1968 Maryland Terrapins football team

1968 Maryland Terrapins football
1968 Maryland Terrapins football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	2–8 (2–5 ACC)
Head coach	Bob Ward (2nd season);
Home stadium	Byrd Stadium
	Seasons ← 1967 1969 →

The 1968 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In their second and final season under head coach Bob Ward, the Terrapins compiled a 2–8 record (2–5 in conference), finished in seventh place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and were outscored by their opponents 299 to 171.^[2]^[3] The team's statistical leaders included Alan Pastrana with 1,053 passing yards, Billy Lovett with 963 rushing yards, and Rick Carlson with 359 receiving yards.^[4]

1968 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
NC State $	6	–	1	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Clemson	4	–	1	–	1	4	–	5	–	1
Virginia	3	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
South Carolina	4	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Duke	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Wake Forest	2	–	3	–	1	2	–	7	–	1
Maryland	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
North Carolina	1	–	6	–	0	3	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	Florida State*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 14–24	33,600	^[5]
September 28	at Syracuse*	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 14–32	26,591	^[6]
October 5	vs. Duke	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl)	L 28–30	21,000	^[7]
October 12	North Carolina	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 33–24	27,480	^[8]
October 19	South Carolina	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 21–19	28,200	^[9]
October 26	at NC State	Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC	L 11–31	31,000	^[10]
November 2	at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	L 14–38	15,500	^[11]
November 9	Clemson	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 0–16	28,596	^[12]
November 16	No. 3 Penn State*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)	L 13–57	30,000	^[13]
November 23	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	L 23–28	18,000	^[14]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1968 Maryland Terrapins football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`12`	Alan Pastrana	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`58`	Dan Kecman	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Bob Ward

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

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