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1981 Maryland Terrapins football
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
	Seasons ← 1980 1982 →

1981 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t e	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.^[1]^[2] 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.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12		at Vanderbilt*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN		L 17–23	38,624	^[4]
September 19		West Virginia*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)		L 13–17	38,300	^[5]
September 26		at NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC		W 34–9	47,500	^[6]
October 3		Syracuse*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		T 17–17	32,000	^[7]
October 10		at Florida*	Florida Field Gainesville, FL		L 10–15	56,319	^[8]
October 17		at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		W 45–33	24,500	^[9]
October 24		Duke	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		W 24–21	31,800	^[10]
October 31		No. 9 North Carolina	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		L 10–17	32,100	^[11]
November 7		at Tulane*	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		L 7–14	32,474	^[12]
November 14	1:00 p.m.	at No. 2 Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	USA	L 7–21	63,199	^[13]
November 21		Virginia	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)		W 48–7	21,300	^[14]
*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

References

^ "1981 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
^ "Maryland Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
^ "1981 Maryland Terrapins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
^ "Vanderbilt surprises, Terrapins bow, 23–17". The Baltimore Sun. September 13, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Terps struggle again, lose to West Virginia". The Charlotte Observer. September 20, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Maryland clobbers N.C. State". Fort Myers News-Press. September 27, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Syracuse rallies to tie Maryland". Sunday News Journal. October 4, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Terrapins' woes grow with 15–10 loss to Fla". The Baltimore Sun. October 11, 1981. Retrieved November 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Terps survive Deacs' barrage". The Roanoke Times & World-News. October 18, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Maryland slips by Blue Devils for 24–21 win". The Charlotte Observer. October 25, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tar Heel bench scuttles Maryland by 17–10". The Daily Times. November 1, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Green Wave topples Maryland Terps, 14–7". The Daily Advertiser. November 8, 1981. Retrieved October 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Jordan helps No. 2 Clemson humble Terps". Daily Press. November 15, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Wysocki, Esiason lead Terps' massacre of Cavs". Durham Morning Herald. November 22, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.