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1984 Maryland

9–⁠3 (6–⁠0 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Bobby Ross, finished No. 12 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Maryland in 1984, game by game: lost vs. Syracuse 7–23; lost vs. Vanderbilt 14–23; won at No. 18 West Virginia 20–17; won vs. Wake Forest 38–17; lost at No. 11 Penn State 24–25; won vs. NC State 44–21; won at Duke 43–7; won at North Carolina 34–23; won at No. 6 Miami 42–40; won vs. No. 20 Clemson 41–23; won at Virginia 45–34; won vs. Tennessee 28–27+36−16Lost 7–23 vs. Syracuse-16SyracuseLost 14–23 vs. Vanderbilt-9VanderbiltWon 20–17 at No. 18 West Virginia+3No. 18 West VirginiaWon 38–17 vs. Wake Forest+21Wake ForestLost 24–25 at No. 11 Penn State-1No. 11 Penn StateWon 44–21 vs. NC State+23NC StateWon 43–7 at Duke+36DukeWon 34–23 at North Carolina+11North CarolinaWon 42–40 at No. 6 Miami+2No. 6 MiamiWon 41–23 vs. No. 20 Clemson+18No. 20 ClemsonWon 45–34 at Virginia+11VirginiaWon 28–27 vs. Tennessee+1Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8vsSyracuseL 7–⁠2366%
Sep 15vsVanderbiltL 14–⁠2371%
Sep 22at18West VirginiaW 20–⁠1725%
Sep 29vsWake ForestW 38–⁠1769%
Oct 6at11Penn StateL 24–⁠2531%
Oct 13vsNC StateW 44–⁠2167%
Oct 27atDukeW 43–⁠767%
Nov 3atNorth CarolinaW 34–⁠2349%
Nov 10at6MiamiW 42–⁠4030%
Nov 17vs20ClemsonW 41–⁠2349%
Nov 24atVirginiaW 45–⁠3449%
Dec 22Bowls & playoffvsTennesseeSun BowlW 28–⁠2758%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Tennessee 28–⁠27 in the Sun Bowl; No. 12 in the final AP poll; Atlantic Coast Conference champions.

In program history: The 9th-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: 15
  3. Wk 15: 12
  4. Final: 12

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 1984.

Atlantic Coast Conference champions6–⁠0 in the conference

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠0 first in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
No. 12 peak No. 12
Points
380–⁠280
Coach
Bobby Ross
Elo
1693 +108 this season
SP+ rating
15.7 No. 14 of 106; offense No. 4, defense No. 67
SRS
14.3 No. 10 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Ralph Friedgen
Defensive coordinator
Gib Romaine
Offense
Multiple
Defense
Wide-Tackle Six

Drafted in 1985

The 1985 draft
Rd 2Kevin Glover CDetroit Lions
Rd 3Frank Reich QBBuffalo Bills
Rd 7Eric Wilson LBGreen Bay Packers

All-ACC

5 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1984 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1984 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Maryland6–⁠09–⁠312
Clemson5–⁠27–⁠4
Georgia Tech3–⁠2–⁠16–⁠4–⁠1
Virginia3–⁠2–⁠28–⁠2–⁠220
North Carolina3–⁠3–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Wake Forest3–⁠46–⁠5
NC State1–⁠63–⁠8
Duke1–⁠62–⁠9

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