1962 Maryland Terrapins football team

1962 Maryland Terrapins football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	6–4 (5–2 ACC)
Head coach	Tom Nugent (4th season)
Home stadium	Byrd Stadium

1962 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 14 Duke $	6	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Clemson	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Maryland	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
South Carolina	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
NC State	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
North Carolina	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Virginia	1	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Wake Forest	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 1962 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. In their fourth season under head coach Tom Nugent, the Terrapins compiled a 6–4 record (5–2 in conference), finished in third place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and outscored their opponents 170 to 128. The team's statistical leaders included Dick Shiner with 1,324 passing yards, Len Chiaverini with 602 rushing yards, and Tom Brown with 557 receiving yards.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	SMU*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 7–0	33,000
September 29	at Wake Forest	Bowman Gray Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	W 13–2	12,000
October 6	at NC State	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC	W 14–6	13,000
October 13	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	W 31–13	26,000
October 19	at Miami (FL)*	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	L 24–28	49,381
October 27	South Carolina	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 13–11	32,000
November 3	at Penn State*	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	L 7–23	41,384
November 10	at Duke	Duke Stadium Durham, NC	L 7–10	26,000
November 17	Clemson	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 14–17	23,000
November 24	Virginia	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)	W 40–18	17,000
*Non-conference game