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]

1997 Maryland Terrapins football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1997 record2–9 (1–7 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorCraig Johnson (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorWally Ake (1st season)
Home stadiumByrd Stadium
(Capacity: 48,055)
1997 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
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  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 6Ohio*L 14–21
September 13at No. 5 Florida StateL 7–50
September 20No. 6 North Carolina
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
L 14–40
September 27at Temple*W 24–21
October 4Duke
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 16–10
October 11West Virginia*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD (rivalry)
L 14–31
October 18at Wake ForestL 17–35
October 25Clemson
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
L 9–20
November 1Virginia
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD (rivalry)
L 0–45
November 8at NC StateL 28–45
November 22at Georgia TechL 18–37
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1997 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  2. "Maryland Yearly Results (1995-1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  3. "1997 Maryland Terrapins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  4. Tatum, Kevin (September 28, 1997). "Temple Storms Back But Loses Heartbreaker To Terps". Philadelphia Inquirer. p. C14.


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