1980 Maryland Terrapins football team

1980 Maryland Terrapins football
1980 Maryland Terrapins football
Tangerine Bowl, L 20–35 vs. Florida
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	8–4 (5–1 ACC)
Head coach	Jerry Claiborne (9th season);
Home stadium	Byrd Stadium
	Seasons ← 1979 1981 →

1980 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 10 North Carolina $	6	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
Maryland	5	–	1	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
NC State	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Clemson	2	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Wake Forest	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Virginia	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Duke	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their ninth 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 211 to 165. The team finished its season with a 35–20 loss to Florida in the 1980 Tangerine Bowl.^[1]^[2] The team's statistical leaders included Mike Tice with 928 passing yards, Charlie Wysocki with 1,359 rushing yards, and Chris Havener with 436 receiving yards.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6		Villanova*		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		W 7–3	32,650	^[4]
September 13		Vanderbilt*		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		W 31–6	27,150	^[5]
September 20		at West Virginia*		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)		W 14–11	48,038	^[6]
September 27		at No. 14 North Carolina	No. 19	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		L 3–17	51,400	^[7]
October 4	1:30 p.m.	at No. 6 Pittsburgh*		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA		L 9–38	47,409	^[8]
October 11		No. 14 Penn State*		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)		L 10–24	48,123	^[9]
October 18		Wake Forest		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		W 11–10	36,472	^[10]
October 25		at Duke		Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		W 17–14	17,400	^[11]
November 1		NC State		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		W 24–0	40,016	^[12]
November 15		Clemson		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		W 34–7	32,650	^[13]
November 22		at Virginia		Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)		W 31–0	22,407	^[14]
December 20		vs. Florida*		Orlando Stadium Orlando, FL (Tangerine Bowl)	MTN	L 20–35	52,541	^[15]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1980 Maryland Terrapins football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`7`	Boomer Esiason	Fr
RB	`42`	Jeff Rodenberger	Jr
TE	`85`	Eric Sievers	Sr
TE	`82`	John Tice	So
QB	`14`	Mike Tice	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DT	`68`	Todd Benson	Sr
DB	`25`	Lloyd Burruss	Sr
DT		Mark Duda	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Jerry Claiborne

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

References

^ "1980 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
^ "Maryland Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
^ "1980 Maryland Terrapins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
^ "Villanova's errors help Maryland to 7–3 victory". Sunday News Journal. September 7, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Return triggers Maryland romp". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 14, 1980. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Wysocki and Terps sock WVU, 14–11". The Pittsburgh Press. September 21, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tar Heels' defense stops Maryland, 17–3". The Tampa Tribune. September 28, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Pitt stops Terps cold". The Daily Times. October 5, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Penn St. rallies by Terps". Winston-Salem Journal. October 12, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Terps trip Wake in twilight (end) zone". The Charlotte Observer. October 19, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Wysocki tramples Duke". The Chapel Hill News. October 26, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Terps crush State, 24–0". The Baltimore Sun. November 2, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Maryland defeats Tigers, 34–7". The Macon Telegraph & News. November 16, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "U. Va. season of promise ends in 31–0 Terp rout". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 23, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Peace's passes lead Florida over Terrapins". The Pensacola News-Journal. December 21, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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[1] "1980 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] "1980 Maryland Terrapins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.

[4] "Villanova's errors help Maryland to 7–3 victory". Sunday News Journal. September 7, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "Return triggers Maryland romp". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 14, 1980. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] "Wysocki and Terps sock WVU, 14–11". The Pittsburgh Press. September 21, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[7] "Tar Heels' defense stops Maryland, 17–3". The Tampa Tribune. September 28, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[8] "Pitt stops Terps cold". The Daily Times. October 5, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[9] "Penn St. rallies by Terps". Winston-Salem Journal. October 12, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[10] "Terps trip Wake in twilight (end) zone". The Charlotte Observer. October 19, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[11] "Wysocki tramples Duke". The Chapel Hill News. October 26, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[12] "Terps crush State, 24–0". The Baltimore Sun. November 2, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[13] "Maryland defeats Tigers, 34–7". The Macon Telegraph & News. November 16, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[14] "U. Va. season of promise ends in 31–0 Terp rout". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 23, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[15] "Peace's passes lead Florida over Terrapins". The Pensacola News-Journal. December 21, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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