Lamont JORDAN

HEISMAN TROPHY CANDIDATE LaMONT JORDAN

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Jordan’s Next Campaign Stop Byrd Stadium (College Park, Md.) • September 9, 2000 Maryland vs. Temple • 6:00 p.m.

— Unanimous Preseason First Team All-American — NCAA’s Active Leading Career Rusher (3,227 yards) — NCAA’s Leading Rusher in Last Six Games of 1999 (1,101 yards) — Maryland Single-Season Record and ACC Third-Best 1,632 Yards in 1999

— Needs 91 Yards for Maryland Career Rushing Record LaMont Jordan • Tailback Height: 5-11 • Weight: 220 Jordan’s Last Game 4. Travis Prentice, Miami (OH) 191 1,018 5.3 169.7 Senior • Forestville, Md. (Suitland) In the final game of his junior season, LaMont 5. Ladainian Tomlinson, TCU . 139 968 7.0 161.3 Jordan ran for a school record 306 yards on a 12. Tremayne Stephens, NC State, 1994-97 .....3,553 career-high 37 carries. He scored on touchdown Top NCAA Returners 13. Tiki Barber, Virginia, 1993-96 ...... 3,389 runs of 9 and 90 yards, and posted four carries of LaMont Jordan was one of just two non-se- 14. Terry Kirby, Virginia, 1989-92 ...... 3,348 30 yards or longer. His 306 rushing yards reflected niors ranked among last season’s NCAA’s top 10 15. Michael Ramseur, Wake Forest, 1982-85 ....3,325 the third-best day in ACC history and the best rushing leaders. He was one of only two fresh- 16. Charlie Wysocki, Maryland, 1978-81...... 3,317 since 1993. men, sophomores or juniors ranked among the 17. Kelvin Bryant, North Carolina, 1980-82 ...... 3,267 NCAA’s top 15 in rushing, scoring and all-purpose 18. LaMont Jordan, Maryland, 1997-present ..3,227 yards. Unanimous Selection 19. Don McCauley, North Carolina, 1968-70 .....3,172 Heading into a senior campaign in which he 20. Natrone Means, North Carolina, 1990-92 ....3,074 FRESHMEN, SOPHOMORES, JUNIORS AMONG could become the leading rusher in Atlantic Coast Ethan Horton, North Carolina, 1981-84 ...... 3,074 Conference history and challenge the top 10 col- 1999 NCAA TOP 20 RUSHING LEADERS YPG lege running backs of all-time, Maryland tailback 1. Ladainian Tomlinson, TCU, Jr...... 168.18 Maryland Career Rushing LaMont Jordan was named a preseason first 5. LaMont Jordan, Maryland, Jr...... 148.36 1. Charlie Wysocki, 1978-81 ...... 3,317 team All-American by nine major publications re- 13. Ken Simonton, Oregon State, So...... 120.82 2. LaMont Jordan, 1997- ...... 3,227 15. Anthony Thomas, Michigan, Jr...... 114.27 leased this past summer. 3. Steve Atkins, 1975-78 ...... 2,971 Among those nine publications, only Michi- 16. Avon Cobourne, West Virginia, Fr...... 113.90 gan offensive lineman Steve Hutchinson and Wis- Touchdown Jordan consin defensive back Jamar Fletcher joined Jor- Through 1999 And Into 2000 Jordan is only the third Maryland player to ever dan as unanimous first team selections. Here is a look at where LaMont Jordan fin- rush for three TDs or more, twice. He rushed for ished his junior campaign on various Maryland four scores last year against Clemson and also and ACC rushing charts: Active Career Rushing Leaders had three against Western Carolina. Steve Atkins LaMont Jordan is the leading active career rushed for three TDs twice in 1977 and again in rusher in NCAA Division I-A football. ACC Single-Game Rushing 1978. Jordan and TCU’s Ladainian Tomlinson both 1. John Leach, Wake Forest, 1993 ...... 