The 2004 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college 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 proved to be his first as a head coach without a postseason bowl game appearance.
The 2004 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college 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 proved to be his first as a head coach without a postseason bowl game appearance.