American college football season
The 2019 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland, College Park in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Terrapins played their home games at Maryland Stadium in College Park, Maryland and competed in the East Division of the Big Ten Conference . They finished the season 3–9, 1–8 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place in the East Division.
Maryland held its annual Red-White spring exhibition game on April 27, 2019.[ 1] The Red team, led by redshirt junior quarterback and game MVP Tyler DeSue, triumphed over the White team 28–17.[ 1]
US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date Cortez Andrews OLB Tallahassee, FL Godby High School 5 ft 11.5 in (1.82 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Feb 6, 2019 Recruiting star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 80 Deonte Banks CB Edgewood, MD Edgewood High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jun 22, 2018 Recruiting star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 79 Kameron Blount OLB Waldorf, MD Saint Charles High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Apr 1, 2018 Recruiting star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 78 Anthony Booker DL Cincinnati, OH Winton Woods High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 280 lb (130 kg) Feb 5, 2019 Recruiting star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 75 Erwin Byrd DB Powder Springs, GA McEachern High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jan 27, 2019 Recruiting star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 73 TreRon Collins DB Fairburn, GA Langston Hughes High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jan 27, 2019 Recruiting star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 80 Nick Cross DB Hyattsville, MD DeMatha Catholic High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Feb 12, 2019 Recruiting star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 84 Tyler Devera TE Oradell, NJ Bergen Catholic High 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 227 lb (103 kg) Feb 3, 2019 Recruiting star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 74 Marcus Finger OL Fort Myers, FL Fort Myers High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 296 lb (134 kg) Feb 4, 2019 Recruiting star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 71 Lavonte Gater DB Washington, DC Frank W. Ballou High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Feb 21, 2018 Recruiting star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 73 Isaiah Hazel WR Upper Marlboro, MD Dr. Henry A. Wise, Jr. High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Dec 12, 2018 Recruiting star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 83 Parris Heath OL Brooklyn, NY ASA College 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 325 lb (147 kg) Feb 3, 2019 Recruiting star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: N/A Deshawn Holt DL Waldorf, MD Westlake High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jun 25, 2018 Recruiting star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 79 Malik Jackson TE Fort Meade, MD Meade High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Dec 19, 2018 Recruiting star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 73 Lance Legendre QB New Orleans, LA Warren Easton High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Feb 6, 2019 Recruiting star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 82 Mason Lunsford OL Olney, MD Our Lady of Good Counsel High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 305 lb (138 kg) Dec 14, 2018 Recruiting star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 74 Sam Okuayinonu DL Lowell, MA Mesabi Range Comm & Tech College 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 270 lb (120 kg) Jan 26, 2019 Recruiting star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 76 Dino Tomlin WR Pittsburgh, PA Shady Side Academy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Nov 6, 2018 Recruiting star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 76 Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports : 46 Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:
