1953
Byrd is home to the national champion Terrapin football team.

1955
In a game billed as the "Best of the East" vs. the""Best of the West," Maryland defeated No. 1-ranked UCLA 7-0. Historians called that game one of the greatest of the decade.

1957
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip visited while former Terp head coach Jim Tatum returned to the scene of his greatest coaching triumphs. The Terps went on to upset North Carolina in what then- head coach Tommy Mont later called his finest moment as coach.

1974
The legendary Bear Bryant returned to College Park with his third-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide on Sept. 14. Temporary bleachers were installed for only the second time in stadium history to accommodate 54,412 fans, then the largest crowd ever at Byrd. Later in the season, on Oct. 11, the then-second-largest crowd (49,647) in Byrd history watched the 15th-ranked Terps defeat 17th-ranked NC State 20-10.

1975
The Byrd Stadium attendance record of 58,973 was set when 14th-ranked Maryland hosted ninth-ranked Penn State.

1983
Byrd Stadium played host to its second-largest crowd, 54,715, as the 17th-ranked Terps met No. 20 West Virginia.

1985
The Terps, ranked No. 1 in the preseason by Sport magazine, set the all-time school home attendance record, averaging 49,385 for five home games.

1990
Construction began following the last home football game of the season on what was the first major athletic construction on campus in 35 years. The Byrd Stadium refurbishment was the first of its kind to be done without the supervision of Curley Byrd.

1994
Following the end of the football season, renovations continued with the addition of an upper deck.

1995
Seating capacity is 48,055 - an increase of 12,000 - following the completion of the upper deck on the stadium's north side. As needed, bleachers can increase the seating capacity to 51,500.

2001
The eventual ACC Champion Terps posted a 7-0 record at Byrd Stadium, besting the 6-0 home mark most-recently accomplished by the 1976 team.