Contact: Dave Haglund ([email protected]) or Kevin Messenger ([email protected]) • www.umterps.com MARYLAND (0-0, 0-0 ACC) S9 Temple ...... 6 p.m. 2000 Football Notes September 3, 2000 S16 at West Virginia (ESPN2) .. Noon S23 Middle Tennessee State .. 6 p.m. Terrapins Open With Temple This Week At Byrd S28 * Florida State (ESPN) ...... 8 p.m. COLLEGE PARK, Md. - begins his fourth season as head football coach of the O7 * at Virginia ...... TBA this week when Vandy and the Terps host visiting Temple in the 2000 season opener. O14* at Clemson ...... TBA O21* Wake Forest ...... TBA Maryland, 5-6 in 1999 and just one game shy of bowl qualification, hopes to win for the fourth straight O28* at Duke ...... TBA season over the Owls. Kickoff from Byrd Stadium in College Park is 6 p.m. N4 * NC State ...... TBA Maryland enters the 2000 campaign with one of its most talented lineups in recent years, and heavy N11 * at North Carolina ...... TBA reason for optimism in the form of 15 returning starters — including N18* Georgia Tech ...... TBA * Atlantic Coast Conference game Game Facts and Coverage highly-touted senior tailback (Forestville, Md.), a Top [ ] [ ] indicates Maryland and opponent AP rankings Temple at Maryland 10 candidate for the Heisman Trophy and the nation’s leading active Date: September 9, 2000 career rusher. TEMPLE (1-0, 0-0 Big East) S2 at Navy ...... W 17-6 Kickoff: 6 p.m., ET Jordan, with 3,227 career rushing yards to his credit, has rushed for Site: Byrd Stadium (48,055 / Natural S9 at Maryland ...... 6 p.m. 100 yards or more in eight consecutive games on the Byrd Stadium turf. S16 Bowling Green ...... 6 p.m. Grass) The 5-11, 220-pound power back set a one-time career rushing high S23 Eastern Michigan ...... 6 p.m. S28 * West Virginia ...... 7:30 p.m. with 138 yards against Temple at Byrd two seasons ago. Last season, Radio: WTEM (980-AM) in Washing- O7 * at Virginia Tech ...... 1 p.m. ton, D.C. and WBAL (1090-AM) in while playing sparingly against the Owls in Philadelphia, Jordan man- O14* at Rutgers ...... Noon or 6 Baltimore are flagship stations for the aged just 41 yards, his lowest output of the 1999 season. He only needs O21* Miami ...... Noon Maryland/Learfield Radio Network. 91 yards on Saturday to become the leading rusher in Maryland history, N4 * at Boston College ...... Noon N11* Syracuse ...... Noon Pregame show 40 minutes prior to passing the mark of 3,317 yards by Charlie Wysocki (1978-81). kickoff. (Johnny Holliday, play-by-play; N18* Pittsburgh ...... Noon Jordan’s 41 rushing yards were indicative of a lackluster performance Jonathan Claiborne, color; Tim * Big East game [ ] [ ] indicates Temple and opponent AP rankings Strachan, sideline) in last season’s opener against the Owls, at Franklin Field. Maryland clinched a low-scoring, 6-0 win when reserve cornerback Bryn Boggs 2000 ACC STANDINGS AND SCHEDULE Television: Live telecast on batted down a potential game-winning pass as time expired. Brian Kopka ACC Overall ComcastSportsNet in the Philadel- (Hollywood, Fla.) booted field goals from 27 and 26 yards to account for Teams W L W L Streak phia market. all of the game’s scoring as Maryland recorded the first of back-to-back Florida State 0 0 1 0 W1 Clemson 0 0 1 0 W1 shutouts. umterps.com: Maryland sports news Georgia Tech 0 0 1 0 W1 North Carolina 0 0 1 0 W1 on the World Wide Web, updated Records NC State 0 0 1 0 W1 daily. Live in-game statistics and play- Maryland opens its 108th season of this week when Maryland 0 0 0 0 --- by-play for all home games. the Terrapins host Temple. The Owls (1-0), meanwhile, opened their Duke 0 0 0 1 L1 2000 season last Saturday Virginia 0 0 0 1 --- MediaTeamLink.com: Releases, night with a 17-6 win at Navy. Wake Forest 0 0 0 1 L1 statistics and other sports information LAMONT JORDAN NEEDS from all ACC schools are available by Saturday, Aug. 26 Rankings accessing mediateamlink.com. Docu- 41 yards to pass North Carolina’s Florida State 29, Brigham Young 3 (Pigskin Classic) Maryland received seven ments can be viewed online, or deliv- Kelvin Bryant on the ACC career votes in the ESPN/USA Today Sunday, Aug. 27 ered to your email address or fax rushing chart. Coaches Poll on Sunday, Sept. Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech, ppd. (BCA Classic) machine the moment they are up- 3 to mark the second week in 91 yards to pass Charlie Wysocki dated. MediaTeamLink is a free ser- 2000 the Terps have appeared as Maryland’s career rushing Thursday, Aug. 31 vice to all accredited media. in the voting. Last week’s votes champ. Appalachian State 20, Wake Forest 16 were Maryland’s first since Nov. 7, 1999. 100 yards to match Steve Atkins Saturday, Sept. 2 Two Terp opponents are ranked in this week’s national college with his 15th career 100-yard Brigham Young 38, Virginia 31 (ot) football polls: Florida State (#2 AP, #2 ESPN/USA Today) and rushing game, No. 2 in Terp history. Clemson 38, The Citadel 0 Clemson (#17, #19). Georgia Tech and West Virginia received votes It also would mark his ninth straight East Carolina 38, Duke 0 in both polls. home game with at least 100 North Carolina 30, Tulsa 9 rushing yards, dating to his NC State 38, Arkansas State 31 (2ot) The Jordan Watch sophomore year. Georgia Tech 21, Central Florida 17 LaMont Jordan, a unanimous preseason first team All-Ameri- 163 yards to pass Virginia’s Terry Saturday, Sept. 9 can in preview magazines nationwide, rushed for a school-record Kirby (No. 14) and Tiki Barber and 1,632 yards as a junior and is just 91 yards shy of the Maryland NC State at Indiana (ESPN2), Noon move to No. 13 on the ACC career Duke at Northwestern, 1 p.m. career rushing mark. rushing chart. Missouri at Clemson (ABC), 3:30 p.m. — After leading the country in rushing over last year’s final six Richmond at Virginia, 3:30 p.m. games, he is 1,376 yards from becoming the ACC’s all-time rush- 200 yards to match Charlie Wysocki Temple at Maryland, 6 p.m. ing leader. with a Maryland record third 200- • North Carolina at Wake Forest, 6:30 p.m. — A season of just 100 yards better than last season will result yard rushing game. • Florida State at Georgia Tech (ABC), 8 p.m. in a top 10 finish among the NCAA’s all-time rushing leaders. MARYLAND vs. Temple ... 2-2-2 Terp Coach Ron Vanderlinden Gameday at Byrd / Promotions Terrapin head coach Ron Vanderlinden It is Fireworks and Band Night on Saturday (Albion College ‘78) is in his fourth season at when the Terps host Temple. Postgame fire- Maryland, guiding the re-shaping efforts from works highlight the evening which will be at- a run-and-shoot offense to a power run game tended by area high school bands which will and more balanced, physical attack. After help- perform before the game and during halftime. ing rebuild struggling programs at Colorado Maryland welcomes a national television (1983-91) and Northwestern (1992-96), audience when defending national champion Vanderlinden is 10-23 as a college head coach. Florida State invades Byrd Stadium on Thurs- He was named the Terps’ field boss in Decem- day, Sept. 28. Statistical Comparisons ber of 1996. Homecoming is slated for the Wake For- TEAM COMPARISONS Vanderlinden, 44, arrived in College Park est game on Oct. 21. It also is the Terps’ an- UM* ...... Category ...... TEMPLE* after a five-year stint as assistant head coach nual Letterwinners’ Day as past athletes from and defensive coordinator under all sports are welcomed into the stadium and 231.4 ...... Rushing Offense ...... 