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1979 Maryland

7–⁠4 (4–⁠2 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Jerry Claiborne.

Schedule and results

Maryland in 1979, game by game: won vs. Villanova 24–20; won at Clemson 19–0; won vs. Mississippi State 35–14; lost at Kentucky 7–14; lost vs. Penn State 7–27; lost at No. 17 NC State 0–7; lost at Wake Forest 17–25; won at Duke 27–0; won vs. No. 18 North Carolina 17–14; won vs. Louisville 28–7; won vs. Virginia 17–7+27−20Won 24–20 vs. Villanova+4VillanovaWon 19–0 at Clemson+19ClemsonWon 35–14 vs. Mississippi State+21Mississippi Sta…Lost 7–14 at Kentucky-7KentuckyLost 7–27 vs. Penn State-20Penn StateLost 0–7 at No. 17 NC State-7No. 17 NC StateLost 17–25 at Wake Forest-8Wake ForestWon 27–0 at Duke+27DukeWon 17–14 vs. No. 18 North Carolina+3No. 18 North CarolinaWon 28–7 vs. Louisville+21LouisvilleWon 17–7 vs. Virginia+10Virginia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8vsVillanovaW 24–⁠2077%
Sep 15atClemsonW 19–⁠035%
Sep 22vsMississippi StateW 35–⁠1474%
Sep 29atKentuckyL 7–⁠1463%
Oct 6vsPenn StateL 7–⁠2757%
Oct 13at17NC StateL 0–⁠740%
Oct 20atWake ForestL 17–⁠2558%
Oct 27atDukeW 27–⁠058%
Nov 3vs18North CarolinaW 17–⁠1453%
Nov 17vsLouisvilleW 28–⁠768%
Nov 24vsVirginiaW 17–⁠774%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Virginia 17–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 19th-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 1979.

Consensus All-AmericanDale Castro, K

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
198–⁠135
Coach
Jerry Claiborne
Elo
1622 +29 this season
SP+ rating
16.6 No. 22 of 135; offense No. 65, defense No. 5
SRS
12.6 No. 26 of 140 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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All-ACC

3 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1979 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1979 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
NC State5–⁠17–⁠4
Clemson4–⁠28–⁠4
Maryland4–⁠27–⁠4
Wake Forest3–⁠28–⁠4
North Carolina3–⁠38–⁠3–⁠115
Virginia1–⁠46–⁠5
Duke0–⁠62–⁠8–⁠1

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