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1973 Maryland Terrapins football
1973 Maryland Terrapins football
Peach Bowl, L 16–17 vs. Georgia
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AP	No. 20
Record	8–4 (5–1 ACC)
Head coach	Jerry Claiborne (2nd season);
Home stadium	Byrd Stadium
	Seasons ← 1972 1974 →

1973 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 16 NC State $	6	–	0	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 20 Maryland	5	–	1	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Clemson	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Virginia	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Duke	1	–	4	–	1	2	–	8	–	1
North Carolina	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Wake Forest	0	–	5	–	1	1	–	9	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1973 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their second season under head coach Jerry Claiborne, the Terrapins compiled an 8–4 record (5–1 in conference), finished in second place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and outscored their opponents 335 to 141. The team ended its season with a 17–16 loss to Georgia in the 1973 Peach Bowl.^[2]^[3] The team's statistical leaders included Al Neville with 554 passing yards, Louis Carter with 801 rushing yards, and Frank Russell with 468 receiving yards.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	West Virginia*		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)	L 13–20	35,112	^[5]
September 22	at North Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	W 23–3	37,500	^[6]
September 29	Villanova*		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 31–3	31,260	^[7]
October 6	Syracuse*		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 38–0	32,800	^[8]
October 13	at NC State		Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC	L 22–24	39,200	^[9]
October 20	at Wake Forest		Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	W 37–0	19,500	^[10]
October 27	vs. Duke		Foreman Field Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl)	W 30–10	20,500	^[11]
November 3	No. 6 Penn State*		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)	L 22–42	44,135	^[12]
November 10	Virginia		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)	W 33–0	22,300	^[13]
November 17	at Clemson		Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	W 28–13	31,500	^[14]
November 24	No. 17 Tulane*		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 42–9	19,416	^[15]
December 28	vs. Georgia*	No. 18	Atlanta Stadium Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	L 16–17	38,107	^[16]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1973 Maryland Terrapins football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`17`	Bob Avellini	Jr
RB	`32`	Louis Carter	Jr
RB	`25`	Rick Jennings	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DE	`79`	Joe Campbell	Fr
DB	`46`	Ken Schroy	Jr
DE	`94`	Randy White	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`1`	Steve Mike-Mayer	Jr

Head coach

Jerry Claiborne

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

References

^ "1973 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
^ "1973 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
^ "Maryland Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
^ "1973 Maryland Terrapins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
^ "Danny Buggs scores late for West Virginia, 20–13". The Greenville News. September 16, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Maryland upsets Tar Heels, 23–3". The Greenville News. September 23, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Stout Maryland defense shuts off Villanova, 31–3". The Sunday Times. September 30, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Maryland blasts Syracuse, 38–0". The Indianapolis Star. October 7, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Wolfpack outlasts Terp rally, 24–22". The State. October 14, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Maryland sinks Wake Forest 37–0". The Times and Democrat. October 21, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Terps tame Duke in Oyster Bowl". Daily Press. October 28, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Nittany Lions blast Maryland". The Tampa Tribune. November 4, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Kinard sparks Terps past UVa". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. November 11, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Terps find things 'Peachy' following win over Tigers". The News and Observer. November 18, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Terps crush Tulane". The Baltimore Sun. November 25, 1973. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Defense is Bulldogs wag to slim Peach Bowl victory". The Buffalo News. December 29, 1973. Retrieved October 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.