2002 Maryland Terrapins football team

The 2002 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by head coach Ralph Friedgen, the Terrapins appeared in the 2002 Peach Bowl.

2002 Maryland Terrapins football
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 30–3 vs. Tennessee
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
AP	No. 13
2002 record	11–3 (6–2 ACC)
Head coach	Ralph Friedgen
Offensive coordinator	Charlie Taaffe
Defensive coordinator	Gary Blackney
Home stadium	Byrd Stadium (Capacity: 51,500)

2002 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 21 Florida State $		7	–	1					9	–	5
No. 22 Virginia		6	–	2					9	–	5
No. 13 Maryland		6	–	2					11	–	3
No. 12 NC State		5	–	3					11	–	3
Clemson		4	–	4					7	–	6
Georgia Tech		4	–	4					7	–	6
Wake Forest		3	–	5					7	–	6
North Carolina		1	–	7					3	–	9
Duke		0	–	8					2	–	10
$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Regular season

• In the Maryland–West Virginia football rivalry, the Terrapins beat the Mountaineers.
• In the Maryland–Virginia football rivalry, the Cavaliers beat the Terrapins.
• In the Duke–Maryland rivalry, the Terrapins beat the Blue Devils.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	8:00 pm	vs. Notre Dame*	No. 21	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (Kickoff Classic)	ABC	L 0–22	72,903[1]
September 7	6:00 pm	Akron*		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		W 44–14	48,057[1]
September 14	7:45 pm	No. 5 Florida State		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	ESPN	L 10–37	51,758[1]
September 21	6:00 pm	Eastern Michigan*		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		W 45–3	46,098[1]
September 28	6:00 pm	Wofford*		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		W 37–8	44,098[1]
October 5	12:00 pm	at West Virginia*		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 48–17	55,146[1]
October 17	7:45 pm	Georgia Tech		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	ESPN	W 34–10	41,766[1]
October 26	1:00 pm	at Duke		Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)		W 45–12	23,451[1]
November 2	1:30 pm	at North Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		W 59–7	44,000[1]
November 9	12:00 pm	No. 14 NC State		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	ABC	W 24–21	52,915[1]
November 16	7:45 pm	at Clemson	No. 19	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ESPN	W 30–12	74,707[1]
November 23	5:30 pm	at Virginia	No. 18	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	ESPN2	L 13–48	58,358[1]
November 30	12:00 pm	Wake Forest	No. 25	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	ESPN	W 32–14	39,066[1]
December 31	7:30 pm	vs. Tennessee	No. 20	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	ESPN	W 30–3	68,330[1]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2002 Maryland Terrapins football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 43 Josh Allen Fr RB 9 Jason Crawford So T 78 Matt Crawford Sr TE 82 Jeff Dugan Jr TE 87 Ryan Flynn So QB 14 Sam Hollenbach Fr QB 7 Scott McBrien Jr FB 5 James Lynch Jr WR 22 Rich Parson So RB 1 Bruce Perry Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 47 Jon Condo So CB 30 Curome Cox Jr CB 6 Domonique Foxworth So LB 42 E. J. Henderson Sr LB 52 D'Qwell Jackson Fr LB 32 Leon Joe Jr LB 45 Shawne Merriman Fr DT 57 Randy Starks Jr SS 40 Madieu Williams Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 16 Brooks Barnard Sr K 46 Nick Novak So	Head coach Ralph Friedgen Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2002-10-19

Team players in the NFL

The following players were selected in the 2003 NFL Draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL Team
E.J. Henderson	Linebacker	2	40	Minnesota Vikings

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Awards and honors

• E.J. Henderon, Atlantic Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Year
• E.J. Henderson, Chuck Bednarik Award[3]
• E.J. Henderson, Butkus Award[4]

References

1. "Year-By-Year Results 1960-Present". University of Maryland. Archived from the original on 2011-10-27. Retrieved 2011-10-27.
2. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2003.htm
3. http://football.about.com/cs/history/a/chuckbednarik.htm
4. http://www.thebutkusaward.com/watchlist/pastwinners.aspx