2012 Maryland Terrapins football team

The 2012 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland, College Park in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Terrapins were led by second-year head coach Randy Edsall and played their home games at Byrd Stadium. It was the Terrapins' 60th season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and their eighth season in the ACC's Atlantic Division.

2012 Maryland Terrapins football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionAtlantic Division
Record4–8 (2–6 ACC)
Head coach
  • Randy Edsall (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorMike Locksley (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorBrian Stewart (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Captains
Home stadiumByrd Stadium
2012 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 10 Florida State xy$  7 1   12 2  
No. 11 Clemson x  7 1   11 2  
NC State  4 4   7 6  
Wake Forest  3 5   5 7  
Maryland  2 6   4 8  
Boston College  1 7   2 10  
Coastal Division
Georgia Tech xy  5 3   7 7  
North Carolina 5 3   8 4  
Miami (FL) 5 3   7 5  
Virginia Tech  4 4   7 6  
Duke  3 5   6 7  
Virginia  2 6   4 8  
Championship: Florida State 21, Georgia Tech 15
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • † North Carolina ineligible for ACC title, championship game, and bowl game due to NCAA sanctions.
    ‡ Miami ineligible for ACC title, championship game, and bowl game due to self-imposed sanctions.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Terrapins team was best known for its troubles at quarterback, with four lost for the season after injuries and resorting to freshman linebacker Shawn Petty, who was a quarterback in high school at nearby Eleanor Roosevelt High School.

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