1978 Maryland Terrapins football team

1978 Maryland Terrapins football
Sun Bowl, L 0–42 vs. Texas
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
APNo. 20
Record9–3 (5–1 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumByrd Stadium
1978 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Clemson $ 6 0 011 1 0
No. 20 Maryland 5 1 09 3 0
No. 18 NC State 4 2 09 3 0
North Carolina 3 3 05 6 0
Duke 2 4 04 7 0
Wake Forest 1 5 01 10 0
Virginia 0 6 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh season under head coach Jerry Claiborne, the Terrapins compiled a 9–3 record (5–1 in conference), finished in second place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and outscored their opponents 261 to 167. The team ended its season with a 42–0 loss to Texas in the 1978 Sun Bowl. The team's statistical leaders included Tim O'Hare with 1,388 passing yards, Steve Atkins with 1,261 rushing yards, and Dean Richards with 575 receiving yards. TE