Maryland Terrapins Football Tickets

Back in 1892, the Maryland Agricultural College fielded its first official football team. They failed to score a single point in any of the three games they played that season. But they rebounded well the next year by going undefeated (6-0). Now, the Maryland Terrapins are one of the best known athletic schools in the country.

The team’s most successful era came under the guidance of Jim Tatum (1947-1955). During his tenure, the Terrapins won their first official national title (1953; unclaimed national title in 1951), won three conference titles (one Southern, 1951; two ACC in 1953 and 1955), finished three seasons with perfect records, and had six top-20-rank finishes. When he departed after the 1955 season, theprogram fell on hard times until Jerry Claiborne took over in 1972. He would then guide the team to six consecutive bowl games (1973-78) and three straight ACC titles (1974-76).

Bobby Ross would match the accomplishment a decade later with three ACC titles from 1983-85. However, the Terps wouldn’t win another conference title until Ralph Friedgen’s first season in 2001.

Maryland was one of the founding members of the ACC, but after 62 years as a conference leader, they joined the Big Ten in 2014.

When the school was known as the Maryland Agricultural College (1856-1916), athletic teams were referred to as the Farmers or Aggies. It wasn’t until 1932 that the name changed to Terrapins. The Terrapin namesake was a species of turtle commonly found in the state of Maryland.

Maryland has produced a number of players who went on to compete at the professional level, including Shawne Merriman, Vernon Davis, and Darruis Heyward-Bey.

Maryland plays its home games in front of the enthusiastic crowd at Maryland Stadium in College Park.