1988 Maryland Terrapins football team

1988 Maryland Terrapins football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	5–6 (4–3 ACC)
Head coach	Joe Krivak (2nd season)
Home stadium	Byrd Stadium

1988 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 9 Clemson $	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Virginia	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
NC State	4	–	2	–	1			8	–	3	–	1
Wake Forest	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
Maryland	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Duke	3	–	3	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
North Carolina	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
Georgia Tech	0	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Joe Krivak, the Terrapins compiled a 5–6 record, finished in fifth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and were outscored by their opponents 304 to 260. The team's statistical leaders included Neil O'Donnell with 1,973 passing yards, Ricky Johnson with 635 rushing yards, and Vernon Joines with 433 receiving yards.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 3	Louisville*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 27–16
September 17	at No. 12 West Virginia*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	L 24–55
September 24	NC State	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 30–26
October 1	at Syracuse*	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	L 9–20
October 8	Georgia Tech	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 13–8
October 15	Wake Forest	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 24–27
October 22	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	W 34–24
October 29	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	W 41–38
November 5	at Penn State*	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	L 10–17
November 12	No. 16 Clemson	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 25–49
November 19	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	L 23–24
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game