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1989 Maryland

3–⁠7–⁠1 (2–⁠5 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Joe Krivak.

Schedule and results

Maryland in 1989, game by game: lost at No. 24 NC State 6–10; lost vs. No. 17 West Virginia 10–14; won vs. Western Michigan 23–0; lost at No. 7 Clemson 7–31; lost at No. 6 Michigan 21–41; lost at Georgia Tech 24–28; won at Wake Forest 27–7; lost vs. Duke 25–46; won vs. North Carolina 38–0; tied at No. 13 Penn State 13–13; lost vs. No. 16 Virginia 21–48+38−27Lost 6–10 at No. 24 NC State-4No. 24 NC StateLost 10–14 vs. No. 17 West Virginia-4No. 17 West VirginiaWon 23–0 vs. Western Michigan+23Western MichiganLost 7–31 at No. 7 Clemson-24No. 7 ClemsonLost 21–41 at No. 6 Michigan-20No. 6 MichiganLost 24–28 at Georgia Tech-4Georgia TechWon 27–7 at Wake Forest+20Wake ForestLost 25–46 vs. Duke-21DukeWon 38–0 vs. North Carolina+38North CarolinaTied 13–13 at No. 13 Penn State0No. 13 Penn StateLost 21–48 vs. No. 16 Virginia-27No. 16 Virginia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2at24NC StateL 6–⁠1034%
Sep 9vs17West VirginiaL 10–⁠1431%
Sep 16vsWestern MichiganW 23–⁠047%
Sep 23at7ClemsonL 7–⁠3118%
Sep 30at6MichiganL 21–⁠4122%
Oct 7atGeorgia TechL 24–⁠2854%
Oct 14atWake ForestW 27–⁠743%
Oct 21vsDukeL 25–⁠4656%
Oct 28vsNorth CarolinaW 38–⁠072%
Nov 11at13Penn StateT 13–⁠1322%
Nov 18vs16VirginiaL 21–⁠4835%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Virginia 48–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 63rd-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 1989.

Record
3–⁠7–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠5 6th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
215–⁠238
Coach
Joe Krivak
Elo
1461 −23 this season
SP+ rating
4.9 No. 46 of 103; offense No. 64, defense No. 28
SRS
2.6 No. 49 of 106 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Greg Williams

Drafted in 1990

The 1990 draft
Rd 3Neil O’Donnell QBPittsburgh Steelers

All-ACC

1 second team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1989 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1989 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Virginia6–⁠110–⁠318
Duke6–⁠18–⁠4
Clemson5–⁠210–⁠212
Georgia Tech4–⁠37–⁠4
NC State4–⁠37–⁠5
Maryland2–⁠53–⁠7–⁠1
Wake Forest1–⁠62–⁠8–⁠1
North Carolina0–⁠71–⁠10

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