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Maryland

ACC · 1982 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
8–4
0.667 Win %
Conference
3rd
5–1 in ACC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
110
1917–2026
All-Time Record
595–551–30
0.519 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#3
1953, 1976
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 4 · Top 10: 8 · Top 25: 21
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 5 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 19 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Maryland head-to-head · History & Eras

1982 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 14Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HIND FBSI11–1L 31–39
4Week 4 · Sep 21West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI9–3L 18–19
5Week 5 · Sep 28NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC6–5W 23–6
6Week 6 · Oct 5Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND FBSI2–9W 26–3
7Week 7 · Oct 12INDIANA STATEUnranked—W 38–0
8Week 8 · Oct 19Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC3–8W 52–31
9Week 9 · Oct 26Duke (DUKE)H2HACC6–5W 49–22
10Week 10 · Nov 2North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC8–4W 31–24
11Week 11 · Nov 9Miami (MIAMI)H2HIND FBSI7–4W 18–17
12Week 12 · Nov 16Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC9–1–1L 22–24
13Week 13 · Nov 23Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC2–9W 45–14
3Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 28Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC10–2L 20–21

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.887
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+27
-7+34
  • North Carolina +8
  • Miami +7
  • NC State +6
  • Duke +6
  • Wake Forest +3
  • Syracuse +2
  • Virginia +2
  • Penn State -1
  • Clemson -1
  • Washington -2
  • West Virginia -3

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #21Better than 85%
Win % Place 25thBetter than 82%

0.667 Win % · Change 3

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#17Regular Season Final#17Post-Season W1#18Post-Season W2#24Post-Season W3#21Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-8
-1
+17
+23
+38
+21
+27
+7
+1
-2
+31
-1

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#381977#161978#361979#251980#871981

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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