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Big Ten · College Park, Washington-Baltimore, Maryland

National titles: 1953

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The Heartbreak Index2.7 · #669

The Numb · CFB, 1953

2.7
Heartbreak
#669
of 1,138 clubs
#34
in CFB
1.5
agony · 1.2 despair
The clocks
  • CFB since 19534.5
  • CFB final appearance since 19531.1
Heaviest wounds

playoff run died early, 2001 · playoff run died early, 1953 · playoff run died early, 1976 · playoff run died early, 1955

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596-566-30
All-time
0.500
Win %
1
National titles
11
Conf titles
5
Major bowls
0
Playoff apps
6
Weeks at #1
0
Heismans

Rivalries

Maryland-Virginia rivalryVirginia

Greatest games

Maryland's top games of all time by Game Score.

1
Orange Bowl
#3 Maryland 6-20 #1 Oklahoma
Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida
National TitleMajor Bowl
1955 · Jan 2, 1956
1.68
Game Score
2
Sugar Bowl
#3 Maryland 28-13 #1 Tennessee
Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana
Major Bowl
1951 · Jan 1, 1952
1.37
Game Score
3
Orange Bowl
#1 Maryland 0-7 #4 Oklahoma
Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida
Major Bowl
1953 · Jan 1, 1954
1.16
Game Score
4
Cotton Bowl
#4 Maryland 21-30 #6 Houston
Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas
Major Bowl
1976 · Jan 1, 1977
0.92
Game Score
5
#3 Maryland 14-21 #11 Mississippi
Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, Mississippi
1952 · Nov 15, 1952
0.85
Game Score
6
#5 Maryland 7-0 #1 UCLA
Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland
1955 · Sep 24, 1955
0.85
Game Score
7
#5 Maryland 3-27 #2 Penn State
Beaver Stadium, State College, Pennsylvania
1978 · Nov 4, 1978
0.84
Game Score
8
Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland
Conf Game
1983 · Oct 29, 1983
0.71
Game Score
9
#6 Maryland 7-12 #4 UCLA
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
1954 · Oct 1, 1954
0.68
Game Score
10
Boston University
1949 · Nov 12, 1949
0.64
Game Score

Season by season

Covers NCAA major, I-AA/FCS and their NCAA precursors (College Division 1962-72, Division II 1973-77) only. NAIA, Division III and club seasons are not included.

2026In progress2-6
Maryland · Big Ten
Conf record
0-5
AP, as of Nov 1
NR
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20254-8
Maryland · Big Ten
Conf record
1-8
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20244-8
Maryland · Big Ten
Conf record
1-8
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20238-5
Maryland · Big Ten (East)
Conf record
4-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Music City Bowl (W)
20228-5
Maryland · Big Ten (East)
Conf record
4-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Duke's Mayo Bowl (W)
20217-6
Maryland · Big Ten (East)
Conf record
3-6
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Pinstripe Bowl (W)
20202-3
Maryland · Big Ten (East)
Conf record
2-3
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20193-9
Maryland · Big Ten (East)
Conf record
1-8
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#21
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20185-7
Maryland · Big Ten (East)
Conf record
3-6
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20174-8
Maryland · Big Ten (East)
Conf record
2-7
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20166-7
Maryland · Big Ten (East)
Conf record
3-6
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Quick Lane Bowl (L)
20153-9
Maryland · Big Ten (East)
Conf record
1-7
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20147-6
Maryland · Big Ten (East)
Conf record
4-4
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
San Francisco Bowl (L)
20137-6
Maryland · Atlantic Coast (Atlantic)
Conf record
3-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#25
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Military Bowl (L)
20124-8
Maryland · Atlantic Coast (Atlantic)
Conf record
2-6
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20112-10
Maryland · Atlantic Coast (Atlantic)
Conf record
1-7
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20109-4
Maryland · Atlantic Coast (Atlantic)
Conf record
5-3
AP final
#23
Coach final
#24
AP high
#23
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Military Bowl (W)
20092-10
Maryland · Atlantic Coast (Atlantic)
Conf record
1-7
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20088-5
Maryland · Atlantic Coast (Atlantic)
Conf record
4-4
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#22
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Humanitarian Bowl (W)
20076-7
Maryland · Atlantic Coast (Atlantic)
Conf record
3-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Emerald Bowl (L)
20069-4
Maryland · Atlantic Coast (Atlantic)
Conf record
5-3
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#21
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Champs Sports Bowl (W)
20055-6
Maryland · Atlantic Coast (Atlantic)
Conf record
3-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20045-6
Maryland · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
3-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#21
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
200310-3
Maryland · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
6-2
AP final
#17
Coach final
#20
AP high
#15
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Gator Bowl (W)
200211-3
Maryland · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
6-2
AP final
#13
Coach final
#13
AP high
#13
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Peach Bowl (W)
200110-2
Maryland · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
7-1
AP final
#11
Coach final
#10
AP high
#6
Champ game
—
Conf champ
★
Bowl
Orange Bowl (L)MajorBCS
20005-6
Maryland · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
3-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19995-6
Maryland · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
2-6
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19983-8
Maryland · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
1-7
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19972-9
Maryland · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
1-7
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19965-6
Maryland · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
3-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19956-5
Maryland · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
4-4
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#17
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19944-7
Maryland · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
2-6
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19932-9
Maryland · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
2-6
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19923-8
Maryland · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
2-6
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19912-9
Maryland · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
2-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19906-5-1
Maryland · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
4-3
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Independence Bowl (T)
19893-7-1
Maryland · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
2-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19885-6
Maryland · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
4-3
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19874-7
Maryland · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
3-3
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19865-5-1
Maryland · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
2-3-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#13
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19859-3
Maryland · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
6-0
AP final
#18
Coach final
#19
AP high
#7
Champ game
—
Conf champ
★
Bowl
Cherry Bowl (W)
19849-3
Maryland · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
6-0
AP final
#12
Coach final
#11
AP high
#12
Champ game
—
Conf champ
★
Bowl
Sun Bowl (W)
19838-4
Maryland · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
5-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#7
Champ game
—
Conf champ
★
Bowl
Citrus Bowl (L)
19828-4
Maryland · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
5-1
AP final
#20
Coach final
#20
AP high
#16
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Aloha Bowl (L)
19814-6-1
Maryland · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
4-2
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19808-4
Maryland · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
5-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#19
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Tangerine Bowl (L)
19797-4
Maryland · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
4-2
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19789-3
Maryland · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
5-1
AP final
#20
Coach final
—
AP high
#5
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Sun Bowl (L)
19778-4
Maryland · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
4-2
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#10
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Hall of Fame Bowl (W)
197611-1
Maryland · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
5-0
AP final
#8
Coach final
#11
AP high
#4
Champ game
—
Conf champ
★
Bowl
Cotton Bowl (L)Major
19759-2-1
Maryland · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
5-0
AP final
#13
