North Carolina at Maryland

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 14, 1963, page 16

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  MARYLAND There doesn’t appear to be any quick, easy remedy for what ais Maryland’s winless football team. The trouble began several years ago and the signs were there for all to see. Sure, six pass interruptions wrecked the Terps in Saturdays 14–⁠7 setback by North Carolina. The rain hurt at South Carolina. North Carolina State was simply too powerful, and Duke broke open q tight game with a so-called bomb. However, the statistics that really tell the story are on page A and As Of the 1861 Maryland brochure. Thirty-four sophomores are listed on the roster Of the 81 team. Presumably about 80 were on athletic grants-in-aid. They should be seniors now and the backbone of this club. Eleven Of those players remain. What happened to the rest? That’s the story Of this 1868 team. Saturdays failures pass ing were nothing compared to failures to pass ACCIDENTALLY by most Of these. This Is more than normal attrition. Ends Also Gone Among the dropouts due to various reasons were three big tackles, Gary Wikander, Terry Billingsley and Ned Chappell, plus other linemen like Guard Nike Lapriola and Center Jack Cleminson, who would help now. The ends Tom Nugent once envisioned to be the best pair defenSively In the ACC this season also are gone. Harry But sko Is with the Redskins, after passing up his final year of eligibility, and Jerry Osler, who would have been a junior, is back home in New Jersey. Both | were academic dropouts. The same thing happened at quarterback. Cliff Melton and | Jim Corcoran, who were tagged as the back-up men behind

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North Carolina leads 37–⁠32–⁠1 in 70 meetings, counting the 41 since this game.