1965 Maryland
4–6 (3–3 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Thomas Nugent. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Ohio 24–7Sep 25
By 17 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | vs Ohio | W 24–7 | 62% |
| Oct 2 | vs Syracuse | L 7–24 | 52% |
| Oct 9 | at Wake Forest | W 10–7 | 49% |
| Oct 16 | at North Carolina | L 10–12 | 37% |
| Oct 23 | vs NC State | L 7–29 | 68% |
| Oct 30 | at South Carolina | W 27–14 | 42% |
| Nov 6 | at Navy | L 7–19 | 37% |
| Nov 13 | at Clemson | W 6–0 | 40% |
| Nov 20 | vs Virginia | L 27–33 | 71% |
| Dec 4 | vs Penn State | L 7–19 | 41% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Penn State 19–7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In program history: The 77th-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 1965.
- Record
- 4–6
- Conference
- 3–3 tied for 5th in Atlantic Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 132–164
- Coach
- Thomas Nugent
- Elo
- 1445 −61 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −1.5 No. 69 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
Drafted in 1966
The 1966 draft| Rd 2 | Tom Cichowski OT | Green Bay Packers |
All-ACC
1 first teamFirst team
Bob SullivanDBAP-1; UPI-1
From Wikipedia’s 1965 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1965 Atlantic Coast Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Duke | 4–2 | 6–4 | |
| South Carolina | 4–2 | 5–5 | |
| NC State | 4–3 | 6–4 | |
| Clemson | 4–3 | 5–5 | |
| Maryland | 3–3 | 4–6 | |
| North Carolina | 3–3 | 4–6 | |
| Virginia | 2–4 | 4–6 | |
| Wake Forest | 1–5 | 3–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.