North Carolina	No. 18	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	W 21–20
September 30	Kentucky*	No. 15	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 20–3
October 7	No. 20 NC State	No. 12	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 31–7
October 14	at Syracuse*	No. 10	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 24–9
October 21	Wake Forest	No. 6	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 39–0
October 28	at Duke	No. 5	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	W 27–0
November 4	at No. 2 Penn State*	No. 5	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	L 3–27
November 11	at Virginia	No. 13	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	W 17–7
November 18	No. 12 Clemson	No. 11	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 24–28
December 23	vs. No. 14 Texas*	No. 13	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	L 0–42
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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