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. - Ron Vanderlinden begins his fourth season as head football coach of the O7 * at Virginia ............................ TBA Maryland Terrapins 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 LaMont Jordan (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 college football 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 Gary Barnett 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.