University of Maryland officials this week reminded students to be on their best behavior at sporting events after a fan yelled an obscene word at an 11-year-old Terps fan after he mistakenly cheered for the University of Miami at a football game earlier this month. Terps fans are a passionate bunch, and obscene fan behavior certainly isn’t unique to College Park. But, Terps fans have sometimes displayed some pretty ugly behavior—staining an otherwise rich tradition of sports fandom. In light of this latest incident, we’ve taken a look at some of the more embarrassing moments in Terps fan history:
Timeline by Jason Lewis/Capital News Service