329 2. Derrick Fenner, North Carolina, 1986 ...... 328 open their 2000 seasons on Sept. 9. All others on SINGLE-GAME RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS TDs this list have already opened the season. 3. LaMont Jordan, Maryland, 1999 ...... 306 1. Bob Shemonski vs. Virginia Tech, 1950...... 5 4. Kennard Martin, North Carolina, 1988 ...... 291 2. LaMont Jordan vs. Clemson, 1999 ...... 4 PLAYER, SCHOOL Att. Yds. YPC Charlie Wysocki vs. Virginia, 1981 ...... 4 1. LaMont Jordan, Maryland .... 594 3,227 5.43 ACC Season Rushing 4. LaMont Jordan vs. West Virginia, 1999 ...... 3 2. Ladainian Tomlinson, TCU ..... 538 3,105 5.77 1. Thomas Jones, Virginia, 1999 ...... 1,798 12 others ...... 3 3. Anthony Thomas, Michigan .... 628 2,845 4.53 2. Don McCauley, North Carolina, 1970 ...... 1,720 4. Ken Simonton, Oregon State.. 558 2,714 4.86 3. LaMont Jordan, Maryland, 1999 ...... 1,632 Terp TD Records are Jordan’s 5. Robert Sanford, W. Michigan .. 554 2,669 4.82 4. Mike Voight, NC State, 1976 ...... 1,407 While setting Maryland’s single-season record 6. Ricky Williams, Texas Tech.... 522 2,548 4.88 for rushing touchdowns (16), he finished his jun- 7. Travis Minor, Florida State ..... 499 2,332 4.67 ACC Career Rushing ior campaign with nearly twice as many rushing 8. Deuce McAllister, Ole Miss .... 466 2,322 4.98 1. Ted Brown, NC State, 1975-78 ...... 4,602 TDs than in his first two seasons combined (9). 2. Amos Lawrence, North Carolina, 1977-80 .....4,391 Jordan also matched the Maryland standard 3. Robert LaVette, Georgia Tech, 1981-84 ...... 4,066 Jordan Led the Nation for points in a season in 1999, matching the 1984 LaMont Jordan led the country in rushing over 4. Thomas Jones, Virginia, 1996-99 ...... 3,998 campaign of former running back Rick Badanjek. the 1999 season’s final six games. He rushed for 5. Mike Voight, North Carolina, 1973-76 ...... 3,971 Badanjek scored 15 rushing touchdowns, one 1,101 yards and a 183.5-yard average. 6. Warrick Dunn, Florida State, 1993-96 ...... 3,959 receiving, and had three two-point conversions 7. James McDougald, Wake Forest, 1976-79 .... 3,811 for 102 points. Jordan had 15 rushing TDs and LAST SIX GAMES OF 1999 Att Yds YPC YPG 8. Raymond Priester, Clemson, 1994-97 ...... 3,717 one by receiving, for 102 points. 1. LaMont Jordan, Maryland 160 1,101 6.6 183.5 9. Jerry Mays, Georgia Tech, 1985-89 ...... 3,699 2. Thomas Jones, Virginia ..... 194 1,095 5.6 182.5 10. Leon Johnson, North Carolina, 1993-96 ...... 3,693 3. Ron Dayne, Wisconsin ...... 170 1,061 6.2 176.8 11. Joe McIntosh, NC State, 1981-84 ...... 3,642 HEISMAN TROPHY CANDIDATE LaMONT JORDAN ... 2-2-2

Chasing Career TD Mark Jordan’s yards against Virginia were the most Jordan boasts 25 career rushing touchdowns, allowed by the Cavaliers since 1986. His yardage JORDAN BY SEASON 1997 Game-by-Game Statistics (Freshman) already tied for fourth among Terrapin career lead- against the Tigers and ‘Noles were opponent highs Opponent Att Yds TD Avg Rec Yds TD Avg ers. He needs 20 in 2000 to break the Maryland against Clemson and FSU since 1995. Ohio 2 2 0 1.00 1 5 0 5.00 career mark. at Fla. St. 5 52 1 10.40 0 0 0 0.00 Jordan at Byrd UNC 15 35 0 2.33 2 9 0 4.50 CAREER RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS TDs Jordan enters his senior season with a string at Temple 21 135 0 6.43 0 0 0 0.00 1. Rick Badanjek, 1982-85 ...... 