The 2012 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the

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in the

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. The Terrapins were led by second-year head coach

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and played their home games at

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. It was the Terrapins' 60th season as a member of the

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(ACC) and their eighth season in the ACC's Atlantic Division. The 2012 Terrapins team was best known for its troubles at quarterback, with four lost for the season after injuries and resorting to freshman linebacker Shawn Petty, who was a quarterback in high school at nearby Eleanor Roosevelt High School.

Schedule

Coaching staff

Game summaries

William & Mary

At Temple

Connecticut

At No. 8 West Virginia

Wake Forest

At Virginia

NC State

At Boston College

Georgia Tech

At No. 13 Clemson

No. 10 Florida State

North Carolina

Notes

References

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