Name Pos. Height Weight Class Hometown College transferred from DeJuan Ellis WR 5'11" 178 Freshman Accokeek, Md Virginia Tech Josh Jackson QB 6'1" 215 Junior Saline, MI Virginia Tech Keandre Jones OLB 6'3" 210 Senior Olney, Md Ohio State Tyler Mabry TE 6'3" 265 Senior Ypsilanti, MI University at Buffalo Sean Savoy WR 5'9" 177 Junior Washington, D.C. Virginia Tech Shaq Smith OLB 6'2" 256 Junior Baltimore, MD Clemson University
Preseason Big Ten poll [ edit ] Although the Big Ten Conference has not held an official preseason poll since 2010, Cleveland.com has polled sports journalists representing all member schools as a de facto preseason media poll since 2011. For the 2019 poll, Maryland was projected to finish in sixth in the East Division.[ 2]
Media poll (East Division) Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 Michigan 222 (20) 2 Ohio State 214 (14) 3 Michigan State 156 4 Penn State 154 5 Indiana 86.5 6 Maryland 82.5 7 Rutgers 37
Defense
SS Jordan Mosley Fofie Bazzie ⋅
DE NT DE Lawtez Rogers Oluwaseun Oluwatimi Keiron Howard Brett Kulka Brandon Gaddy Sam Okuayinonu ⋅ ⋅ ⋅
Offense
WR Darryl Jones Brian Cobbs ⋅
Key reserves Season-ending injury Antwaine Richardson (knee) Jeshaun Jones (knee) Durell Nchami (knee) Jake Funk (knee) Lorenzo Harrison III (knee) Suspension
Special teams PK Joseph Petrino P Colton Spangler KR Javon Leake PR D. J. Turner LS James Rosenberry H Mike Shinsky
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 31 12:00 p.m. Howard * BTN W 79–0 32,761 September 7 12:00 p.m. No. 21 Syracuse * Maryland Stadium College Park, MD ESPN W 63–20 33,493 September 14 12:00 p.m. at Temple * No. 21 CBSSN L 17–20 30,610 8:00 p.m. No. 12 Penn State Maryland Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry ) FS1 L 0–59 53,228 October 5 12:00 p.m. at Rutgers BTN W 48–7 30,185 October 12 12:00 p.m. at Purdue BTN L 14–40 52,296 October 19 3:30 p.m. Indiana BTN L 28–34 32,606 October 26 3:30 p.m. at No. 17 Minnesota ESPN L 10–52 44,715 November 2 12:00 p.m. No. 14 Michigan Maryland Stadium College Park, MD ABC L 7–38 40,701 November 9 12:00 p.m. at No. 1 Ohio State FOX L 14–73 101,022 November 23 3:30 p.m. Nebraska Maryland Stadium College Park, MD BTN L 7–54 34,802 November 30 3:30 p.m. at Michigan State FS1 L 16–19 51,366
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1 2 3 4 Total Bison 0 0 0 0 0 Terrapins 28 28 16 7 79
1 2 3 4 Total No. 21 Orange 7 6 7 0 20 Terrapins 21 21 7 14 63
Category Player Statistics Offensive Passing Josh Jackson 21-38, 296 yds, 3td, 1 int, 84.7 qbr Rushing Javon Leake 7 car, 107 yds, 2 td Receiving Darryl Jones 3 rec, 70 yds Defensive Keandre Jones 7 solo-1 ast/8 tot, 2 sack, 1 ff Jordan Mosley 3 solo,1 sac, 1 int Antoine Brooks 8 solo-1 ast/9 tot
1 2 3 4 Total No. 21 Terrapins 2 0 13 2 17 Owls 7 0 6 7 20
Category Player Statistics Offensive Passing Josh Jackson 15-38, 183 yds, 1td, 1 int, 16.1 qbr Rushing Anthony McFarland Jr. 26 car, 137 yds, 1 td Receiving Dontay Demus Jr. 3 rec, 42 yds Defensive Antoine Brooks 13 solo/13 tot, 1 fr Jordan Mosley 5 solo-2 ast/7 tot, 1ff Chance Campbell 3 solo-1 ast/4 tot, 1 int
1 2 3 4 Total No. 12 Nittany Lions 14 24 7 14 59 Terrapins 0 0 0 0 0
Category Player Statistics Offensive Passing Josh Jackson 10-21, 65 yds, 0 int, 3.8 qbr Rushing Anthony McFarland Jr. 9 car, 31 yds Receiving Dontay Demus Jr. 1 rec, 18 yds Defensive Antoine Brooks 6 solo/6 tot Nick Cross 2 solo-1 ast/3 tot, 1 int Chance Campbell 5 solo-1 ast/6 tot
1 2 3 4 Total Terrapins 7 20 21 0 48 Scarlet Knights 0 7 0 0 7
Category Player Statistics Offensive Passing Josh Jackson 9-16, 179 yds, 2 td, 60.5 qbr Rushing Anthony McFarland Jr. 7 car, 87 yds, 2 td Receiving Dontay Demus Jr. 3 rec, 94 yds, 1 td Defensive Ayinde Eley 4 solo-8 ast/12 tot, 1int Keandre Jones 5 solo-5 ast/10 tot, 1 sac Isaiah Davis 2 solo-2 ast/4 tot, 1 int
1 2 3 4 Total Terrapins 0 14 0 0 14 Boilermakers 13 17 3 7 40
1 2 3 4 Total Hoosiers 14 10 7 3 34 Terrapins 7 14 7 0 28
1 2 3 4 Total Terrapins 0 3 0 7 10 No. 17 Golden Gophers 14 14 10 14 52
Michigan at Maryland 1 2 3 4 Total • No. 14 Wolverines 14 7 14 3 38 Terrapins 0 0 7 0 7
Maryland at Ohio State 1 2 3 4 Total Terrapins 0 0 7 7 14 • No. 1 Buckeyes 21 21 10 21 73
1 2 3 4 Total Cornhuskers 17 17 10 10 54 Terrapins 0 0 0 7 7
1 2 3 4 Total Terrapins 7 0 9 0 16 Spartans 3 10 0 6 19
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final AP — — 21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — Coaches — — 25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — CFP Not released — — — — — — Not released
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