44 of eight consecutive 100-yard rushing games at Duke 18 70 0 3.89 4 9 0 2.25 2. Steve Atkins, 1975-78 ...... 31 Byrd Stadium — all six dates in 1999 and the fi- W. Va. 18 33 0 1.83 2 24 0 12.00 at Wake 12 62 0 5.17 5 31 0 6.20 3. Charlie Wysocki, 1978-81 ...... 26 nal two home games of his sophomore year in Clemson 12 37 1 3.08 4 33 0 8.25 4. LaMont Jordan, 1997-present ...... 25 1998. Virginia 9 40 0 4.44 0 0 0 0.00 Louis Carter, 1972-74 ...... 25 Jordan set a career rushing high in five of six at NC St. 22 126 0 5.73 1 6 0 6.00 home games in 1999. at Ga. Tech 25 97 1 3.88 3 38 0 12.67 Jordan and the Century Mark At Byrd Stadium last year, he rushed for 1,179 Jordan rushed for 100 yards seven times in yards on 153 carries, with 12 touchdowns. He 1998 Game-by-Game Statistics (Sophomore) 1999, and has eclipsed the milestone in 14 games averaged 196.5 yards per game at Byrd as a jun- Opponent Att Yds TD Avg Rec Yds TD Avg total during his three-year career. He trails Charlie ior, and 7.70 yards per carry. JMU dnp at Virginia 23 88 0 3.83 3 31 0 10.33 Wysocki, 17, and Steve Atkins, 15, on Maryland’s at W. Va. 9 1 0 9.00 0 0 0 0.00 career list for most 100-yard rushing games. Last 16 Games Temple 22 138 2 6.27 0 0 0 0.00 Jordan’s 1,632 yards as a junior were a con- Fla. St. 10 49 0 4.90 2 8 0 4.00 JORDAN’S 100-YARD GAMES tinuation of an impressive trend that dates to at Clemson 14 83 0 5.93 1 7 0 7.00 306 Virginia, 11-20-99 ...... 37 att., 2 TDs midseason of his sophomore year. A look at Wake 20 132 0 6.60 4 18 0 4.50 227 Duke, 10-30-99 ...... 24 att. Jordan’s exploits during the last 16 games: vs. Ga. Tech* 19 102 0 5.37 2 12 0 6.00 177 Clemson, 10-16-99 ...... 26 att., 4 TDs — Jordan has rushed for more than 100 yards at UNC 17 136 2 8.00 1 -2 0 -2.00 at Duke 15 68 1 4.53 0 0 0 0.00 169 at Florida State, 11-13-99 ...... 27 att. 11 times. During that span, he has averaged 136.2 NC St. 20 109 1 5.45 1 13 0 13.00 164 West Virginia, 9-18-99 ...... 22 att., 1 TD yards per game (2,179 total) while rushing for 20 * game played at Baltimore’s PSINet Stadium 158 Western Carolina, 9-11-99 ...... 18 att., 3 TDs touchdowns. 147 North Carolina, 10-23-99 ...... 26 att., 2 TDs — He averages 6.12 yards on 356 carries. 1999 Game-by-Game Statistics (Junior) 138 Temple, 9-26-98 ...... 22 att., 2 TDs He averages 22.25 carries per game, consistently Opponent Att Yds TD Avg Rec Yds TD Avg 136 at North Carolina, 11-7-98 ...... 17 att., 2 TDs carrying between 20 and 27 times on 10 occa- at Temple 21 41 0 1.95 1 6 0 6.00 135 at Temple, 9-27-97 ...... 21 att. sions. His 37 carries last year against Virginia W. Carolina 18 158 3 8.78 3 21 0 7.00 W. Va. 22 164 1 7.45 2 15 0 7.50 132 Wake Forest, 10-17-98 ...... 20 att. reflected the only game of his career with more at Ga. Tech 27 79 2 2.92 4 61 0 15.25 126 NC State, 11-8-97 ...... 22 att. than 30. at Wake 18 89 1 4.94 3 86 1 28.67 109 NC State, 11-21-98 ...... 20 att., 1 TD — He has rushed for TDs in 11 of those 16 Clemson 26 177 4 6.81 2 9 0 4.50 102 vs. Georgia Tech (Balt.), 10-31-98 ...... 