199.6 at Northwestern where the Wildcats won a pair onto the field. 143.6 ...... Passing Offense ...... 204.5 of Big Ten championships and made a 1996 Against NC State on Nov. 4, the University 375.0 ...... Total Offense ...... 404.1 Rose Bowl appearance. As defensive line of Maryland campus community hosts Family 26.5 ...... Scoring Offense ...... 29.0 coach in nine seasons under Bill McCartney at Weekend with the Terps’ football game sched- CU, the Buffaloes won the 1990 national cham- uled as its centerpiece. 126.4 ...... Rushing Defense...... 138.6 pionship, three Big Eight titles, and six bowl 247.5 ...... Passing Defense...... 244.0 games. Byrd Turns 50! 373.8 ...... Total Defense ...... 382.6 Counting two years at Michigan, Byrd Stadium celebrates its 50th birthday 23.6 ...... Scoring Defense ...... 27.2 Vanderlinden has coaching experience in 10 as home of the Maryland Terrapins in 2000. major bowl games. Constructed in 1950 at a cost of $1 million, Byrd Vanderlinden’s teams at Maryland have 44-155 ...... Third Down Conv...... 52-137 Stadium first opened on Sept. 30, 1950 when been characterized by vast improvements Maryland defeated in-state rival Navy 35-21 in 3-11 ...... Fourth Down Conv...... 8-12 made to the rushing game and the overall de- the dedication game before a school-record fense. In 1998, Maryland was the sixth-most crowd of 43,386 fans. 22-138 ...... Sacks By ...... 28-152 improved rushing team in America, and among Byrd has since undergone a series of ma- 11-101 ...... Sacks Allowed ...... 22-148 the top 15 most improved teams in the country jor facelifts, three of which occurred in the in total, scoring and pass defense. Last sea- 1990s and resulted in its present form. 81-653 ...... Penalties ...... 61-505 son, the Terps completed a “worst-to-first” as- Situated at the foot of the campus’ North 17-8 ...... Fumbles ...... 11-5 cent among ACC rushing leaders, climbing to Hill, the stadium is named for Dr. H.C. “Curley” a league-best 231.4 yards per game after rank- Byrd, a multi-sport athlete as an undergradu- 31:02 ...... Time of Poss...... 29:54 ing ninth in 1997. ate who later became head football coach and Vanderlinden is 3-0 against Temple and 2- eventually served as university president. Be- 0 against Bobby Wallace. * Final team statistics from 1999 ginning its 51st season, Maryland has posted an all-time record of 152-97-1 (.610) in games Temple Coach Bobby Wallace at Byrd Stadium. MARYLAND STATISTICAL LEADERS ** Third-year Temple boss Bobby Wallace Rushing G Att. Net Avg. TD YPG (Mississippi State ‘76) is 5-18 in his third Divi- Ticket Information LaMont Jordan 11 266 1,632 6.1 16 148.4 sion I-A season, and 87-54-1 overall in his 13th Individual game tickets for home games Calvin McCall 9 79 256 3.2 1 28.4 season overall. Named the “Division II Coach may be purchased locally at any Ticketmaster Bruce Perry 7 30 195 6.5 0 27.9 of the Quarter Century” by the NCAA in 1997, outlet or by visiting the Maryland ticket office at Matt Kalapinski 11 34 157 4.6 3 14.3 Wallace took over at Temple in 1998 after 10 Cole Field House. Tickets also may be pur- Mukala Sikyala 7 23 125 5.4 1 17.9 seasons at North Alabama and three Division chased online at www.Ticketmaster.com. Passing G A-C-I Pct. Yds. TD YPG II national championships. He won national Call 800-462-TERP for questions, or to or- coach of the year honors in 1993, 1994 and Calvin McCall 9 179-93-3 .520 1,264 5 140.4 der by phone. 1995 from his post at North Alabama where he Latrez Harrison 6 24-5-3 .208 30 0 5.0 became the winningest coach in NCAA Divi- Receiving G Rec. Yards Avg. TD YPG sion II playoff history (13-3). His teams were Guilian Gary 11 24 257 10.7 0 23.4 41-1 during a three-year stretch where he won LaMont Jordan 11 19 208 11.0 1 18.9 consecutive championships. Jason Hatala 9 11 250 22.7 1 27.8 Omar Cheeseboro 11 9 111 12.3 0 10.1 Next Games Maryland travels to West Virginia for a noon ** Maryland’s returning statistical leaders from 1999 kickoff next Saturday on ESPN2. The Terps return to Byrd Stadium for back-to-back home games with Middle Tennessee State (Sept. 23, TEMPLE STATISTICAL LEADERS 6 p.m.) and Florida State (Sept. 28, 8 p.m.). Rushing G Att. Net Avg. TD YPG The FSU game marks the Terps’ Atlantic Coast Tanardo Sharps 1 31 180 5.8 1 180.0 Conference opener in a Thursday night game Jason McKie 1 8 26 3.3 1 26.0 televised live on ESPN. Harold Jackson 1 5 13 2.6 0 13.0 Temple hosts the first of three straight home Passing G A-C-I Pct. Yds. TD YPG games at Franklin Field when the Owls battle Devin Scott 1 25-10-0 .400 102 0 102.0 Bowling Green. Mike Frost 1 12-7-0 .583 86 0 86.0 Receiving G Rec. Yards Avg. TD YPG Charles Cobb 1 6 39 6.5 0 39.0 Greg Muckerson 1 4 83 20.8 0 83.0 Ikey Chuku 1 2 20 10.0 0 20.0 MARYLAND vs. Temple ... 3-3-3 Last Game / Nov. 20 vs. Virginia 1999 / Game One vs. Temple SERIES HISTORY vs. Virginia 34, Maryland 30 Maryland 6, Temple 0 TEMPLE COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Dan Ellis threw a 20-yard touch- PHILADELPHIA (AP) - At Franklin Field, Brian Kopka Temple and Maryland meet for the fourth consecutive down pass to Billy McMullen with 26 seconds left as Virginia kicked two short field goals in the first half and Bryn Boggs season. Maryland has won all three previous encounters, overcame a school-record 306-yard rushing performance by made a game-saving block of a last-second pass as Mary- but never by more than 10 points. LaMont Jordan to beat Maryland, 34-30. Jordan’s rushing land beat Temple 6-0 in a Thursday night season opener for effort was the third-best in ACC history. both teams. Series Record: Virginia (7-4, 5-3 ACC) dashed the Terrapins’ Kopka's 27-yard with 7:12 left in the first quarter Maryland leads 3-0 postseason bowl hopes when McMullen’s catch on the left came after Maryland stalled at the Temple 10. He added a Series at Maryland: side of the end zone capped a 76-yard, game-winning drive. 26-yarder with 3:08 left in the half. Maryland ran eight plays Maryland leads 1-0 The Cavaliers had gotten the ball on their own 24 with no inside the Temple 10 in the first half, while Temple did not Series at Temple: timeouts left and down by three points. cross midfield until 11:08 remained in the game. Maryland leads 2-0 Ellis went 21-for-34 for 276 yards and four touchdowns. Following Kopka’s pair of first half field goals, Maryland Neutral: Virginia’s Thomas Jones ran for 91 yards. had three other kicking chances go awry. The first was a None Maryland (5-6, 2-6 ACC), poised to make its first trip to fake field goal that ended with an incomplete pass and the First Meeting: the postseason since 1990, rallied from an early 17-0 deficit other two were 46-yard attempts that sailed wide. 1997, Maryland 24-21 behind Jordan, whose sensational performance included a Temple threatened in the last minute behind the passing Last Terrapin Win at Maryland: 90-yard touchdown run. The Terps had taken a 30-27 lead of Devin Scott. He threw a 33-yard completion to Krishan 1998 (30-20) on a 22-yard field goal by Brian Kopka with 5:18 left and Lewis and his 11-yarder to Greg Muckerson moved the Owls Last Terrapin Win at Temple: appeared certain of victory when a fourth-down pass by Ellis to the Maryland 16. 