On defense during the 2007 Emerald Bowl The Maryland Terrapins college football team competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), representing the University of Maryland, College Park in the Eastern Division of the Big Ten Conference . Since the establishment of the team in 1892, Maryland has appeared in 29 bowl games .[ 1] Included in these games are three appearances in the Orange Bowl , one in the Sugar Bowl and one Bowl Championship Series (BCS) game appearance in the 2002 Orange Bowl .[ 1] [ 2] The latest bowl occurred on December 30, 2022, when Maryland beat NC State Wolfpack 16–12 in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl . The win brought the Terrapins overall bowl record to 14–14–2.
General † Bowl game record attendance ‡ Former bowl game record attendance
Results W Win L Loss T Tie
List of bowl games showing bowl played in, score, date, season, opponent, stadium, location, attendance and head coach[ A 1] # Bowl Score[ A 2] Date Season[ A 3] Opponent[ A 4] Stadium Location Attendance[ 3] Head coach 1 Gator Bowl T 20–20 January 1, 1948 1947 Georgia Bulldogs Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville 16,666 ‡ Jim Tatum 2 Gator Bowl W 20–7 January 2, 1950 1949 Missouri Tigers Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville 18,409 Jim Tatum 3 Sugar Bowl W 28–13 January 1, 1952 1951 Tennessee Volunteers Tulane Stadium New Orleans 82,000 Jim Tatum 4 Orange Bowl L 7–0 January 1, 1954 1953 Oklahoma Sooners Orange Bowl Miami 68,640 ‡ Jim Tatum 5 Orange Bowl L 20–6 January 2, 1956 1955 Oklahoma Sooners Orange Bowl Miami 76,561 ‡ Jim Tatum 6 Peach Bowl L 17–16 December 28, 1973 1973 Georgia Bulldogs Atlanta Stadium Atlanta 38,107 Jerry Claiborne 7 Liberty Bowl L 7–3 December 16, 1974 1974 Tennessee Volunteers Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis 51,284 Jerry Claiborne 8 Gator Bowl W 13–0 December 29, 1975 1975 Florida Gators Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville 64,012 Jerry Claiborne 9 Cotton Bowl Classic L 30–21 January 1, 1977 1976 Houston Cougars Cotton Bowl Dallas 54,500 Jerry Claiborne 10 Hall of Fame Classic W 17–7 December 22, 1977 1977 Minnesota Golden Gophers Legion Field Birmingham 47,000 Jerry Claiborne 11 Sun Bowl L 42–0 December 23, 1978 1978 Texas Longhorns Sun Bowl El Paso 33,122 Jerry Claiborne 12 Tangerine Bowl L 35–20 December 20, 1980 1980 Florida Gators Orlando Stadium Orlando 52,541 Jerry Claiborne 13 Aloha Bowl L 21–20 December 25, 1982 1982 Washington Huskies Aloha Stadium Honolulu 30,055 ‡ Bobby Ross 14 Florida Citrus Bowl L 30–23 December 17, 1983 1983 Tennessee Volunteers Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando 50,183 Bobby Ross 15 Sun Bowl W 28–27 December 24, 1984 1984 Tennessee Volunteers Sun Bowl El Paso 50,126 ‡ Bobby Ross 16 Cherry Bowl W 35–18 December 21, 1985 1985 Syracuse Orangemen Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac 51,858 Bobby Ross 17 Independence Bowl T 34–34 December 15, 1990 1990 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Independence Stadium Shreveport 48,325 Joe Krivak 18 Orange Bowl L 56–23 January 2, 2002 2001 Florida Gators Pro Player Stadium Miami Gardens 73,640 Ralph Friedgen 19 Peach Bowl W 30–3 December 31, 2002 2002 Tennessee Volunteers Georgia Dome Atlanta 68,330 Ralph Friedgen 20 Gator Bowl W 41–7 January 1, 2004 2003 West Virginia Mountaineers Alltel Stadium Jacksonville 78,892 Ralph Friedgen 21 Champs Sports Bowl W 24–7 December 29, 2006 2006 Purdue Boilermakers Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando 40,168 Ralph Friedgen 22 Emerald Bowl L 21–14 December 28, 2007 2007 Oregon State Beavers AT&T Park San Francisco 32,517 Ralph Friedgen 23 Humanitarian Bowl W 42–35 December 30, 2008 2008 Nevada Wolf Pack Bronco Stadium Boise 26,781 Ralph Friedgen 24 Military Bowl W 51–20 December 29, 2010 2010 East Carolina Pirates RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. 38,062 † Ralph Friedgen 25 Military Bowl L 31–20 December 27, 2013 2013 Marshall Thundering Herd Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis 30,163 Randy Edsall 26 Foster Farms Bowl L 45–21 December 30, 2014 2014 Stanford Cardinal Levi's Stadium Santa Clara 34,780 Randy Edsall 27 Quick Lane Bowl L 30-36 December 26, 2016 2016 Boston College Eagles Ford Field Detroit 19,117 D. J. Durkin 28 Pinstripe Bowl W 54–10
December 29, 2021 2021 Virginia Tech Yankee Stadium The Bronx 29,693 Mike Locksley 29 Duke’s Mayo Bowl W 16–12
December 30, 2022 2022 NC State Wolfpack Bank of America Stadium Charlotte 37,228 Mike Locksley 30 Music City Bowl W 31–13
December 30, 2023 2023 Auburn Tigers Nissan Stadium Nashville 50,088 Mike Locksley
^ Statistics correct as of 2016–17 NCAA football bowl games . ^ Results are sortable first by whether the result was a Maryland win, loss or tie and then second by the margin of victory . ^ Links to the season article for the Maryland team that competed in the bowl for that year. ^ Links to the season article for the opponent that Maryland competed against in the bowl for that year when available or to their general page when unavailable. General National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "Bowl/All-Star Game Records" (PDF) . 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records . NCAA.org. Retrieved December 13, 2011 . Specific ^ a b Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 20–21 ^ Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 31 ^ Bowl/All-Star Game Records, pp. 32–38
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