19 att. games. UNC 26 147 2 5.65 1 -6 0 -6.00 — During that stretch, he has ripped off gains Duke 24 227 0 9.46 0 0 0 0.00 No Fumbling Around covering 90, 73, 66, 50, 50, 49 (twice), 46, 37, 34, at NC St. 20 75 1 3.75 1 7 0 7.00 Jordan fumbled only three times in 1999, and 31, 30 and 29 yards (twice). He had a 61-yard run at Fla. St. 27 169 0 6.26 2 9 0 4.50 recovered two of them himself. That’s three called back by penalty. Virginia 37 306 2 8.27 0 0 0 0.00 fumbles in 266 carries (one in every 88.6 carries) Nation’s leading rusher during final six weeks of 1999 and 288 total touches (one in every 96.0 touches). All-Purpose and Multi-Purpose 2000 Game-by-Game Statistics (Senior) Since his second carry against West Virginia Jordan is a multi-purpose threat to run, catch Opponent Att Yds TD Avg Rec Yds TD Avg and his 10th at Florida State, Jordan went 171 and throw. On paper in 1999, he led the Terps in Temple consecutive carries and 188 touches without a rushing, was second in receptions (19-208), and at W. Va. fumble. He had just one fumble in Maryland’s fi- completed two passes. M. Tenn. St. nal eight games. — In 1999, Jordan threw a 60-yard touchdown Fla. St. pass and caught a 70-yard scoring pass. at Virginia at Clemson — Jordan became the first Terrapin since Tops For 200 Wake Among the eight occasions in Terrapin his- 1977, and just the eighth in modern Maryland his- at Duke tory that a back has carried 200 times or more in tory (since 1947), to score touchdowns rushing, NC St. a season, Jordan’s 1999 per-carry average is far passing and receiving in the same year. Four other at UNC and away the best in Maryland history. players have accomplished the feat within a ca- Ga. Tech Until Jordan’s 6.1-yard average this season, reer, but not the same season. the best average among 200-carry running backs — In his career, Jordan is 4 for 6 passing, JORDAN’S CAREER was 4.62 by Charlie Wysocki during his sopho- with no interceptions, 143 yards and two TDs. Rushing G-GS Att Net Avg TD LP YPG more year of 1979. — He has passed, caught or run for 28 ca- 1997 11-3 159 689 4.3 3 44 62.6 reer touchdowns. 1998 10-9 169 906 5.4 6 50 90.6 Touching the Pigskin 1999 11-10 266 1,632 6.1 16 90 148.4 Jordan increased his carries last season, av- Maryland’s Heisman History 2000 eraging 24.1 totes per contest. Counting 19 Past Terrapins that have finished among the Totals 32-22 594 3,227 5.4 25 90 100.8 catches and three pass attempts, Jordan touched top 10 vote-getters in Heisman Trophy balloting: the pigskin more than 24 times per game. He is Receiving G-GS Rec Yds Avg TD LP YPG 1997 11-3 22 155 7.1 0 22 14.1 one of five players in Maryland annals to amass Year Player (Place) Pos. 1st-2nd-3rd--T 1998 10-9 14 87 6.2 0 13 8.7 500 carries. 1952 Jack Scarbath (2nd) QB 70-57-43--367 1999 11-10 19 208 11.0 1 70 18.9 1953 Bernie Faloney (4th) QB 46-34-52--258 2000 Against Bowl Teams 1955 Bob Pellegrini (6th) C/NG 38-64-52--294 Totals 32-22 55 450 8.2 1 70 14.1 Three of Jordan’s four best games in 1999 1961 Gary Collins (8th) TE/WR 28-31-21--167 were against ACC bowl teams — Florida State 1974 Randy White (9th) DT 9-20-18--85 Passing G-GS Att Comp Int Yds Pct TD LP (169), Clemson (177) and Virginia (306). Against 1983 Boomer Esiason (10th) QB 4-11-17--51 1997 11-3 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 those three teams, he averaged 217.3 yards. 1998 10-9 2 2 0 83 1.000 1 68 1999 11-10 3 2 0 60 .667 1 60 2000 Totals 32-22 6 4 0 143 .667 2 68 HEISMAN TROPHY CANDIDATE LaMONT JORDAN ... 3-3-3