Coach final
#11
AP high
#13
Champ game
—
Conf champ
★
Bowl
Gator Bowl (W)
19748-4
Maryland · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
6-0
AP final
#13
Coach final
#13
AP high
#10
Champ game
—
Conf champ
★
Bowl
Liberty Bowl (L)
19738-4
Maryland · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
5-1
AP final
#20
Coach final
#18
AP high
#18
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Peach Bowl (L)
19725-5-1
Maryland · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
3-2-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19712-9
Maryland · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
1-4
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19702-9
Maryland · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
2-4
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19693-7
Maryland · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
3-3
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19682-8
Maryland · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
2-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19670-9
Maryland · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
0-6
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19664-6
Maryland · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
3-3
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19654-6
Maryland · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
3-3
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19645-5
Maryland · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
4-3
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19633-7
Maryland · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
2-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19626-4
Maryland · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
5-2
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19617-3
Maryland · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
3-3
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#10
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19606-4
Maryland · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
5-2
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19595-5
Maryland · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
4-2
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19584-6
Maryland · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
3-3
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19575-5
Maryland · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
4-3
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19562-7-1
Maryland · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
2-2-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#6
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
195510-1
Maryland · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
4-0
AP final
#3
Coach final
#3
AP high
#1
Champ game
—
Conf champ
★
Bowl
Orange Bowl (L)Major
19547-2-1
Maryland · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
4-0-1
AP final
#8
Coach final
#11
AP high
#3
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
195310-1
Maryland · Atlantic Coast
National champion
Conf record
3-0
AP final
#1
Coach final
#1
AP high
#1
Champ game
—
Conf champ
★
Bowl
Orange Bowl (L)Major
19527-2
Maryland · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
#13
Coach final
#13
AP high
#2
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
195110-0
Maryland · Southern
Conf record
5-0
AP final
#3
Coach final
#4
AP high
#3
Champ game
—
Conf champ
★
Bowl
Sugar Bowl (W)Major
19507-2-1
Maryland · Southern
Conf record
4-1-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#8
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19499-1
Maryland · Southern
Conf record
4-0
AP final
#14
Coach final
—
AP high
#14
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Gator Bowl (W)
19486-4
Maryland · Southern
Conf record
4-2
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19477-2-2
Maryland · Southern
Conf record
3-2-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Gator Bowl (T)
19463-6
Maryland · Southern
Conf record
2-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19456-2-1
Maryland · Southern
Conf record
3-2
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19441-7-1
Maryland · Southern
Conf record
1-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19434-5
Maryland · Southern
Conf record
2-0
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19427-2
Maryland · Southern
Conf record
1-2
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19413-5-1
Maryland · Southern
Conf record
1-2
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19402-6-1
Maryland · Southern
Conf record
0-1-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19392-7
Maryland · Southern
Conf record
0-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19382-7
Maryland · Southern
Conf record
1-2
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19378-2
Maryland · Southern
Conf record
3-0
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
★
19366-5
Maryland · Southern
Conf record
4-2
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19357-2-2
Maryland · Southern
Conf record
3-1-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19347-3
Maryland · Southern
Conf record
3-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19333-7
Maryland · Southern
Conf record
1-4
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19325-6
Maryland · Southern
Conf record
2-4
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19318-1-1
Maryland · Southern
Conf record
4-1-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19307-5
Maryland · Southern
Conf record
4-2
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19294-4-2
Maryland · Southern
Conf record
1-3-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19286-3-1
Maryland · Southern
Conf record
2-3-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19274-7
Maryland · Southern
Conf record
3-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19265-4-1
Maryland · Southern
Conf record
1-3-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19253-5
Maryland · Southern
Conf record
0-4
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19243-3-3
Maryland · Southern
Conf record
1-2-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19237-2-1
Maryland · Southern
Conf record
2-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19224-5-1
Maryland · Southern
Conf record
1-2
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19213-5-1
Maryland · Southern
Conf record
1-1-1
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19207-2
Maryland · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19195-4
Maryland · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19184-1-1
Maryland · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19174-3-1
Maryland · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—

Award winners

22 major award winners and consensus All-Americans.

Brad Craddock2014
Lou Groza AwardPK
E.J. Henderson2002
Chuck Bednarik AwardD
E.J. Henderson2002
Consensus All-AmericanLB
E.J. Henderson2002
Dick Butkus AwardLB
Ralph Friedgen2001
AFCA Coach of the Year AwardCoach
E.J. Henderson2001
Consensus All-AmericanLB
J.D. Maarleveld1985
Consensus All-AmericanOL
Dale Castro1979
Consensus All-AmericanPK
Joe Campbell1976
Consensus All-AmericanDT
Randy White1974
Consensus All-AmericanDL
Randy White1974
Outland TrophyDE
Randy White1974
Vince Lombardi/Rotary AwardDT