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1996 Maryland

5–⁠6 (3–⁠5 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Mark Duffner.

Schedule and results

Maryland in 1996, game by game: won vs. Northern Illinois 30–6; won vs. UAB 39–15; lost at No. 22 Virginia 3–21; lost at No. 23 West Virginia 0–13; lost vs. NC State 8–34; lost at No. 13 North Carolina 7–38; won vs. Wake Forest 52–0; won at Duke 22–19; lost at Clemson 3–35; won vs. Georgia Tech 13–10; lost vs. No. 3 Florida State 10–48+52−38Won 30–6 vs. Northern Illinois+24Northern Illino…Won 39–15 vs. UAB+24UABLost 3–21 at No. 22 Virginia-18No. 22 VirginiaLost 0–13 at No. 23 West Virginia-13No. 23 West VirginiaLost 8–34 vs. NC State-26NC StateLost 7–38 at No. 13 North Carolina-31No. 13 North CarolinaWon 52–0 vs. Wake Forest+52Wake ForestWon 22–19 at Duke+3DukeLost 3–35 at Clemson-32ClemsonWon 13–10 vs. Georgia Tech+3Georgia TechLost 10–48 vs. No. 3 Florida State-38No. 3 Florida State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsNorthern IllinoisW 30–⁠674%
Sep 7vsUABW 39–⁠1582%
Sep 14at22VirginiaL 3–⁠2127%
Sep 28at23West VirginiaL 0–⁠1329%
Oct 5vsNC StateL 8–⁠3469%
Oct 12at13North CarolinaL 7–⁠3818%
Oct 19vsWake ForestW 52–⁠070%
Oct 26atDukeW 22–⁠1957%
Nov 2atClemsonL 3–⁠3532%
Nov 14vsGeorgia TechW 13–⁠1045%
Nov 23vs3Florida StateL 10–⁠4811%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Florida State 48–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 80th-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 1996.

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 6th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
187–⁠239
Coach
Mark Duffner
Elo
1442 −41 this season
SP+ rating
-10.2 No. 83 of 111; offense No. 103, defense No. 46
SRS
−6.8 No. 78 of 111 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Dan Dorazio
Defensive coordinator
Kevin Coyle

Drafted in 1997

The 1997 draft
Rd 1Chad Scott DBPittsburgh Steelers

1996 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida State8–⁠011–⁠13
North Carolina6–⁠210–⁠210
Clemson6–⁠27–⁠5
Virginia5–⁠37–⁠5
Georgia Tech4–⁠45–⁠6
Maryland3–⁠55–⁠6
NC State3–⁠53–⁠8
Wake Forest1–⁠73–⁠8
Duke0–⁠80–⁠11

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