2004 Maryland Terrapins football team

The 2004 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in 2004 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the Terrapins' 52nd season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Ralph Friedgen led the team for his fourth season as head coach. It was his first as a head coach without a bowl game appearance.

2004 Maryland Terrapins football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	5–6 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach	Ralph Friedgen (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Charlie Taaffe (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Gary Blackney (4th season)
Home stadium	Byrd Stadium

2004 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 10 Virginia Tech $		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 15 Florida State		6	–	2					9	–	3
No. 11 Miami (FL)		5	–	3					9	–	3
No. 23 Virginia		5	–	3					8	–	4
North Carolina		5	–	3					6	–	6
Georgia Tech		4	–	4					7	–	5
Clemson		4	–	4					6	–	5
NC State		3	–	5					5	–	6
Maryland		3	–	5					5	–	6
Wake Forest		1	–	7					4	–	7
Duke		1	–	7					2	–	9
$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	6:00 pm	Northern Illinois*	No. 22	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		W 23–20	51,830
September 11	6:00 pm	Temple*	No. 23	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		W 45–22	51,292
September 18	12:00 pm	at No. 7 West Virginia*	No. 21	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	ESPN2	L 16–19	60,358
September 25	12:00 pm	at Duke	No. 23	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	JPS	W 55–21	16,298
October 9	3:30 pm	Georgia Tech	No. 23	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	ABC	L 7–20	52,733
October 16	3:30 pm	NC State		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	ABC	L 3–13	52,179
October 23	12:00 pm	at Clemson		Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	JPS	L 7–10	76,603
October 30	3:30 pm	No. 5 Florida State		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	ABC	W 20–17	52,203
November 6	3:30 pm	at No. 13 Virginia		Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	ABC	L 0–16	63,072
November 18	7:30 pm	at No. 15 Virginia Tech		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPN	L 6–55	65,115
November 27	12:00 pm	Wake Forest		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	ESPN	W 13–7	48,226
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

2005 NFL Draft

The following players were selected in the 2005 NFL Draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Shawne Merriman	Linebacker	1	12	San Diego Chargers
Domonique Foxworth	Defensive back	3	97	Denver Broncos