1962 Maryland Terrapins football team

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]

1962 Maryland Terrapins football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record6–4 (5–2 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumByrd Stadium
1962 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 Duke $ 6 0 08 2 0
Clemson 5 1 06 4 0
Maryland 5 2 06 4 0
South Carolina 3 4 04 5 1
NC State 3 4 03 6 1
North Carolina 3 4 03 7 0
Virginia 1 4 05 5 0
Wake Forest 0 7 00 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from Coaches Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 22SMU*W 7–033,000
September 29at Wake ForestW 13–212,000
October 6at NC StateW 14–6
October 13at North CarolinaW 31–13
October 19at Miami (FL)*L 24–28
October 27South Carolina
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 13–11
November 3at Penn State*L 7–2341,384
November 10at DukeL 7–1026,000
November 17Clemson
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
L 14–17
November 24Virginia
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD (rivalry)
W 40–1817,000
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1962 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  2. "Maryland Yearly Results (1960-1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  3. "1962 Maryland Terrapins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2016.


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