2003 Maryland Terrapins football team

The 2003 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 2003 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the Terrapins' 51st season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Ralph Friedgen led the team for his third season as head coach, while Charlie Taaffe served as the third-year offensive coordinator and Gary Blackney as the third-year defensive coordinator. Maryland finished the season with a 10–3 record. The Terrapins received an invitation to the Gator Bowl, where they defeated West Virginia, 41–7, in what was a rematch of a regular season game.

2003 Maryland Terrapins football
Gator Bowl champion
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 17
Record10–3 (6–2 ACC)
Head coach
  • Ralph Friedgen (3rd season)
Offensive coordinatorCharlie Taaffe (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorGary Blackney (3rd season)
Home stadiumByrd Stadium
2003 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 11 Florida State $  7 1   10 3  
No. 17 Maryland  6 2   10 3  
No. 22 Clemson  5 3   9 4  
NC State  4 4   8 5  
Virginia  4 4   8 5  
Georgia Tech  4 4   7 6  
Wake Forest  3 5   5 7  
Duke  2 6   4 8  
North Carolina  1 7   2 10  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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