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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 7–4 (4–2 ACC) |
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| Home stadium | Byrd Stadium |
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| NC State $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No.15North Carolina | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1979 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their eighth season under head coach Jerry Claiborne, the Terrapins compiled a 7–4 record (4–2 in conference), finished in a tie for second place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and outscored their opponents 198 to 135.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Mike Tice with 897 passing yards, Charlie Wysocki with 1,140 rushing yards, and Joe Carinci with 375 receiving yards.[3]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 8 | Villanova* |
| W 24–20 | 31,684 | [4] |
| September 15 | atClemson |
| W 19–0 | 52,474 | [5][6] |
| September 22 | Mississippi State* |
| W 35–14 | 37,212 | [7] |
| September 29 | atKentucky* |
| L 7–14 | 57,800 | [8] |
| October 6 | Penn State* |
| L 7–27 | 52,348 | [9] |
| October 13 | at No. 17NC State |
| L 0–7 | 39,800 | [10] |
| October 20 | atWake Forest |
| L 17–25 | 26,050 | [11] |
| October 27 | atDuke |
| W 27–0 | 34,200 | [12] |
| November 3 | No. 18North Carolina |
| W 17–14 | 35,618 | [13] |
| November 17 | Louisville* |
| W 28–7 | 25,104 | [14] |
| November 24 | Virginia |
| W 17–7 | 26,071 | [15] |
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