2000 Maryland Terrapins football team

The 2000 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth and final season under head coach Ron Vanderlinden, the Terrapins compiled a 5–6 record, finished in seventh place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and were outscored by their opponents 284 to 247.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Calvin McCall with 1,533 passing yards, LaMont Jordan with 920 rushing yards, and Guilian Gary with 568 receiving yards.[3]

2000 Maryland Terrapins football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2000 record	5–6 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach	Ron Vanderlinden (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Bob Heffner (2nd as OC, 4th overall season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Mike Gundy (1st as OC, 4th overall season)
Defensive coordinator	Wally Ake (4th season)
Home stadium	Byrd Stadium (Capacity: 48,055)

2000 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 5 Florida State $		8	–	0					11	–	2
No. 17 Georgia Tech		6	–	2					9	–	3
No. 16 Clemson		6	–	2					9	–	3
Virginia		5	–	3					6	–	6
NC State		4	–	4					8	–	4
North Carolina		3	–	5					6	–	5
Maryland		3	–	5					5	–	6
Wake Forest		1	–	7					2	–	9
Duke		0	–	8					0	–	11
$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 9	Temple*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 17–10
September 16	at West Virginia*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	L 17–30
September 23	Middle Tennessee*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 45–27
September 28	No. 2 Florida State	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 7–59
October 7	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	L 23–31
October 14	at No. 5 Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	L 14–35
October 21	Wake Forest	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 37–7
October 28	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	W 20–9
November 4	NC State	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 35–28 ^2OT
November 11	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	L 10–13
November 18	No. 20 Georgia Tech	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 22–35
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

2000 Maryland Terrapins football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class FB 5 James Lynch Fr RB 7 Bruce Perry Fr QB 14 Shaun Hill Jr RB 15 LaMont Jordan Sr WR 21 Guilian Gary Jr C 67 Melvin Fowler Jr T 78 Matt Crawford So WR 81 Kevin Collins Sr TE 82 Jeff Dugan Fr TE 88 Matt Murphy Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 11 Tony Okanlawon Jr CB 19 Richard Harrigan Jr CB 30 Curome Cox Fr LB 32 Leon Joe Fr SS 34 Madieu Williams So LB 42 E. J. Henderson So DT 57 Randy Starks Fr DT 98 Charles Hill Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 16 Brooks Barnard So	Head coach Ron Vanderlinden Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2000-12-08

References

1. "2000 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
2. "Maryland Yearly Results (2000-2004)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
3. "2000 Maryland Terrapins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.