1983 Maryland Terrapins football team

The 1983 Maryland Terrapins football team represented University of Maryland in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Terrapins offense scored 316 points while the defense allowed 253 points. Led by head coach Bobby Ross, the Terrapins appeared in the Florida Citrus Bowl.

1983 Maryland Terrapins football
ACC champion
Florida Citrus Bowl, L 23–30 vs. Tennessee
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	8–4 (5–0 ACC)
Head coach	Bobby Ross (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Ralph Friedgen (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Gib Romaine (2nd season)
Home stadium	Byrd Stadium
Seasons ← 1982 1984 →

1983 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Maryland $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
North Carolina	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Georgia Tech	3	–	2	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Virginia	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Duke	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Wake Forest	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
NC State	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
No. 11 Clemson *	0	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	1
$ – Conference champion * – Clemson was under NCAA and ACC probation and was ineligible for the ACC title. As a result, their ACC games did not count in the league standings. Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	at Vanderbilt*	No. 17	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	W 21–14	40,856
September 17	No. 20 West Virginia*	No. 17	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)	L 21–31	54,715
September 24	No. 17 Pittsburgh*		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 13–7	48,500
October 1	Virginia	No. 19	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)	W 23–13	40,200
October 8	Syracuse*	No. 16	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 34–13	43,700
October 15	at Wake Forest	No. 16	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	W 36–33	22,300
October 22	Duke	No. 15	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 38–3	40,100
October 29	No. 3 North Carolina	No. 13	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 28–26	51,200
November 5	at No. 3 Auburn*	No. 7	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	L 23–35	75,600
November 12	at No. 17 Clemson*^A	No. 11	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	L 27–52	80,615
November 19	at NC State	No. 20	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	W 29–6	32,300
December 17	vs. Tennessee*	No. 16	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL (Florida Citrus Bowl)	L 23–30	50,185
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ Clemson was under NCAA probation and was ineligible for the ACC title. Therefore, this game did not count in the league standings.

1984 NFL draft

The following players were selected in the 1984 NFL draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Pete Koch	Defensive end	1	16	Cincinnati Bengals
Ron Solt	Guard	1	19	Indianapolis Colts
Boomer Esiason	Quarterback	2	38	Cincinnati Bengals
Dave D'Addio	Running back	4	106	Detroit Lions
Willie Joyner	Running back	7	170	Houston Oilers
Russell Davis	Running back	12	323	Buffalo Bills