WHAt’s INSIDE... pgs. 1-9 Player & Team Notes pg. 10 Depth Chart pg. 2 Team/Player Rankings pgs. 11-14 Roster pg. 3 ACC Standings pg. 15 Edsall Profile pg. 3 By the Numbers pgs. 16-17 The Last Time pg. 4 Terps in Social Media pg. 18 Media Info pg. 5 Tale of the Tape pgs. 19-28 Season Stats pg. 6 Preseason Honors pgs. 29-34 Player Profiles pg. 6 Pronunciations pg. 8 Terps in the NFL SCHEDULES/RESULTS 2013 Game Notes MARYLAND (4-1, 0-1 ACC) Date Opponent Time A31 FIU (RSN) ............................................................. W, 43-10 Saturday, Oct. 12 S7 OLD DOMINION (ESPNews) ............................... W, 47-10 S14 at Connecticut (ESPN3) ........................................ W, 32-21 S21 WEST VIRGINIA# (ESPNU) ................................... W, 37-0 O5 at #6 Florida State* (ESPN) ..................................... L, 0-63 O12 VIRGINIA* (ESPNU) ............................................3:30 p.m. Maryland vs. Virginia O19 at Wake Forest* (ESPN2 or ESPNU)....................3:30 p.m. O26 #3 CLEMSON*+ .......................................................... TBA (4-1, 0-1 ACC) (2-3, 0-1 ACC) N9 SYRACUSE* ................................................................ TBA N16 at #24 Virginia Tech* .....................................................TBA N23 BOSTON COLLEGE* .................................................. TBA Kickoff: 3:32 p.m. EDT Location: College Park, Md. Stadium: Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium (51,802) N30 at NC State* ..................................................................TBA ALL CAPS indicates home game; *ACC game; All times ET + Homecoming game; # at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Md. FIRST-AND-10... VIRGINIA (2-3, 0-1 ACC) • The Maryland football team returns to College Park for its ACC home opener on Saturday as the Terps Date Opponent Time play host to Virginia for 78th time in school history, the most among any opponent all-time. Kickoff is set A31 BYU (ESPNU) ....................................................... W, 19-16 S7 #2 OREGON (ABC/ESPN2) .................................. L, 10-59 for 3:32 p.m. from Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium. The Terps suffered their first loss of the season S21 VMI (ESPN3) .......................................................... W, 49-0 in Tallahassee on Saturday falling 63-0 to the sixth-ranked Florida State Seminoles. Despite the loss, S28 at Pittsburgh* (RSN) ................................................ L, 3-14 Maryland’s four wins through five games marks the team’s best start since 2010 when the Terps also O5 BALL STATE (RSN) .............................................. L, 27-48 opened the season 4-1. That year, Maryland finished 9-4 and earned a spot in the Military Bowl. O12 at Maryland* (ESPNU) ..........................................3:30 p.m. O19 DUKE* (RSN) ......................................................3:30 p.m. • On Saturday, quarterback Caleb Rowe filled in admirably after starter C.J. Brown departed in the N26 GEORGIA TECH* ........................................................ TBA second quarter with a concussion. Rowe completed nine of his 17 pass attempts for 119 yards. The sopho- N2 #3 CLEMSON* ............................................................. TBA more averaged 17.0 yards per completion and found wide receiver Nigel King for his long completion N9 at North Carolina* .........................................................TBA N23 at #13 Miami* ................................................................TBA of the afternoon, a 26 yarder. Prior to his injury, Brown completed 6-of-14 passes for 82 yards including N30 #24 VIRGINIA TECH* .................................................. TBA a 39-yard completion to wide receiver Deon Long. Brown, Rowe and the Maryland offense continued a ALL CAPS indicates home game; *ACC Game; All times ET; season trend of attacking defenses downfield. Maryland’s average completion went for 13.4 yards and Associated Press Rankings on the season the Terps are averaging 14.98 yards per completion, the 12th-highest total nationally. BROADCAST INFORMATION • Long was the Terps’ top target against the Seminoles. The junior-college transfer hauled in three TV: ESPNU - Anish Shroff (pbp) and Kelly Stouffer (color) will passes for a team-high 77 yards and was targeted multiple times down the field. Long was among eight call the action. different Terrapin receivers to catch a pass on Saturday. King and running back Brandon Ross each caught three passes for 46 and 17 yards, respectively. Wide receiver Stefon Diggs, who is averaging RADIO: Terrapin Sports Radio Network - Johnny Holliday (pbp), Tim Strachan (color) and Scott McBrien (sideline) have the call. 21.2 yards per catch this season, caught two passes for 24 yards. Amongst receivers with 20 or more The game can also be heard on Sirius radio channel 135 and XM receptions, Diggs’ yards per catch average ranks fourth nationally and is on pace to set a sophomore radio channel 191, as well as over the internet at www.umterps. season record (19.17 ypc) for Maryland and currently ranks as the second-highest