# List of Maryland Terrapins bowl games

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. 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. 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.

## Key

General :
| † | Bowl game record attendance |
| ‡ | Former bowl game record attendance |
Results :
| W | Win |
| L | Loss |
| T | Tie |

## Bowl games

List of bowl games showing bowl played in, score, date, season, opponent, stadium, location, attendance and head coach :
| # | Bowl | Score | Date | Season | Opponent | Stadium | Location | Attendance | 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 |