Terps carry Bobby Ross off the
field after the '84 Sun Bowl.

Below are the events that helped shape Maryland Football from 1980-1989.

1980

• Maryland plays Florida in the Tangerine Bowl.

1982

• Bobby Ross takes over as head coach (1982-1986).
• Maryland defeats then #10 North Carolina, 31-24.
• Maryland plays #9 Washington in the Aloha Bowl.
• Maryland finishes season ranked #20 in the final AP poll.

1983

• Maryland ranked #17 in the preseason AP poll.
• Maryland defeats then #17 Pittsburgh, 13-7.
• Maryland defeats then #3 North Carolina, 28-26.
• Maryland wins Atlantic Coast Conference championship.
• Maryland plays Tennessee in the Florida Citrus Bowl.

1984

• Ron Solt & Pete Koch selected in the first-round of the NFL Draft.
• Maryland defeats then #17 West Virginia, 20-17.
• Maryland defeats then #6 Miami, 42-40 after setting an NCAA record in overcoming a 31-0 halftime defecit.
• Maryland defeats then #20 Clemson, 41-23.
• Maryland wins Atlantic Coast Conference championship.
• Maryland defeats Tennessee in the Sun Bowl, 28-27.
• Maryland finishes season ranked #12 in the final AP poll.

1985

• Maryland ranked #7 in the preseason AP poll.
• Maryland sets the school all-time school home attendance record averaging 49,385 for five home games.
• Maryland wins Atlantic Coast Conference championship.
• Maryland defeats Syracuse in the Cherry Bowl, 28-27.
• Maryland finishes season ranked #18 in the final AP poll.

1986

• Maryland ties then #15 Clemson, 17-17.

1989

• Maryland ties then #13 Penn State, 13-13.