1984 Maryland Terrapins football team

The 1984 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland, College Park in the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Terrapins won the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) for the second consecutive season.[2]

1984 Maryland Terrapins football
ACC champion
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 28–27 vs. Tennessee
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 12
Record9–3 (5–0 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRalph Friedgen (3rd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorGib Romaine (3rd season)
Base defenseWide-Tackle Six
Home stadiumByrd Stadium
1984 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 Maryland $ 5 –0 –09 –3 –0
No. 20 Virginia 3 –1 –28 –2 –2
North Carolina 3 –2 –15 –5 –1
Wake Forest 3 –3 –06 –5 –0
Georgia Tech 2 –2 –16 –4 –1
NC State 1 –5 –03 –8 –0
Duke 1 –5 –02 –9 –0
Clemson 0 –0 –0*7 –4 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Clemson was under NCAA and ACC probation and was ineligible for the ACC title. As a result, their ACC games did not count in the league standings.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 812:00 p.m.Syracuse*
JPTL 7–2338,850
September 15Vanderbilt*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
L 14–2334,100
September 22at No. 17 West Virginia*
W 20–1758,353
September 29Wake Forest
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 38–1732,700
October 6at No. 11 Penn State*
L 24–2585,456
October 13NC Statedagger
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 44–2143,450
October 27at Duke
W 43–717,500
November 3at North Carolina
W 34–2348,000
November 10at No. 6 Miami (FL)*
W 42–4031,548
November 17No. 20 Clemson*A
W 41–2360,575
November 24at VirginiaNo. 18
W 45–3443,017
December 22vs. Tennessee*No. 12
CBSW 28–2750,126[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
A.^ Clemson was under NCAA probation, and was ineligible for the ACC title. Therefore this game did not count in the league standings.[4][1]

Games summaries

Miami (FL)
Maryland at #6 Miami (FL)
1 234Total
• Terrapins 0 02121 42
Hurricanes 7 2436 40
  • Date: November 10
  • Location: Orange Bowl
  • Game attendance: 31,548
  • Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C), Partly sunny, Wind NE 9 mph (14 km/h)
  • TV announcers (JP): Mike Patrick, Kevin Kiley, and Chris Clackum
Scoring summary
Q13:51MIABernie Kosar 1-yard run (Cox kick)MIA 7–0
Q2MIAWillie Smith 7-yard pass from Bernie Kosar (Cox kick)MIA 14–0
Q2MIAWillie Smith 11-yard pass from Bernie Kosar (Cox kick)MIA 21–0
Q21:03MIAGreg Cox 48-yard field goalMIA 24–0
Q20:12MIACharles Henry 1-yard pass from Bernie Kosar (Cox kick)MIA 31–0
Q312:35MDGreg Hill 39-yard pass from Frank Reich (Atkinson kick)MIA 31–7
Q36:53MDFrank Reich 1-yard run (Atkinson kick)MIA 31–14
Q35:08MIAGreg Cox 19-yard field goalMIA 34–14
Q3MDAlvin Blount 1-yard pass from Frank Reich (Atkinson kick)MIA 34–21
Q49:20MDTommy Neal 20-yard run (Atkinson kick)MIA 34–28
Q45:29MDGreg Hill 68-yard pass from Frank Reich (Atkinson kick)MD 35–34
Q49:20MDRick Badanjek 4-yard run (Atkinson kick)MD 42–34
Q21:00MIAEddie Brown 5-yard pass from Bernie Kosar (pass failed)MD 42–40
See also: 1984 Miami Hurricanes football team

The biggest highlight of the season was Frank Reich's comeback against the defending national champion Miami Hurricanes on November 10, 1984, at the Orange Bowl Stadium. Reich came off the bench to play for Stan Gelbaugh, who had previously replaced him as the starter after Reich separated his shoulder in the fourth week of the season against Wake Forest. Miami quarterback Bernie Kosar led the 'Canes to a 31–0 lead at halftime. At the start of the third quarter, Reich led the Terrapins on a scoring drive after scoring drive. Three touchdowns in the third quarter and a fourth at the start of the final quarter turned what was a blowout into a close game. With the score 34–28 Miami, Reich hit Greg Hill with a 68-yard touchdown pass which deflected off the hands of Miami safety Darrell Fullington to take the lead. Maryland scored once more to cap an incredible 42–9 second half, and won the game 42–40, completing what was then the biggest comeback in NCAA history.[5]

Roster
1984 Maryland Terrapins football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 33 Alvin Blount So
QB 8 Stan Gelbaugh Jr
C 70 Kevin Glover Sr
OT 73 J. D. Maarleveld Jr
QB 14 Frank Reich Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 55 Eric Wilson Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 90 Jess Atkinson Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

1984 Terrapins in professional football
PlayerPositionRoundPickTeam
Kevin GloverCenter234Detroit Lions
Frank ReichQuarterback357Buffalo Bills
Eric WilsonLinebacker7171Green Bay Packers

[6]

Stan Gelbaugh played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1986 and then in the NFL for the Buffalo Bills, Phoenix Cardinals, and Seattle Seahawks.[7]

References
  1. Williams, Larry (2012). The Danny Ford Years at Clemson.
  2. "ACC College Football Champions, Atlantic Coast Conference". Archived from the original on December 30, 2008. Retrieved December 18, 2008.
  3. "Sun shines on Terps, Sun Bowl, record crowd". The El Paso Times. December 23, 1984. Retrieved October 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Wilbon, Michael (November 17, 1984). "Maryland Has Past, Virginia Future, Navy Neither Today". The Washington Post. p. C1. Maryland doesn't have to beat Clemson today since the Tigers are on probation and the game won't count in the league standings ...
  5. Wilbon, Michael (November 11, 1984). "Down by 31, Md. Stuns Miami, 42-40". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  6. "1985 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
  7. "Stan Gelbaugh Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.


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