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1972 Maryland Terrapins football team

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1972 record
  
5–5–1 (3–2–1 ACC)

Home stadium
  
Byrd Stadium

Conference
  
Atlantic Coast Conference

Head coach
  
Jerry Claiborne (1st year)

The 1972 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1972 college football season. In their first season under head coach Jerry Claiborne, the Terrapins compiled a 5–5–1 record (3–2–1 in conference), finished in third place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and outscored their opponents 243 to 217. The team's statistical leaders included Bob Avellini with 1,251 passing yards, Louis Carter with 474 rushing yards, and Don Ratliff with 515 receiving yards.

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1972 Maryland Terrapins football team Wikipedia