1986 Maryland Terrapins football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record5–5–1 (2–3–1 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRalph Friedgen (5th season)
CaptainAlvin Blount, Chuck Faucette, Bruce Mesner
Home stadiumByrd Stadium
1986 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 17 Clemson $ 5 –1 –18 –2 –2
NC State 5 –2 –08 –3 –1
North Carolina 5 –2 –07 –4 –1
Georgia Tech 3 –3 –05 –5 –1
Maryland 2 –3 –15 –5 –1
Wake Forest 2 –5 –05 –6 –0
Duke 2 –5 –04 –7 –0
Virginia 2 –5 –03 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth and final season under head coach Bobby Ross, the Terrapins compiled a 5–5–1 record, finished in fifth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and outscored their opponents 262 to 211.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Dan Henning with 2,725 passing yards, Alvin Blount with 505 rushing yards, and James Milling with 650 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at Pittsburgh*
W 10–748,120
September 13Vanderbilt*
W 35–2145,275[4]
September 20at West Virginia*
W 24–363,500
September 27NC StateNo. 13
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
L 16–2844,920
October 11Boston College*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
L 25–3045,380
October 18Wake Forest
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
L 21–2739,650
October 25at Duke
W 27–1918,600
November 1at North Carolina
L 30–3246,000
November 8at No. 2 Penn State*
L 15–1785,561
November 15No. 15 Clemson
T 17–1758,758
November 28at Virginia
W 42–1027,800
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "1986 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Maryland Yearly Results (1985-1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  3. ↑ "1986 Maryland Terrapins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Henning, Scriber lead Maryland past Vanderbilt". The Charlotte Observer. September 14, 1986. Retrieved November 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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