1981 Maryland
4–6–1 (4–2 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Jerry Claiborne. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Virginia 48–7Nov 21
By 41 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | at Vanderbilt | L 17–23 | 71% |
| Sep 19 | vs West Virginia | L 13–17 | 59% |
| Sep 26 | at NC State | W 34–9 | 33% |
| Oct 3 | vs Syracuse | T 17–17 | 67% |
| Oct 10 | at Florida | L 10–15 | 39% |
| Oct 17 | at Wake Forest | W 45–33 | 54% |
| Oct 24 | vs Duke | W 24–21 | 73% |
| Oct 31 | vs 9North Carolina | L 10–17 | 42% |
| Nov 7 | at Tulane | L 7–14 | 53% |
| Nov 14 | at 2Clemson | L 7–21 | 23% |
| Nov 21 | vs Virginia | W 48–7 | 77% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Virginia 48–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In program history: The 38th-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 1981.
- Record
- 4–6–1
- Conference
- 4–2 3rd in Atlantic Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 232–194
- Coach
- Jerry Claiborne
- Elo
- 1537 −25 this season
- SP+ rating
- 10.8 No. 35 of 132; offense No. 45, defense No. 38
- SRS
- 12.1 No. 28 of 137 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
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1981 Atlantic Coast Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clemson | 6–0 | 12–0 | 1 |
| North Carolina | 5–1 | 10–2 | 9 |
 Maryland | 4–2 | 4–6–1 | |
| Duke | 3–3 | 6–5 | |
| NC State | 2–4 | 4–7 | |
| Wake Forest | 1–5 | 4–7 | |
| Virginia | 0–6 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.