188 1,216 and 1,224 LaMont Jordan By The Numbers Consecutive touches (rushing, receiv- Rushing yards to surpass former www.LaMontJordan2000.com ing, passing) without a fumble in 1999 Heisman Trophy winners Earl from his second carry vs West Vir- Campbell (Texas) and Eric Dickerson 1st 25 ginia in game No. 3 until fumbling (SMU), and move into the NCAA’s top Jordan led the country in rushing over Jordan boasts 25 career rushing once on his 10th carry at Florida State 25 career rushers. Campbell is cur- the final six games of the 1999 sea- touchdowns (26 overall), already tied in game No. 10. rently No. 26 with 4,443 yards. son. He netted 1,101 yards (183.5 per for fourth among Terrapin career lead- Dickerson is No. 25 with 4,450. game) on 160 carries for 6.89 yards ers He needs 20 during his senior sea- 196.5 per carry. son to break the career mark of 44 Per game rushing through six games 1,363 held by Rick Badanjek (1982-85). at Byrd Stadium in 1999. He was 6- Rushing yards to move into the 1 for-6 in 100-yard games at Byrd. He NCAA’s top 20 career rushers of all- Just one lost fumble in 1999 by the 37 rushed for 12 TDs and averaged 7.70 time. The No. 20 spot is currently oc- man who handled the ball more as a Career-high rushing carries during a yards per carry. He established a new cupied by San Diego State’s Marshall junior than any player in Maryland’s 306-yard outing vs. Virginia. career rushing-high in five of six home Faulk (1991-93) with 4,589 yards. last four seasons. games during his junior season. 60 1,376 3 Jordan’s 60-yard touchdown pass to 200 Yards to break the ACC career rush- Only three fumbles through 266 car- Jermaine Arrington at Georgia Tech Shares Maryland’s career record with ing mark (4,602 by NC State’s Ted ries and 288 touches in all of his jun- in 1999 was the second TD pass of two 200-yard games in a season. Brown, 1975-78). Brown is currently ior campaign. His only lost fumble was his career. He completed an almost 18th in NCAA history. in the season opener at Temple. identical 68-yard strike to Arrington 217.3 vs. Wake Forest in 1998. Jordan’s per-game rushing average 1,632 3 against 1999 bowl teams Florida Jordan’s single-season rushing Owns the third-best single-game (306) 66 State (169), Clemson (177) and Vir- record is also the third-best in ACC and single-season (1,632) rushing Third-longest run of career came at ginia (306). In each of the two games history and the best ever by an ACC performances in ACC history. FSU in 1999. vs. bowl opponents in which he fell junior. short of 100 yards, he threw or caught 4 70 a touchdown pass — a 60-yard scor- 1,732 Touchdowns against Clemson to be- Jordan’s lone receiving touchdown ing pass at Georgia Tech, and a 70- Rushing yards to move into the come just the second Terp since 1950 was a 70-yard, one-play drive which yard receiving score at Wake Forest. NCAA’s top 10 career rushers of all- to rush for more than three TDs in a knotted the score at Wake Forest in time. The No. 10 spot is currently oc- game. 1999, on the way to a 17-14 come- 227 cupied by former Heisman Trophy from-behind victory. He scored both Rushing yards vs. Duke are the winner George Rogers (South Caro- 5th Maryland touchdowns in the game. fourth-best single-game figure in Ter- lina) with 4,958 yards. Jordan’s final rank among 1999 NCAA rapin history. They were tops in the rushing leaders (148.36). 