2002 Maryland Terrapins football team

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 ACC 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

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.

Regular season

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 Statedagger 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. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Roster

2002 Maryland Terrapins football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
P 16 Brooks Barnard Sr
K 46 Nick Novak So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Team players in the NFL

The following players were selected in the 2003 NFL Draft.

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL Team
E.J. HendersonLinebacker240Minnesota Vikings

[2]

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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "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
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