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1973 Maryland

8–⁠4 (5–⁠1 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Jerry Claiborne, finished No. 20 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Maryland in 1973, game by game: lost vs. West Virginia 13–20; won at North Carolina 23–3; won vs. Villanova 31–3; won vs. Syracuse 38–0; lost at NC State 22–24; won at Wake Forest 37–0; won vs. Duke 30–10; lost vs. No. 6 Penn State 22–42; won vs. Virginia 33–0; won at Clemson 28–13; won vs. No. 17 Tulane 42–9; lost vs. Georgia 16–17+38−20Lost 13–20 vs. West Virginia-7West VirginiaWon 23–3 at North Carolina+20North CarolinaWon 31–3 vs. Villanova+28VillanovaWon 38–0 vs. Syracuse+38SyracuseLost 22–24 at NC State-2NC StateWon 37–0 at Wake Forest+37Wake ForestWon 30–10 vs. Duke+20DukeLost 22–42 vs. No. 6 Penn State-20No. 6 Penn StateWon 33–0 vs. Virginia+33VirginiaWon 28–13 at Clemson+15ClemsonWon 42–9 vs. No. 17 Tulane+33No. 17 TulaneLost 16–17 vs. Georgia-1Georgia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 15vsWest VirginiaL 13–⁠2045%
Sep 22atNorth CarolinaW 23–⁠319%
Sep 29vsVillanovaW 31–⁠371%
Oct 6vsSyracuseW 38–⁠073%
Oct 13atNC StateL 22–⁠2436%
Oct 20atWake ForestW 37–⁠069%
Oct 27vsDukeW 30–⁠1069%
Nov 3vs6Penn StateL 22–⁠4232%
Nov 10vsVirginiaW 33–⁠078%
Nov 17atClemsonW 28–⁠1356%
Nov 24vs17TulaneW 42–⁠957%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvsGeorgiaPeach BowlL 16–⁠1747%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia 17–⁠16 in the Peach Bowl; No. 20 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 13: 18
  2. Wk 14: 18
  3. Final: 20

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 1973.

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠1 2nd in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
No. 20 peak No. 18
Points
335–⁠141
Coach
Jerry Claiborne
Elo
1604 +149 this season
SP+ rating
16.6 No. 23 of 123; offense No. 35, defense No. 22
SRS
16.7 No. 19 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1974

The 1974 draft
Rd 7Bart Purvis OTGreen Bay Packers

All-ACC

4 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1973 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1973 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
NC State6–⁠09–⁠316
Maryland5–⁠18–⁠420
Clemson4–⁠25–⁠6
Virginia3–⁠34–⁠7
Duke1–⁠4–⁠12–⁠8–⁠1
North Carolina1–⁠54–⁠7
Wake Forest0–⁠5–⁠11–⁠9–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.