American college football season
The 1996 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Mark Duffner, the Terrapins compiled a 5–6 record, finished in sixth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and were outscored by their opponents 239 to 187.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Brian Cummings with 1,127 passing yards, Brian Underwood with 449 rushing yards, and Geroy Simon with 534 receiving yards.[3]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | Northern Illinois* | | | W 30–6 | 32,517 | [4] |
September 7 | 7:00 p.m. | UAB* | - Byrd Stadium
- College Park, MD
| | W 39–15 | 30,057 | [5] |
September 14 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 22 Virginia | | JPS | L 3–21 | 39,200 | [6] |
September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 23 West Virginia* | | ESPN2 | L 0–13 | 54,542 | [7] |
October 5 | 12:00 p.m. | NC State | - Byrd Stadium
- College Park, MD
| | L 8–34 | 32,550 | [8] |
October 12 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 13 North Carolina | | ESPN2 | L 7–38 | 47,500 | [9] |
October 19 | 2:00 p.m. | Wake Forest | - Byrd Stadium
- College Park, MD
| | W 52–0 | 30,212 | [10] |
October 26 | 12:00 p.m. | at Duke | | JPS | W 22–19 | 18,751 | [11] |
November 2 | 3:30 p.m. | at Clemson | | ABC | L 3–35 | 60,584 | [12] |
| 8:00 p.m. | Georgia Tech | - Byrd Stadium
- College Park, MD
| ESPN | W 13–10 | 22,510 | [13] |
November 23 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. No. 3 Florida State | | ABC | L 10–48 | 31,989 | [14] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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1996 Maryland Terrapins football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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K
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16
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Joe O'Donnell
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Sr
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
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- ^ "1996 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
- ^ "Maryland Yearly Results (1995-1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
- ^ "1996 Maryland Terrapins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
- ^ "Maryland needs rally to beat NIU". The Daily Herald. September 1, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maryland roughs up UAB, 39–15". The Baltimore Sun. September 8, 1996. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Defense creates offense in Virginia's victory". Potomac News. September 15, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Double-zero; Mountaineers blank Maryland while keeping the loss column empty". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 29, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wolfpack comes alive against Maryland". Greensboro News & Record. October 6, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maryland drops fourth straight game". The Daily Times. October 13, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Terps put it all togetheer in victory over Deacs". The News and Observer. October 20, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke goes down to 9th straight loss". Greensboro News & Record. October 27, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clemson totally shuts down Maryland". The Index-Journal. November 3, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maryland blocks Ga. Tech". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 15, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "FSU takes pains but gets by". St. Petersburg Times. November 24, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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