2003 Maryland Terrapins football team
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Gator Bowl champion | |
Gator Bowl, W 41–7 vs. West Virginia | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 20 |
AP | No. 17 |
Record | 10–3 (6–2 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Charlie Taaffe (3rd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Gary Blackney (3rd season) |
Home stadium | Byrd Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Florida State $ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Maryland | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 Clemson | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2003 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 2003 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the Terrapins' 51st season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Ralph Friedgen led the team for his third season as head coach, while Charlie Taaffe served as the third-year offensive coordinator and Gary Blackney as the third-year defensive coordinator. Maryland finished the season with a 10–3 record. The Terrapins received an invitation to the Gator Bowl, where they defeated West Virginia, 41–7, in what was a rematch of a regular season game.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 28 | 7:30 pm | at Northern Illinois* | No. 15 | FSN | L 13–20 OT | 28,018 | |
September 6 | 7:15 pm | at No. 13 Florida State | ESPN2 | L 10–35 | 82,885 | ||
September 13 | 6:00 pm | The Citadel* | W 61–0 | 51,594 | |||
September 20 | 6:00 pm | West Virginia* |
| W 34–7 | 51,973 | ||
September 27 | 6:00 pm | at Eastern Michigan* | W 37–13 | 19,628 | |||
October 4 | 3:30 pm | Clemson |
| ABC | W 21–7 | 51,545 | |
October 11 | 6:00 pm | Duke |
| W 33–20 | 50,084 | ||
October 23 | 7:45 pm | at Georgia Tech | ESPN | L 3–7 | 51,524 | ||
November 1 | 12:00 pm | North Carolina![]() |
| JPS | W 59–21 | 51,195 | |
November 13 | 7:45 pm | Virginia |
| ESPN | W 27–17 | 51,027 | |
November 22 | 3:30 pm | at NC State | ABC | W 26–24 | 53,800 | ||
November 29 | 3:30 pm | at Wake Forest | ESPN | W 41–28 | 18,783 | ||
January 1 | 1:00 pm | vs. No. 23 West Virginia* | No. 24 | NBC | W 41–7 | 78,892 | |
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2003 Terrapins in professional football
[edit]The following players were selected in the 2004 NFL draft.
Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
Madieu Williams | Defensive back | 2 | 56 | Cincinnati Bengals |
Randy Starks | Defensive tackle | 3 | 71 | Tennessee Titans |
Leon Joe | Linebacker | 4 | 112 | Chicago Bears |
Jeff Dugan | Tight end | 7 | 220 | Minnesota Vikings |
Bruce Perry | Running back | 7 | 242 | Philadelphia Eagles |
This squad would be loaded with future NFL players on top of the prior names whom were drafted including
- DE Shawne Merriman
- LB Jon Condo
- LB D'Qwell Jackson
- CB Domonique Foxworth
- PK Nick Novak
- P Adam Podlesh
- TE Vernon Davis
- CB Josh Wilson (American football)
References
[edit]- ^ "Year-By-Year Results 1960-Present". University of Maryland Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on October 27, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2011.