1971 Maryland
2–9 (1–4 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Roy Lester. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat VMI 38–0Oct 30
By 38 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | vs Villanova | L 13–28 | 37% |
| Sep 18 | vs NC State | W 35–7 | 50% |
| Sep 25 | at North Carolina | L 14–35 | 19% |
| Oct 2 | vs Wake Forest | L 14–18 | 43% |
| Oct 9 | vs Syracuse | L 13–21 | 36% |
| Oct 16 | at South Carolina | L 6–35 | 19% |
| Oct 23 | at Florida | L 23–27 | 25% |
| Oct 30 | vs VMI | W 38–0 | 70% |
| Nov 6 | at 6Penn State | L 27–63 | 7% |
| Nov 13 | at Clemson | L 14–20 | 34% |
| Nov 20 | vs Virginia | L 27–29 | 59% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Virginia 29–27; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In program history: The 112th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).
- Record
- 2–9
- Conference
- 1–4 7th in Atlantic Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 224–283
- Coach
- Roy Lester
- Elo
- 1322 −54 this season
- SP+ rating
- -9.0 No. 98 of 120; offense No. 68, defense No. 109
- SRS
- −4.5 No. 85 of 128 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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All-ACC
1 first teamFirst team
Don BungoriEAP
From Wikipedia’s 1971 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1971 Atlantic Coast Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 6–0 | 9–3 | |
| Clemson | 4–2 | 5–6 | |
 Duke | 2–3 | 6–5 | |
| Wake Forest | 2–3 | 6–5 | |
| Virginia | 2–3 | 3–8 | |
| NC State | 2–4 | 3–8 | |
| Maryland | 1–4 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.