1970 Maryland Terrapins football team

The 1970 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. In their second season under head coach Roy Lester, the Terrapins compiled a 2–9 record (2–4 in conference), finished in seventh place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and were outscored by their opponents 241 to 112.^[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Jeff Shugars with 836 passing yards, Art Seymore with 945 rushing yards and 309 receiving yards.^[3]

1970 Maryland Terrapins football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	2–9 (2–4 ACC)
Head coach	Roy Lester (2nd season)
Home stadium	Byrd Stadium
Seasons ← 1969 1971 →

1970 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Wake Forest $	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
North Carolina	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Duke	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
South Carolina	3	–	2	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
NC State	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
Clemson	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Maryland	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Virginia	0	–	6	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	1:30 p.m.	Villanova*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 3–21	24,500	[4]
September 19		at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	L 12–13	12,877	[5]
September 26		North Carolina	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 20–53	20,806	[6]
October 2	8:15 p.m.	at Miami (FL)*	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	L 11–18	30,190	[7]
October 10		at Syracuse*	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 7–23	19,872	[8]
October 17		South Carolina	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 21–15	15,400	[9]
October 24		vs. NC State	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl)	L 0–6	18,200	[10]
October 31		Clemson	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 11–24	12,500	[11]
November 7		Penn State*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)	L 0–34	23,400	[12]
November 21		at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	W 17–14	14,000	[13]
November 28		West Virginia*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)	L 10–20	12,821	[14]
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1970 Maryland Terrapins football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 22 Larry Marshall Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 30 Tony Greene Sr DE 71 Guy Roberts Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Roy Lester Coordinators/assistant coaches Bob Brush (Wide receivers coach) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt