# 1984 Maryland Terrapins football team

The 1984 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland, College Park in the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Terrapins won the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) for the second consecutive season.

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 8 | Syracuse* | | Byrd StadiumCollege Park, MD | JPT | L 7–23 | 38,850 |
| September 15 | Vanderbilt* | | Byrd StadiumCollege Park, MD | | L 14–23 | 34,100 |
| September 22 | at No. 18 West Virginia* | | Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WV (rivalry) | | W 20–17 | 58,353 |
| September 29 | Wake Forest | | Byrd StadiumCollege Park, MD | | W 38–17 | 32,700 |
| October 6 | at No. 11 Penn State* | | Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA (rivalry) | | L 24–25 | 85,456 |
| October 13 | NC State | | Byrd StadiumCollege Park, MD | | W 44–21 | 43,450 |
| October 27 | at Duke | | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | | W 43–7 | 17,500 |
| November 3 | at North Carolina | | Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC | | W 34–23 | 48,000 |
| November 10 | at No. 6 Miami (FL)* | | Miami Orange BowlMiami, FL | | W 42–40 | 31,548 |
| November 17 | No. 20 Clemson* | | Memorial StadiumBaltimore, MD | | W 41–23 | 60,575 |
| November 24 | at Virginia | No. 18 | Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA (rivalry) | | W 45–34 | 43,017 |
| December 22 | vs. Tennessee* | No. 12 | Sun BowlEl Paso, TX (Sun Bowl) | CBS | W 28–27 | 50,126 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game ||||||||
    A.^ Clemson was under NCAA probation, and was ineligible for the ACC title. Therefore this game did not count in the league standings.

## Games summaries
### Miami (FL)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Terrapins | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 42 |
| Hurricanes | 7 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 40 |
The biggest highlight of the season was Frank Reich's comeback against the defending national champion Miami Hurricanes on November 10, 1984, at the Orange Bowl Stadium. Reich came off the bench to play for Stan Gelbaugh, who had previously replaced him as the starter after Reich separated his shoulder in the fourth week of the season against Wake Forest. Miami quarterback Bernie Kosar led the 'Canes to a 31–0 lead at halftime. At the start of the third quarter, Reich led the Terrapins on a scoring drive after scoring drive. Three touchdowns in the third quarter and a fourth at the start of the final quarter turned what was a blowout into a close game. With the score 34–28 Miami, Reich hit Greg Hill with a 68-yard touchdown pass which deflected off the hands of Miami safety Darrell Fullington to take the lead. Maryland scored once more to cap an incredible 42–9 second half, and won the game 42–40, completing what was then the biggest comeback in NCAA history.

## 1984 Terrapins in professional football

| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Team |
| Kevin Glover | Center | 2 | 34 | Detroit Lions |
| Frank Reich | Quarterback | 3 | 57 | Buffalo Bills |
| Eric Wilson | Linebacker | 7 | 171 | Green Bay Packers |
Stan Gelbaugh played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1986 and then in the NFL for the Buffalo Bills, Phoenix Cardinals, and Seattle Seahawks.