Maryland
ACC · 1996 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 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
1996 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 3 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)H2H | IND FBSI | 1–10 | W 30–6 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 10 |  UABH2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 39–15 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 17 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2H |  ACC | 7–5 | L 3–21 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 1 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND BE | 8–4 | L 0–13 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 8 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2H | ACC | 3–8 | L 8–34 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 15 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2H | ACC | 10–2 | L 7–38 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 22 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2H | ACC | 3–8 | W 52–0 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 29 |  Duke (DUKE)H2H | ACC | 0–11 | W 22–19 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 5 |  Clemson (CLEMSON)H2H | ACC | 7–5 | L 3–35 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 19 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2H | ACC | 5–6 | W 13–10 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 26 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2H | ACC | 11–1 | L 10–48 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- UAB +5
- Georgia Tech +5
- Wake Forest +3
- Northern Illinois +1
- Duke 0
- Florida State -1
- North Carolina -2
- West Virginia -4
- Virginia -5
- Clemson -5
- NC State -8
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.455 Win % · No change
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.