single-season aver- com. The Toyota Tailgate pregame show with Glen Younes hits the age all-time. network at 2:30 p.m. • Through the first four games of the season defensively, the Terps averaged 4.25 sacks per game QUICK FACTS and led the nation with 17 total sacks. On Saturday, the Terps added to that total as defensive lineman Andre Monroe recorded one sack against the Seminoles raising his season total to 3.5. Maryland now Head Coach _______________Randy Edsall (Syracuse, ‘80) Record at Maryland (yr.) __________________10-19 (Third) has three players with 3.0 sacks or more on the season. Linebacker Marcus Whitfieldleads the group Career Record (yr.) ______________________ 84-89 (15th) with 5.5 sacks. After Monroe’s 3.5, fellow linebacker Yannik Cudjoe-Virgil has 3.0. In addition to his Offensive Coordinator ___________________Mike Locksley sack of Florida State quarterback, Jameis Winston, Monroe was a consistent presence in the Seminoles’ Defensive Coordinator __________________ Brian Stewart backfield totaling a game-high three tackles for loss, increasing his season total to six. The Terps still rank as one of the nation’s top 25 defenses. Maryland is surrendering 333.8 yards per game, which MEDIA CONTACT INFO ranks fifth in the ACC and 22nd nationally. Football Contact _____________ Matt Taylor, Assoc. MRD Phone ____________________________ w: (301) 314-7065 • Defensive backs Sean Davis and Anthony Nixon were the team’s top tacklers on Saturday. Davis E-mail ___________________________ [email protected] finished with a career-best 12, nine of which were solo, while Nixon had a career-high 10 tackles. Line- Secondary Contact ___________ Matt Bertram, Asst. MRD backer Matt Robinson had seven solo tackles and one pass breakup. Robinson and linebacker L.A. Phone ____________________________ w: (301) 314-8093 E-mail __________________________ [email protected] Goree lead the Terps with 31 tackles on the season. Robinson has a team-best 21 solo tackles. Other Contact __________ Zack Bolno, Senior Assoc. A.D. • Folliowing in the footsteps of Diggs from last season, defensive back William Likely has proven to Main Office Phone ___________________ w: (301) 314-7064 E-mail _____________________________ [email protected] be a dynamic threat on kickoffs for the Terps. Likely fielded four kicks for 73 yards on Saturday with the Seminoles choosing to kick away from the freshman on several occasions. Likely is averaging 28.6 Copies yards per return, which ranks second in the ACC and 19th nationally. Likely’s average is threatening the Maryland record books. His 28.6 average currently ranks second for a single season all-time and would By break Diggs’s freshman record of 28.52 yards per return. Release as of Oct. 7 2013 University of Maryland Football Notes: vs. Virginia (Oct. 12) QUICK HITTERS... MARYLAND IN THE ACC AND NCAA TEAM RANKINGS... • Despite being held scoreless at Florida State on Saturday, the Terps’ offense is still on pace to rank as one of the best in school history. The unit has totaled Category ACC NCAA Statistic 2,228 yards of total offense through five games and scored 159 points. Since Rushing Offense t-7th t-53rd 188.0 ypg the 2000 season, no Maryland team has totaled more offensive yards through Passing Offense 7th 48th 257.6 ypg five contests and its point total is tied for the second most during that span. The Passing Eff. Offense 6th 27th 154.6 rating 2001 Terrapins scored 173 points in five games and the 2010 team scored 159 Total Offense 5th 47th 445.6 ypg as well. Scoring Offense 8th t-51st 31.8 ppg Rushing Defense 3rd 24th 115.4 ypg • With a sack against Florida State, defensive lineman Andre Monroe increased Passing Defense 7th 51st 257.6 ypg his season total to 3.5 and raised Maryland’s total to 18. Maryland is tied for Pass Eff. Defense 6th 31st 115.3 rating third in the ACC in sacks, fourth nationally, and is the only team in the ACC and Total Defense 5th 22nd 333.8 ypg one of three teams in the country with three players with three or more sacks Scoring Defense 7th 33rd 20.8 ppg (Louisville, USC). Linebacker Marcus Whitfield is third in the ACC and tied for Net Punting 5th 49th 37.9 nyp seventh nationally with 5.5, and linebacker Yannik Cudjoe-Virgil has 3.0. Kickoff Returns 2nd 27th 24.3 ypr • In addition to its ability to get after the quarterback, Maryland’s defense has Turnover Margin t-4th t-28th 0.80 pg totaled 39 tackles for loss averaging 7.8 per game, which is tied for fourth in the Time of Possession 5th 37th 31:18 pg ACC and tied for 13th nationally. The Terps recorded four TFL for 17 yards on Fewest Penalties 2nd t-8th 3.6 pg Saturday led by Monroe’s three for 15 yards. Whitfield leads the team with 6.5. Fewest Yards Penalized 2nd 9th 31.6 pg E.J. Henderson holds the school record with 28 during the 2001 season. Sacks t-2nd t-3rd 3.6 pg Third-Down Conversions 12th 95th 34.7 pct • Maryland still ranks as one of the best teams in the country in third-down de- Opposing Third-Down Conversions 6th 19th 29.7 pct fense ranking 19th nationally holding opponents to a 34.7 percent success rate Fourth-Down Conversions t-13th t-118th 0.0 pct and has forced 28 three-and-outs.