The 2003 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football season. It was the Terrapins' 51st season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Ralph Friedgen led the team for his third season as head coach, while Charlie Taaffe served as the third-year offensive coordinator and Gary Blackney as the third-year defensive coordinator. Maryland finished the season with a 10–3 record. The Terrapins received an invitation to the Gator Bowl, where they defeated West Virginia, 41–7, in what was a rematch of a regular season game.
| Date
| Time
| Opponent#
| Rank#
| Site
| TV
| Result
| Attendance
|
| August 28*
| 7:30 PM
| at Northern Illinois
| #23
| Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL
| FSN
| L 13–20 OT
| 28,018[1]
|
| September 6
| 7:15 PM
| at #13 Florida State
|
| Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
| ESPN2
| L 10–35
| 82,885[1]
|
| September 13*
| 6:00 PM
| The Citadel
|
| Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD
|
| W 61–0
| 51,594[1]
|
| September 20*
| 6:00 PM
| #23 West Virginia
|
| Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD (Rivalry)
|
| W 34–7
| 51,973[1]
|
| September 27*
| 6:00 PM
| at Eastern Michigan
|
| Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI
|
| W 37–13
| 19,628[1]
|
| October 4
| 3:30 PM
| Clemson
|
| Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD
| ABC
| W 21–7
| 51,545[1]
|
| October 11
| 6:00 PM
| Duke
|
| Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD
|
| W 33–20
| 50,084[1]
|
| October 23
| 7:45 PM
| at Georgia Tech
|
| Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA
| ESPN
| L 3–7
| 51,524[1]
|
| November 1†
| 12:00 PM
| North Carolina
|
| Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD
| JPS
| W 59–21
| 51,195[1]
|
| November 13
| 7:45 PM
| Virginia
|
| Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD (Rivalry)
| ESPN
| W 27–17
| 51,027[1]
|
| November 22
| 3:30 PM
| at NC State
|
| Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
| ABC
| W 26–24
| 53,800[1]
|
| November 29
| 3:30 PM
| at Wake Forest
|
| Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC
| ESPN
| W 41–28
| 18,783[1]
|
| January 1*
| 1:00 PM
| vs. #23 West Virginia
| #24
| Alltel Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)
| NBC
| W 41–7
| 78,892[1]
|
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
|
Team players in the NFL
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The following players were selected in the 2004 NFL Draft.
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