1961 Maryland Terrapins football team
American college football season
| 1961 Maryland Terrapins football | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 7–3 (3–3 ACC) |
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| Home stadium | Byrd Stadium |
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| No. 20 Duke $ | 5 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 4 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 3 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 3 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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| September 23 | at SMU* |
| W 14–6 | 17,000 | [5] | |
| September 30 | at Clemson |
| W 24–21 | 28,000 | [6] | |
| October 7 | No. 7 Syracuse* | W 22–21 | 35,000 | [7] | ||
| October 14 | North Carolina | No. 10 |
| L 8–14 | 23,000 | [8] |
| October 21 | at Air Force* | W 21–0 | 21,500 | [9] | ||
| October 28 | at South Carolina | L 10–20 | 19,000 | [10] | ||
| November 4 | Penn State* |
| W 21–17 | 34,000 | [11] | |
| November 11 | NC State |
| W 10–7 | 25,000 | [12] | |
| November 18 | Wake Forest |
| W 10–7 | 24,000 | [13] | |
| November 25 | at Virginia | L 16–28 | 19,000 | [14] | ||
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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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