2011 ACC Football Team-by-Team Schedule
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -
A 2011 Terrapin football schedule which includes a Labor Day matchup with Miami, an early season tilt vs. West Virginia and a November meeting with Notre Dame at FedEx Field was jointly announced Monday by the Atlantic Coast Conference and the University of Maryland.
Maryland will open 2011, the first year in College Park for head coach Randy Edsall, with four consecutive home games, including the season-opener against Miami on Monday, Sept. 5, a game which will be nationally televised by ESPN with a kickoff scheduled for 8 p.m. EST.
It will mark the second year in a row the Terps have played to a national audience on Labor Day. Maryland opened the 2010 season with a thrilling 17-14 win over Navy at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore.
After an early-season bye (Sept. 10), the Terps will face interstate rival West Virginia on Sept. 17 at Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium, marking the Mountaineers' first visit to College Park since 2007.
Maryland will close the early-season homestand with non-conference games against Temple (Sept. 24) and Towson (Oct. 1), a first-time in-state opponent.
The Maryland-Towson game was originally scheduled for the opening weekend of the season.
"We were approached by the ACC about playing Miami in a prime-time national broadcast on ESPN," Maryland director of athletics Kevin Anderson said. "Based on the positive experience that our student-athletes and many of our fans enjoyed last season playing on Labor Day, we agreed to the request."
Maryland has played a league opponent in the season-opener numerous times, the last coming in 2001 vs. North Carolina.
"We are excited to have the opportunity to open the 2011 season in Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium on national TV against an ACC rival," Anderson said. "We also want to thank Towson University for working with us and the league office on adjusting the schedule."
Following the Towson game, the Terps head back into conference play with a road game on Oct. 8 against Georgia Tech, the first meeting between the teams since 2007.
A home game vs. Clemson (Oct. 15) and a road contest vs. Florida State (Oct. 22), the defending Atlantic Division Champion, follow the matchup in Atlanta with the Yellow Jackets.
While the Terps play all but four of their 2011 games locally, the last of seven home contests occurs in early November.
Maryland will play host to Boston College on Oct. 29 and another border rival, Virginia, on Nov. 5.
The Terps, who have never played at FedEx Field, will make a short drive down Interstate 95 on Nov. 12 to face Notre Dame at the home of the Washington Redskins. Despite the close proximity to College Park, the Fighting Irish will serve as the home team.
The Terrapins close the regular season on the road with Wake Forest (Nov. 19) and NC State (Nov. 26).
Other game times will be announced at a later date. League home games are selected on a 12-day option by ESPN/ABC or the ACC Network. During the season, ESPN/ABC can choose certain ACC games on a six-day window.
Season tickets are now available for purchase and renewal. Season-ticket prices have been reduced from last season and a variety of options are available starting as low as $130. There are also family 4-packs available for $480 and season-ticket holders have the ability to spread the cost over six monthly installments.
Season-ticket packages for 2011 will not include the Notre Dame game at FedEx Field. First priority to purchase tickets for this game through the Maryland Athletics Ticket Office will be given to current Terrapin Club members and football season-ticket holders. More information on the Notre Dame game will be released soon.
Fans can purchase tickets by clicking here or by calling the Terrapin Ticket Office at (301) 314-7070 or 1-800-IMA-TERP. Single-game tickets will be available at a later date.
2011 Schedule
Sept. 5 - Miami (Monday), 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Sept. 17 - West Virginia
Sept. 24 - Temple
Oct. 1 - Towson
Oct. 8 - @ Georgia Tech
Oct. 15 - Clemson
Oct. 22 - @ Florida State
Oct. 29 - Boston College
Nov. 5 - Virginia
Nov. 12 - vs. Notre Dame (@ FedEx Field, Landover, Md.)
Nov. 19 - @ Wake Forest
Nov. 26 - @ NC State
Schedule Notes:
• Eight bowl teams from last year appear on the Terps' 2011 schedule: Miami (Hyundai Sun Bowl), West Virginia (Champs Sports Bowl), Georgia Tech (AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl), Clemson (Meineke Car Care Bowl), Boston College (Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl), Miami (Champs Sports Bowl), Florida State (Chick-fil-A) and NC State (Champs Sports Bowl).
• Maryland and Towson will be meeting for the first time. The Terps will be facing Notre Dame for just the second time (2002 season opener).
• Miami leads the all-time series, 8-7. The two schools played for the first time in 19 years in 2006, a 14-13 home win for Maryland.
• Maryland and West Virginia are playing for the second straight year after taking two years off in the series. The two schools met annually from 1980 to 2007. The Mountaineers hold a slight 24-21-2 advantage in a series that dates back to 1919.
• Temple is on the schedule for the first time since 2005. Maryland owns a 6-0 lead in the series which began in 1997.
• Georgia Tech leads the series with the Terps, 13-6, having won three of the last four meetings. Four of the last six games have been decided by four points or less. Maryland has won just once (2001) in nine trips to Atlanta.
• Clemson holds a 31-26-2 advantage over Maryland in the series, but the Terps have won six of the last 10.
• Florida State has a 19-2 edge in the all-time series, but both Maryland wins have come in the last seven meetings.
• Boston College leads the all-time series 5-3. Maryland and Boston College met for the first time in 21 years in Massachusetts in 2006 with the Eagles winning, 38-16 (in Chestnut Hill). Maryland's 42-35 home victory in 2007 over the eighth-ranked Eagles snapped a three-game BC winning streak in the series. Maryland won last season in Chestnut Hill, its first victory in three trips.
• The Terps lead the all-time series with Virginia, 42-31-2, but the Cavaliers have won the two in College Park.
• Maryland owns a 42-16-1 advantage in the series against Wake Forest, including victories in nine of the last 12. The Demon Deacons has won the last two in Winston-Salem, N.C.
• Maryland leads the all-time series with NC State, 32-31-4. The Terps have won eight of the last 11 in the series.
