1997 Maryland Terrapins football team
The 1997 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Ron Vanderlinden, the Terrapins compiled a 2–9 record, finished in seventh place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and were outscored by their opponents 355 to 161.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Brian Cummings with 1,760 passing yards, LaMont Jordan with 689 rushing yards, and Moises Cruz with 337 receiving yards.[3]
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 2–9 (1–7 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Craig Johnson (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Wally Ake (1st season) |
Home stadium | Byrd Stadium (capacity: 48,055) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Florida State $ | 8 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 North Carolina | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Georgia Tech | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 6 | Ohio* | L 14–21 | |||||
September 13 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 5 Florida State | ABC | L 7–50 | 72,238 | ||
September 20 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 6 North Carolina |
| JPS | L 14–40 | 30,084 | |
September 27 | at Temple* | W 24–21 | [4] | ||||
October 4 | 3:30 p.m. | Duke |
| W 16–10 | 23,206 | ||
October 11 | 1:00 p.m. | West Virginia* |
| L 14–31 | 31,210 | ||
October 18 | 1:00 p.m. | at Wake Forest | L 17–35 | 17,893 | |||
October 25 | 3:30 p.m. | Clemson |
| ABC | L 9–20 | 27,270 | |
November 1 | 12:00 p.m. | Virginia |
| JPS | L 0–45 | 23,479 | |
November 8 | at NC State | L 28–45 | |||||
November 22 | 3:30 p.m. | at Georgia Tech | ABC | L 18–37 | 35,267 | ||
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References
- "1997 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
- "Maryland Yearly Results (1995-1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
- "1997 Maryland Terrapins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
- Tatum, Kevin (September 28, 1997). "Temple Storms Back But Loses Heartbreaker To Terps". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. C14.
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