1962 Maryland
6–4 (5–2 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Thomas Nugent. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Virginia 40–18Nov 24
By 22 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | vs SMU | W 7–0 | 72% |
| Sep 29 | at Wake Forest | W 13–2 | 55% |
| Oct 6 | at NC State | W 14–6 | 54% |
| Oct 13 | at North Carolina | W 31–13 | 59% |
| Oct 19 | at Miami | L 24–28 | 42% |
| Oct 27 | vs South Carolina | W 13–11 | 75% |
| Nov 3 | at Penn State | L 7–23 | 29% |
| Nov 10 | at Duke | L 7–10 | 37% |
| Nov 17 | vs Clemson | L 14–17 | 61% |
| Nov 24 | vs Virginia | W 40–18 | 76% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Virginia 40–18; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In program history: The 34th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1962.
- Record
- 6–4
- Conference
- 5–2 3rd in Atlantic Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 170–128
- Coach
- Thomas Nugent
- Elo
- 1549 +39 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- 9.3 No. 34 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1963
The 1963 draft| Rd 2 | Walt Rock OG | San Francisco 49ers |
| Rd 2 | Tom Brown S | Green Bay Packers |
| Rd 3 | Dave Crossan OG | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Rd 2 | Walt Rock OT | Kansas City Chiefs (AFL) |
| Rd 3 | Tom Brown DB | Buffalo Bills (AFL) |
All-ACC
3 first teamFirst team
Walter RockOGAP-1; UPI-1- Dick ShinerB
- Tom BrownB
From Wikipedia’s 1962 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1962 Atlantic Coast Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 6–0 | 8–2 | |
| Clemson | 5–1 | 6–4 | |
| Maryland | 5–2 | 6–4 | |
| South Carolina | 3–4 | 4–5–1 | |
| NC State | 3–4 | 3–6–1 | |
| North Carolina | 3–4 | 3–7 | |
| Virginia | 1–4 | 5–5 | |
| Wake Forest | 0–7 | 0–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.