1961 Maryland Terrapins football team
American college football season
The 1961 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1961 college football season . In their third season under head coach Tom Nugent , the Terrapins compiled a 7–3 record (3–3 in conference), finished in third place in the Atlantic Coast Conference , and outscored their opponents 156 to 141.[2] [3] The team's statistical leaders included Dick Shiner with 921 passing yards, Ernie Arizzi with 369 rushing yards, and Gary Collins with 428 receiving yards.[4]
Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 23 at SMU * W 14–617,000 [5]
September 30 at Clemson W 24–2128,000 [6]
October 7 No. 7 Syracuse * W 22–2135,000 [7]
October 14 North Carolina No. 10 Byrd Stadium College Park, MD L 8–1423,000 [8]
October 21 at Air Force * W 21–021,500 [9]
October 28 at South Carolina L 10–2019,000 [10]
November 4 Penn State * Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry ) W 21–1734,000 [11]
November 11 NC State Byrd Stadium College Park, MD W 10–725,000 [12]
November 18 Wake Forest Byrd Stadium College Park, MD W 10–724,000 [13]
November 25 at Virginia L 16–2819,000 [14]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
References
^ "1961 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary" . sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 22, 2013 .
^ "1961 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2016 .
^ "Maryland Yearly Results (1960-1964)" . College Football Data Warehouse . David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2016 .
^ "1961 Maryland Terrapins Stats" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2016 .
^ "Terps stymie late SMU drives, post 14–6 victory" . Fort Worth Star-Telegram . September 24, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Terps' late FG shades Clemson 24–21" . St. Petersburg Times . October 1, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Maryland nips Orange" . Sunday Call-Chronicle . October 8, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Terps take first loss" . Kingsport Times-News . October 15, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Terps whip Aircad, bowl hopes raised" . Spokesman-Review . Associated Press. October 22, 1961. p. 8, sports.
^ "South Carolina surprises Maryland with 20–10 win" . Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel . October 29, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Terps score fast, hang on to upset Penn State, 21–17" . The Knoxville News-Sentinel . November 5, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Maryland edges Wolfpack, 10–7" . Asheville Citizen-Times . November 12, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Wake Forest 'fritters' away tilt, loses to Terrapins by 10–7 score" . Daily Press . November 19, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Virginia apparently knocks Maryland out of a bowl, 28–16" . Florence Morning News . November 26, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
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