1969 Maryland
3–7 (3–3 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Roy Lester. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Duke 20–7Oct 18
By 13 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | at West Virginia | L 7–31 | 21% |
| Sep 27 | vs NC State | L 7–24 | 34% |
| Oct 4 | at Wake Forest | W 19–14 | 28% |
| Oct 11 | vs Syracuse | L 9–20 | 31% |
| Oct 18 | vs Duke | W 20–7 | 48% |
| Oct 25 | at South Carolina | L 0–17 | 24% |
| Nov 1 | at Clemson | L 0–40 | 26% |
| Nov 8 | vs Miami (OH) | L 21–34 | 24% |
| Nov 15 | at 5Penn State | L 0–48 | 6% |
| Nov 22 | vs Virginia | W 17–14 | 51% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Virginia 17–14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In program history: The 108th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).
- Record
- 3–7
- Conference
- 3–3 tied for 3rd in Atlantic Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 100–249
- Coach
- Roy Lester
- Elo
- 1355 −23 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- −14.9 No. 101 of 122 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1970
The 1970 draft| Rd 7 | Roland Merritt WR | Washington Redskins |
All-ACC
1 first teamFirst team
Ralph SonntagOTAP
From Wikipedia’s 1969 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1969 Atlantic Coast Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 6–0 | 7–4 | |
| NC State | 3–2–1 | 3–6–1 | |
 North Carolina | 3–3 | 5–5 | |
| Clemson | 3–3 | 4–6 | |
| Duke | 3–3–1 | 3–6–1 | |
| Maryland | 3–3 | 3–7 | |
| Wake Forest | 2–5 | 3–7 | |
| Virginia | 1–5 | 3–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.