The 2011 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the
University of Maryland
The University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland. Founded in 1856, UMD is the flagship institution of the University System of M ...
in the
2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season
The 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the highest level of college football competition in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
The regular season began on September 1, 2011 and ended on D ...
. It was the Terrapins' 59th season as a member of the
Atlantic Coast Conference
The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is a collegiate athletic conference located in the eastern United States. Headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC's fifteen member universities compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Associa ...
(ACC) and its seventh within the ACC's Atlantic Division.
After leading a
significant turnaround in 2010 from the worst season in school history in
2009
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,
Ralph Friedgen did not return for his 11th season as head coach. Maryland's out-of-conference schedule included a continuation of the
long-standing rivalry with
West Virginia
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and a neutral site game against
Notre Dame at the
Washington Commanders' stadium,
FedExField in nearby Landover as well as a game against in-state FCS opponent Towson.
Schedule
Coaching staff
Notes
References
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Maryland
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Maryland Terrapins football seasons
Maryland Terrapins football
The Maryland Terrapins football team represents the University of Maryland, College Park in the sport of American football. The Terrapins compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and the Big Ten Conference. The Terrapins jo ...