The 1965 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. In their seventh and final season under head coach Tom Nugent, the Terrapins compiled a 4–6 record (3–3 in conference), finished in a tie for fourth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and were outscored by their opponents 164 to 132.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Phil Petry with 763 passing yards, Ernie Torain with 370 rushing yards, and Bobby Collins with 462 receiving yards.[3]
| 1965 Maryland Terrapins football | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 4–6 (3–3 ACC) |
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| Home stadium | Byrd Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State + | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0† | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson + | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0† | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0† | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0† | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0† | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 25 | Ohio* | W 24–7 | 28,000 | [4] | |
| October 2 | Syracuse* |
| L 7–24 | 35,000 | [5] |
| October 9 | at Wake Forest | W 10–7 | 18,000 | [6] | |
| October 16 | at North Carolina | L 10–12 | 30,000 | [7] | |
| October 23 | NC State |
| L 7–29 | 30,000 | [8] |
| October 30 | at South Carolina | W 27–14 | 30,000 | [9] | |
| November 6 | at Navy* | L 7–19 | 28,135 | [10] | |
| November 13 | at Clemson | W 6–0 | 26,000 | [11] | |
| November 20 | Virginia |
| L 27–33 | 21,000 | [12] |
| December 4 | Penn State* |
| L 7–19 | 24,000 | [13] |
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References
edit- ^ "1965 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
- ^ "Maryland Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
- ^ "1965 Maryland Terrapins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
- ^ "Over-confident Maryland defeats scrappy Ohio 24–7". The Tampa Tribune. September 26, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Syracuse tops Maryland". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 3, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sophomore Torain sparks Maryland to 10–7 victory". The Greenville News. October 10, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UNC edges Maryland 12–10". The Danville Register. October 17, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State buries Terp chances for ACC title". The Charlotte Observer. October 24, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maryland turns back Gamecocks by 27–14". Durham Sunday Herald. October 31, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Middies hang 19–7 setback on Maryland". Wisconsin State Journal. November 7, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maryland spills Clemson". The News and Observer. November 14, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Virginia beats Maryland". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. November 21, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nittanys roll to 19–7 win". Democrat and Chronicle. December 5, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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