American college football season
The 2006 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the Terrapins' 54th season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and its second within the framework of the ACC Atlantic Division. Ralph Friedgen led the team for his sixth season as head coach, and he also served as the team's offensive play-caller. Chris Cosh served as the defensive coordinator. The Terrapins completed the season with a 9–4 record and an ACC record of 5–3.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 6:00 pm | William & Mary* | | | ESPN360 | W 27–14 | 49,763 |
September 9 | 6:00 pm | Middle Tennessee* | | - Byrd Stadium
- College Park, MD
| | W 24–10 | 47,704 |
September 14 | 7:45 pm | at No. 5 West Virginia* | | | ESPN | L 24–45 | 60,513 |
September 23 | 6:00 pm | FIU* | | - Byrd Stadium
- College Park, MD
| | W 14–10 | 45,317 |
October 7 | 3:30 pm | at No. 18 Georgia Tech | | | ESPNU | L 23–27 | 51,686 |
October 14 | 3:30 pm | Virginia | | | ESPN360 | W 28–26 | 59,367 |
October 21 | 12:00 pm | NC State | | - Byrd Stadium
- College Park, MD
| Raycom/LFS | W 26–20 | 50,230 |
October 28 | 7:00 pm | Florida State | | - Byrd Stadium
- College Park, MD
| ESPN2 | W 27–24 | 50,517 |
November 4 | 12:00 pm | at No. 19 Clemson | | | ESPN2 | W 13–12 | 80,556 |
November 11 | 3:30 pm | Miami (FL) | No. 23 | - Byrd Stadium
- College Park, MD
| ABC | W 14–13 | 50,721 |
November 18 | 12:00 pm | at No. 20 Boston College | No. 21 | | ESPN | L 16–38 | 44,500 |
November 25 | 7:45 pm | No. 20 Wake Forest | | - Byrd Stadium
- College Park, MD
| ESPN | L 24–38 | 51,500 |
December 29 | 8:00 pm | vs. Purdue* | | | ESPN | W 24–7 | 40,168 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
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AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | 23 | 21 | RV | RV | RV | RV |
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Coaches Poll | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | 24 | 21 | RV | RV | RV | RV |
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Harris | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 21 | — | — | — | Not released |
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BCS | Not released | — | — | — | 23 | 19 | — | — | — | Not released |
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William & Mary | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Maryland | 14 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
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Middle Tennessee | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
Maryland | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
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Maryland | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
#5 West Virginia | 28 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 45 |
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FIU | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
Maryland | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
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Maryland | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
#20 Georgia Tech | 7 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 27 |
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Maryland | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 28 |
Virginia | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 26 |
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NC State | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 20 |
Maryland | 0 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 26 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Florida State | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
Maryland | 10 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
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Maryland | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
#19 Clemson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
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Miami (FL) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
#24 Maryland | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
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#21 Maryland | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 16 |
#20 Boston College | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 38 |
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#20 Wake Forest | 7 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 38 |
Maryland | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
Champs Sports Bowl vs. Purdue
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Purdue | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Maryland | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
The following players were selected in the 2007 NFL draft.
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