2009 Maryland Terrapins football team

The 2009 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland during its 57th season in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Terrapins played in the Atlantic Division of the conference, and competed against all five divisional opponents, two Coastal Division opponents on a rotational basis, and one permanent cross-divisional rival: Virginia. The rotating Coastal Division opponents were Virginia Tech and Duke. In 2009, Maryland played its second game of the home-to-home series against California, this year in Berkeley.

2009 Maryland Terrapins football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionAtlantic Division
Record2–10 (1–7 ACC)
Head coach
  • Ralph Friedgen (9th season)
Offensive coordinatorJames Franklin (2nd season)
Offensive schemeWest Coast offense
Defensive coordinatorDon Brown (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumByrd Stadium
2009 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 24 Clemson x  6 2   9 5  
Boston College  5 3   8 5  
Florida State  4 4   7 6  
Wake Forest  3 5   5 7  
NC State  2 6   5 7  
Maryland  1 7   2 10  
Coastal Division
No. 13 Georgia Tech * x$  7 1   11 3  
No. 10 Virginia Tech  6 2   10 3  
No. 19 Miami (FL)  5 3   9 4  
North Carolina *  0 4   0 5  
Duke  3 5   5 7  
Virginia  2 6   3 9  
Championship: Georgia Tech 39, Clemson 34
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • North Carolina vacated 8 wins, including 4 ACC wins.
Rankings from AP Poll

The Terrapins finished the season with a record of 2–10, and 1–7 in ACC play, and failed to qualify for a bowl game. It was the first ten-loss season in school history.

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