1999 (6-0) fell incomplete with 1:40 to go. But Maryland failed to get a Two plays later, Scott's apparent TD pass to Marcus Last Owls Win at Maryland: first down to set the stage for Virginia’s comeback. Godfrey was called back because the quarterback had None Jordan carried the ball 37 times as Maryland amassed crossed the line of scrimmage before releasing the ball. Last Owls Win at Temple: 445 yards on the ground, their most since a 582-yard effort Scott completed a pass that Mac DeVito carried to the 3. None against Virginia in 1985. Jordan finished the season with DeVito fumbled, but teammate Jamal Wallace recovered. The Current Series Streak: 1,632 yards, the highest total by a junior in ACC history. threat, and the game, ended when Boggs knocked down Maryland has won 3 Maryland coach Ron Vanderlinden pulled out all the Scott's pass as time expired. Maryland’s Largest Victory Margin: stops in an effort to win the game, pulling freshman quarter- It was Maryland's first shutout in three seasons and its 10 (30-20, 1998) back Latrez Harrison after three series with the Terrapins first on the road since a 14-0 victory at Wake Forest in 1987. Temple’s Largest Victory Margin: down 17-0. Randall Jones, who led the offense in 1998 but Temple was held scoreless for the first time since a 38-0 loss None was moved to safety in 1999, took over at QB and brought to Virginia Tech in 1996. Maryland back into a tie by halftime. Scott was 32 of 49 for 228 yards. Maryland’s Calvin McCall was 10 of 23 passing for 100 yards, and added 79 rushing in November 20, 1999 his college debut as the Terrapins’ quarterback. The redshirt HOW THEY FARED Virginia 34, Maryland 20 freshman had the game’s longest play from scrimmage with 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final AND WHO’S NEXT a 55-yard run in the second quarter. Virginia 17 0 10 7 34 Maryland 3 14 7 6 30 September 2, 1999 MARYLAND (0-0, 0-0 ACC) Last Week: idle First Quarter Maryland 6, Temple 0 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final UVa-Greene 42 FG, 9:59 This Week: vs. Temple UVa-Barber 2 pass from Ellis (Greene kick), 7:28 Maryland 3 3 0 0 6 Sept. 9 Temple (1-0, 0-0 Big East) Temple 0 0 0 0 0 UVa-Mason 50 pass from Ellis (Greene kick), 5:08 Last Week: defeated Navy, 17-6 UM-Kopka 41 FG, 0:30 This Week: at Maryland First Quarter Second Quarter UM-Kopka 27 FG, 7:12 Sept. 16 at West Virginia (1-0, 1-0 Big East) UM-Jordan 9 run (Kopka kick), 12:06 Second Quarter Last Week: defeated Boston College, 34-14 UM-Waerig 17 pass from R.Jones (Kopka kick), 2:39 This Week: idle Third Quarter UM-Kopka 26 FG, 3:08 Sept. 23 Middle Tennessee State (0-1) UM-Jordan 90 run (Kopka kick), 10:58 UM TEM UVa-Greene 43 FG, 10:21 Last Week: lost to Illinois, 35-6 First Downs 12 12 UVa-Crawford 11 pass from Ellis (Greene kick), 2:46 This Week: at Florida Fourth Quarter Rushes-Yards 42-202 21-53 Sept. 28 Florida State (1-0, 0-0 ACC) Passing 100 228 UM-Kopka 25 FG, 12:20 Comp-Att-Int 10-24-0 32-51-1 Last Week: idle UM-Kopka 22 FG, 5:18 Return Yards 48 28 This Week: at Georgia Tech UVa-McMullen 20 pass from Ellis (Greene kick), 0:26 Sacked-Yards Lost 0-0 3-14 Oct. 7 at Virginia (0-1, 0-0 ACC) UVa UM Punts-Avg. 9-33.2 12-38.9 Last Week: lost to Brigham Young, 38-35 (ot) Fumbles-Lost 2-0 3-2 First Downs 22 22 This Week: vs. Richmond Penalties-Yards 8-50 10-95 Rushes-Yards 35-110 68-445 Oct. 14 at Clemson (1-0, 0-0 ACC) Time of Possession 30:37 29:23 Passing 276 69 Last Week: defeated The Citadel, 38-0 Comp-Att-Int 21-37-1 7-19-0 This Week: vs. Missouri Return Yards 166 45 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-Maryland, McCall 10-79, Sikyala 6-50, Jordan 21-41, Oct. 21 Wake Forest (0-1, 0-0 ACC) Sacks-Yards Lost 0-0 2-9 Arrington 2-25, Kalapinski 3-7. Temple, Jackson 11-16, Scott 7-5, DeVito Last Week: lost to Appalachian State, 20-16 Punts 4-41.3 5-43.6 1-3, Johnson 2-2. Fumbles-Lost 2-2 1-1 This Week: vs. North Carolina PASSING-Maryland, McCall 10-23-0-100, Evans 0-1-0-0. Temple, Scott Penalties-Yards 5-45 8-69 Oct. 28 at Duke (0-1, 0-0 ACC) Time of Possession 24:08 35:52 32-49-1-228, Muckerson 0-1-0-0, Team 0-1-0-0. Last Week: lost to East Carolina, 38-0 RECEIVING-Maryland, Arrington 2-37, Waerig 2-28, Gary 2-3, This Week: at Northwestern Cheeseboro 1-11, Kalapinski 1-10, Jordan 1-6, Hatala 1-5. Temple, INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Johnson 8-40, Muckerson 7-85, Jackson 7-16, Wallace 5-25, Lewis 1- Nov. 4 NC State (1-0, 0-0 ACC) RUSHING-Virginia, T.Jones 28-91, Ellis 7-19. Maryland, Jordan 37- 33, DeVito 1-16, Khamis 1-8, Godfrey 1-7, Wilkinson 1-(-2). Last Week: defeated Arkansas State, 38-31 306, Kalapinski 13-64, R.Jones 10-41, Sikyala 4-19, Perry 3-18, (2ot) Harrison 1-(-3). TACKLES-Maryland, Thompson 11-4--15, Moore 7-1--8, Bishop 5-2-- 7, R. Cox 5-1--6, Jenkins 3-3--6. Temple, Suman 7-1--8, Pichette 6-2- PASSING-Virginia, Ellis 21-34-1-276, team 0-3-0-0. Maryland, R. Jones This Week: at Indiana -8, Lacey 5-1--6, Talley 3-3--6. 4-9-0-60, Harrison 2-7-0-0, Evans 1-1-0-9, Team 0-2-0-0. Nov. 11 at North Carolina (1-0, 0-0 ACC) MISSED FIELD GOALS-Maryland, Kopka 46, 46. RECEIVING-Virginia, McMullen 6-78, Coffey 4-54, Mason 3-69, Last Week: defeated Tulsa, 31-9 A-25,322. Crawford 3-38, Hawkins 2-23, T.Jones 2-12, Baber 1-2. Maryland, This Week: at Wake Forest Arrington 2-29, Cheeseboro 2-23, Waering 1-17, Kalapinski 1-7, Mon- Nov. 18 Georgia Tech (1-0, 0-0 ACC) roe 1-(-7). Last Week: defeated Central Florida, 21-17 TACKLES-Virginia, Thweatt 8-2--10, Taylor 8-2--10, M. Anderson 7- This Week: vs. Florida State 2--9, Williams 6-2--8, Harris 4-4--8. Maryland, Moore 7-4--11, Littles 6- 4--10, Thompson 6-4--10. MISSED FIELD GOALS-Maryland, Kopka 26, 47 (blocked) A-32,334. TERPS BY THE NUMBERS TERPNOTES FOOTBALL 1 Maryland vs. Temple / September 9, 2000 Terps host defending national champion Florida State on Thursday, Sept. 28 in a nationally-televised game on Here Come the Terps! Hometown Bred ESPN. In addition to its fourth season under Ron Establishing the Maryland-D.C.-Northern Vanderlinden, the Maryland football program Virginia area as the primary recruiting base for 4 begins play this year in its third different cen- the development of the Terrapin program has Terps are on preseason watch lists for national position tury and a second millennium. Beginning its been an overriding goal for Ron Vanderlinden awards. Besides Heisman Trophy candidate LaMont 108th varsity football season in 2000, the Terps since he assumed the head job prior to the 1997 Jordan listed among top contenders for the Doak Walker are 531-479-43 (.525) all-time with a 1953 na- season. Award, linebacker Marlon Moore is a preliminary tional championship, eight ACC titles and 17 In his first season, with the benefit of only candidate for the , Brooks Barnard is a bowl appearances. one of his own recruiting classes, 23 players nominee for the Ray Guy Award for punters, and on the Terrapin roster hailed from either Mary- Brian Kopka is in line for the Lou Groza Terps vs. The Owls land, D.C. or Northern Virginia, with six of those Award. For the fourth straight season, Maryland serving as opening-game starters. and Temple will tangle in a non-conference Since that time, however, numbers in both 8 matchup pitting the ACC and the Big East. categories have doubled – 46 players from the Perhaps this season more than any other, both region are on the 2000 roster, with 13 of those Consecutive 100-yard rushing days for LaMont Jordan at Byrd Stadium. He averaged 196.5 yards per game at clubs are hoping for breakout seasons. projected as starters or co-starters going into Byrd as a junior, and 7.70 yards per carry. Maryland, winners of three straight against this Saturday’s contest vs. Temple. the Owls, boasts the return of the NCAA’s ca- reer rushing leader to go with 14 other starters Md./D.C./N.Va. 1997 1998 1999 2000 8 back from a 1999 squad that just missed bowl Players on Roster 23 34 39 46 Returning players with All-America, All-ACC or ACC qualification last year. Opening-Game Starters 6 5 7 13* weekly honors from 1999 — Brooks Barnard, Matt Temple, meanwhile, returns 12 starters and *projected Crawford, Guilian Gary, LaMont Jordan, Brian Kopka, comes to College Park after shutting down a Calvin McCall, Marlon Moore and Aaron Thompson. Navy rushing attack labeled as last season’s Pennsylvania Connection NCAA team rushing champs. Navy, which av- Eleven Terp players, including three on the 11 eraged 292.2 rushing yards per game to lead two-man depth chart, hail from the state that Career punts of 50 yards or more by Brooks Barnard, the country in 1999, was held to just 73 yards borders Maryland to the north: Pennsylvania. who earned third team Freshman All-America honors on 30 carries in a 17-6 loss to Temple. Minus a Those holding down starting positions en- from The Sporting News in 1999. His average of 42.1 50-yard scoring run in the fourth period by Navy tering game week are right guard Todd Wike yards per punt was the best by a Terrapin since 1993. quarterback Brian Broadwater, the Mids man- (Lebanon, Pa.) and tight end Jeff Dugan aged just 23 yards on 29 total carries. (Allison Park, Pa.). Redshirt freshman Jafar 11 Williams is listed No.2 at a wide receiver posi- Jordan vs. The Owls Number of sacks the Terps allowed in 1999, the fewest by tion. Players from Pennsylvania include: LaMont Jordan, like Ron Vanderlinden, is any ACC school. Maryland returns three starters on the 3-0 against Temple, having faced the Owls in offensive line in 2000 — Todd Wike, Melvin Fowler and Name Year Pos. Hometown Matt Crawford. each of his freshman, sophomore and junior Jon Condo Fr. LB Philipsburg, Pa. seasons. He averages 104.7 rushing yards in Chris Downs Jr. TB Philadelphia, Pa. three games against the Owls. Jeff Dugan RFr. TE Allison Park, Pa. 15 Chad Killian So. FB Pittsburgh, Pa. As a freshman, Jordan erupted for a then- Sam Marvis* So. C Greensburg, Pa. Terrapin starters returning on offense (7), defense (6) or career high with 135 yards on 21 carries against Bruce Perry So. TB Philadelphia, Pa. special teams (2). Temple. A year later, he smoked the Owls for Kyle Schmitt Fr. OL Latrobe, Pa. another career-best, then 138 yards on 22 car- Scott Smith RFr. DL Philadelphia, Pa. ries and the first multi-touchdown (2) game of Sean Starner Sr. P Mechanicsburg, Pa. 15 Todd Wike So. OG Lebanon, Pa. Number of times in the last 17 games a freshman (true or his career. Jafar Williams RFr. WR Philadelphia, Pa. redshirt) has started at quarterback for the Terps. Last season, however, Jordan came off the * injured bench in the Terrapins’ opener in Philadelphia and never got untracked, collecting just 41 Still Developing Terrapins 26 yards on 21 carries to mark his lowest single- One of the youngest teams in the country Career tackles for loss by junior linebacker and three-year game output in the last 19 games. starter Aaron Thompson. The Terps’ leader in TFL as a in 1998 and 1999, the Terps have successfully developed their roster to the point that, in 2000, freshman and sophomore, he is on pace to challenge the Heisman Trophy Candidate Maryland mark held by Randy White. they are experienced and still developing. LaMont Jordan enters his senior season — The Terps return 15 starters on offense, as the NCAA’s active rushing leader, posting defense and special teams, but still are domi- 35 of 61 3,227 yards in three seasons. He is 1,376 yards nated by sophomores and juniors. Of 12 posi- from becoming the leading rusher in Atlantic Number of times Brian Kopka’s kickoffs resulted in tion starters or co-starters (counting three wide Coast Conference history. Jordan is currently touchbacks last season. receiver positions) on this week’s offensive two- second in Maryland history and 18th among deep, only four are seniors — OT Tim Howard career ACC rushers. His 1,632 yards in 1999 43 (Leonardo, N.J.), FB Matt Kalapinski rank as the third-best rushing season in ACC (Marshfield, Mass.), TB LaMont Jordan, WR Fourth-quarter points allowed last season by the Terps history. Moises Cruz (Germantown, Md.). On the de- were the fewest given up by Maryland in any quarter. Updated LaMont Jordan notes are available fensive depth chart, only two are seniors — DT elsewhere in this release. Kris Jenkins (Ypsilanti, Mich.) and SS Shawn 91 Fans and media can follow the LaMont 2000 Forte (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.). Rushing yards separating LaMont Jordan from Heisman Trophy campaign by visiting Maryland’s career rushing record. www.LaMontJordan2000.com. MARYLAND FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK ... 2-2-2

Top Scoring Averages fensive line was being converted from a run- son were the best at Maryland since Charles Maryland’s 26.5-point scoring average in and-shoot blocking unit to one of a more con- Johnson posted 18 in 1978. 1999 was the 10th best in Terrapin history, and ventional offensive scheme. In 1998, that fig- with seven offensive starters returning, a high- ure was nearly cut in half, with Maryland allow- Cornering the Pass scoring and exciting offense in 2000 is likely ing 30 sacks in 11 games. Maryland posted 15 interceptions in 1999 again. Last season, sacks were dramatically re- to mark the most picks by a Terp defensive unit duced again, with Terp QBs caught behind the since 16 in 1996. It the second-best figure of Continued Improvements line of scrimmage just 11 times in 251 throwing the ‘90s. In each of three successive seasons, Mary- situations. Returning to anchor the secondary unit is land has risen consistently among national senior Shawn Forte whose four interceptions leaders in six of eight major statistical Year Sacks Allowed Avg./Game Pass Att./Sack last year lead all Terp returners. Forte boasts catogories — rushing offense and defense; to- 1997 56 5.1 5.0 five picks in two seasons as a Maryland starter. tal offense and defense; scoring offense and 1998 30 2.7 7.7 defense. 1999 11 1.0 22.8 Spreading the Wealth Maryland ranked among the top 62 in the Maryland utilized 13 different pass catch- country in each of those six categories last sea- Moore On The Butkus Watch ers in 1999, and 11 of those players return in son, where just two seasons earlier in 1997, Junior linebacker Marlon Moore 2000. Starting receiver Jermaine Arrington and the Terps were no better than 73rd in all six (Brandywine, Md.) has been named as one of tight end John Waerig spent last summer in categories. 70 preliminary candidates for the Dick Butkus NFL camps, but a key returner from 1998 also Award which annually honors the nation’s top returned to the Terrapin roster — junior Moises NCAA Statistics 1997 1998 1999 Diff. linebacker. Moore, a second-year starter and Cruz. Cruz was Maryland’s leading receiver as Rushing Offense 106 50 12 +94 one of three returning starters to a linebacking a sophomore two seasons ago. (88.5) (161.2) (231.4) corps ranked by Lindy’s Preseason Annual as Nine different receivers caught long passes Total Offense 111 105 54 +57 the eighth best unit in the country, led the Terps of at least 25 yards last season, and seven of (267.7) (278.3) (375.0) with 130 tackles last season. those players return. Five different receivers, Scoring Offense 108 85 55 +53 including RB LaMont Jordan, caught more (14.6) (18.4) (26.5) Moore Tackles than 10 passes. Other returners with 10 or more Passing Offense 79 103 99 -20 In his first year as a starter, Marlon Moore catches last year are Guilian Gary (174.3) (117.1) (143.6) proved more than an adequate replacement (Horseheads, N.Y.) and Jason Hatala Scoring Defense 92 58 46 +46 last year for All-ACC linebacker Kendall Ogle. (Centreville, Va.) (32.3) (26.4) (23.6) Through 11 games, Moore paced all Terrapin Rushing Defense 73 60 39 +34 tacklers with 130 stops, just seven shy of the Punt Return Artist (174.6) (159.0) (126.4) school’s class record for tackles by a sopho- Junior wide receiver and punt returner Total Defense 87 53 62 +25 more (Ratcliff Thomas, 137 in 1994). Guilian Gary returns as one of the Terps’ most (401.8) (361.0) (373.8) — Moore finished the year fourth on the dynamic utility weapons. Gary quietly posted Passing Defense 102 60 88 +14 team with three sacks. All three came in the one of the school’s finest seasons ever for punt (147.9) (121.9) (131.2) Terps’ final four games. returns in 1999. Gary’s 312 yards were the — He reached double figures in tackles in fourth-highest figure in Terrapin history and his Improvements = Winning nine of his last 10 games including the team- 35 returns matched the second-highest total. Maryland began its 1999 season 4-1 and high six times. He averaged 11.8 tackles per Entering only his junior season, Gary is within 5-2 to pump excitement into a program yearn- game to finish second in the ACC. reach of Terp career records for yards and re- ing for success. Hearbreaking losses to end — Moore and Clemson’s Keith Adams, both turns. the season were difficult for fans to swallow, juniors, enter 2000 as the ACC’s top returning If Gary were to duplicate his sophomore but couldn’t mask the continued improvements tacklers. production in 2000, he would enter his senior and achievements. The Terps made a one- — He twice posted 15 tackles in a game in campaign tied for the school record in returns, game improvement in the win column in 1998, 1999, and established a career-high with 16 and ranked second in yards. and a two-game improvement in 1999. against Clemson. Another game improved in 2000 will con- — His 51-yard interception return for a CAREER PUNT RETURN YARDS Yards stitute the Terps’ first winning season since touchdown highlighted a 24-point first quarter 1. Bob Smith, 1972-74 ...... 899 1995. against North Carolina. 2. Larry Marshall, 1969-71 ...... 656 3. Keeta Covington, 1983-86 ...... 528 O-Line Trio For The Future Thompson Shines 4. Bob Shemonski, 1949-51 ...... 496 Maryland returns three starters from its of- Sophomore Aaron Thompson (Baltimore, 5. Joe Petruzzo, 1950-51 ...... 457 fensive line which led the ACC in fewest sacks Md.) was the backbone of a Terrapin 6. Guilian Gary, 1998 to present ...... 411 allowed in 1999. Returning are a trio of young- linebacking corps stocked with freshmen and sters who have already combined for five sea- sophomores in 1999. A 22-game starter after CAREER PUNT RETURNS Returns sons’ worth of starting experience — junior just two seasons, Thompson was second to 1. Bob Smith, 1972-74 ...... 82 center Melvin Fowler (Wheatly Heights, N.Y.), Moore with 10.1 tackles per game — seventh 2. Larry Marshall, 1969-71 ...... 67 sophomore left guard Todd Wike (Lebanon, in the ACC. 3. Keeta Covington, 1983-86 ...... 60 Pa.) and sophomore right tackle Matt Crawford — His efforts include a game-high 15 stops 4. Steve Trimble, 1976-80 ...... 56 (Moravia, N.Y.). Wike and Crawford combined in the 1999 opener vs. Temple and double-fig- 5. Mike Lewis, 1979-82 ...... 53 to register 21 starts between them during their ure efforts in eight of 10 games. 6. Mike Hopson, 1989-91 ...... 51 redshirt freshman seasons in 1999, with — Thompson has started every game of 7. Guilian Gary, 1998 to present ...... 47 Crawford earning second team Freshman All- his major college career (22), and is averaging America honors by The Sporting News. Mean- 9.0 stops per game (198 total). Return Artists while, Fowler has started every game, 22, of Maryland led the country much of last sea- his college career, and all three should remain Thompson TFLs son in kickoff returns, and finished second with together for this year and next. Thompson has quietly amassed near- a 26.4 average per return. record numbers in his first two college seasons Sophomore Guilian Gary (Horseheads, Sack Reduction Startling in tackles for loss. Thompson has paced Mary- N.Y.) and freshman Scooter Monroe In Vanderlinden’s first season in 1997, the land with nine TFLs as a freshman and 17 in (Abington, Md.) both return from that unit. Terps yielded a whopping 56 sacks as the of- 1999 as a sophomore. His 17 TFLs last sea- MARYLAND FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK ... 3-3-3

Last year, Gary contributed an 84-yard re- — He has had four three-FG games and In four seasons as the Cowboys’ starting turn to set up a score at Georgia Tech. Among eight games with multiple FGs in his career. quarterback, Gundy set nearly all of Oklahoma his three returns, Monroe boasts gains of 27 State’s major passing records, including career and 19 yards. CAREER FIELD GOALS FGs marks for completions (604), attempts (1,035), 1. Jess Atkinson, 1981-84 ...... 60 yards (7,997) and touchdowns (49). He also Booming Brian & Brooks 2. Dan Plocki, 1985-88 ...... 47 finished his career as Oklahoma State’s career The Terps put together an impressive kick- 3. Steve Mike-Mayer, 1972-74 ...... 37 leader in total offense. He finished second na- ing/punting duo last season with Brian Kopka 4. Brian Kopka, 1997-present ...... 33 tionally in passing in 1988, and set an NCAA and Brooks Barnard (Arnold, Md.). Kopka, a 5. Dan DeArmas, 1988-91 ...... 32 record by throwing 138 consecutive passes returning senior, should continue climbing Mary- without an interception. land career charts in scoring, field goals, PATs CAREER POINTS KICKING Pts. and accuracy. 1. Jess Atkinson, 1981-84 ...... 308 Hall of Fame Terps Barnard, just a sophomore who walked on 2. Dan Plocki, 1985-88 ...... 233 Six former Terrapin players and coaches to the team in 1999, posted Maryland’s best 3. Steve Mike-Mayer, 1972-74 ...... 203 have been honored with national Hall of Fame punting average (42.1 yards) since 1993. 4. Brian Kopka, 1997-present ..... 168 accolades within the last two seasons, includ- Both ranked nationally — Kopka 19th in field 5. Dan DeArmas, 1988-91 ...... 158 ing National Football Foundation College Foot- goals and 44th in scoring, Barnard 34th in punt ball Hall of Fame inductees average. Both are under consideration for na- Consecutive Starts and Stan Jones. Claiborne was inducted in De- tional kicking awards in 2000 — Kopka for the Terp veterans who enter the 2000 season cember 1999. Jones, selected for induction last Lou Groza Award for and Barnard with active starting streaks: OLB Aaron Th- spring, will be inducted in December 2000. for the Ray Guy Award honoring the nation’s ompson-22, C Melvin Fowler-22, RT Matt Claiborne, a 28-year college coaching vet- top . Crawford 11, ILB Marlon Moore 11, TB eran and father of current Maryland radio ana- LaMont Jordan 10, LG Todd Wike 10. lyst Jonathan Claiborne, compiled a 179-122- Kopka Kicks 8 coaching record including a 10-year stay at Junior placekicker Brian Kopka booted 16 Heffner Faces Alma Mater Maryland (1972-81). He is currently 28th on the field goals in 1999 to record the second-high- Maryland offensive coordinator Bob all-time Division I-A coaching victories list. est figure in Maryland history. With at least one Heffner faces a familiar foe this week while The starting right tackle for the Terps’ 1953 field goal in all 11 games, he is the sixth Terra- battling Temple for the fourth time during his national champions, Jones was a consensus pin placekicker to register 16 or more in a single tenure on the Terps’ staff. More than just an All-American and named the Outstanding Col- season. opponent, the Owls represent Heffner’s former lege Lineman of the Year. He guided a defense — Kopka enters his senior campaign 34 for team — a team for which he played offensive that allowed just 31 points during 10 regular 49 (.694) for his career. His percentage is cur- guard and helped guide to a pair of Mirage Bowl season games as a senior, and went on to a rently the fifth-highest career figure in Mary- appearances in 1977 and 1978. He later served lengthy pro career before being named to the land history. as a graduate assistant for the Owls in 1979, Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1991. He played — In 1999, he tied for 19th nationally in field helping Temple to a Garden State Bowl victory 12 seasons with the before end- goals (1.45 per game). over California. ing his career with the Washington Redskins — Kopka’s longest field goal in 1999 was a Heffner, who also coaches the Terps’ tight in 1966. 41-yarder in the season finale against Virginia. ends and tackles, is a native of the Philadel- Four former Maryland players, coaches and — His 19-yarder at Wake Forest was the phia suburb of Morrisville. administrators were also honored at Hall of first game-winning field goal of his career. Fame ceremonies conducted by the All- — Thirty-five (35) of kicker Kopka’s 61 kick- Gundy Named All-Century America Football Foundation Hall of Fame, in offs resulted in touchbacks in 1999. He had just Mike Gundy, Maryland’s quarterbacks Princeton, N.J., last December. Former athlet- eight touchbacks in 1998. coach and passing game coordinator, has been ics director Jim Kehoe will be saluted in addi- — Kopka is 13-of-14 lifetime from less than named to Oklahoma State’s All-Century Team. tion to honors bestowed on former coach Jim 30 yards. He is 6-of-15 lifetime from 40 yards Gundy, who played at Oklahoma State from Tatum and legendary players Bob Pellegrini or more. 1986-89, was a first team selection at quarter- and . — He ranked as high as first in the country back on a unit that included such players as as a sophomore, connecting on 10 of 11 field Thurman Thomas, Hart Lee Dykes and Terry goals through September, alone. Miller (Barry Sanders was named to the team as a kick-return specialist). 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 already tied for fourth among Terrapin career lead- against the Tigers and ‘Noles were opponent highs 1997 Game-by-Game Statistics (Freshman) 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 3. Charlie Wysocki, 1978-81 ...... 26 nal two home games of his sophomore year in at Wake 12 62 0 5.17 5 31 0 6.20 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 Wysocki, 17, and Steve Atkins, 15, on Maryland’s at Virginia 23 88 0 3.83 3 31 0 10.33 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 -2.00 169 at Florida State, 11-13-99 ...... 27 att. 11 times. During that span, he has averaged 136.2 at Duke 15 68 1 4.53 0 0 0 0.00 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 7.00 132 Wake Forest, 10-17-98 ...... 20 att. reflected the only game of his career with more W. Va. 22 164 1 7.45 2 15 0 7.50 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 Tops For 200 — Jordan became the first Terrapin since at Clemson 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 (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 (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 LaMont Jordan By The Numbers 188 1,216 and 1,224 www.LaMontJordan2000.comConsecutive touches (rushing, receiv- Rushing yards to surpass former 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. pair of sophomores who are waging a tight battle TERPS AT A GLANCE for the other starting spot … the coaches have high hopes for Jenkins, a 6-5, 292-pounder who Quarterback Wide Receiver has the potential to be a dominating force up front After starting a freshman (true or redshirt) in Ron Vanderlinden calls this his best group of … Jenkins is backed by 25-year-old Chris Earhart, 15 of their last 17 games, the Terps figure to go receivers in his four seasons as head coach … in a transfer from Montgomery CC in Maryland who with either sophomore incumbent Calvin McCall all, the Terps return four of their top five wideouts held off starting his college football career in or- or junior college transfer at quarter- from 1999 and have added the services of vet- der to work on his family farm … redshirt fresh- back when they open the 2000 campaign against eran Moises Cruz, who ranked either first or sec- man Landon Jones backs up Hill at the nose tackle Temple … McCall and Hill have shared most of ond on the squad in receptions in 1997 and 1998 position. the snaps during fall camp and were listed as co- … Cruz will add depth and proven ability to a corps starters when camp ended … the triggerman in which features a pair of three-year lettermen (Ja- Linebackers Maryland’s rejuvenated offensive attack in ’99, son Hatala, Omar Cheeseboro) and a pair of two- Maryland boasts perhaps the top linebacking McCall keyed the Terps’ 51-spot jump in NCAA year lettermen (Guilian Gary, Doug Patterson) … crew in the ACC, a group ranked eighth nation- total offense rankings last season, throwing for Gary emerged as a bona fide receiving threat last ally by Lindy’s … junior Aaron Thompson, who more than 1,200 yards, rushing for 256 and post- season, topping the Terps in receptions (24) … has started all 22 games in his career, headlines ing the lowest interception ratio (nearly 60 to 1) in youngsters to watch include redshirt freshman the Terps’ outside linbacker spot ….he enters his the ACC …he was contending for the ACC’s top Jafar Williams of Philadelphia and sophomore third season with 26 career tackles for losses and rookie honor (he eventually finished runner-up) Scooter Monroe of Abington, Md. … true fresh- is on pace to finish among Maryland’s all-time before suffering a knee injury (torn medial collat- men include Maurice Shanks, Rob Abiamiri and tackle leaders … at the rush linebacker position eral) late in the ninth game of the season … McCall Steve Suter. are redshirt freshman Mike Whaley and junior joined the men’s basketball team as a reserve Ryan Swift … on the inside, the Terps boast the guard in mid-December, then joined spring drills Tight End ACC’s No. 2 tackler from 1999 in Marlon Moore, after the Terps’ participated in the NCAA Tourna- Redshirt freshman Jeff Dugan, who comes off who averaged 11.8 stops per game, including a ment for a seventh consecutive year … the 6- impressive spring and fall camps, is slated to as- career-best 16 vs. Clemson and 15 each vs. West- foot-3 Hill joined the Terps last spring after play- sume the starting position in place of John Waerig, ern Carolina and Wake Forest … sophomore E.J. ing two seasons at Hutchinson (Kan.) CC, where who signed a free agent NFL contract last spring Henderson has played his way into contention for he was rated among the top junior college quar- … Dugan, who hails from Allison Park, Pa., was a starting spot at the other inside linebacker spot, terbacks in the country by SuperPrep magazine rated as the top tight end prospect in the state of where he is being challenged by junior Kevin … Hill was lightly recruited out of high school and Pennsylvania when he signed with the Terps in Bishop, who was on pace for a 100-tackle sea- junior college (South Carolina also showed inter- 1999 … he figures to be pushed by a pair of up- son last year before he was shelved with a torn est last winter) but he made a quick transition to per classmen: junior Matt Murphy and junior Eric anterior cruciate in the season’s ninth game. Division I football, helped by the fact Hutchinson James ... Murphy returned to his normal tight end ran an offense similar to Maryland … Hill had an position this fall after having shifted over to the Secondary impressive outing in the spring game, complet- defensive line during his sophomore campaign, Six lettermen return to a secondary unit that ing 13 of 16 passes and leading both the first and and James is back after registering the most TD will be minus the services of 1999 All-American second units on touchdown drives. catches (3) by a Maryland tight end since 1986. Lewis Sanders, a cornerback/kick returner who declared for the NFL draft after sharing the na- Running Back Offensive Line tional lead in individual takeaways last fall …de- Heisman Trophy candidate LaMont Jordan en- Maryland will feature three returning starters spite Sanders’ decision, it is still a veteran unit for ters the 2000 season as the NCAA’s active lead- along an offensive front that helped pave the way the Terps, who list one senior and four juniors ing rusher, totaling 3,227 yards in his previous for the nation’s 12th-most productive rushing at- across their two-deep chart …Shawn Forte, the three seasons … a unanimous preseason first tack and yielded an ACC-low 11 sacks in 1999 … lone senior, anchors the unit from his free safety team All-American, Jordan needs just 91 yards junior center Melvin Fowler, who began his ca- position, where he ranked among ACC leaders to rewrite Maryland’s career rushing record and reer on defense, is the Terps’ veteran along the with four interceptions last year …he is backed 1,376 to erase the ACC career standard … dur- interior front, with 22 consecutive starts to his by QB-turned-safety Randall Jones … the strong ing his 32-game career, Jordan has averaged credit entering the Temple game … Fowler is safety position is manned by juniors Tony Jack- 100.8 yards per game, including 14 100-yard out- flanked by returning starters in left guard Todd son, who broke an ankle vs. Temple last year, ings and a school-record 306-yard performance Wike, a Pennsvlvania native who started 10 and Rod Littles, who finished third on the team in in the ’99 finale vs. Virginia … he takes a streak games last season, and New York native Matt tackles (84) a year ago … the corner positions of eight consecutive 100-yard games at Byrd Sta- Crawford, an 11-game starter last season who was will feature a veteran in junior Tony Okanlawon, dium into Saturday’s Temple contest … the 5-11, named a second team Freshman All-American who started four games last year, and a redshirt 220-pound Jordan ended the ’99 campaign on a from the The Sporting News … newcomers to the freshman in Curome Cox … a pair of true fresh- tear, rushing for a national best 1,101 yards over starting lineup figure to be either redshirt fresh- men – Dennard Wilson and Rovel Hamilton – are the course of the final six games … he is backed man Eric Dumas or senior Tim Howard at left listed as primary backups at cornerback. by senior Mukala Sikyala, Jr., who carried six times tackle, and either sophomore Bob Krantz or for 50 yards in a starting assignment at Temple a redshirt freshman Lamar Bryant at right guard … Special Teams year ago; sophomore Bruce Perry, a former gone from last year’s front five are second team The Terps have all-star potential in their pri- Philadelpia Offensive Player of the Year; and jun- All-ACC selections Jamie Wu (right guard) and mary kickers: Lou Groza Award candidate Brian ior Marc Riley … joining Jordan in the backfield is Brad Messina (left tackle), both of whom signed Kopka, who is 34 of 49 lifetime on field goal at- one of the nation’s top fullbacks – three-year free agent NFL contracts last spring … overall, it tempts, and Ray Guy Award candidate Brooks starter Matt Kalapinski, who was rated No. 3 at is a two-deep dominated by youth, as seven of Barnard, a third team Freshman All-American by his position in a preseason poll by The Sporting the top 10 players are sophomores or younger. The Sporting News in 1999 after averaging 42.1 News … Kalapinski teams with Jordan to give the yards per kick … Kopka connected on 16 field Terps one of the most potent inside-outside rush- Defensive Line goals last season, one shy of tying Maryland’s ing tandems in the country … Kalapinski aver- Senior tackle Kris Jenkins headlines a remod- one-season record … his career long is 47 yards aged 4.6 yards per carry as a junior and was tack- eled group along the front, where former Terps … long snapper Scott Rudolph is back after han- led behind the line of scrimmage just one time all Delbert Cowsette, Peter Timmins and Erwyn Lyght dling virtually every kicking snap the past three season … backing up Kalapinski are true fresh- combined for 77 starts before ending their colle- years, and Barnard is slated to serve as the holder man James Lynch, redshirt freshman Bernie Fid- giate careers … Jenkins, who has started 16 …junior Guilian Gary heads a cast of quality re- dler and sophomore Chad Killian … Maryland games over the course of the last two seasons, is turn artists that also figures to include Scooter ranked 12th nationally in rushing in 1999, averag- joined by 6-2 junior Charles Hill, who has earned Monroe, Mukala Sikyala, Bruce Perry, Jason ing 234.1 yards per game on the ground. six starting assignments the past two years, and Hatala and Randall Jones. ends Durrand Roundtree and William Shime, a Maryland-Temple Tentative Depth Charts (As of Sept. 3, 2000)

MARYLAND OFFENSE TEMPLE OFFENSE WR 21 Guilian Gary 6-0 185 Jr. WR 27 Charles Cobb 5-11 170 So. 19 Jafar Williams 6-2 196 Fr. 12 Ikey Chuku 6-1 180 RFr. LT 75 Eric Dumas 6-6 288 RFr. OR LT 79 Dave Yovanovits 6-3 274 So. 77 Tim Howard 6-4 296 Sr. 56 Don Klein 6-1 296 So. LG 66 Todd Wike 6-3 282 So. LG 70 Jason Wright 6-3 281 Jr. 56 James Evans 6-4 295 Jr. 72 David Terry 6-2 266 So. C 67 Melvin Fowler, Jr. 6-3 287 Jr. C 56 Don Klein 6-1 296 So. 68 Brandon Miller 6-2 284 RFr. 71 Vincent Gabriele 6-5 274 So. RG 64 Bob Krantz 6-5 283 So. OR RG 75 Jose Portillo 6-3 274 RFr. 73 Lamar Bryant 6-3 274 RFr. 65 Joe Laudano 6-2 256 Fr. RT 78 Matt Crawford 6-6 290 So. RT 78 Mathias Nkwenti 6-4 281 Sr. 51 Chris Snader 6-5 285 Jr. 75 Jose Portillo 6-3 274 RFr. TE 82 Jeff Dugan 6-4 257 RFr. TE 98 Tyrone Ditzel 6-3 219 Jr. 88 Matt Murphy 6-5 262 Jr. OR 40 Chris Pitt 6-2 238 Jr. 80 Eric James 6-2 252 Jr. QB 17 Devin Scott 6-1 198 Jr. QB 9 Calvin McCall 6-3 200 So. OR 10 Mike Frost 6-2 229 Jr. 14 Shaun Hill 6-3 216 Jr. FB 25 Jason McKie 5-11 227 Jr. TB 15 LaMont Jordan 5-11 220 Sr. 32 Harold Jackson 6-2 250 Jr. 49 Mukala Sikyala, Jr. 5-8 214 Sr. RB 4 Tanardo Sharps 5-9 174 So. FB 45 Matt Kalapinski 6-1 224 Sr. 20 Lester Trammer 5-10 198 So. 5 James Lynch 5-11 250 Fr. WR 11 Greg Muckerson 5-11 187 Jr. WR 25 Scooter Monroe 6-1 189 So. 2 Sean Dillard 5-8 165 So. 3 Omar Cheeseboro 6-2 185 Sr. WR 86 Moises Cruz 5-11 172 Sr. 84 Doug Patterson 6-2 208 Sr.

MARYLAND DEFENSE TEMPLE DEFENSE DT 57 Kris Jenkins 6-5 292 Sr. DE 55 Jason Davis 6-2 230 Jr. OR 65 Chris Earhart 6-4 290 Jr. 89 Raheem Brock 6-4 257 Sr. NT 98 Charles Hill 6-2 283 Jr. NT 92 Russell Newman 6-2 253 Jr. 99 Landon Jones 6-4 251 RFr. 74 James Simpson 6-1 324 So. DE 71 Durrand Roundtree 6-3 242 So. DT 73 Dan Klecko 6-1 274 So. 95 William Shime 6-4 265 So. 95 Rob Sack 6-2 246 So. RLB 55 Mike Whaley 6-1 230 RFr. DE 5 Akeiff Staples 6-3 236 Jr. 48 Ryan Swift 6-1 231 Jr. 47 Rafael Fernandes 6-1 205 Fr. ILB 42 E.J. Henderson 6-2 229 So. OR SLB 50 Taylor Suman 6-2 227 Jr. 39 Kevin Bishop 6-2 238 Jr. 5 Akeiff Staples 6-3 236 Jr. WLB 35 Marlon Moore 6-1 221 Jr. WLB 6 Levar Talley 5-11 223 Sr. 32 Leon Joe 6-1 212 RFr. 31 Leon Gray 6-1 203 So. OLB 40 Aaron Thompson 6-1 233 Jr. OLB 1 Chonn Lacey 6-2 217 Jr. 52 Monte Graves 6-0 229 Jr. 19 Gerard Bishop 6-0 190 So. CB 11 Tony Okanlawon 5-11 180 Jr. CB 36 Donnie Coleman 5-8 160 RFr. 36 Dennard Wilson 5-11 188 Fr. 25 Terrance Leftwich 6-0 174 So. SS 27 Tony Jackson 6-1 210 Jr. FS 9 Jamal Wallace 6-0 181 Jr. 33 Rod Littles 5-11 195 Jr. 21 Philip Shepard 5-10 179 Jr. FS 13 Shawn Forte 6-0 201 Sr. SS 8 Lafton Thompson 6-2 199 Jr. 12 Randall Jones 6-2 214 Jr. 35 Almonese Boyles 5-11 195 Jr. CB 30 Curome Cox 6-1 192 RFr. CB 21 Philip Shepard 5-10 179 Jr. OR 8 Rovel Hamilton 6-1 180 Fr. 24 Terrance Leftwich 6-0 174 So.

MARYLAND SPECIALSTS TEMPLE SPECIALISTS KO: 17 Brian Kopka, 14 Vedad Siljkovic KO: 26 Cap Poklemba, 38 Jared Davis PAT-FG: 17 Brian Kopka, 14 Vedad Siljkovic PK: 26 Cap Poklemba, 38 Jared Davis PUNTER: 16 Brooks Barnard, 10 Sean Starner PUNTER: 49 Garvin Ringwelski, 16 George Radu PUNT RET: 21 Guilian Gary PUNT RET: 27 Charles Cobb, 2 Sean Dillard, 4 T. Sharps KO RET: 21 Guilian Gary, 25 S. Monroe, 49 M. Sikyala KO RET: 27 Charles Cobb, 2 Sean Dillard, 4 T. Sharps HOLDER: 16 Brooks Barnard HOLDER: 3 Mac Devito, 11 Greg Muckerson LONG SNAPPER: 87 Scott Rudolph LONG SNAPPER: 52 Kevin Czaban, 85 Brandon George Terrapin History and Facts Terp Media Services TEAM HISTORY CONTACTS AND INTERVIEWS Overall—108th season (1892-94, 1896-present) Contact Dave Haglund, associate athletic director for media relations, or Greg Creese or Kevin Messenger, for weekly 531-479-43 (.525 / 1,053 games) interviews or information regarding Maryland Football. Byrd Stadium—51st season (1950-present) Practices are open to the media and public during the first 30 minutes of workouts on Mondays and Tuesdays of game 152-97-1 (.610 / 250 games) week. Wednesday through Friday practice sessions are closed. Sundays are non-practice days. Select players may be made available at Coach Vanderlinden’s weekly media luncheon on Tuesdays at 1 p.m. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Coach Vanderlinden is most readily available at his Tuesday luncheon or through the ACC teleconference on Wednes- 1953 days. Coach Vanderlinden will address local media questions after the close of practice on Mondays, and at the entrance to the practice field prior to sessions on Wednesdays and Thursdays, at approximately 3:30 p.m. ACC CHAMPIONSHIPS Player interviews are best conducted following Monday’s practice session, or by appointment, whether in-person or by 1953, 1955, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1983, 1984, 1985 phone, between noon and 2:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Game week player interviews conclude at the start of practice on Wednesdays. FINAL RANKINGS (AP; AP/Coaches) No player or coach interviews shall be conducted on Fridays or Sundays. Cameras and photographers are allowed to 1949 (14), 1951 (3), 1952 (13), 1953 (1), 1954 shoot the first 30 minutes of Monday and Tuesday practices. Team drills are not accessible to cameras or photographers. (8), 1955 (3), 1973 (20), 1974 (13), 1975 (13), Team meetings before, during and after practice are private. 1976 (8), 1978 (20), 1982 (20/18), 1983 (NR/ Media Relations Office — 301-314-7064 Media Relations Fax — 301-314-9094 24), 1984 (12/9), 1985 (18/17) Haglund’s email — [email protected] Messenger’s email — [email protected] BOWL GAMES (6-9-2) MARYLAND NEWS & NOTES BY E-MAIL 1948 Gator Bowl, 1950 Gator Bowl, 1952 Sugar Weekly football releases from the Maryland athletic media relations office may be obtained automatically every Monday Bowl, 1954 Orange Bowl, 1956 Orange Bowl, morning by contacting Kevin Messenger at [email protected]. Please nclude the name of your media outlet and 1973 Peach Bowl, 1974 Liberty Bowl, 1975 phone number in your message. Gator Bowl, 1977 Cotton Bowl, 1977 Hall of Fame Bowl, 1978 Sun Bowl, 1980 Tangerine MEDIATEAMLINK Bowl, 1982 Aloha Bowl, 1983 Citrus Bowl, 1984 Releases, statistics and other sports information from all ACC schools as well as other conferences and institutions Sun Bowl, 1985 Cherry Bowl, 1990 Indepen- around the country are available by accessing www.mediateamlink.com. You can have updated documents delivered dence Bowl directly to your email and/or fax machine the moment they are updated. You can also view documents on-line. MediaTeamLink is FREE to all accredited media. Log on to www.mediateamlink.com if you do not already have an TERPS IN THE NFL (as of Sept. 3) account, and click the “Sign Up Here” button and complete the short form. Documents requested via fax will incur a 15 Eric Barton, LB (Oakland) cents per page fee. This site is for accredited media only. Eric Hicks, DE (Kansas City) Clarence Jones, OT (Carolina) ACC WEEKLY SATELLITE FEED Jermaine Lewis, WR (Baltimore) ACC weekly football highlights are available on satellite feed every Wednesday, beginning Aug. 30. Feeds include coach Neil O’Donnell, QB (Tennessee) & player interviews, and highlights from previous week’s games. Lewis Sanders, DB (Cleveland) Aug. 30 through Nov. 22 -- 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.; Telestar 5, C23; downlink frequency 4160 Mhz; Audio 6.2/6.8 Mhz. Chad Scott, DB (Pittsburgh) Ratcliff Thomas, LB (Indianapolis) MARYLAND BROADCAST SPORTSLINE Frank Wycheck, TE (Tennessee) Broadcast quality sound bites from coach Ron Vanderlinden are available each week on the Maryland Sportsline. Call 410-451-4117 for recaps from each game.

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