2014 Maryland Terrapins football team

2014 Maryland Terrapins football
2014 Maryland Terrapins football
Foster Farms Bowl, L 21–45 vs. Stanford
Conference	Big Ten Conference
	East Division
Record	7–6 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Randy Edsall (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Mike Locksley (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Brian Stewart (3rd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Byrd Stadium
	Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

The 2014 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland, College Park in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Terrapins were led by fourth-year head coach Randy Edsall and played their home games at Byrd Stadium. This marked the Terrapins' inaugural season as a member of the Big Ten Conference and the Big Ten East Division after 61 seasons as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2014 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 1 Ohio State x$#^	8	–	0	14	–	1
No. T–5 Michigan State	7	–	1	11	–	2
Maryland	4	–	4	7	–	6
Rutgers	3	–	5	8	–	5
Michigan	3	–	5	5	–	7
Penn State	2	–	6	7	–	6
Indiana	1	–	7	4	–	8
West Division
No. 13 Wisconsin x	7	–	1	11	–	3
Minnesota	5	–	3	8	–	5
Nebraska	5	–	3	9	–	4
Iowa	4	–	4	7	–	6
Illinois	3	–	5	6	–	7
Northwestern	3	–	5	5	–	7
Purdue	1	–	7	3	–	9
Championship: Ohio State 59, Wisconsin 0
# – College Football Playoff champion ^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The non-conference slate included a game against Syracuse, who joined the ACC in 2013 and was part of the Atlantic Division with Maryland in the Terrapins' final season in the ACC, and regional rival West Virginia, in the schools' 51st contest. Maryland finished with a 4–4 record in Big Ten play, placing third in the East Division behind ranked teams Ohio State and Michigan State. Ending the regular season at 7–5, Maryland accepted an invitation to the Foster Farms Bowl, where Stanford defeated the Terrapins, 45–21.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	3:30 pm	James Madison*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	BTN	W 52–7	45,080
September 6	3:30 pm	at South Florida*	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	CBSSN	W 24–17	28,915
September 13	12:00 pm	West Virginia*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)	BTN	L 37–40	48,154
September 20	12:30 pm	at Syracuse*	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ACCN	W 34–20	40,511
September 27	1:30 pm	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	BTN	W 37–15	44,313
October 4	12:00 pm	No. 20 Ohio State	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	ABC	L 24–52	51,802
October 18	12:00 pm	Iowa	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	ESPN2	W 38–31	48,373
October 25	12:00 pm	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	BTN	L 7–52	80,336
November 1	12:00 pm	at Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 20–19	103,969
November 15	8:00 pm	No. 12 Michigan State	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	BTN	L 15–37	51,802
November 22	3:30 pm	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	BTN	W 23–16	101,717
November 29	3:30 pm	Rutgers	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	ESPNU	L 38–41	36,673
December 30	10:00 pm	vs. Stanford*	Levi's Stadium Santa Clara, CA (Foster Farms Bowl)	ESPN	L 21–45	34,780
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time