1981 Maryland Terrapins football team

1981 Maryland Terrapins football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	4–6–1 (4–2 ACC)
Head coach	Jerry Claiborne (10th season)
Home stadium	Byrd Stadium

1981 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Clemson $	6	–	0	–	0			12	–	0	–	0
No. 9 North Carolina	5	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Maryland	4	–	2	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
Duke	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
NC State	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Wake Forest	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Virginia	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their 10th and final season under head coach Jerry Claiborne, the Terrapins compiled a 4–6–1 record, finished in third place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and outscored their opponents 232 to 194. The team's statistical leaders included Boomer Esiason with 1,635 passing yards, Charlie Wysocki with 715 rushing yards, and Russell Davis with 498 receiving yards.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12		at Vanderbilt*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN		L 17–23	38,624
September 19		West Virginia*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)		L 13–17	38,300
September 26		at NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC		W 34–9	47,500
October 3		Syracuse*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		T 17–17	32,000
October 10		at Florida*	Florida Field Gainesville, FL		L 10–15	56,319
October 17		at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		W 45–33	24,500
October 24		Duke	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		W 24–21	31,800
October 31		No. 9 North Carolina	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		L 10–17	32,100
November 7		at Tulane*	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		L 7–14	32,474
November 14	1:00 p.m.	at No. 2 Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	USA	L 7–21	63,199
November 21		Virginia	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)		W 48–7	21,300
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1981 Maryland Terrapins football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 7 Boomer Esiason So TE 82 John Tice Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 79 Pete Koch So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class FB 41 Larry Abraham Fr	Head coach Jerry Claiborne Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt