1962 Maryland Terrapins football team
| 1962 Maryland Terrapins football | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 6–4 (5–2 ACC) |
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| Home stadium | Byrd Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1962 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. In their fourth season under head coach Tom Nugent, the Terrapins compiled a 6–4 record (5–2 in conference), finished in third place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and outscored their opponents 170 to 128.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Dick Shiner with 1,324 passing yards, Len Chiaverini with 602 rushing yards, and Tom Brown with 557 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | SMU* | W 7–0 | 33,000 | [4] | |
| September 29 | at Wake Forest | W 13–2 | 12,000 | [5] | |
| October 6 | at NC State | W 14–6 | 13,000 | [6] | |
| October 13 | at North Carolina | W 31–13 | 26,000 | [7] | |
| October 19 | at Miami (FL)* | L 24–28 | 49,381 | [8] | |
| October 27 | South Carolina |
| W 13–11 | 32,000 | [9] |
| November 3 | at Penn State* | L 7–23 | 41,384 | [10] | |
| November 10 | at Duke | L 7–10 | 26,000 | [11] | |
| November 17 | Clemson |
| L 14–17 | 23,000 | [12] |
| November 24 | Virginia |
| W 40–18 | 17,000 | [13] |
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References
[edit]- ^ "1962 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
- ^ "Maryland Yearly Results (1960-1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
- ^ "1962 Maryland Terrapins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
- ^ "Maryland nips SMU 7–0". The Spokesman-Review. September 23, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maryland defeats Deacons, 13–2". The Sunday Star. September 30, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ambrusko's 78-yard return pushes Terps by Pack, 14–6". The Greenville News. October 7, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maryland routs UNC, 31–13". The Danville Register. October 14, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miami wins, 28–24, on Mira's passing". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 20, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maryland nips S.C. by 13 to 11 on FG in the last minute". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 28, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Penn State tops Terps in blinding snow storm, 23 to 7". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 4, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke tops Maryland Terps 10–7". The Tampa Tribune. November 11, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Beats Maryland on a field goal". The Times and Democrat. November 18, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maryland defeats Virginia". Florence Morning News. November 25, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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