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1971 Maryland Terrapins football team
American college football season
The 1971 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. In their third season under head coach Roy Lester, the Terrapins compiled a 2–9 record (1–5 in conference), finished in last place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and were outscored by their opponents 283 to 224.[2][3] The team's statistical leaders included Al Neville with 1,275 passing yards, Monte Hinkle with 457 rushing yards, and Dan Bungori with 490 receiving yards.[4]
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 2–9 (1–5 ACC) |
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| Home stadium | Byrd Stadium |
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| North Carolina $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 11 | Villanova* | L 13–28 | 22,600 | [5] | |
| September 18 | NC State |
| W 35–7 | 16,500 | [6] |
| September 25 | at North Carolina | L 14–35 | 43,000 | [7] | |
| October 2 | Wake Forest |
| L 14–18 | 16,200 | [8] |
| October 9 | Syracuse* |
| L 13–21 | 20,100 | [9] |
| October 16 | at South Carolina* | L 6–35 | 45,653 | [10] | |
| October 23 | at Florida* | L 23–27 | 53,021 | [11] | |
| October 30 | VMI* |
| W 38–0 | 22,300 | [12] |
| November 6 | at No. 6 Penn State* | L 27–63 | 50,144 | [13] | |
| November 13 | at Clemson | L 14–20 | 25,000 | [14] | |
| November 20 | Virginia |
| L 27–29 | 12,600 | [15] |
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- "1971 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- "1971 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.
- "1971 Maryland Terrapins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
- "Maryland beaten". Florence Morning News. September 12, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Maryland wallops N.C. State". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 19, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tar Heels bring Terps back to reality, 35 to 14". The Daily Times. September 26, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Rallying Deacons overcome Maryland, 18–14". The News and Observer. October 3, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Syracuse rally nips Maryland". St. Petersburg Times. October 10, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "South Carolina struggles to 35–6 win over Maryland". The Robesonian. October 17, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Reaves, Alvarez lead Gators over Terps". The Palm Beach Post. October 24, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Neville, Seymore spark Maryland to 38–0 romp". The Daily Times. October 31, 1971. Retrieved February 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Mitchell scores 5 TDs, gains 209 yards". Sunday News. November 7, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Clemson triumphs, can tie for title". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. November 14, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Late FG gives Virginia 2929–2727 win over Maryland". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 21, 1971. Retrieved January 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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