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1982 Maryland Terrapins football team

1982 Maryland Terrapins football
Aloha Bowl, L 20–21 vs. Washington
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 20
Record8–4 (5–1 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRalph Friedgen (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorGib Romaine (1st season)
Home stadiumByrd Stadium
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
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

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 No. 19 at the end of the regular season, Maryland lost to No. 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]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 11at No. 7 Penn State*
TCSL 31–3884,597[4]
September 18at No. 17 West Virginia*
L 18–1956,042[5]
September 25NC State
W 23–634,300[6]
October 2at Syracuse*
W 26–330,214[7]
October 9Indiana State*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 38–031,500[8]
October 16Wake Forest
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 52–3135,100[9]
October 23Duke
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 49–2240,100[10]
October 30at No. 10 North Carolina
CBSW 31–2451,319[11]
November 6Miami (FL)*No. 19
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 18–1743,200[12]
November 13No. 11 ClemsonNo. 18
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
CBSL 22–2451,750[13]
November 20at VirginiaNo. 19
W 45–1420,002[14]
December 25vs. No. 9 Washington*No. 16
ESPNL 20–2130,055[15]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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1982 Maryland Terrapins football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB Rich Badanjek
RB Joe Brkovich
RB Vernon Carter
RB Dave D'Addio
WR Russell Davis
WR Darryl Emerson
QB 7 Boomer Esiason Jr
TE Ron Fazio
QB 8 Stan Gelbaugh So
C 70 Kevin Glover So
WR Greg Hill
RB Troy Island
RB Willie Joyner
RB Vic Kronberg
WR Mike Lewis
OL Len Lynch
RB John Nash
OL David Parcells
QB 14 Frank Reich So
TE Chris Renaldo
WR Spencer Scriber
G 66 Ron Solt Jr
RB David Taylor
TE 82 John Tice Sr
OL Vince Tomasetti
OL Harry Venezia
RB Tim Whittie
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL Brian Baker
DB Clarence Baldwin
DL Gurnest Brown
DL Mike Corvino
DL Mark Duda
DL Howard Eubanks
DL Tyrone Furman
DL J.D. Gross
DB Bobby Gunderman
DB Gil Hoffman
DB Lendell Jones
DL Frank Kalencik
DT 79 Pete Koch Jr
LB Mike Muller
LB 55 Eric Wilson So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 90 Jess Atkinson So
P Alan Sadler
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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  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. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  3. ^ "1982 Maryland Terrapins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  4. ^ "Penn State rallies to edge Maryland". The Sunday News. September 12, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Mountaineers hold off Terps". The Roanoke Times & World-News. September 19, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Terps hand Wolfpack first setback 23–6". The State. September 26, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Terps hand Orange 4th loss, 26–3". The Buffalo News. October 3, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Classy Maryland routs Indiana State". The Indianapolis Star. October 10, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Nash rambles for Terps". The Charlotte Observer. October 17, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Terps convincing in 49–22 romp over Devils". The News and Observer. October 24, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Maryland knocks off 10th-rated Tar Heels". Fort Myers News-Press. October 31, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Terps lucky to elude Miami for 18–17 win". Daily Press. November 7, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Clemson defeats Maryland". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 14, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Maryland romps over Virginia, 45–14". The Baltimore Sun. November 21, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Huskies rally for 21–20 victory". The Honolulu Advertiser. December 26, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


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