1997 Maryland Terrapins football team

1997 Maryland Terrapins football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record2–9 (1–7 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorCraig Johnson (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorWally Ake (1st season)
Home stadiumByrd Stadium
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
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

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]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 66:00 p.m.Ohio*
L 14–2130,100[4]
September 133:30 p.m.at No. 5 Florida State
ABCL 7–5072,238[5]
September 2012:00 p.m.No. 6 North Carolina
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
JPSL 14–4030,084[6]
September 276:00 p.m.at Temple*
W 24–2112,872[7]
October 43:30 p.m.Duke
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 16–1023,206[8]
October 111:00 p.m.West Virginia*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD (rivalry)
L 14–3131,210[9]
October 181:00 p.m.at Wake Forest
L 17–3517,893[10]
October 253:30 p.m.Clemson
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
ABCL 9–2027,270[11]
November 112:00 p.m.Virginia
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD (rivalry)
JPSL 0–4523,479[12]
November 8at NC State
L 28–4543,500[13]
November 223:30 p.m.at Georgia Tech
ABCL 18–3735,267[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

References

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  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. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  3. ^ "1997 Maryland Terrapins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  4. ^ "Wilson leads Bobcats to stunning win over Maryland". The Times Recorder. September 7, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Terps no match for Seminoles". The Star-Democrat. September 14, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tar Heels thump Terrapins". The Charlotte Observer. September 21, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Tatum, Kevin (September 28, 1997). "Temple Storms Back But Loses Heartbreaker To Terps". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. C14.
  8. ^ "Maryland edges Duke". The Atlanta Journal. October 5, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "RB Zereoue lifts W. Virginia". The Miami Herald. October 12, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Kuklick leads Wake over Terps 35–17". The Atlanta Constitution. October 19, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Priester, Tigers easily grind up Terrapins". The State. October 26, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Once again Virginia pummels Maryland". News and Record. November 2, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Wolfpack on hot streak". The Atlanta Constitution. November 9, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Ga. Tech takes care of Maryland". News and Record. November 23, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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