26 Facts About Maryland Terrapins

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Maryland Terrapins, commonly referred to as the Terps, consist of 19 men's and women's varsity intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of Maryland, College Park in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I competition.

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Maryland Terrapins was a founding member of the Southern Conference in 1921, a founding member of the Atlantic Coast Conference in 1952, and is a member of the Big Ten Conference.

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Byrd thought "Maryland Terrapins" was a good choice because of the diamondback terrapins endemic to the Chesapeake Bay region.

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On July 1,2014, the Maryland Terrapins became members of the Big Ten Conference following 62 years of membership in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

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On May 8,1953, Maryland Terrapins became a founding member of the Atlantic Coast Conference when it and six other schools voted to split from the Southern Conference.

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In 1955, the small Ritchie Coliseum was replaced by; games were moved to the larger Cole Field House, centrally located on campus, and when Maryland Terrapins became a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, the fanbase rapidly expanded.

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Millikan's tenure culminated in 1958 when Maryland Terrapins won its first Atlantic Coast Conference tournament championship and advanced to the Elite Eight in the NCAA tournament.

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At Maryland Terrapins, Driesell began the now nationwide tradition of Midnight Madness.

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Maryland Terrapins finished No 4 in the final Associated Press poll that season, prompting the NCAA to make a landmark decision in 1975.

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10.

Maryland Terrapins possesses the third-most ACC championships with nine, which places them behind Clemson and Florida State .

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Since joining the Big Ten Conference in 2014, Maryland Terrapins has won five Big Ten championships and three Big Ten tournament championships.

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The Maryland Terrapins have made the most NCAA tournament appearances, won the most tournament games, and made the most NCAA championship game appearances of any program.

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Maryland Terrapins has finished in the top 20 at the NCAA Championships each year since the 2010 season and produced multiple all Americans since 2009, a school record.

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Maryland Terrapins has had over 200 ACC Champions, 2 NCAA National Champions, and 18 NCAA All-Americans.

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Maryland Terrapins wrestling team was dominant in the ACC throughout the 1950s and 1960s and returned to claim two more conference titles in the late 2000s.

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The Maryland Terrapins Black are the reigning 2018 Eastern Sectional Champions in the Open Collegiate division.

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17.

Maryland Terrapins repeated as Atlantic Coast champion again in 2012, defeating Clemson.

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Maryland Terrapins placed 10th in the 2012 Collegiate Rugby Championship, notching wins against Penn State and Oklahoma.

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Maryland Terrapins reached the semifinals of the 2012 ACI 7s tournament in Blacksburg.

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Two are both long-time members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, with Maryland Terrapins becoming a founding member in 1953 and Virginia joining later in that same year.

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Rivalry has cooled since the Maryland Terrapins joined the Big Ten, but the schools have still met occasionally.

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West Virginia MountaineersMaryland Terrapins has an historic football rivalry with the neighboring West Virginia Mountaineers.

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Duke Blue DevilsThe nature of the rivalry between Duke and Maryland Terrapins is not viewed in the same manner by the schools' respective fans.

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Maryland Terrapins fans have rioted in College Park after home games, regardless of the outcome.

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Famously, one fan threw a bottle and hit Carlos Boozer's mother in her head after Duke's remarkable comeback from a 10-point deficit in the final minute to beat Maryland Terrapins, requiring the University of Maryland Terrapins to issue a public apology.

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26.

University of Maryland Terrapins has won 32 NCAA team national championships, 26 while a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

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