73 ACC in 1999 and the league’s best 1,773 Second-longest run of Jordan’s career since 1995 — until his 306-yard day Jordan needs 1,773 yards to become 6.1 was vs. Duke in 1999. three weeks later. the ninth player in NCAA history to Jordan’s 6.1-yard rushing average is reach 5,000 career yards. a school-record by a back carrying 90 306 200 times or more. He obliterated the Longest run of Jordan’s career was School-record rushing yards vs. Vir- 1995 previous mark of 4.62 held by Charlie vs. Virginia in 1999. ginia in what was Maryland’s biggest Jordan’s 169 yards on 27 carries at Wysocki in 1979. game of the season. It was the third- top-ranked Florida State marked the 91 best rushing figure in ACC history and most rushing yards against the Semi- 12th Rushing yards shy of passing Terps’ the league’s best in six seasons. nole defense since UVa’s Tiki Barber The Maryland offensive unit averaged career record-holder Charlie Wysocki rushed for 193 in 1995. 231.4 rushing yards per game in 1999. (3,317 from 1978-81). 455 The figure ranked 12th in the country Maryland’s net rushing yards against 3,000 and was the best rushing season by 100 Virginia were the fifth-most in Mary- Jordan is only the fourth junior ACC the Terrapins since 1976. It was the Jordan eclipsed the century mark land history and the best since a junior ever to reach the 3,000-yard second-best team average since seven times in 1999, and has rushed school-record 582 vs. the Cavaliers milestone. 1954. for 100 yards or more in 14 games in 1975. overall. 3,170 15 773 Just for kicks, Jordan is 3,170 yards Jordan was one of seven players na- 102 Rushing yards to reach 4,000 career short of Ron Dayne’s NCAA career tionally in 1999, and just one of two Jordan tied the Maryland single-sea- yards and become the fifth ACC rushing record (6,397). In case any- non-seniors, to rank among NCAA top son mark for points in a season (Rick player ever to reach the milestone. body asks. 15 leaders in rushing, scoring and all- Badanjek in 1984). purpose running yards. 807 3,227 148.36 Rushing yards to move into the Career rushing yards entering his 16 Jordan’s per game rushing average NCAA’s top 50 career rushers of all- senior campaign. Only two players Jordan’s single-season Maryland in 1999 ranked fifth in the country. time. The No. 50 spot is currently oc- have ever entered their final season record for rushing touchdowns in a cupied by Stanford’s Darrin Nelson in the ACC with higher career figures season. 150 (1977-78, 80-81) with 4,033 yards. (North Carolina’s Amos Lawrence had Jordan passed 150 yards six times in 3,273 yards through three seasons. 17 1999. 937 NC State’s Ted Brown entered his Jordan’s single-season Maryland Rushing yards to move into the senior year with 3,252). record for overall touchdowns in a 169 NCAA’s top 40 career rushers of all- season. Jordan’s 169 yards on 27 carries at time. The No. 40 spot is currently oc- top-ranked Florida State marked the cupied by Florida’s Eric Rhett (1989- 18 most rushing yards against the Semi- 93) with 4,163 yards. 9/3/00 Jordan is currently 18th in ACC rush- nole defense in a 25-game span dat- ing history (career). ing to 1995.