1986 Maryland Terrapins football team

The 1986 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth and final season under head coach Bobby Ross, the Terrapins compiled a 5–5–1 record, finished in fifth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and outscored their opponents 262 to 211.^[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Dan Henning with 2,725 passing yards, Alvin Blount with 505 rushing yards, and James Milling with 650 receiving yards.^[3]

1986 Maryland Terrapins football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	5–5–1 (2–3–1 ACC)
Head coach	Bobby Ross (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ralph Friedgen (5th season)
Captains	Alvin Blount Chuck Faucette Bruce Mesner
Home stadium	Byrd Stadium
Seasons ← 1985 1987 →

1986 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 17 Clemson $	5	–	1	–	1			8	–	2	–	2
NC State	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	1
North Carolina	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	1
Georgia Tech	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Maryland	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Wake Forest	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Duke	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Virginia	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	at Pittsburgh*		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	W 10–7	48,120	[4]
September 13	Vanderbilt*		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 35–21	45,275	[5]
September 20	at West Virginia*		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	W 24–3	63,500	[6]
September 27	NC State	No. 13	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 16–28	44,920	[7]
October 11	Boston College*		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 25–30	45,380	[8]
October 18	Wake Forest		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 21–27	39,650	[9]
October 25	at Duke		Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	W 27–19	18,600	[10]
November 1	at North Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	L 30–32	46,000	[11]
November 8	at No. 2 Penn State*		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	L 15–17	85,561	[12]
November 15	No. 15 Clemson		Memorial Stadium Baltimore, MD	T 17–17	58,758	[13]
November 28	at Virginia		Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	W 42–10	27,800	[14]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game