The Terrapins are the football team of the University of Maryland, College Park. They compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision of the NCAA and play in the East Division of the Big Ten Conference.
Maryland claims 1 national championship, dating back to 1953, and 11 conference titles. All but 2 of these were won during the Terrapins' time in the Atlantic Coast Conference, which lasted from 1953 to 2013. Maryland won 2 Southern Conference titles before joining the ACC.
The renowned college football coach Paul "Bear" Bryant spent 1 season as head coach at Maryland, and 7 Maryland players have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Of these, 2 were also inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and 17 Terrapins have been picked in the first round of the NFL draft.
The Terrapins play their home games at SECU Stadium, which has a capacity of 51,802.
