1970 Maryland Terrapins football team

The 1970 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. In their second season under head coach Roy Lester, the Terrapins compiled a 2–9 record (2–4 in conference), finished in seventh place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and were outscored by their opponents 241 to 112.[2][3] The team's statistical leaders included Jeff Shugars with 836 passing yards, Art Seymore with 945 rushing yards and 309 receiving yards.[4]

1970 Maryland Terrapins football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1970 record	2–9 (2–4 ACC)
Head coach	Roy Lester (2nd season)
Home stadium	Byrd Stadium

1970 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Wake Forest $	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
North Carolina	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Duke	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
South Carolina	3	–	2	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
NC State	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
Clemson	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Maryland	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Virginia	0	–	6	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 12	Villanova*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 3–21
September 19	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	L 12–13
September 26	North Carolina	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 20–53
October 2	at Miami (FL)*	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	L 11–18
October 10	at Syracuse*	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 7–23
October 17	South Carolina	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 21–15
October 24	vs. NC State	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl)	L 0–6
October 31	Clemson	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 11–24
November 7	Penn State*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)	L 0–34
November 21	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	W 17–14
November 28	West Virginia*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)	L 10–20
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1970 Maryland Terrapins football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 22 Larry Marshall Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 30 Tony Greene Sr DE 71 Guy Roberts Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Roy Lester Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "1970 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
2. "1970 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
3. "Maryland Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
4. "1970 Maryland Terrapins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2016.