After another week of turmoil and frustration, No. 11 Clemson used five Maryland turnovers, including a Billy Davis interception at the Tigers’ 38-yard line with 25 seconds to play, to beat the 18th-ranked Terrapins, 24-22, at Byrd Stadium in College Park, Md.
The win all but sewed up a second straight Atlantic Coast Conference Championship for Clemson, who improved to 7-1-1 following their seventh straight victory. The Tigers earned at least a share of the 1982 ACC Championship with their win over Maryland on November 13, 1982.
It was a nice ending to a week that included stories in The Washington Post that had the Tigers being placed on probation by the NCAA and ACC for recruiting violations.